Method for determining measurement gap, terminal, network side device, and readable storage medium

Abstract

The present application belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and discloses a method for determining a measurement gap, a terminal, a network side device, and a readable storage medium. The method for determining a measurement gap in embodiments of the present application comprises: when a time domain conflict occurs between measurement gaps of a terminal having different characteristics, determining, on the basis of a first conflict resolution solution, a measurement gap to be reserved or to be discarded among the measurement gaps of the terminal having different characteristics. The first conflict resolution solution is: on the basis of the priorities of measurement gaps, determining a measurement gap to be reserved or to be discarded among measurement gaps in which a time domain conflict has occurred.

Description

Method for determining measurement interval, terminal, network-side device, and readable storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202311015683.3 filed in China on August 11, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application belongs to the field of wireless communication technology, and specifically relates to a method for determining a measurement interval, a terminal, a network-side device, and a readable storage medium. Background Art

[0004] Radio Resource Management (RRM) conformance testing primarily tests whether user equipment (UE, also known as terminals) meets the minimum performance requirements defined by the standard. Conformance testing is crucial for ensuring network interoperability and user experience. RRM measurements include inter-frequency and inter-Radio Access Technology (inter-RAT) measurements. Because inter-frequency and inter-RAT measurements differ from the serving cell frequency, the same radio frequency (RF) chain cannot be used to simultaneously transmit and receive serving cell signals and perform inter-frequency measurements. Therefore, when the terminal's RF chain is limited, measurement gaps are introduced for measurement. During a measurement gap, no signals are transmitted or received between the terminal and the serving cell. Instead, the RF chain is used to measure the inter-frequency or inter-RAT frequency.

[0005] In the 5th generation (5 th In a 5G (5th Generation) communication system, the network configures measurement intervals for multiple different features of a terminal. When time domain conflicts occur between the measurement intervals configured for different features, a corresponding conflict resolution method is required.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] The embodiments of the present application provide a method for determining a measurement interval, a terminal, a network-side device, and a readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of how to resolve a time domain conflict when measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict with each other.

[0008] In a first aspect, a method for determining a measurement interval is provided, comprising:

[0009] In a case where time domain conflicts occur in measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of the different characteristics of the terminal;

[0010] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0011] In a second aspect, a method for determining a measurement interval is provided, including:

[0012] In the case where a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the network-side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0013] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0014] According to a third aspect, a device for determining a measurement interval is provided, including:

[0015] a first determining module, configured to determine, in a case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal;

[0016] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0017] In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0018] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on the priority of the measurement interval, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement interval where a time domain conflict occurs.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0020] In the seventh aspect, a network side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is used to determine, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on the priority of the measurement interval, to retain or discard measurement intervals in the measurement interval where a time domain conflict occurs.

[0021] In an eighth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0022] In a ninth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0023] In the tenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0024] In the eleventh aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal and the network side device both determine the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics where the time domain conflict occurs based on the same conflict resolution method (based on the priority of the measurement interval). This ensures that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the method for handling measurement interval conflicts, thereby ensuring that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the applicable measurement performance indicators. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of the present application;

[0027] FIG2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a measurement interval applied to a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG3 is a flow chart of a method for determining a measurement interval applied to a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing one embodiment of the present application in which measurement intervals of different characteristics do not conflict in the time domain;

[0030] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing a case where time domain conflicts occur in measurement intervals of different characteristics according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG6 is a second schematic diagram of measurement intervals with different characteristics when no time domain conflict occurs according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG7 is a second schematic diagram of a case where time domain conflicts occur between measurement intervals of different characteristics according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a device for determining a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG9 is a second structural diagram of the device for determining a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the network side device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in this application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three options, namely, Option 1: including A but not including B; Option 2: including B but not including A; Option 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0040] The term "indication" in this application can be either a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc. in the instruction sent; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc. based on the judgment result.

[0041] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) systems. thGeneration, 6G) communication system.

[0042] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR), a virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device (Wearable Device), an aircraft (Flight Vehicle), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a ship-mounted device, a pedestrian user equipment (PUE), a smart home (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), an ATM, or a self-service machine, or other terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among them, the vehicle-mounted device can also be called a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device, wherein the access network device may also be called a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) device, a radio access network function or a radio access network unit. The access network device may include a base station, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) or a wireless fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.Among them, the base station can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), the next generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), access point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home evolved Node B (home evolved Node B), Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the relevant field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0043] The following describes in detail the method for determining the measurement interval, the terminal, the network-side device, and the readable storage medium provided in the embodiments of the present application through some embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0044] Referring to FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a measurement interval, including:

[0045] Step 21: When a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, which measurement intervals to retain or discard among the measurement intervals of the different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method comprises determining, based on a priority of the measurement intervals, which measurement intervals to retain or discard among the measurement intervals in which the time domain conflict occurs. In this embodiment of the present application, the first conflict resolution method may also be referred to as a priority resolution method.

[0046] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0047] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal may have multiple characteristics. The characteristic (feature) can also be expressed as a function (functionality), or a measurement characteristic, or a measurement function. The characteristic may include at least one of the following: measurement of the serving cell, measurement of the neighboring cell, measurement of the Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM), measurement of the non-terrestrial network (NTN), measurement of positioning information, measurement of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), etc.

[0048] In the embodiment of the present application, the network side can configure measurement intervals for a plurality of different characteristics of the terminal, that is, configure measurement interval patterns. Optionally, the measurement interval patterns for each characteristic are different.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present application, the network side may optionally further configure priorities for the measurement intervals of the above-mentioned different characteristics. Optionally, the priority of the measurement interval of each characteristic is also different.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, determining to retain or discard a measurement interval in a measurement interval in which a time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval includes: retaining the measurement interval with the highest priority for multiple measurement intervals in which a time domain conflict occurs; or discarding all measurement intervals except the measurement interval with the highest priority. For example, measurement interval gap1 is configured for the NTN of the terminal, measurement interval gap2 is configured for the MUSIM of the terminal, and measurement interval gap3 is configured for positioning information. In the event that gap1, gap2, and gap3 have a time domain conflict, if gap1 has a higher priority than gap2 and gap3, gap1 may be retained and gap2 and gap3 may be discarded. If gap2 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap3, gap2 may be retained and gap1 and gap3 may be discarded. If gap3 has a higher priority than gap1 and gap2, gap3 may be retained and gap1 and gap2 may be discarded.

[0051] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the network side device can configure the terminal to perform actions when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics (determine the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval).

[0052] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the protocol may also stipulate the behavior to be performed by the terminal when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics (determining which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs based on the priority of the measurement interval).

[0053] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal and the network side device both determine the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics where the time domain conflict occurs based on the same conflict resolution method (based on the priority of the measurement interval). This ensures that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the method for handling measurement interval conflicts, thereby ensuring that the network side and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the applicable measurement performance indicators.

[0054] In an embodiment of the present application, multiple characteristics of a terminal may include a target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic may include multiple measurement intervals, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the multiple characteristics of the terminal. Different measurement intervals of the target characteristic may also have respective priorities. Optionally, the priorities of the multiple measurement intervals of the target characteristic may all be different, or may be at least partially the same.

[0055] In an embodiment of the present application, when a target characteristic has multiple measurement intervals that conflict in the time domain with the measurement intervals of other characteristics, the multiple measurement intervals of the target characteristic all participate in the priority comparison. For example, the measurement interval gap1 is configured for the NTN of the terminal, and the measurement intervals gap2 and gap3 are configured for the MUSIM of the terminal (i.e., the target characteristic). Among them, when gap1, gap2, and gap3 conflict in the time domain, if the priority of gap1 is higher than gap2 and gap3, gap1 can be retained and gap2 and gap3 can be discarded. If the priority of gap2 is higher than gap1 and gap3, gap2 can be retained and gap1 and gap3 can be discarded. If the priority of gap3 is higher than gap1 and gap2, gap3 can be retained and gap1 and gap2 can be discarded.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present application, while configuring a first conflict resolution solution for measurement intervals of different characteristics, a conflict resolution solution may also be configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic at the same time. At this time, how to use the conflict resolution solution configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval also includes: when there is no time domain conflict between the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determines, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0058] In some embodiments of the present application, the second conflict resolution method may optionally include: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic conflict in the time domain, retaining the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic in which the conflict occurs. The second conflict resolution method may also be described as a coexistence resolution method.

[0059] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, in the event that a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, which measurement intervals to retain or discard in the measurement intervals of the different characteristics of the terminal, including: if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. Ignoring the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic can also be expressed as: overwriting the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, or assuming / assuming that the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is invalid.

[0060] For example, measurement gap 1 is configured for the terminal's NTN, measurement gaps 2 and 3 are configured for the terminal's MUSIM (i.e., target characteristic), and a coexistence solution is configured for gaps 2 and 3 of the MUSIM. If a time domain conflict occurs among gaps 1, 2, and 3, the coexistence solution configured for gaps 2 and 3 of the MUSIM is ignored. If gap 1 has a higher priority than gaps 2 and 3, gap 1 is retained and gaps 2 and 3 are discarded. If gap 2 has a higher priority than gaps 1 and 3, gap 2 is retained according to the priority solution, the coexistence solution configured for gaps 2 and 3 of the MUSIM is ignored, and gaps 1 and 3 are discarded.

[0061] In some other embodiments of the present application, optionally, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid.

[0062] For example, measurement gap 1 is configured for terminal measurements (such as measurements of a serving cell or a neighboring cell) or NTN, measurement gaps gap 2 and gap 3 are configured for the terminal's MUSIM (i.e., target characteristic), and a coexistence solution is configured for gap 2 and gap 3 of the MUSIM. In the event of a time domain conflict among gaps 1, 2, and 3, the coexistence solution configured for gaps 2 and 3 of the MUSIM is effective. If gap 1 has a higher priority than gaps 2 and 3, gap 1 may be retained and gaps 2 and 3 discarded (in this case, the coexistence solution is effective but not used). If gap 2 has a higher priority than gaps 1 and 3, gaps 2 and 3 may be retained (the coexistence solution is used) and gap 1 discarded. If gap 3 has a higher priority than gaps 1 and 2, gaps 2 and 3 may be retained (the coexistence solution is used) and gap 1 discarded.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, if the terminal assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0064] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0065] or

[0066] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0067] or

[0068] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

[0069] That is, only when the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, the second conflict resolution method is used to determine the measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0070] The second conflict resolution method is described by taking the coexistence solution as an example.

[0071] Optionally, if the terminal assumes that a coexistence solution configured with different measurement intervals for a target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0072] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the coexistence solution, that all the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained;

[0073] or

[0074] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the coexistence solution, that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained;

[0075] or

[0076] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are discarded.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes: the terminal determining a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal determining the conflict resolution method to be used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes: the terminal determining the conflict resolution method to be used for the target characteristic based on the target capability of the terminal. The target capability may be some terminal capabilities in related technologies, such as terminal processing capabilities, or may be capabilities specifically defined for conflict resolution, such as whether a coexistence solution is supported.

[0079] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal receives a first indication message sent by a network-side device, the first indication message being used to indicate a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network-side device according to the target capability of the terminal; the terminal determines the conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic based on the first indication message. In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, different identifiers may be used in the first indication message to indicate the use of different conflict resolution methods, for example, an indication of 0 indicates the use of a priority solution, and an indication of 1 indicates the use of a coexistence solution. Alternatively, different identifiers may be used to indicate whether a certain conflict resolution method is used, for example, 0 indicates the use of a coexistence solution, and 1 indicates that a functional solution is not used, etc. Optionally, before the terminal receives the first indication message sent by the network-side device, it also includes: the terminal reporting capability indication information, the capability indication information including indication information for indicating whether the terminal has the target capability.

[0080] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the terminal receives configuration information sent by a network-side device, the configuration information being used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network-side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; and the terminal determines the conflict resolution method to be used for the target characteristic based on the configuration information. The configuration information may be 1 bit or several bits.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method. In other words, whether the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method depends on whether the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. If they have the same priority, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method; if they do not have the same priority, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic do not use the second conflict resolution method.

[0082] In this embodiment, optionally, whether the second conflict resolution method is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined based on whether the priorities of different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same, which is applicable to an embodiment in which the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid.

[0083] For example, in one embodiment, different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. At this time, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use a coexistence solution. If the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, then based on the coexistence solution, it is determined that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are retained; if the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, then all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded.

[0084] In some embodiments of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes: the terminal reporting second indication information, the second indication information being used to indicate a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal. The second indication information may be 1 bit or several bits. In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, different identifiers may be used in the second indication information to indicate different recommended conflict resolution methods, for example, an indication of 0 indicates that a priority solution is recommended, and an indication of 1 indicates that a coexistence solution is recommended. Alternatively, different identifiers may be used to indicate whether a certain conflict resolution method is recommended, for example, 0 indicates that a coexistence solution is recommended, and 1 indicates that a functional solution is not recommended. Optionally, the terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In an embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or an identification bit or an indication symbol or an indication bit may be added to the signaling in the related art to carry the second indication information. In some embodiments, the network-side device may configure the conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic for the terminal based on the terminal's suggestion.

[0085] Referring to FIG3 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a measurement interval, including:

[0086] Step 31: When a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the network-side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal.

[0087] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0088] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the network side can clearly determine which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0089] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval also includes: when there is no time domain conflict between the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the network side device determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the network-side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including:

[0091] If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0092] or

[0093] If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0094] The target characteristics are part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0095] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, if the network-side device assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes:

[0096] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0097] or

[0098] If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0099] or

[0100] If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the second conflict resolution method is different from the first conflict resolution method.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

[0103] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the method for determining the measurement interval further includes:

[0104] The network side device determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0105] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0106] In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, the network-side device determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use conflict resolution methods including:

[0107] The network-side device receives second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal;

[0108] The network-side device determines, according to the second indication information, a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0109] or

[0110] The network-side device receives capability indication information reported by the terminal, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability;

[0111] The network side device determines a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristics according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0112] or

[0113] The network-side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal;

[0114] or

[0115] If the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the network-side device determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method;

[0116] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0117] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, after the network side device determines the conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic based on the target capability of the terminal, the method further includes: the network side device sends a first indication message to the terminal, and the first indication message is used to indicate the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0118] In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, after the network side device configures a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the method further includes: the network side device sends configuration information to the terminal, and the configuration information is used to indicate the conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal.

[0119] The following describes the method for determining the measurement interval of the present application with examples in conjunction with specific scenarios.

[0120] Example 1 of this application:

[0121] In this embodiment, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines, based on a priority solution, to retain or discard the measurement intervals of the different characteristics of the terminal, and if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a coexistence solution, the terminal ignores the coexistence solution configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0122] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal use a coexistence solution. The terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In this embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or identification bit or an indication symbol or indication bit may be added to the signaling in the related art to carry the second indication information.

[0123] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG4 and FIG5 , gap2 and gap3 are measurement intervals allocated by the network for the MUSIM feature, and the priorities of gap2 and gap3 are P2 and P3, respectively. Gap1 is a measurement interval allocated by the network for type-2 measurement of the terminal, and the priority of gap1 is P1, where P1≠P2≠P3.

[0124] As shown in Figure 4, gap 3 of the MUSIM feature conflicts with gap 2. Neither gap 2 nor gap 3 conflicts with gap 1, so gap 1 is retained. In this case, gap 2 and gap 3 are both MUSIM measurement intervals, and the solution to measurement interval conflicts within the MUSIM feature is a coexistence solution. In this case, gap 2 and gap 3 are also retained.

[0125] As shown in FIG. 5, both gap 2 and gap 3 of the MUSIM feature conflict with measurement interval 1 of type-2 measurement. According to the priority solution between different features, only the gap with the highest priority remains at this time. For example, if P3 > P2 > P1, only gap3 remains, and gap2 no longer remains. That is, the coexistence solution between gap2 and gap3 is ignored or overwritten by the priority solution.

[0126] Embodiment 2 of the present application:

[0127] In this embodiment, when there is a time-domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different features of the terminal, the terminal determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different features of the terminal based on the priority solution. And if the coexistence solution is configured to be used for different measurement intervals of the target feature of the terminal, the terminal assumes that the coexistence solution configured for different measurement intervals of the target feature is effective.

[0128] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information (1 bit or several bits), and the second indication information is used to indicate whether the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target feature recommended by the terminal. The terminal can report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for the target feature (such as MUSIM). In the embodiments of the present application, an identification symbol or identification bit or indication symbol or indication bit can be added to the signaling in the related art to carry the second indication information.

[0129] Still taking the examples in FIGS. 4 and 5 as an illustration.

[0130] As shown in FIG. 4, gap 3 and gap 2 of the MUSIM feature conflict, and neither gap2 nor gap3 conflicts with gap 1, so gap1 remains. At this time, both gap2 and gap3 are measurement intervals of the MUSIM feature, and the solution to the conflict in the measurement intervals within the MUSIM feature is the coexistence solution, so both gap2 and gap3 also remain.

[0131] As shown in FIG. 5, both gap 2 and 3 of the MUSIM feature conflict with measurement interval 1 of type-2 measurement. If it is assumed that the coexistence solution of gap2 and gap3 is effective, only the priority comparison between gap1 and gap2 or gap3 needs to be performed. For example, when P1 < P2 (at this time, P1 > P3 or P1 < P3 is possible), or when P1 < P3 (at this time, P1 > P2 or P1 < P2 is possible), gap1 is discarded, and both gap2 and gap3 are retained. Only when P1 > P2 and P1 > P3, gap1 remains, and gap2 and gap3 are discarded.

[0132] Embodiment 3 of the present application:

[0133] In this embodiment, when there is a time-domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the terminal determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on the priority solution. And if the coexistence solution is configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the terminal assumes that the coexistence solution configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is effective.

[0134] In this embodiment, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. That is, whether the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic depends on whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority. If they have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic. If they do not have the same priority, the terminal determines that the coexistence solution is not used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0135] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, gap2 and gap3 are the measurement intervals allocated by the network for the MUSIM characteristic, and the priorities of gap2 and gap3 are the same, both being P2. Gap1 is the measurement interval allocated by the network for the terminal type-2 measurement, and the priority of gap1 is P1, where P1≠P2.

[0136] As shown in FIG. 6, gap 3 and gap 2 of the MUSIM characteristic have the same priority. At this time, the conflict solution for gap2 and gap3 is determined to be the coexistence solution. Neither gap2 nor gap 3 conflicts with gap 1, so gap1 is retained. Although gap2 and gap3 conflict, based on the coexistence solution, both gap2 and gap3 are retained.

[0137] As shown in FIG. 7, both gap 2 and gap3 of the MUSIM characteristic conflict with the measurement interval 1 of the type-2 measurement. If P1>P2, then gap1 is retained and gap2 and gap3 are discarded. If P1<P2, gap 2 and gap3 are all retained based on the coexistence solution, and gap1 is discarded.

[0138] Embodiment 4 of the present application:

[0139] In this embodiment, the terminal reports second indication information (1 bit or several bits), where the second indication information is used to indicate whether different measurement intervals of the target characteristic recommended by the terminal use a coexistence solution. The terminal may report the second indication information when applying for a measurement interval for a target characteristic (such as MUSIM). In this embodiment of the present application, an identification symbol or identification bit or an indicator symbol or an indicator bit may be added to the signaling in the related art to carry the second indication information.

[0140] For the MUSIM feature, the terminal may use the following method to report the second indication information:

[0141] For example, in R17, the terminal uses the following signaling to apply for MUSIM gap from the network:

[0142] In order to report the second indication information, the following expansion can be made in R18:

[0143] The supplemented musim-keep may indicate whether to use a coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between MUSIM gaps. If not used, the default conflict resolution method is a priority-based solution.

[0144] The supplementary musim-keep-override specifies whether the coexistence solution applied to the MUSIM feature is still effective or invalid when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different features if a coexistence solution is used for the conflict between MUSIM gaps.

[0145] When whether to use the coexistence solution is configured by the network, for the target characteristic, the network can use configuration signaling (1 bit or multiple bits) to indicate the use of the coexistence solution for the measurement interval conflict of this target characteristic when configuring the detection interval for this target characteristic. Specifically, in the above signaling, the network can directly configure musim-keep or musim-keep-override to the terminal.

[0146] Implementation method five of this application:

[0147] In this embodiment, whether to use the coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the terminal capability. The terminal can report the target capability to indicate the use of the coexistence solution. Then (1) the network and the terminal can default to using the coexistence solution when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of this target characteristic, or (2) after receiving the target capability of the terminal, the network further indicates whether to use the coexistence solution for this target characteristic when a time domain conflict occurs between different measurement intervals of this target characteristic.

[0148] Terminal capabilities can be reported in the following ways:

[0149] When the terminal supports the priority of MUSIM gap, it is defaulted that a coexistence solution is used when a time domain conflict occurs in the MUSIM gap.

[0150] As can be seen, the musim-gapCollisionKeep is introduced in the above code, indicating that a coexistence solution is used when a time domain conflict occurs in the MUSIM gap.

[0151] The method for determining a measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application may be performed by a device for determining a measurement interval. The device for determining a measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the method for determining a measurement interval performed by the device for determining a measurement interval as an example.

[0152] Referring to FIG. 8 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a device 80 for determining a measurement interval. The device 80 for determining a measurement interval is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0153] A first determining module 81 is configured to determine, when a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on a first conflict resolution method;

[0154] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0155] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0156] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0157] The second determination module is used to determine, when no time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but a time domain conflict occurs in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determining, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0158] Optionally, the first determining module 81 is configured to ignore the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use the second conflict resolution method;

[0159] or

[0160] The first determining module 81 is configured to, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, assume that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0161] The target characteristics are part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0162] Optionally, if the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0163] a third determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, whether to retain or discard a measurement interval among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0164] or

[0165] a fourth determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, whether to retain or discard the measurement intervals of the target characteristic among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0166] or

[0167] The fifth determining module is configured to discard or not retain all the measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of all the measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority.

[0168] Optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

[0169] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0170] A sixth determining module is configured to determine a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0171] Optionally, the sixth determining module is configured to determine a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0172] or

[0173] The sixth determining module is configured to receive first indication information sent by a network-side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network-side device according to the target capability of the terminal; and determine the conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic based on the first indication information;

[0174] or

[0175] The sixth determining module is configured to receive configuration information sent by a network-side device, the configuration information being used to indicate conflict resolution methods configured by the network-side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; and determine, based on the configuration information, a conflict resolution method used for the target characteristic;

[0176] or

[0177] The sixth determining module is configured to determine that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority.

[0178] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0179] The first sending module is configured to report second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal.

[0180] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 80 further includes:

[0181] The second sending module is used to report capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has target capability.

[0182] The device for determining the measurement interval in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other device other than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminal 11 listed above, and the other device can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0183] The device for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 2 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0184] Referring to FIG. 9 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a device 90 for determining a measurement interval, which is applied to a network-side device and includes:

[0185] A first determining module 91 is configured to determine, when a time domain conflict occurs between measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, to retain or discard measurement intervals among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal based on a first conflict resolution method;

[0186] The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, which measurement interval to retain or discard in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0187] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the network side can clearly determine which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0188] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0189] The second determination module is used to determine, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, to retain or discard measurement intervals in different measurement intervals of the target characteristic when no time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but a time domain conflict occurs in different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0190] Optionally, the first determining module 91 is configured to ignore the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use the second conflict resolution method;

[0191] or

[0192] Optionally, the first determining module 91 is configured to, if different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, assume that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid;

[0193] The target characteristics are part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

[0194] Optionally, if the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0195] a third determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, whether to retain or discard a measurement interval among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0196] or

[0197] a fourth determining module, configured to determine, based on the second conflict resolution method, whether to retain or discard the measurement intervals of the target characteristic among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority;

[0198] or

[0199] The fifth determining module is configured to discard or not retain all the measurement intervals of the target characteristic if the priorities of all the measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority.

[0200] Optionally, the second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

[0201] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0202] A sixth determination module is configured to determine conflict resolution methods used at different measurement intervals of a target characteristic; wherein the conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0203] Optionally, the sixth determining module is configured to receive second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic recommended by the terminal; and determine, based on the second indication information, a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic;

[0204] or

[0205] The sixth determining module is configured to receive capability indication information reported by the terminal, the capability indication information including indication information indicating whether the terminal has a target capability; and determine a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal;

[0206] or

[0207] The sixth determining module is configured to configure a conflict resolution method for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal;

[0208] or

[0209] the sixth determining module is configured to determine, if the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method;

[0210] The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

[0211] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0212] The first sending module is configured to send first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

[0213] Optionally, the measurement interval determining device 90 further includes:

[0214] a second sending module, configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network-side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal;

[0215] The device for determining the measurement interval in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip.

[0216] The device for determining the measurement interval provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 3 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0217] As shown in Figure 10, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 100, including a processor 101 and a memory 102, wherein the memory 102 stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor 101. For example, when the communication device 100 is a terminal, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 101, implements the various steps of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the terminal, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 100 is a network-side device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 101, implements the various steps of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the network-side device, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0218] The present application also provides a terminal including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG2 . This terminal embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment can be applied to this terminal embodiment and achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0219] The terminal 110 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 111, a network module 112, an audio output unit 113, an input unit 114, a sensor 115, a display unit 116, a user input unit 117, an interface unit 118, a memory 119 and at least some of the components of the processor 1111.

[0220] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 110 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 1111 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 11 does not constitute a limitation of the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0221] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 114 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 1141 and a microphone 1142, and the graphics processing unit 1141 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 116 may include a display panel 1161, and the display panel 1161 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 117 includes a touch panel 1171 and at least one of other input devices 1172. The touch panel 1171 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1171 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 1172 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0222] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the RF unit 111 may transmit the data to the processor 1111 for processing. In addition, the RF unit 111 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the RF unit 111 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0223] The memory 119 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 119 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 119 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct RAM bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 119 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0224] Processor 1111 may include one or more processing units. Optionally, processor 1111 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 1111.

[0225] Among them, the processor 1111 is used to determine, by the network side device, based on a first conflict resolution method, when a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, to retain or discard the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; wherein the first conflict resolution method is: determining, based on the priority of the measurement interval, to retain or discard the measurement interval in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

[0226] Through the embodiments of the present application, when a time domain conflict occurs in measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals where the time domain conflict occurs is determined based on the priority of the measurement interval, so that the terminal can clearly understand which measurement interval is retained and which detection interval is discarded.

[0227] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the above-mentioned terminal, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0228] The present application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps of the method embodiment shown in FIG12 . This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned network-side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment are applicable to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0229] Specifically, embodiments of the present application also provide a network-side device. As shown in Figure 12, the network-side device 1200 includes an antenna 121, a radio frequency device 122, a baseband device 123, a processor 124, and a memory 125. Antenna 121 is connected to radio frequency device 122. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 122 receives information via antenna 121 and sends the received information to baseband device 123 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 123 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 122. Radio frequency device 122 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 121.

[0230] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 123 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0231] The baseband device 123 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are arranged, as shown in Figure 12, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 125 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 125 and execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0232] The network side device may further include a network interface 126 , which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0233] Specifically, the network side device 120 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 125 and executable on the processor 124. The processor 124 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 125 to execute the methods of execution of each module shown in Figure 9 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0234] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval described above are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they are not described here.

[0235] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0236] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement interval determination method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0237] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0238] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the embodiment of the method for determining the measurement interval described above, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it is not described here.

[0239] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the terminal as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval performed by the network-side device as described above.

[0240] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0241] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0242] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims. These implementation methods are all within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A method for determining a measurement interval, comprising: In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: When there is no time domain conflict in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the terminal determines, based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, the measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein: In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the terminal determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including: If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the terminal assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid; The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein: If the terminal assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for a different measurement interval of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes: If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

5. The method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein: The second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

6. The method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, further comprising: The terminal determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein: The conflict resolution method used by the terminal to determine different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes: The terminal determines, according to the target capability of the terminal, a conflict resolution method used by the target characteristic; or The terminal receives first indication information sent by a network side device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; the conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is determined by the network side device according to the target capability of the terminal; The terminal determines, based on the first indication information, a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic; or The terminal receives configuration information sent by a network side device, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal; The terminal determines, based on the configuration information, a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic; or If the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the terminal determines that the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: The terminal reports second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein: Before the terminal receives the first indication information sent by the network side device, the following step is also included: The terminal reports capability indication information, where the capability indication information includes indication information for indicating whether the terminal has a target capability.

10. A method for determining a measurement interval, comprising: In the case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal conflict in the time domain, the network side device determines, based on the first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: When there is no time domain conflict between the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, but there is a time domain conflict between different measurement intervals of the target characteristic, the network side device determines the measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic based on the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method, wherein the target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein: In a case where measurement intervals of different characteristics of a terminal conflict in the time domain, the network side device determines, based on a first conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, including: If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device ignores the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal are configured to use a second conflict resolution method, the network-side device assumes that the second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid; The target characteristic is part or all of the characteristics of the terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein: If the network-side device assumes that a second conflict resolution method configured for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic is valid, the method further includes: If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are different, and the priority of at least one measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic are the same and the priority of the measurement interval of the target characteristic is the highest priority, determining, based on the second conflict resolution method, measurement intervals to be retained or discarded among the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or If the priorities of all measurement intervals in the target characteristic are not the highest priority, all measurement intervals of the target characteristic are discarded or not retained.

14. The method according to claim 11, 12 or 13, wherein: The second conflict resolution method is: when different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have a time domain conflict, the different measurement intervals of the target characteristic where the time domain conflict occurs are retained.

15. The method of claim 11 or 12 or 13, further comprising: The network side device determines a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein: The conflict resolution method used by the network side device to determine different measurement intervals of the target characteristic includes: The network side device receives second indication information reported by the terminal, where the second indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of a target characteristic suggested by the terminal; The network side device determines, according to the second indication information, a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic; or The network side device receives the capability indication information reported by the terminal, and the capability indication information includes a Indicative information of whether the terminal has the target capability; The network side device determines a conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal; or The network side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal; or If different measurement intervals of the target characteristic have the same priority, the network-side device determines that different measurement intervals of the target characteristic use the second conflict resolution method; The conflict resolution method is the first conflict resolution method or the second conflict resolution method.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein: After the network side device determines the conflict resolution method for using the target characteristic according to the target capability of the terminal, the following further comprises: The network side device sends first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method used by different measurement intervals of the target characteristic.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein: After the network side device configures conflict resolution methods for different measurement intervals of the target characteristic of the terminal, the following further includes: The network side device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to indicate a conflict resolution method configured by the network side device for different measurement intervals of a target characteristic of the terminal.

19. A device for determining a measurement interval, comprising: A first determining module, configured to determine, in the case where a time domain conflict occurs in the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal, based on a first conflict resolution method, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded among the measurement intervals of different characteristics of the terminal; The first conflict resolution method is to determine, based on the priority of the measurement interval, a measurement interval to be retained or discarded in the measurement interval where the time domain conflict occurs.

20. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

21. A network side device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 10 to 18 are implemented.

22. A readable storage medium storing a program or instruction, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by a processor, implements the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 1 to 9, or implements the steps of the method for determining the measurement interval according to any one of claims 10 to 18.

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