Measurement method, apparatus and system

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are a measurement method, an apparatus and a system, which relate to the technical field of communications, and can adaptively adjust measurement periods. The method comprises: when a mobility parameter of a terminal device satisfies a preset condition, performing a first measurement on the basis of a first measurement period, wherein the first measurement period is less than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period is a measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement in the case of the mobility parameter not satisfying the preset condition.

Description

Measurement methods, devices and systems

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office on August 11, 2023, with application number 202311019150.2 and application name “Measurement Method, Device and System”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to measurement methods, devices, and systems. Background Art

[0003] Currently, a factor related to the number of beams is added to the measurement period for millimeter-wave frequency band cells, resulting in a generally longer measurement period for these cells. If a terminal device in this cell performs measurements based on this measurement period, it may not be able to perform measurements in a timely manner, resulting in delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device. This can cause mobility reselection or handover delays, impacting mobility management performance.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method, device, and system that can adaptively adjust the measurement period.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, a measurement method is provided. The method can be performed by a terminal device, or by a component of the terminal device, such as a processor, chip, or chip system of the terminal device. The method can also be implemented by a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device. The following description takes the method performed by a terminal device as an example. The measurement method includes: when a mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition, performing a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is less than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period is the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can determine whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, and when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period that is less than a second measurement period, wherein the second measurement period is a measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement in a timely manner when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the problem of delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device can be avoided as much as possible. In other words, in the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can adaptively select a suitable measurement period for the first measurement based on the mobility parameters of the terminal device, thereby achieving adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0009] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the preset conditions include that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

[0010] That is to say, the preset conditions can be set based on three dimensions: the signal quality of the terminal device, the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device, or the moving speed of the terminal device. If the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the third preset threshold, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device is poor or the signal quality of the terminal device is prone to fluctuations. In this case, the terminal device needs to perform the first measurement in a timely manner so that the signal measurement result of the terminal device can be known in a timely manner.

[0011] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, a first measurement is performed based on a first measurement period, including: receiving first indication information from a network device, the first indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on the first measurement period, wherein the first indication information is triggered when the mobility parameters meet the preset conditions; and performing a first measurement based on the first measurement period according to the first indication information.

[0012] That is to say, when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the terminal device can receive the first indication information from the network device, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the first measurement period. Furthermore, the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the first measurement period according to the first indication information. Since the network device can instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement in a timely manner when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the problem of delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device can be avoided as much as possible. In other words, in this case, the network device can adaptively select a suitable measurement period for the first measurement based on the mobility parameters of the terminal device, thereby achieving adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0013] In conjunction with the first aspect above, in one possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application further includes: performing a first measurement based on a second measurement period when the mobility parameter does not meet a preset condition. In this way, the terminal device can perform the first measurement for the entire second measurement period, thereby avoiding the problem of the first measurement being unable to proceed normally due to scheduling restrictions or measurement GAP interruption, thereby ensuring the normal execution of the first measurement.

[0014] Alternatively, in combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application further includes: when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, configuring SMTC measurement opportunities based on one or more measurement times of the second measurement period to perform the first measurement, and performing data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset conditions, so that a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another part of the SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period are used for data transmission, the amount of time domain resources used for data transmission can be increased, thereby improving the throughput of the terminal device.

[0015] Alternatively, in combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation, the method provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes: when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, performing a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performing a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset conditions, so that a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the second measurement, the amount of time domain resources used for the second measurement can be increased, thereby improving the measurement capability of the second measurement.

[0016] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: determining one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle according to the first SMTC rule, the first SMTC rule indicating one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

[0017] That is to say, the terminal device can determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first SMTC rule, without having to determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle through signaling interaction with the network device, thereby saving signaling overhead between the terminal device and the network device.

[0018] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application also includes: sending the number of SMTCs for measurement to the network device, the number of SMTCs for measurement being the number of SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement; receiving second indication information from the network device, the second indication information being used to indicate the first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicating one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; and determining, according to the first SMTC rule, one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission.

[0019] That is to say, the terminal device can obtain the first SMTC rule through signaling interaction with the network device. The first SMTC rule indicated by the network device can be more in line with the actual network situation of the terminal device compared to the pre-determined first SMTC rule. In this way, the terminal device determines one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first SMTC rule indicated by the network device, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal device in allocating SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement cycle.

[0020] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving third indication information from a network device, the third indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0021] That is, the terminal device receives the third indication information from the network device so as to know that the terminal device can not only perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, but also perform data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0022] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving fourth indication information from a network device, the fourth indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0023] That is, the terminal device receives the fourth indication information from the network device so as to know that the terminal device can not only perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, but also perform the second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0024] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving fifth indication information from the network device, the fifth indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a second measurement period.

[0025] That is, the terminal device receives the fifth indication information from the network device, so as to learn that the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the entire second measurement period.

[0026] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in one possible implementation method, when other SMTC measurement opportunities except one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the first measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0027] That is to say, if other SMTC measurement opportunities except one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are not used for the second measurement, the terminal device needs to compensate for the SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle. If other SMTC measurement opportunities except one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, some of the SSB measurement opportunities originally preempted by the first measurement can be released, so that the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle is reduced, thereby reducing the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement, achieving the purpose of shortening the measurement cycle of the second measurement, and further enabling the second measurement to promptly know the changes in the beam.

[0028] In conjunction with the first aspect above, in one possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application further includes: performing the first measurement based on the second measurement period when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition. In this way, the terminal device can perform the first measurement for the entire second measurement period, thereby avoiding the problem of the first measurement being unable to proceed normally due to the interruption of the measurement GAP, thereby ensuring the normal execution of the first measurement.

[0029] Alternatively, in combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application further includes: when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, performing the first measurement based on one or more measurement interval GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performing data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period other than the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. Because the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, so that a portion of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another portion of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for data transmission, the amount of time domain resources used for data transmission can be increased, thereby improving the throughput of the terminal device.

[0030] Alternatively, in combination with the first aspect above, in a possible implementation, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application further includes: when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, performing the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performing the second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period other than the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. Since the terminal device can, when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, split the second measurement period so that a portion of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another portion of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the second measurement, the amount of time domain resources used for the second measurement can be increased, thereby improving the measurement capability of the second measurement.

[0031] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: determining one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle according to the first measurement GAP rule, the first measurement GAP rule indicating one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

[0032] That is to say, the terminal device can determine one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first measurement GAP rule, without having to determine one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle through signaling interaction with the network device, thereby saving signaling overhead between the terminal device and the network device.

[0033] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application also includes: sending the number of measurement GAPs for measurement to the network device, where the number of measurement GAPs for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; receiving sixth indication information from the network device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate the first measurement GAP rule; the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; and according to the first measurement GAP rule, determining one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission.

[0034] That is to say, the terminal device can obtain the first measurement GAP rule through signaling interaction with the network device. The first measurement GAP rule indicated by the network device can be more in line with the actual network situation of the terminal device compared to the pre-determined first measurement GAP rule. In this way, the terminal device determines one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first measurement GAP rule indicated by the network device, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal device in allocating the measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement cycle.

[0035] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving seventh indication information from the network device, the seventh indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

[0036] That is, the terminal device receives the seventh indication information from the network device so as to know that the terminal device can not only perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, but also perform data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle.

[0037] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving eighth indication information from a network device, the eighth indication information being used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

[0038] That is, the terminal device receives the eighth indication information from the network device so as to know that the terminal device can not only perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, but also perform the second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

[0039] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided in an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving ninth indication information from the network device, and the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

[0040] That is, the terminal device receives the ninth indication information from the network device so as to learn that the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the entire second measurement period.

[0041] In combination with the first aspect above, in one possible implementation, when other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor for the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. The valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0042] The current relevant protocols stipulate that the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with any measurement GAP measurement opportunity and any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, while the number of available measurement opportunities recorded in the embodiments of the present application is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity and any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle. Since the number of valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle is less than the number of all measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the number of valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle is greater than the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the number of any measurement GAP measurement opportunities. In other words, the number of available measurement opportunities recorded in the embodiments of the present application is larger than the number of available measurement opportunities stipulated in the relevant protocols.

[0043] Typically, the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement is the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period to the number of available measurement opportunities. Therefore, the greater the number of available measurement opportunities, the smaller the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement. In other words, the measurement method described in the embodiments of the present application can reduce the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement.

[0044] Furthermore, the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement can be used to determine the period of the second measurement. Typically, the terminal device determines the period of the second measurement by multiplying the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement. In view of this, it can be seen that the smaller the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement, the smaller the period of the second measurement. That is, the measurement method described in the embodiment of the present application can shorten the period of the second measurement to improve the measurement performance of the second measurement, thereby improving the beam scanning performance.

[0045] With reference to the foregoing first aspect, in a possible implementation, the first measurement is an L3 measurement, and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

[0046] In combination with the above-mentioned first aspect, in a possible implementation method, when the target scanning beam number corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current scanning beam number of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target scanning beam number corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target parallel antenna panel number corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target parallel antenna panel number corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

[0047] That is, the first measurement period may be determined based on the target number of scanning beams or the target number of parallel antenna panels or the target CSSF, and multiple implementations of determining the first measurement period are provided.

[0048] In a second aspect, a measurement method is provided. The method can be executed by a network device, or by a component of the network device, such as a processor, chip, or chip system of the network device, or can be implemented by a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the terminal device. The following description takes the method being executed by a network device as an example. The measurement method includes: when a mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition, sending first indication information to the terminal device, the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period, the first measurement period being less than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period being the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition.

[0049] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, the preset conditions include that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

[0050] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application also includes: when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, sending fifth indication information to the terminal device, the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, sending third indication information to the terminal device, the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement time-configured SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, sending fourth indication information to the terminal device, the fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0051] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided by an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving the number of SMTCs for measurement from the terminal device, the number of SMTCs for measurement being the number of SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement; sending second indication information to the terminal device, the second indication information being used to indicate the first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

[0052] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in one possible implementation method, when other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0053] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided by the embodiment of the present application also includes: when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, sending ninth indication information to the terminal device, the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, sending seventh indication information to the terminal device, the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement interval GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities; or, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, sending eighth indication information to the terminal device, the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

[0054] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, the method provided by an embodiment of the present application also includes: receiving the number of measurement GAPs for measurement from the terminal device, the number of measurement GAPs for measurement being the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities expected to be occupied by the terminal device when performing the first measurement among the multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement cycle; sending sixth indication information to the terminal device, the sixth indication information is used to indicate the first measurement GAP rule; the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

[0055] In conjunction with the second aspect above, in one possible implementation, when other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor for the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. The valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0056] With reference to the second aspect above, in a possible implementation, the first measurement is an L3 measurement, and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

[0057] In combination with the above-mentioned second aspect, in a possible implementation method, when the target scanning beam number corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current scanning beam number of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target scanning beam number corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target parallel antenna panel number corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target parallel antenna panel number corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

[0058] Among them, the technical effects brought about by any implementation method in the second aspect can refer to the technical effects brought about by the corresponding implementation method in the first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0059] In a third aspect, a communication device is provided for implementing the various methods described above. The communication device may be the terminal device described in the first aspect or any implementation of the first aspect, or a device including the terminal device described above, or a device included in the terminal device, such as a chip; or the communication device may be the network device described in the second aspect or any implementation of the second aspect, or a device including the network device described above, or a device included in the network device, such as a chip. The communication device includes modules, units, or means corresponding to the implementation of the above methods, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or by executing corresponding software implementations in hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules or units corresponding to the above functions.

[0060] In some possible designs, the communication device may include a processing module and a transceiver module. The transceiver module, also referred to as a transceiver unit, is configured to implement the transmitting and / or receiving functions described in any of the above aspects and any possible implementations thereof. The transceiver module may be comprised of a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, a transceiver, or a communication interface. The processing module may be configured to implement the processing functions described in any of the above aspects and any possible implementations thereof.

[0061] In some possible designs, the transceiver module includes a sending module and a receiving module, which are respectively used to implement the sending and receiving functions in any of the above aspects and any possible implementation methods.

[0062] In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor and a memory; the memory is configured to store computer instructions, and when the processor executes the instructions, the communication device performs the method of any of the aforementioned aspects. The communication device may be the terminal device described in the first aspect or any implementation of the first aspect, or a device including the terminal device, or a device included in the terminal device, such as a chip; or the communication device may be the network device described in the second aspect or any implementation of the second aspect, or a device including the network device, or a device included in the network device, such as a chip.

[0063] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor and a communication interface; the communication interface is configured to communicate with a module external to the communication device; and the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instruction to cause the communication device to perform the method of any of the above aspects. The communication device may be the terminal device described in the first aspect or any implementation of the first aspect, or a device including the terminal device, or a device included in the terminal device, such as a chip; or the communication device may be the network device described in the second aspect or any implementation of the second aspect, or a device including the network device, or a device included in the network device, such as a chip.

[0064] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least one processor; the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instruction stored in a memory, so that the communication device performs the method of any of the above aspects. The memory may be coupled to the processor, or may be independent of the processor. The communication device may be the terminal device described in the first aspect, or any implementation of the first aspect, or a device including the terminal device, or a device included in the terminal device, such as a chip; or the communication device may be the network device described in the second aspect, or any implementation of the second aspect, or a device including the network device, or a device included in the network device, such as a chip.

[0065] In the seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is run on a communication device, the communication device can execute any of the above aspects or any of its implementation methods.

[0066] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method of any of the above aspects or any of its implementations.

[0067] In a ninth aspect, a communication device is provided (for example, the communication device may be a chip or a chip system), which includes a processor for implementing the functions involved in any of the above aspects or any of its implementation methods.

[0068] In some possible designs, the communication device includes a memory for storing necessary program instructions and data.

[0069] In some possible designs, when the device is a chip system, it can be composed of a chip or include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0070] It can be understood that when the communication device provided in any one of the third to sixth aspects is a chip, the above-mentioned sending action / function can be understood as output, and the above-mentioned receiving action / function can be understood as input.

[0071] In a tenth aspect, a measurement method is provided, which includes the method of the above-mentioned first aspect or any implementation thereof, and the method of the above-mentioned second aspect or any implementation thereof.

[0072] In an eleventh aspect, a communication system is provided, which includes the network device of the above aspect and the terminal device of the above aspect.

[0073] Among them, the technical effects brought about by any implementation method in the third aspect to the eleventh aspect can refer to the technical effects brought about by the corresponding implementation method in the first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0074] It should be noted that various possible implementations of any of the above aspects can be combined under the premise that the solutions are not contradictory. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0075] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG3 is a first structural diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG5 is a flow chart of a measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG6 is a flow chart of another measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] FIG7 is an example diagram of resource occupancy of various measurements provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] FIG8 is a flow chart of another measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] FIG9 is a second structural diagram of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0085] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this application, a brief introduction to the relevant technologies of this application is first given. The brief introduction is as follows:

[0086] 1. Scheduling restriction between measurement and data transmission:

[0087] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) R15 to R18 protocols stipulate that the scheduling restrictions between measurement and data transmission in the relevant standard protocols are explained as follows: The scheduling restriction between measurement and data transmission means that if the terminal device turns on measurement based on the synchronization signal block (synchronization signal and PBCH block, SSB), the terminal device shall not send signals carried on the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and / or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or the channel sounding reference signal (SRS) on the SSB symbols used for measurement, or shall not receive signals carried on the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and / or the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and / or the tracking reference signal (TRS) and / or the channel state information-reference signal (CSI-reference signal) on the SSB symbols used for measurement. signal, CSI-RS), but data transmission can be performed on k SSB symbols other than the consecutive SSB symbols used for measurement in the SSB Measurement Time Configuration (SMTC) window duration (If derive SSB-Index from cell is enabled the UE is not expected to transmit PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for CQI on SSB symbols to be measured,and on K data symbol(s)before each consecutive SSB symbols to be measured and K data symbol(s)after each consecutive SSB symbols to be measured within SMTC window duration). In other words, the scheduling restriction between measurement and data transmission means that the terminal device cannot perform measurement and data transmission at the same time.

[0088] In addition, there are scheduling restrictions between different measurements, which means that terminal devices cannot perform multiple measurements simultaneously. For example, a terminal device cannot perform L1 and L3 measurements simultaneously.

[0089] However, in addition to the aforementioned inability of a terminal device to perform measurements and transmit data simultaneously, the terminal device also cannot perform data transmission simultaneously during its measurement gap (GAP). Specifically, the relevant protocol stipulates that during the per-UE measurement gaps the UE is not required to conduct reception / transmission from / to the corresponding Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UTRAN) primary cell (PCell).

[0090] In addition, during the GAP measurement period of the terminal device, the terminal device may perform a random access procedure, that is, may communicate with the network device through a random access channel (RACH).

[0091] 2. Frequency range (FR):

[0092] The frequency range refers to the range between the starting frequency and the destination frequency. The fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) new radio (NR) related standard protocols (e.g., 3GPP related standard protocols) define two frequency band ranges: FR1 and FR2. FR1 is used to represent the low frequency band, for example, FR1 is 450 MHz to 6000 MHz. FR2 is used to represent the millimeter wave high frequency band, for example, FR2 is 24250 MHz to 52600 MHz.

[0093] 3. Measurement cycle:

[0094] The measurement period is the time interval between any two consecutive measurements performed by a terminal device. The measurement period can be used in cell search, obtaining SSB indexes, and performing cell measurements. The formula for determining the measurement period varies for terminal devices in different frequency ranges. For example, the formula for determining the measurement period for a terminal device in FR1 differs from the formula for determining the measurement period for a terminal device in FR2.

[0095] For example, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1 may satisfy the following formula 1: TSSB_measurement_period_intra=max(200ms, ceil(5×K p )×SMTC period ) Note 1 ×CSSF intra Formula 1

[0096] Among them, max() means taking the maximum value; TSSB_measurement_period_intra is the measurement period. K p is the scaling factor. SMTC period Measuring opportunities for SMTC. CSSF intra is the carrier measurement performance scaling factor. For a detailed description of Formula 1, please refer to the description of the relevant 3GPP standard protocol, which will not be repeated here.

[0097] For example, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2 may satisfy the following formula 2: TSSB_measurement_period_intra=max(400ms, Ceil(K p ×M meas_period_w / o_gaps )×max(MGRP,SMTC period ))×CSSF intra Formula 2

[0098] Among them, M meas_period_w / o_gaps is a factor related to the number of scanning beams. meas_period_w / o_gaps This is related to the capabilities of the terminal device. Generally, the higher the terminal device power, the larger the factor related to the number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device. MGRP is the measurement gap repetition period. The meanings of the remaining parameters can be found in the parameter descriptions of Formula 1 and are not repeated here. A detailed explanation of Formula 2 can be found in the relevant 3GPP standard protocols and is not repeated here.

[0099] In view of the above formula 1 and formula 2, it can be seen that in the process of determining the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2, a factor related to the number of scanning beams (M meas_period_w / o_gaps ), so that when other conditions (for example, scaling factor and SMTC measurement opportunity, etc.) are the same, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1 is smaller than the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2. For example, in the case of measuring the signal quality of the serving cell or the signal quality of the same-frequency cell, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1 is 1.28 seconds (s), and the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2 is 5.12s. In this example, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2 is 4 times the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1. For another example, when the SMTC measurement opportunity is 40 milliseconds (ms) and the number of scanning beams is 24, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1 is 200 milliseconds (ms), and the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2 is 960ms. In this example, the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR2 is approximately 5 times the measurement period of the terminal device located in FR1.

[0100] Based on the above measurement period formula, if the measurement period is not adjusted and the terminal device performs measurement based on the original measurement period, it is very likely that the terminal device will not be able to measure the signal in time due to the measurement period being too long, causing the measurement results reported by the terminal device to lag, increasing the measurement delay, and thus causing problems such as mobility reselection or handover lag or handover failure, thereby affecting the mobility management performance. If the measurement period of the terminal device is blindly adjusted and the terminal device performs measurement based on the adjusted measurement period, it is very likely to affect other performance of the terminal device (for example, power consumption), resulting in a poor user experience of the terminal device. However, for terminal devices located in FR2, the sub-carrier spacing (SCS), bandwidth, and sampling rate of terminal devices located in FR2 are all large (for example, SCS is 240 kHz, bandwidth is 57.6 MHz, and sampling rate is at least 61.44 MHZ), which makes the terminal devices located in FR2 have higher signal processing requirements during the measurement process. If the measurement period of terminal devices located in FR2 is blindly adjusted, the performance of terminal devices located in FR2 will be more seriously affected.

[0101] Based on this, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, in which a terminal device can judge whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, and when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on a first measurement period that is less than a second measurement period, wherein the second measurement period is a measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement in a timely manner when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the problem of delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device can be avoided as much as possible. In other words, in the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can adaptively select a suitable measurement period for the first measurement based on the mobility parameters of the terminal device, thereby achieving adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0102] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0103] In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the following explanations are made before introducing the embodiments of the present application.

[0104] 1. In the embodiments of the present application, for ease of description, when numbering, the numbers may be consecutively numbered starting from 1, consecutively numbered starting from 0, or starting from any parameter. It should be understood that the above are all settings for the convenience of describing the technical solution 2 provided in the embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

[0105] 2. In the embodiment of the present application, "indication" may include direct indication and indirect indication, and may also include explicit indication and implicit indication. The information indicated by a certain information (such as the first indication information below) is called information to be indicated. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be indicated, such as but not limited to, the information to be indicated can be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or the index of the information to be indicated. The information to be indicated can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, wherein the other information and the information to be indicated have an association relationship. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while the other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can be achieved by means of the arrangement order of each piece of information agreed in advance (such as specified in the protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. At the same time, the common parts of each piece of information can also be identified and indicated uniformly to reduce the indication overhead caused by indicating the same information separately.

[0106] In addition, the specific indication method can also be various existing indication methods, such as but not limited to the above-mentioned indication methods and various combinations thereof. The specific details of the various indication methods can be referred to the prior art and will not be repeated herein. As can be seen from the above, for example, when it is necessary to indicate multiple information of the same type, there may be a situation where the indication methods for different information are different. In the specific implementation process, the required indication method can be selected according to specific needs. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the selected indication method. In this way, the indication method involved in the embodiment of the present application should be understood to cover various methods that can enable the party to be indicated to obtain the information to be indicated.

[0107] It should be understood that the information to be indicated can be sent as a whole, or divided into multiple sub-information and sent separately, and the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be the same or different. The specific sending method is not limited in the embodiments of this application. Among them, the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be predefined, for example, predefined according to a protocol, or can be configured by the transmitting device by sending configuration information to the receiving device. Among them, the configuration information can, for example, but not limited to, include radio resource control signaling, such as RRC signaling, MAC layer signaling, physical layer signaling, or one or a combination of at least two of DCI.

[0108] 3. "Pre-definition" or "pre-configuration" can be achieved by pre-saving corresponding codes, tables or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in a device (for example, including a terminal device and / or a network device). The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation method. Among them, "saving" can mean saving in one or more memories. One or more memories can be set separately or integrated in an encoder or decoder, a processor, or a communication device. One or more memories can also be partially set separately and partially integrated in a decoder, a processor, or a communication device. The type of memory can be any form of storage medium, which is not limited by the embodiments of the present application.

[0109] 4. The “protocol” involved in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it may include the long term evolution (LTE) protocol, the NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems. The embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0110] 5. In the embodiments of the present application, descriptions such as "when...", "in the case of...", "if" and "if" all mean that the device (such as a terminal device or a network device) will perform corresponding processing under certain objective circumstances. It does not limit the time, nor does it require the device (such as a terminal device or a network device) to perform a judgment action during implementation, nor does it mean that there are other limitations.

[0111] 6. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, " / " indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B can represent A or B. "And / or" in the embodiments of this application is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. A and B can be singular or plural. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more than two. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c can represent: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple. In addition, in order to facilitate the clear description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, in the embodiments of this application, words such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish between identical or similar items with basically the same functions and effects. Those skilled in the art will understand that words such as "first" and "second" do not limit the quantity and execution order, and words such as "first" and "second" do not necessarily limit differences. At the same time, in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or explanations. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete way for easy understanding.

[0112] The embodiments of the present application may be applicable to a long term evolution (LTE) system or an NR system (also referred to as a 5G system), a vehicle to everything (V2X) system, a system with a hybrid LTE and NR network, or a device to device (D2D) system, a machine to machine (M2M) communication system, an Internet of Things (IoT) system (such as a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system), and other next generation communication systems. Alternatively, the communication system may also be a non-3GPP communication system, without limitation.

[0113] In addition, the communication architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the communication architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0114] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application. FIG1 illustrates an example of a communication system 100 including at least one network device 110 and one or more terminal devices 120 connected to the network device 110. It should be understood that the number of terminal devices 120 and network devices 110 shown in FIG1 is merely exemplary and may be greater or lesser.

[0115] In one possible implementation, when a mobility parameter of a terminal device meets a preset condition, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is shorter than a second measurement period. The second measurement period is the measurement period during which the terminal device performs the first measurement if the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition. The specific implementation and related technical effects of this solution can be found in the subsequent method embodiments and are not further described here.

[0116] In another possible implementation, when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet preset conditions, the network device sends first indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is less than the second measurement period. The second measurement period is the measurement period during which the terminal device performs the first measurement if the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions. The specific implementation and related technical effects of this solution can be found in the subsequent method embodiments and will not be further described here.

[0117] In one possible implementation, the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device for implementing wireless communication functions, such as a terminal or a chip that can be used in a terminal. The terminal may be a user equipment (UE), an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a wireless communication device, a terminal agent, or a terminal device in a 5G network or a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN). The access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device or a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical care, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. In one possible implementation, the terminal device may be mobile or fixed.

[0118] In one possible implementation, the network device in the embodiment of the present application may be a device that communicates with a terminal device, for example, it may include an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB, evolutionary Node B) in a long term evolution (LTE) system or an enhanced LTE (LTE-advanced, LTE-A) system, such as a traditional macro base station eNB and a micro base station eNB in ​​a heterogeneous network scenario. Alternatively, it may include a next generation node B (gNB) in a new radio (NR) system. Alternatively, it may include a transmission reception point (TRP), a home base station (e.g., home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), a base band unit (BBU), a base band pool (BBU pool), or a wireless fidelity (WiFi) access point (AP), etc. Alternatively, it may include a base station in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), that is, it may be deployed on an aircraft or satellite. In the NTN, the network device or access device may serve as a layer 1 (L1) relay, or as a base station, or as an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. Alternatively, the first network device may be a device that implements base station functions in the IoT, such as a device that implements base station functions in drone communications, V2X, D2D, or machine-to-machine (M2M) communications.

[0119] In some possible scenarios, the network device in the embodiments of the present application may also be a module or unit that can implement some functions of the base station. For example, the network device may be a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a CU-control plane (CP), a CU-user plane (UP), or a radio unit (RU). The CU and DU may be set separately or included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). The RU may be included in a radio frequency device or radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH).

[0120] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, the network device may be a network device or a module of a network device in an open radio access network (open RAN, ORAN) system. In the ORAN system, CU may also be referred to as open (open, O)-CU, DU may also be referred to as O-DU, CU-CP may also be referred to as O-CU-CP, CU-UP may also be referred to as O-CU-UP, and RU may also be referred to as O-RU. Any of the CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0121] Optionally, the base station in the embodiment of the present application may include various forms of base stations, such as: macro base stations, micro base stations (also called small stations), relay stations, access points, home base stations, TRPs, transmitting points (TPs), mobile switching centers, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations on this.

[0122] In one possible implementation, in an embodiment of the present application, both the network device and the terminal device may be configured with multiple antennas to support massive multiple input multiple output (Massive-MIMO) technology. Further, the network device and the terminal device may support both single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) technology and multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO). MU-MIMO technology may be implemented based on space division multiple access (SDMA) technology. Since multiple antennas are configured, network equipment and terminal devices can also flexibly support single input single output (SISO) technology, single input multiple output (SIMO) and multiple input single output (MISO) technology to achieve various diversity (such as but not limited to transmit diversity and receive diversity) and multiplexing technologies, where diversity technology may include but is not limited to transmit diversity (TD) technology and receive diversity (RD) technology, and multiplexing technology may be spatial multiplexing technology.

[0123] In one possible implementation, the network device and terminal device in the embodiment of the present application may also be referred to as a communication device, which may be a general device or a dedicated device, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this.

[0124] In one possible implementation, the relevant functions of the terminal device or network device in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by a single device, or by multiple devices, or by one or more functional modules within a single device, and the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit this. It is understood that the above functions can be network elements in hardware devices, software functions running on dedicated hardware, a combination of hardware and software, or virtualized functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0125] For example, the relevant functions of the terminal device or network device in the embodiment of the present application can be implemented by the communication device 200 in Figure 2. Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 200 provided in the embodiment of the present application. The communication device 200 includes one or more processors 201, a communication line 202, and at least one communication interface (Figure 2 is only exemplary and is described by taking the communication interface 204 and one processor 201 as an example), and may also include a memory 203.

[0126] The processor 201 may be a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present application.

[0127] The communication line 202 may include a path for connecting different components.

[0128] Communication interface 204 may be a transceiver module for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, RAN, or wireless local area networks (WLAN). For example, the transceiver module may be a device such as a transceiver or a transceiver. In one possible implementation, communication interface 204 may also be a transceiver circuit located within processor 201, used to implement signal input and output to the processor.

[0129] The memory 203 may be a device having a storage function. For example, it may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact discs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs, Blu-ray discs, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto. The memory may exist independently and be connected to the processor via the communication line 202. The memory may also be integrated with the processor.

[0130] The memory 203 is used to store computer-executable instructions for executing the solution of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 201. The processor 201 is used to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203, thereby implementing the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application.

[0131] Alternatively, in an embodiment of the present application, the processor 201 may also perform functions related to processing of the measurement method provided in the following embodiments of the present application, and the communication interface 204 is responsible for communicating with other devices or communication networks, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0132] In a possible implementation, the memory 203 in the embodiment of the present application may also be used to store information or parameters described in the following embodiments, such as first indication information.

[0133] The computer-executable instructions in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as application code, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0134] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the processor 201 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG. 2 .

[0135] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the communication device 200 may include multiple processors, such as the processor 201 and the processor 207 in FIG2 . Each of these processors may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. The processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and / or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

[0136] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the communication apparatus 200 may further include an output device 205 and an input device 206. The output device 205 communicates with the processor 201 and may display information in a variety of ways.

[0137] The communication device 200 described above can be a general-purpose device or a dedicated device. For example, the communication device 200 can be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal device, an embedded device, or a device having a similar structure to that shown in FIG2 . The embodiments of the present application do not limit the type of the communication device 200.

[0138] In combination with the structural diagram of the communication device 200 shown in Figure 2, taking the communication device 200 as the terminal device 120 in Figure 1 as an example, Figure 3 is a specific structural form of the terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0139] In some embodiments, the functions of the processor 201 in FIG. 2 may be implemented by the processor 310 in FIG. 3 .

[0140] In some embodiments, the functions of the communication interface 204 in FIG. 2 may be implemented by the antenna 1 , the antenna 2 , the mobile communication module 350 , the wireless communication module 360 ​​, etc. in FIG. 3 .

[0141] Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the terminal device can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be reused to improve antenna utilization. For example, antenna 1 can be reused as a diversity antenna for a wireless local area network. In other embodiments, the antennas can be used in conjunction with a tuning switch.

[0142] The mobile communication module 350 can provide wireless communication solutions for terminal devices, including second-generation mobile communication technology (2G), third-generation mobile communication technology (3G), fourth-generation mobile communication technology (4G), and 5G. The mobile communication module 350 may include at least one filter, a switch, a power amplifier, a low-noise amplifier (LNA), etc. The mobile communication module 350 can receive electromagnetic waves from the antenna 1, filter and amplify the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modem processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 350 can also amplify the signal modulated by the modem processor and convert it into electromagnetic waves for radiation via the antenna 1. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 350 may be provided in the processor 310. In some embodiments, at least some of the functional modules of the mobile communication module 350 may be provided in the same device as at least some of the modules of the processor 310.

[0143] Wireless communication module 360 ​​can be one or more devices that integrate at least one communication processing module. Wireless communication module 360 ​​receives electromagnetic waves via antenna 2, frequency-modulates and filters the electromagnetic wave signals, and transmits the processed signals to processor 310. Wireless communication module 360 ​​can also receive signals to be transmitted from processor 310, frequency-modulate and amplify them, and then convert them into electromagnetic waves for radiation via antenna 2.

[0144] In some embodiments, antenna 1 of the terminal device is coupled to mobile communication module 350, and antenna 2 is coupled to wireless communication module 360, so that the terminal device can communicate with the network and other devices through wireless communication technology.

[0145] In some embodiments, the function of the memory 203 in FIG. 2 may be implemented by the internal memory 321 in FIG. 3 or an external memory (eg, a Micro SD card) connected to the external memory interface 320 .

[0146] In some embodiments, the functionality of the output device 205 in Figure 2 can be implemented by the display screen 394 in Figure 3. The display screen 394 includes a display panel.

[0147] In some embodiments, the functions of the input device 206 in FIG2 can be implemented by a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen device, or the sensor module 380 in FIG3. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG3, the terminal device may further include one or more of an audio module 370, a camera 393, an indicator 392, a motor 391, a button 390, a SIM card interface 395, a USB interface 330, a charging management module 340, a power management module 341, and a battery 342, which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0148] It is understood that the structure shown in FIG3 does not constitute a specific limitation on the terminal device. For example, in other embodiments of the present application, the terminal device may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine or separate certain components, or arrange the components differently. The components shown in the figure may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0149] Alternatively, in combination with the structural diagram of the communication device 200 shown in Figure 2, taking the communication device 200 as the network device 110 in Figure 1 and the network device 110 as a base station as an example, illustratively, Figure 4 is a specific structural form of the base station 40 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0150] The base station 40 includes one or more radio frequency units (such as RRU 401 ) and one or more BBU 402 .

[0151] RRU 401 can be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, or transceiver, and may include at least one antenna system (i.e., antenna) 411 and a radio frequency unit 412. RRU 401 is primarily used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals and converting radio frequency signals into baseband signals. In some embodiments, the functionality of communication interface 204 in FIG. 2 may be implemented by RRU 401 in FIG. 4 .

[0152] The BBU 402 is the control center of the network device, which can also be called a processing unit, and is mainly used to complete baseband processing functions, such as channel coding, multiplexing, modulation, and spread spectrum.

[0153] In some embodiments, the BBU402 can be composed of one or more single boards, and multiple single boards can jointly support a wireless access network with a single access indication (for example, an LTE network), or can respectively support wireless access networks with different access standards (for example, an LTE network, a 5G network, or other networks). The BBU402 also includes a memory 421 and a processor 422, and the memory 421 is used to store necessary instructions and data. The processor 422 is used to control the network equipment to perform necessary actions. The memory 421 and the processor 422 can serve one or more single boards. In other words, a memory and a processor can be set separately on each single board. It is also possible that multiple single boards share the same memory and processor. In addition, necessary circuits can also be set on each single board. In some embodiments, the function of the processor 201 in Figure 2 can be implemented by the processor 422 in Figure 4, and the function of the memory 403 in Figure 4 can be implemented by the memory 421 in Figure 4.

[0154] In a possible implementation, the RRU 401 and the BBU 402 in FIG. 4 may be physically arranged together or physically separated, for example, in a distributed base station, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0155] The measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to FIG5 .

[0156] It should be noted that in the following embodiments of the present application, the message names, the names of the parameters, or the names of the information between the network elements are only examples. In other embodiments, they may also be other names. The method provided in the embodiments of the present application does not make specific limitations on this.

[0157] It is understood that in the embodiments of the present application, each network element may perform some or all of the steps in the embodiments of the present application. These steps or operations are merely examples, and the embodiments of the present application may also perform other operations or variations of various operations. In addition, the steps may be performed in a different order than those presented in the embodiments of the present application, and it is possible that not all operations in the embodiments of the present application need to be performed.

[0158] FIG5 is an example of a measurement method provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method is described with a terminal device as the execution subject. Of course, the subject that executes the terminal device action in the method can also be a device / module in the terminal device, such as a chip, processor, processing unit, etc. in the terminal device, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this. For example, as shown in FIG5, the measurement method includes the following steps:

[0159] S501: The terminal device determines whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition.

[0160] For example, the mobility parameters in the embodiments of the present application may include at least one of the following: the signal quality of the terminal device, the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device, or the moving speed of the terminal device. Of course, the above is only an exemplary description of the mobility parameters. The mobility parameters may also include other parameters, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0161] In one possible implementation, the preset conditions in the embodiments of the present application include that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

[0162] That is to say, in an embodiment of the present application, the preset conditions can be set based on three dimensions: the signal quality of the terminal device, the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device, or the moving speed of the terminal device. If the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to the first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to the third preset threshold, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device is poor or the signal quality of the terminal device is prone to fluctuations. In this case, the terminal device needs to perform the first measurement in a timely manner so that the signal measurement result of the terminal device can be known in a timely manner.

[0163] For example, if the signal quality of a terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, the terminal device is likely to be located at the edge of a cell or in a weak coverage area. If the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold, the terminal device is likely to be in a fast-moving state.

[0164] In one possible implementation, if the mobility parameter may include the signal quality of the terminal device, the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device, and the moving speed of the terminal device, the process for the terminal device to determine the mobility parameter may be as follows: the terminal device may determine the signal quality of the terminal device obtained from the most recent measurement as the signal quality of the terminal device in the mobility parameter. The terminal device may determine the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device in the mobility parameter based on the signal qualities of the terminal device obtained from the two most recent measurements and a calculation formula for the rate of change. The terminal device may determine the moving speed of the terminal device in the mobility parameter based on the corresponding relationship between the moving speed and the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device determined above. The rate of change of the signal quality is positively correlated with the moving speed. Alternatively, the terminal device may obtain the moving speed of the terminal device from its own sensor and determine it as the moving speed of the terminal device in the mobility parameter.

[0165] It should be understood that the above is only an exemplary description of the implementation process of the terminal device determining the mobility parameters. The terminal device can also determine the mobility parameters based on other methods, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0166] As a possible implementation, before the terminal device determines whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets the preset condition (i.e., S501), the network device may send a measurement configuration parameter to the terminal device, and the terminal device may receive the measurement configuration parameter from the network device. The measurement configuration parameter may include the name of the mobility parameter and the corresponding preset condition.

[0167] Exemplarily, the signal quality may include at least one of the following: reference signal receiving power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), or received signal strength indication (RSSI). The above is only an exemplary description of signal quality. The signal quality may also include other parameters (for example, signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR)). The embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions on this.

[0168] In one possible implementation, before the terminal device determines whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device satisfies a preset condition (i.e., S501), the terminal device may determine whether the terminal device itself supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period. If the terminal device supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period, the terminal device may execute the steps shown in FIG5 . If the terminal device does not support adaptive adjustment of the measurement period, the terminal device may not execute the steps shown in FIG5 .

[0169] Exemplarily, whether the terminal device supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period can be indicated by a number. For example, the terminal device can use the number 0 to indicate that the terminal device does not support adaptive adjustment of the measurement period, and the terminal device can use the number 1 to indicate that the terminal device supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0170] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may send second capability indication information to the network device, where the second capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first capability indication information from the terminal device to determine whether the terminal device supports adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0171] S502: If the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is shorter than a second measurement period. The second measurement period is a measurement period during which the terminal device performs the first measurement if the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition.

[0172] As described above, in one possible implementation, in an embodiment of the present application, the mobility parameter of the terminal device meeting the preset condition may be that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold. In this case, the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the first measurement period (i.e., a smaller measurement period) so that the measurement result can be obtained in a timely manner, thereby avoiding the lag of the measurement result as much as possible.

[0173] As described above in the "Formula for Determining the Measurement Period of a Terminal Device Located in FR2," direct factors affecting the determination of the first measurement period may include the number of scanning beams and the carrier specific scaling factor (CSSF). Since the number of parallel antenna panels affects the number of scanning beams, the number of parallel antenna panels serves as an indirect factor affecting the determination of the first measurement period. Therefore, the terminal device may determine the first measurement period based on at least one of the preset target number of scanning beams, target CSSF, and target number of antenna panels. For example, when the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device. For another example, when the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device. For another example, when the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device. For another example, when the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, and the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device and the target number of parallel antenna panels. For another example, when the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, and the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device and the target CSSF.

[0174] It should be understood that the above is only an exemplary description of the terminal device determining the first measurement period. The terminal device can also determine the first measurement period based on other factors (for example, SMTC measurement opportunity), and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions on this.

[0175] As a possible implementation, the terminal device may set the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device based on experience. For example, the terminal device sets the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device to 4. Of course, the above is only an exemplary description of the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device. The number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device may also be other values ​​(for example, 6), and this application does not impose any limitation on this.

[0176] As another possible implementation manner, the terminal device may determine the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology and / or machine learning (ML) technology.

[0177] In one example, if the terminal device determines the measurement period based on the formula described in the 3GPP R18 protocol, the terminal device may determine the measurement period determined above as the first measurement period and shorten the first measurement period in an encrypted manner to obtain a second measurement period. If the terminal device determines the measurement period based on the formula described in the 3GPP R19 protocol, the terminal device may determine the measurement period determined above as the second measurement period and lengthen the first measurement period in a relaxed manner to obtain the first measurement period.

[0178] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may further send first feedback information to the network device, and accordingly, the network device receives the first feedback information from the terminal device. The first feedback information is used to inform the network device of the current measurement status of the terminal device, that is, the terminal device performs the first measurement based on the first measurement period. In this case, the measurement status of the current terminal device can be represented by a newly defined measurement event (e.g., an A1 measurement event). Of course, the measurement status of the current terminal device can also be displayed by other methods, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0179] An embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, in which a terminal device can judge whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet a preset condition, and, if the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset condition, perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period that is less than a second measurement period, wherein the second measurement period is a measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset condition. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement in a timely manner when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset condition, the problem of delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device can be avoided as much as possible. In other words, in the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can adaptively select a suitable measurement period for the first measurement based on the mobility parameters of the terminal device, thereby achieving adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0180] Furthermore, in a possible implementation, if the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset conditions, the terminal device can determine whether the terminal device itself supports the scheduling restriction removal capability, and then obtain the following two situations: Situation 1 is that the terminal device does not support the scheduling restriction removal capability, and Situation 2 is that the terminal device supports the scheduling restriction removal capability. Among them, the scheduling restriction removal capability indicates that the terminal device can remove the scheduling restriction so that the terminal device can perform both the first measurement and data transmission or the second measurement in the same measurement cycle. For example, as shown in Figure 6, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application also includes step S503 or step S504 step S505:

[0181] S503: When the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on a second measurement period.

[0182] In this implementation, the terminal device does not support the scheduling restriction removal capability. Therefore, the terminal device needs to be subject to scheduling restrictions. It cannot perform the first measurement and data transmission simultaneously in the second measurement period, nor can it perform the first measurement and the second measurement simultaneously in the second measurement period. Therefore, in this implementation, the terminal device can only perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period to avoid the problem that the first measurement cannot be performed normally due to scheduling restrictions.

[0183] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may further send second feedback information to the network device, and accordingly, the network device receives the second feedback information from the terminal device. The second feedback information is used to inform the network device of the current measurement status of the terminal device, that is, the terminal device performs the first measurement based on the second measurement period. In this case, the measurement status of the current terminal device can be represented by a newly defined measurement event (e.g., an A2 measurement event). Of course, the measurement status of the current terminal device can also be displayed by other methods, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0184] S504. When the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0185] In this implementation, the terminal device supports the scheduling restriction removal capability, so the terminal device can perform the first measurement and data transmission simultaneously in the second measurement period.

[0186] It can be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device splits out a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities from the second measurement period for data transmission, which can increase the amount of time domain resources used for data transmission and thus improve the throughput of the terminal device.

[0187] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may further send third feedback information to the network device, and correspondingly, the network device receives the third feedback information from the terminal device. The third feedback information is used to inform the network device of the measurement status of the current terminal device, that is, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and performs data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. In this case, the measurement status of the current terminal device can be represented by a newly defined measurement event (for example, an A3 measurement event). Of course, the measurement status of the current terminal device can also be displayed by other methods, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0188] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced with a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, the above-mentioned S504 can be replaced with S504A: S504A, when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and transmits data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period. However, the relevant description of S504A can be understood with reference to the relevant description of S504 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0189] S505. When the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset conditions, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0190] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may further send fourth feedback information to the network device, and accordingly, the network device receives the fourth feedback information from the terminal device. The fourth feedback information is used to inform the network device of the measurement status of the current terminal device, that is, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and performs a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. In this case, the measurement status of the current terminal device can be represented by a newly defined measurement event (for example, an A4 measurement event). Of course, the measurement status of the current terminal device can also be displayed by other methods, and this application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0191] In this implementation, the terminal device supports the scheduling restriction removal capability, so the terminal device can perform the first measurement and the second measurement simultaneously within the second measurement period.

[0192] It can be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device splits out a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities from the second measurement period for the second measurement, which can increase the amount of time domain resources used for the second measurement and thus improve the measurement capability of the second measurement.

[0193] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced with a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, the above-mentioned S505 can be replaced with S505A: S505A, when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, the terminal device performs a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. However, the relevant description of S505A can be understood with reference to the relevant description of S505 and will not be repeated here.

[0194] As can be seen from the above description, in case 2, a portion of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle can be used for the first measurement, while another portion of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle can be used for the second measurement or data transmission. In view of this, the terminal device can determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle through the following two implementation methods.

[0195] In one implementation, the terminal device may determine, based on the first SMTC rule, one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission. The first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

[0196] In the embodiment of the present application, the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement, which may include the following two cases:

[0197] The first SMTC rule includes indication information of one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of a second measurement period for performing the first measurement;

[0198] Alternatively, the first SMTC rule includes one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or the second measurement period for data transmission.

[0199] In the case where the first SMTC rule includes indication information of one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement:

[0200] If the terminal device and the network device agree on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement, the terminal device can directly determine the first SMTC rule. For example, the terminal device can determine the first SMTC rule based on the number of SMTCs used for measurement and the selection rules of one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement agreed in advance by the terminal device and the network device. This solution does not require signaling interaction with the network device to determine the first SMTC rule, saving signaling overhead between the terminal device and the network device. If the terminal device and the network device agree on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission, the terminal device can determine the first SMTC rule based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement or data transmission, that is, indirectly determine the first SMTC rule. For example, the terminal device can determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission based on the number of SMTCs used for measurement and the selection rules for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission pre-agreed by the terminal device and the network device; further, the terminal device determines the first SMTC rule based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period other than the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission. This solution does not require signaling interaction with the network device to determine the first SMTC rule, saving signaling overhead between the terminal device and the network device. Wherein, in the case where the first SMTC rule includes one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission:

[0201] If the terminal device and the network device agree on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission, the terminal device can directly determine the first SMTC rule. For example, the terminal device can determine the first SMTC rule based on the number of SMTCs used for measurement and the selection rules of one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission agreed in advance by the terminal device and the network device. This solution does not require signaling interaction with the network device to determine the first SMTC rule, saving signaling overhead between the terminal device and the network device. If the terminal device and the network device agree on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement, the terminal device can determine the first SMTC rule based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement, that is, indirectly determine the first SMTC rule. For example, the terminal device can determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement based on the number of SMTCs used for measurement and the selection rules for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement pre-agreed by the terminal device and the network device; further, the terminal device determines the first SMTC rule based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

[0202] Optionally, in this implementation, the terminal device may also send the number of SMTCs for measurement to the network device, where the number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period. Accordingly, the network device receives the number of SMTCs for measurement from the terminal device, and determines the first SMTC rule based on the number of SMTCs for measurement and the selection rules for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement pre-agreed by the terminal device and the network device, or the selection rules for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission pre-agreed by the terminal device and the network device. In this way, the network device may also be aware of the first SMTC rule, so that the network device can assist the terminal device in performing the first measurement, or the second measurement, or data transmission based on the first SMTC rule. The embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations on this.

[0203] In some examples, a rule for selecting one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement may be: continuous selection starting from the first SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement period.

[0204] Alternatively, a rule for selecting one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement may be: starting from the first SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement period, selecting at odd positions.

[0205] Alternatively, the selection rule for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement may also be: starting from the first SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, selecting at an even position;

[0206] Alternatively, a selection rule for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement may be: starting from a specified time in the second measurement period, sequentially selecting from at least one selection period based on a specified number of selections. For example, starting from system frame number (SFN) 0, sequentially selecting two SMTC measurement opportunities from each of four selection periods.

[0207] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced by a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, in this implementation, the terminal device can determine one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement period and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement period based on the first measurement GAP rule. Among them, the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement. However, the relevant description about the terminal device determining one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission based on the first measurement GAP rule can be understood by referring to the description of the corresponding position above, and will not be repeated here.

[0208] In another implementation, the terminal device may send the number of SMTCs for measurement to the network device, and accordingly, the network device receives the number of SMTCs for measurement from the terminal device and sends a second indication message to the terminal device. The number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period. The second indication message is used to indicate the first SMTC rule. Furthermore, the terminal device may determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement period and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement period based on the first SMTC rule.

[0209] It should be understood that in this implementation, the first SMTC rule is determined by the network device, that is, the network device can configure the terminal device with a selection rule for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for the first measurement or a selection rule for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for the second measurement or data transmission, and determine the first SMTC rule based on the number of SMTCs for measurement reported by the terminal device and the configured selection rule. For the relevant description of the first SMTC rule, please refer to the relevant description in the previous implementation, and will not be repeated here.

[0210] In this implementation, the first SMTC rule indicated by the network device can better fit the actual network situation of the terminal device compared to the pre-determined first SMTC rule. In this way, the terminal device determines one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first SMTC rule indicated by the network device, which can improve the accuracy of the terminal device in allocating SMTC measurement opportunities for the second measurement cycle.

[0211] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced by a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, in this implementation, the terminal device can send the number of measurement GAPs for measurement to the network device. Accordingly, the network device receives the number of measurement GAPs for measurement from the terminal device and sends a sixth indication message to the terminal device. The number of measurement GAPs for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement cycle. The sixth indication message is used to indicate the first measurement GAP rule. Furthermore, the terminal device can determine one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement cycle based on the first measurement GAP rule. However, the relevant description of the terminal device sending the number of measurement GAPs for measurement to the network device and receiving the sixth indication message from the network device can be understood by referring to the description of the corresponding position above, and will not be repeated here.

[0212] In one possible implementation, the terminal device may send first capability indication information to the network device, where the first capability indication information is used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the scheduling restriction removal capability. Accordingly, the network device receives the first capability indication information from the terminal device to determine whether the terminal device supports the scheduling restriction removal capability.

[0213] As mentioned above, in the second measurement cycle, in other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities, the terminal device can perform data transmission and can also perform a second measurement. In this case, the network device can indicate the terminal device so as to inform the terminal device whether to perform data transmission or a second measurement in other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. Exemplarily, taking the interaction between the terminal device and the network device as an example, as shown in FIG6 , the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0214] S506: The network device determines whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition.

[0215] For the description of whether the network device determines whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, please refer to the description of whether the terminal device determines whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions in step S501 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0216] Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present application, if the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes step S507 or step S508 or step S509:

[0217] S507. If the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, the network device sends third indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the third indication information from the network device. The third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period other than the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0218] In this implementation, after receiving the third indication information, the terminal device may perform data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, that is, execute the above step S504.

[0219] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced by a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, the above-mentioned S507 can be replaced by S507A: S507A, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset conditions, the network device sends the seventh indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the seventh indication information from the network device. The seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. However, the relevant description of S507A can be understood with reference to the relevant description of S507, and will not be repeated here.

[0220] S508. If the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, the network device sends fourth indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the fourth indication information from the network device. The fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period other than the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0221] In this implementation, after receiving the fourth indication information, the terminal device may perform the second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities except for the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, that is, execute the above step S505.

[0222] Optionally, the above-mentioned SMTC measurement opportunity can also be replaced by a measurement GAP measurement opportunity. In view of this, the above-mentioned S508 can be replaced by S508A: S508A, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset conditions, the network device sends an eighth indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the eighth indication information from the network device. The eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. However, the relevant description of S508A can be understood with reference to the relevant description of S508, and will not be repeated here.

[0223] S509: If the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, the network device sends fifth indication information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the fifth indication information from the network device. The fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

[0224] In this implementation, after receiving the fifth indication information, the terminal device may perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period, that is, execute the above step S503.

[0225] Optionally, the above S509 is an operation applied to the interaction between the terminal and the network device in the SMTC measurement opportunity scenario. However, the measurement method described in the embodiment of the present application can also be applied to the GAP measurement opportunity scenario. In view of this, in the GAP measurement opportunity scenario, the above S509 can be replaced by S509A: S509A, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the network device sends the ninth indication information to the terminal device. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the ninth indication information from the network device. The ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period. However, the relevant description of S508A can be understood with reference to the relevant description of S508, and will not be repeated here.

[0226] In some examples, the first measurement in the embodiments of the present application is an L3 mobility measurement. The first measurement may include at least one of the following: a radio resource management (RRM) measurement or a mobility management measurement. Furthermore, the first measurement may be an intra-frequency measurement or an inter-frequency measurement, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0227] In some examples, the second measurement in the embodiments of the present application is an L1 beam management measurement. The second measurement may include at least one of the following: an L1-RSRP measurement, a beam management measurement, an L1 measurement of radio link monitoring (RLM), an L1 measurement of candidate beam detection (CBD), or an L1 measurement of bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD).

[0228] The above is only an exemplary description of the first measurement and the second measurement. The first measurement and the second measurement may also be other measurements, and this application does not impose any limitation on this.

[0229] In one possible implementation, when other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0230] It can be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, if other SMTC measurement opportunities except one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are not used for the second measurement, the terminal device needs to compensate for the SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle. If other SMTC measurement opportunities except one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, some of the SSB measurement opportunities originally preempted by the first measurement can be released, so that the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle is reduced, thereby reducing the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement, achieving the purpose of shortening the measurement cycle of the second measurement, and further enabling the second measurement to promptly know the changes in the beam. In addition, the above-described method can be applied not only to the second measurement cycle, but also to other specified time periods, and the embodiment of the present application does not impose any restrictions.

[0231] For example, FIG7 shows an example of resource occupancy when the terminal device performs the second measurement, as well as an example of resource occupancy for each measurement when the terminal device performs the first measurement and the second measurement. As shown in FIG7 , if the terminal device only performs the second measurement, the terminal device can perform the second measurement based on the 1st to 7th SSB measurement opportunities. However, if the terminal device performs the first measurement and the second measurement, the terminal device will seize the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th SSB measurement opportunities so that the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th SSB measurement opportunities are used for the first measurement. However, in order to ensure the normal progress of the second measurement, the terminal device will compensate for the measurement period of the second measurement based on the 4 SSB measurement opportunities seized by the first measurement. If the terminal device uses other SMTC measurement opportunities (for example, the 3rd and 4th SMTC measurement opportunities shown in FIG7 ) other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for the second measurement, the terminal device only needs to consider the resource preemption conflict between the first measurement and the second measurement in the 1st and 2nd SMTC measurement opportunities. Since the 3rd and 4th SMTC measurement opportunities are both used for the second measurement, there is no need to consider the resource preemption conflict between the first measurement and the second measurement. In this case, the terminal device can compensate for the measurement period of the second measurement (or the first and second SMTC measurement opportunities) based on the two SSB measurement opportunities (i.e., the first and third SSB measurement opportunities) preempted by the first measurement.

[0232] As a possible implementation manner, the terminal device may perform the second measurement during a transition time between one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement.

[0233] In one possible implementation, the terminal device can directly determine the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period as the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement. In this case, the terminal device can determine the measurement period of the second measurement by adding the measurement period compensation factor.

[0234] Exemplarily, in this implementation, the measurement period of the second measurement may satisfy the following formula 3: TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB=max(T Report , ceil(M meas_period_w / o_gaps +L SMTC )×T SSB ) Formula 3

[0235] Wherein, TL1-RSRP_Measurement_Period_SSB is the measurement period of the second measurement. Report Used to indicate the reporting period for the second measurement configuration. SMTC is the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement. SSB Measuring opportunities for SSB.

[0236] In another possible implementation, the terminal device may also determine the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period to the number of all SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period as the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement. In this case, the terminal device may determine the measurement period of the second measurement by multiplying the measurement period compensation factor.

[0237] Exemplarily, when the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement is the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period to the number of all SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement may satisfy the following formula 4:

[0238] Where Pssb_smtc is the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement. NssbinSMTC is the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period. Nssb is the number of all SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period.

[0239] It is understood that the relevant protocol stipulates that the period compensation factor of the second measurement can satisfy the following formula 5:

[0240] Among them, T SMTCperiod (Also known as SMTC period ) is the SMTC measurement opportunity.

[0241] That is to say, in the current relevant protocols, the terminal device determines the period compensation factor of the second measurement based on the ratio of the SSB measurement opportunity to the SMTC measurement opportunity. Compared with the embodiment of the present application, in which the terminal device determines the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period to the number of all SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period as the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement, the embodiment of the present application can more accurately reflect the number of SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement period, thereby improving the accuracy of the period compensation factor of the second measurement.

[0242] An embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, in which a network device can judge whether the mobility parameters of a terminal device meet a preset condition, and send a third indication information to the terminal device if the mobility parameters do not meet the preset condition, and the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the third indication information from the network device, performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset condition, so that a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement, and another part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for data transmission, the amount of time domain resources used for data transmission can be increased, thereby improving the throughput of the terminal device.

[0243] Alternatively, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, a fourth indication message is sent to the terminal device, and the fourth indication message is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the fourth indication message from the network device, performs a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameters of the terminal device do not meet the preset conditions, so that a part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another part of the SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the second measurement, the amount of time domain resources used for the second measurement can be increased, thereby improving the measurement capability of the second measurement.

[0244] Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset conditions, fifth indication information is sent to the terminal device, and the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the fifth indication information from the network device and performs the first measurement based on the second measurement period. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the entire second measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, the problem of the first measurement not being able to proceed normally due to scheduling restrictions can be avoided, thereby ensuring the normal progress of the first measurement.

[0245] In addition, in the measurement GAP scenario, the network device can determine whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets the preset conditions, and if the mobility parameter does not meet the preset conditions, send seventh indication information to the terminal device, where the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the seventh indication information from the network device, performs a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, so that a part of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another part of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for data transmission, the amount of time domain resources used for data transmission can be increased, thereby improving the throughput of the terminal device.

[0246] Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, an eighth indication information is sent to the terminal device, where the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the eighth indication information from the network device, performs a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and performs a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities. Since the terminal device can split the second measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset condition, so that a part of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the first measurement and another part of the measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period are used for the second measurement, the amount of time domain resources used for the second measurement can be increased, thereby improving the measurement capability of the second measurement.

[0247] Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset conditions, a ninth indication message is sent to the terminal device, and the ninth indication message is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period. Accordingly, the terminal device receives the ninth indication message from the network device and performs the first measurement based on the second measurement period. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement based on the entire second measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, the problem that the first measurement cannot be performed normally due to scheduling restrictions can be avoided, thereby ensuring the normal performance of the first measurement.

[0248] In one possible implementation, when other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. The number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. Valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle. In addition, the above-described method can be applied not only to the second measurement cycle, but also to other specified time periods, and the embodiments of the present application do not impose any restrictions.

[0249] It is understandable that, under normal circumstances, if the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity and any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle is 0, then the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, so as to avoid the number of available measurement opportunities being 0. Of course, the above is only an exemplary description of the number of available measurement opportunities. The above number of available measurement opportunities can also be the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, and this embodiment of the present application does not impose any limitation.

[0250] Further, optionally, the terminal device may determine the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period to the number of available measurement opportunities as the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement, that is, the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement may satisfy the following formula:

[0251] Formula 6:

[0252] Wherein, Pssb_GAP is the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement. totalN is the number of SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. available is the number of available measurement opportunities.

[0253] It is understandable that the current relevant protocols stipulate that the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with any measurement GAP measurement opportunity and any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, while the number of available measurement opportunities recorded in the embodiments of the present application is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity and any SMTC measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunity in the second measurement cycle. Since the number of valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle is less than the number of all measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the number of valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle is greater than the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the number of any measurement GAP measurement opportunities. In other words, the number of available measurement opportunities recorded in the embodiments of the present application is larger than the number of available measurement opportunities stipulated in the relevant protocols.

[0254] As described above regarding the "measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement," the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement is the ratio of the number of SSB measurement opportunities in the second measurement period to the number of available measurement opportunities. Therefore, the greater the number of available measurement opportunities, the smaller the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement. In other words, the measurement method described in the embodiments of the present application can reduce the measurement period compensation factor for the second measurement.

[0255] Furthermore, the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement can be used to determine the period of the second measurement. Typically, the terminal device determines the period of the second measurement by multiplying the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement. In view of this, it can be seen that the smaller the measurement period compensation factor of the second measurement, the smaller the period of the second measurement. That is, the measurement method described in the embodiment of the present application can shorten the period of the second measurement to improve the measurement performance of the second measurement, thereby improving the beam scanning performance.

[0256] Figure 8 is another example of the measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method is illustrated by taking the interaction between a terminal device and a network device as an example. Of course, the subject that executes the terminal device action in the method can also be a device / module in the terminal device, such as a chip, processor, processing unit, etc. in the terminal device; the subject that executes the network device action in the method can also be a device / module in the network device, such as a chip, processor, processing unit, etc. in the network device, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this. For example, as shown in Figure 8, the measurement method includes:

[0257] S801. The network device determines whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet preset conditions.

[0258] For the description of whether the network device determines whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, please refer to the description of whether the terminal device determines whether the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions in step S501 above, which will not be repeated here.

[0259] Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present application, if the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets the preset conditions, the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps:

[0260] S802: When the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition, the network device sends first indication information to the terminal device. Correspondingly, the terminal device receives the first indication information from the network device.

[0261] The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period.

[0262] In a possible implementation, before the network device determines whether the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets a preset condition, the terminal device may send the mobility parameter of the terminal device to the network device so that the network device performs S801 based on the mobility parameter of the terminal device.

[0263] S803. The terminal device performs a first measurement based on the first measurement period according to the first indication information.

[0264] In the embodiment of the present application, the description of the terminal device performing the first measurement based on the first measurement period can be referred to the above step S502, which will not be repeated here.

[0265] An embodiment of the present application provides a measurement method, in which a network device determines whether the mobility parameters of a terminal device meet a preset condition. When the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset condition, the network device sends a first indication message to the terminal device, and the first indication message is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is smaller than the second measurement period, and the second measurement period is the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset condition. Since the terminal device can perform the first measurement in a timely manner when the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset condition, the problem of delayed measurement results reported by the terminal device can be avoided as much as possible. In other words, in the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can adaptively select a suitable measurement period for the first measurement based on the mobility parameters of the terminal device, thereby achieving adaptive adjustment of the measurement period.

[0266] Furthermore, if the mobility parameter of the terminal device does not meet the preset conditions, the network device executes the above step S507 or step S508 or step S509. For details, please refer to the description of the above embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

[0267] In some examples, the information transmitted between the network device and the terminal device recorded in the embodiments of the present application (for example, indication information, or feedback information, or the number of SMTCs used for measurement, or the number of measurement GAPs used for measurement, etc.) can be transmitted through MAC control element (control element, CE) signaling. The information transmitted between the network device and the terminal device recorded in the embodiments of the present application can also be transmitted through RRC signaling. The information transmitted between the network device and the terminal device recorded in the embodiments of the present application can also be transmitted through PDCCH signaling or PUCCH signaling. The information transmitted between the network device and the terminal device recorded in the embodiments of the present application can also be transmitted through a newly defined interaction mechanism for mobility measurement. Of course, the above is only an exemplary description of the information transmitted between the network device and the terminal device. Information can also be transmitted between the network device and the terminal device in other ways, and the present application does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0268] The above primarily describes the solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of interaction between various network elements. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present application also provide a communication device for implementing the various methods described above. The communication device may be a network device in the above method embodiments, or a device including the above network device, or a component usable for a network device; alternatively, the communication device may be a terminal device in the above method embodiments, or a device including the above terminal device, or a component usable for a terminal device. It is understood that, to implement the aforementioned functions, the communication device includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the respective functions. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that, in conjunction with the various exemplary units and algorithm steps described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present application can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is implemented in hardware or in a hardware-driven manner by computer software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians may use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

[0269] In the embodiment of the present application, the communication device can be divided into functional modules according to the above method embodiment. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be understood that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.

[0270] For example, taking the communication device as a terminal device in the above method embodiment, FIG9 shows a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device 90. The terminal device 90 includes a processing module 901. Optionally, the terminal device 90 also includes a transceiver module 902. The transceiver module 902, also known as a transceiver unit, is used to implement transceiver functions and can be, for example, a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, a transceiver, or a communication interface.

[0271] In one possible implementation:

[0272] When the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets the preset condition, the processing module 901 is configured to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is smaller than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period is a measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition.

[0273] In some embodiments, the preset conditions include the signal quality of the terminal device being less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device being greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device being greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

[0274] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 902 is used to receive first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period, wherein the first indication information is triggered when the mobility parameter meets a preset condition; the processing module 901 is also used to perform a first measurement based on the first measurement period according to the first indication information.

[0275] In some embodiments, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 901 is further used to perform a first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 901 is further used to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement time configuration SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and perform data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 901 is further used to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0276] In some embodiments, the processing module 901 is further used to determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement period and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or data transmission in the second measurement period according to the first SMTC rule, and the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

[0277] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 902 is further used to send the number of SMTCs for measurement to the network device, where the number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; the transceiver module 902 is further used to receive second indication information from the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate the first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; the processing module 901 is further used to determine, based on the first SMTC rule, one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission.

[0278] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 902 is also used to receive third indication information from the network device, and the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0279] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 902 is also used to receive fourth indication information from the network device, and the fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0280] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 902 is further used to receive fifth indication information from the network device, where the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

[0281] In some embodiments, when other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0282] In some embodiments, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to perform a first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement interval GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and perform data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period.

[0283] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is further used to determine one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the second measurement or data transmission according to the first measurement GAP rule, and the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

[0284] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send the number of measurement GAPs for measurement to the network device, where the number of measurement GAPs for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive sixth indication information from the network device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate the first measurement GAP rule; the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; the processing module 1002 is also used to determine, based on the first measurement GAP rule, one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the second measurement or data transmission.

[0285] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive seventh indication information from the network device, and the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period.

[0286] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive an eighth indication information from the network device, and the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

[0287] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive ninth indication information from the network device, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

[0288] In some embodiments, when other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor for the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. The valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0289] In some embodiments, the first measurement is an L3 measurement and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

[0290] In some embodiments, when the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

[0291] Among them, all relevant contents of each step involved in the above method embodiment can be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module and will not be repeated here.

[0292] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device 90 is presented in the form of various functional modules divided in an integrated manner. The "module" here can refer to a specific ASIC, circuit, processor and memory that executes one or more software or firmware programs, integrated logic circuit, and / or other devices that can provide the above functions. In a simple embodiment, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal device 90 can take the form of the communication device 200 shown in Figure 2.

[0293] For example, the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG. 2 may call computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203 to enable the communication device 200 to execute the measurement method in the above method embodiment.

[0294] Specifically, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver module 902 and the processing module 901 in FIG9 can be implemented by the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203. Alternatively, the functions / implementation processes of the processing module 901 in FIG9 can be implemented by the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203, and the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver module 902 in FIG9 can be implemented by the communication interface 204 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2.

[0295] Since the terminal device 90 provided in the embodiment of the present application can execute the above-mentioned measurement method, the technical effects that can be obtained can be referred to the above-mentioned method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0296] Alternatively, for example, taking the communication device as the network device in the above method embodiment, FIG10 shows a schematic structural diagram of a network device 100. The network device 100 includes a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002. The transceiver module 1001, also known as a transceiver unit, is used to implement transceiver functions and can be, for example, a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, a transceiver, or a communication interface.

[0297] In one possible implementation:

[0298] When the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send a first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period. The first measurement period is less than the second measurement period. The second measurement period is the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions.

[0299] In some embodiments, the preset conditions include the signal quality of the terminal device being less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device being greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device being greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

[0300] In some embodiments, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send fifth indication information to the terminal device, and the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send third indication information to the terminal device, and the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more measurement time configuration SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities; or, when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send fourth indication information to the terminal device, and the fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and to perform a second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except for one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

[0301] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive the number of SMTCs for measurement from the terminal device, where the number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send a second indication message to the terminal device, where the second indication message is used to indicate the first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

[0302] In some embodiments, when other SMTC measurement opportunities other than one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0303] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send ninth indication information to the terminal device when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, and the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period; or, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send seventh indication information to the terminal device when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, and the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and the processing module 1002 is further used to perform data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period; or, the processing module 1002 is further used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send eighth indication information to the terminal device when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions, and the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period, and the processing module 1002 is further used to perform the second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period.

[0304] In some embodiments, the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to receive the number of measurement GAPs for measurement from the terminal device, where the number of measurement GAPs for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among the multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement cycle; the processing module 1002 is also used to instruct the transceiver module 1001 to send sixth indication information to the terminal device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate the first measurement GAP rule; the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

[0305] In some embodiments, when other measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor for the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle. The valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first measurement is an L3 measurement and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

[0307] In some embodiments, when the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device; or, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

[0308] Among them, all relevant contents of each step involved in the above method embodiment can be referred to the functional description of the corresponding functional module and will not be repeated here.

[0309] In the embodiment of the present application, the network device 100 is presented in the form of various functional modules divided in an integrated manner. The "module" here can refer to a specific ASIC, circuit, processor and memory that executes one or more software or firmware programs, integrated logic circuit, and / or other devices that can provide the above functions. In a simple embodiment, those skilled in the art can imagine that the network device 100 can take the form of the communication device 200 shown in Figure 2.

[0310] For example, the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG. 2 may call computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203 to enable the communication device 200 to execute the measurement method in the above method embodiment.

[0311] Specifically, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver module 1001 and the processing module 1002 in FIG10 can be implemented by the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203. Alternatively, the functions / implementation processes of the processing module 1002 in FIG10 can be implemented by the processor 201 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 203, and the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver module 1001 in FIG10 can be implemented by the communication interface 204 in the communication device 200 shown in FIG2.

[0312] Since the network device 100 provided in this embodiment can execute the above-mentioned measurement method, the technical effects that can be obtained can refer to the above-mentioned method embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0313] It should be understood that one or more of the above modules or units can be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination of the two. When any of the above modules or units is implemented in software, the software exists in the form of computer program instructions and is stored in a memory, and a processor can be used to execute the program instructions and implement the above method flow. The processor can be built into an SoC (system on chip) or an ASIC, or it can be an independent semiconductor chip. In addition to the core used to execute software instructions to perform calculations or processing within the processor, it can further include necessary hardware accelerators, such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), PLDs (programmable logic devices), or logic circuits that implement dedicated logic operations.

[0314] When the above modules or units are implemented in hardware, the hardware can be any one or any combination of a CPU, a microprocessor, a digital signal processing (DSP) chip, a microcontroller unit (MCU), an artificial intelligence processor, an ASIC, a SoC, an FPGA, a PLD, a dedicated digital circuit, a hardware accelerator or a non-integrated discrete device, which can run the necessary software or not rely on the software to execute the above method flow.

[0315] In one possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device (for example, the communication device may be a chip or a chip system), which includes a processor for implementing the method in any of the above method embodiments. In one possible design, the communication device also includes a memory. The memory is used to store necessary program instructions and data, and the processor can call the program code stored in the memory to instruct the communication device to execute the method in any of the above method embodiments. Of course, the memory may not be in the communication device. When the communication device is a chip system, it may be composed of a chip, or it may include a chip and other discrete devices, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0316] In one possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is run on a communication device, the communication device can execute any of the above-mentioned method embodiments or any of its implementation methods.

[0317] In a possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application further provides a measurement method, which includes any of the above method embodiments or any of its implementations.

[0318] In a possible implementation, an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, which includes the terminal device of the above method embodiment and the network device of the above method embodiment.

[0319] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using a software program, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions according to the embodiments of the present application are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0320] Although the present application is described herein in conjunction with various embodiments, in the process of implementing the claimed application, those skilled in the art may understand and implement other variations of the disclosed embodiments by reviewing the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other components or steps, and "a" or "an" does not exclude multiple situations. A single processor or other unit may implement several functions listed in the claims. Certain measures are recorded in different dependent claims, but this does not mean that these measures cannot be combined to produce good results.

[0321] Although the present application has been described with reference to specific features and embodiments thereof, it is apparent that various modifications and combinations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Accordingly, this specification and the drawings are merely illustrative of the present application as defined by the appended claims and are deemed to cover any and all modifications, variations, combinations or equivalents within the scope of the present application. Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Thus, the present application is intended to include such modifications and variations as fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that: Applied to terminal equipment, including: When the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, a first measurement is performed based on a first measurement period, the first measurement period is smaller than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period is the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The preset conditions include that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The performing the first measurement based on the first measurement period when the mobility parameter of the terminal device meets the preset condition includes: Receiving first indication information from a network device, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on a first measurement period, wherein the first indication information is triggered when the mobility parameter meets the preset condition; The first measurement is performed based on the first measurement period according to the first indication information.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The method further comprises: When the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, performing the first measurement based on the second measurement period; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, configuring an SMTC measurement opportunity based on one or more measurement times of the second measurement period to perform the first measurement, and performing data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, the first measurement is performed based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and the second measurement is performed based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: According to the first SMTC rule, determine one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the second measurement or the data transmission, and the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending the number of SMTCs for measurement to the network device, where the number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; receiving second indication information from the network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; One or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more SMTC measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or the data transmission in the second measurement cycle are determined according to the first SMTC rule.

7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive third indication information from a network device, wherein the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and to transmit data based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

8. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive fourth indication information from the network device, wherein the fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and to perform the second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

9. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive fifth indication information from a network device, where the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

10. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 9, characterized in that: In the case where other SMTC measurement opportunities other than the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The method further comprises: When the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, performing the first measurement based on the second measurement period; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, performing the first measurement based on one or more measurement gap GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and performing data transmission based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, the first measurement is performed based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement cycle, and the second measurement is performed based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: According to a first measurement GAP rule, one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the second measurement or the data transmission are determined, wherein the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle for performing the first measurement.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending a measurement GAP number for measurement to a network device, where the measurement GAP number for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement, among multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement cycle; receiving sixth indication information from the network device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate a first measurement GAP rule; where the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement; According to the first measurement GAP rule, one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the first measurement in the second measurement cycle and one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities for performing the second measurement or the data transmission in the second measurement cycle are determined.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive seventh indication information from the network device, wherein the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive eighth indication information from the network device, wherein the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and to perform the second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive ninth indication information from a network device, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period.

17. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that: In the case where measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

18. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 17, characterized in that: The first measurement is an L3 measurement, and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that: In a case where the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device; Alternatively, when the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device; Alternatively, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is smaller than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

20. A measurement method, characterized in that: Applied to network equipment, including: When the mobility parameters of the terminal device meet the preset conditions, first indication information is sent to the terminal device, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform a first measurement based on a first measurement period, the first measurement period is less than a second measurement period, and the second measurement period is the measurement period when the terminal device performs the first measurement when the mobility parameters do not meet the preset conditions.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The preset conditions include that the signal quality of the terminal device is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and / or the rate of change of the signal quality of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold, and / or the moving speed of the terminal device is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.

22. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, sending fifth indication information to the terminal device, where the fifth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, sending third indication information to the terminal device, the third indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to configure an SMTC measurement opportunity based on one or more measurement times of the second measurement period to perform the first measurement, and to perform data transmission based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, a fourth indication information is sent to the terminal device, wherein the fourth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and to perform the second measurement based on other SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving the number of SMTCs for measurement from the terminal device, where the number of SMTCs for measurement is the number of SMTC measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement among multiple SMTC measurement opportunities included in the second measurement period; Sending second indication information to the terminal device, where the second indication information is used to indicate a first SMTC rule; the first SMTC rule indicates one or more SMTC measurement opportunities of the second measurement period used for performing the first measurement.

24. The method according to claim 22 or 23, characterized in that In the case where other SMTC measurement opportunities other than the one or more SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities preempted by the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

25. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, sending ninth indication information to the terminal device, where the ninth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on the second measurement period; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not meet the preset condition, sending seventh indication information to the terminal device, the seventh indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period, and to transmit data based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement period except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities; Alternatively, when the mobility parameter does not satisfy the preset condition, an eighth indication information is sent to the terminal device, wherein the eighth indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform the first measurement based on one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement cycle, and to perform the second measurement based on other measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle except the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a number of measurement GAPs for measurement from the terminal device, where the number of measurement GAPs for measurement is the number of measurement GAP measurement opportunities that the terminal device is expected to occupy when performing the first measurement, among multiple measurement GAP measurement opportunities included in the second measurement cycle; Sending sixth indication information to the terminal device, where the sixth indication information is used to indicate a first measurement GAP rule; the first measurement GAP rule indicates one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities of the second measurement period for performing the first measurement.

27. The method according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that In the case where measurement GAP measurement opportunities other than the one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle are used for the second measurement, the measurement cycle compensation factor of the second measurement is determined based on the number of synchronization signal block SSB measurement opportunities and the number of available measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, wherein the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities and any SMTC measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, or the number of available measurement opportunities is the number of SSB measurement opportunities that do not overlap with the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities in the second measurement cycle, and the valid measurement GAP measurement opportunities are one or more measurement GAP measurement opportunities used for the first measurement in the second measurement cycle.

28. The method according to any one of claims 22 to 27, characterized in that: The first measurement is an L3 measurement, and the second measurement is an L1 measurement.

29. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 28, characterized in that: In a case where the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device is less than the current number of scanning beams of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the number of target scanning beams corresponding to the terminal device; Alternatively, when the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device is greater than the current number of parallel antenna panels of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target number of parallel antenna panels corresponding to the terminal device; Alternatively, when the target carrier measurement performance scaling factor CSSF corresponding to the terminal device is smaller than the current CSSF of the terminal device, the first measurement period is determined based on the target CSSF corresponding to the terminal device.

30. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A functional unit for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 19; wherein the actions performed by the functional unit are implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software implementations.

31. A communication device, characterized in that: include: A functional unit for executing the method as claimed in any one of claims 20 to 29; wherein the actions performed by the functional unit are implemented by hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software implementations.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device comprises a processor; the processor is used to run a computer program or instruction, or to use a logic circuit to make the communication device perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, or to make the communication device perform the method according to any one of claims 20 to 29.

33. The device according to claim 32, characterized in that The communication device further comprises a communication interface for inputting or outputting signals.

34. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions or programs, which, when executed on a computer, enable the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19, or enable the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 20 to 29.

35. A communication system, characterized in that: include: A communication device for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 and a communication device for executing the method according to any one of claims 20 to 29.

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