Method for solving measurement gap collision, terminal, network device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and specifically relates to a method for solving a measurement gap collision, a terminal, a network device, a communication device, and a storage medium. The method for solving a measurement gap collision comprises: a terminal sends a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used for indicating a measurement gap collision solution preferred by the terminal. According to the present disclosure, when multiple solutions for a multiple measurement gap collision are defined, the terminal may indicate a preferred solution to the network device by means of the first message, allowing the network device to become aware of the solution preferred by the terminal; consequently, taking into account the preferred solution, the network device may determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal, thereby improving flexibility in the terminal solving collisions between different measurement time slots.

Description

Method, terminal, network device and storage medium for resolving measurement gap conflicts Technical Field

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

[0002] Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) terminals support multiple card slots and can connect to multiple networks. In the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), MUSIM terminals can simultaneously support multiple networks (NWs), for example, network A (NW A) and network B (NW B).

[0003] In 3GPP, a measurement gap (MUSIM gap) for MUSIM measurement purposes is introduced to enable measurement of NW B. In some embodiments, there may be a collision between different measurement gaps.

[0004] Currently, a variety of solutions to measurement gap conflicts have been defined, but some technical problems still exist.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium for resolving measurement gap conflicts, so as to solve the technical problem in related arts of which processing solution a terminal uses when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined.

[0007] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for resolving a measurement gap conflict is proposed, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes: sending a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for resolving a measurement gap conflict is proposed, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: receiving a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for resolving a measurement gap conflict is proposed, the device comprising: a transceiver module, configured to send a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by a terminal.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for resolving a measurement gap conflict is proposed, the device comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the first aspect.

[0012] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the second aspect.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the first aspect and / or the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the second aspect.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the second aspect.

[0015] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the first aspect and / or the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to the second aspect.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send a first message to a network device, where the first message may be used to indicate a preferred solution for a measurement gap conflict by the terminal. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the terminal may indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, allowing the network device to learn the terminal's preferred solution. The network device may then determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal's preferred solution, thereby increasing the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0018] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart showing another method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG5 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG6 is an interactive schematic diagram showing another method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram showing an apparatus for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG8 is a schematic block diagram showing another apparatus for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, terminal, network device, communication device, and storage medium for resolving measurement gap conflicts.

[0029] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes: sending a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0030] In the above embodiment, the terminal may send a first message to the network device, and the first message may be used to indicate the terminal's preferred solution to measurement gap conflicts. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the terminal may indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, so that the network device can learn the terminal's preferred solution. The network device can then determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal's preferred solution, thereby increasing the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the solution includes at least one of the following:

[0032] A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal;

[0033] The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a second message sent by the network device, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: determining, according to an instruction of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the manner in which the network device indicates whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes an explicit indication, and wherein, determining, based on the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes:

[0038] receiving a third message sent by the network device, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution;

[0039] According to the third information indicating that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution, it is determined that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution; or, according to the third information indicating that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, it is determined that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the network device can explicitly indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution through the third information included in the third message, thereby improving the reliability of the network device's indication.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes an implicit indication, and wherein, determining, based on the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes:

[0042] receiving a fourth message sent by the network device, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal; and determining, according to the measurement gap configuration information, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0043] In the above embodiment, since the measurement gap configuration information configured for the terminal is sent to the terminal only when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, the network device can implicitly indicate to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution through the measurement gap configuration information included in the fourth message, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method includes an implicit indication, and wherein, determining, based on the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes:

[0045] A first timer times out, and it is determined that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution. The first timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

[0046] In the above embodiment, since the network device will indicate to the terminal whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or will send measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal, the terminal can be configured with a first timer. If the first timer times out and the terminal does not receive the third information or measurement gap configuration information sent by the network device, it can be determined that the network device implicitly indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, resending the first message to the network device.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the resending the first message to the network device includes: when a second timer times out, resending the first message to the network device, wherein the second timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the terminal expects to use its preferred solution. When the terminal reports its preferred solution to the network device but the network device does not allow the terminal to use the solution, the terminal may re-report its preferred solution to the network device.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, using a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal.

[0051] In the above embodiment, if a terminal reports its preferred solution to a network device and the network device does not allow the terminal to use that solution, the terminal can default to using a different solution than its preferred solution without having to re-report. In other words, the network device determines the solution that the terminal can use when conflicts arise between different measurement gaps, thereby maximizing the communication performance of the current network corresponding to the network device.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, using the solution preferred by the terminal, or using a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal.

[0053] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can choose which solution to use on its own, that is, the protocol does not require the terminal behavior at this time, thereby ensuring that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement intervals, thereby improving the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0054] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: receiving a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0055] In the above embodiment, the network device may receive a first message sent by a terminal, where the first message may be used to indicate a preferred solution to a measurement gap conflict by the terminal. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the terminal may indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, allowing the network device to learn the preferred solution of the terminal. The network device may then determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the preferred solution of the terminal, thereby increasing the flexibility of the terminal in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the solution includes at least one of the following:

[0057] A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal;

[0058] The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending a second message to the terminal, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the manner of indicating to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the manner includes explicit indication, and wherein indicating to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution includes:

[0063] A third message is sent to the terminal, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use the preferred solution.

[0064] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the manner includes implicit indication, and wherein indicating to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution includes:

[0065] Sending a fourth message to the terminal, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, where the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution;

[0066] or,

[0067] If it is determined that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, the network device is not expected to send the third message or the fourth message to the terminal.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution;

[0069] The method further includes: receiving the first message resent by the terminal.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution; and the network device expects the terminal to use a solution different from its preferred solution.

[0071] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for resolving measurement gap conflicts, the device comprising:

[0072] The transceiver module is configured to send a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by a terminal.

[0073] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a device for resolving measurement gap conflicts, the device comprising:

[0074] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0075] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0076] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0077] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0078] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0079] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0080] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0081] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0082] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0083] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, terminal, network device, communication device, and storage medium for resolving measurement gap conflicts. In some embodiments, the terms "method for resolving measurement gap conflicts" and "information processing method" and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "terminal" and "network device" and "device for resolving measurement gap conflicts" and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "system for resolving measurement gap conflicts" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0084] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional embodiments in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional embodiments of other embodiments.

[0085] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0086] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0087] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0088] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0089] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0090] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0091] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0092] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0093] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0094] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0095] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0096] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0097] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0098] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those in the embodiments.

[0099] The recorded names, "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0100] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0101] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0102] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0103] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0105] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0106] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0107] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0108] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0109] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0110] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0111] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0112] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0113] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0114] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0115] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a terminal supporting Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (Multi-SIM or MUSIM) capability.

[0116] In some embodiments, the network device may correspond to a first network, such as NW A.

[0117] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0118] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0119] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0120] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0121] As shown in Figure 2, methods for resolving measurement gap conflicts include:

[0122] Step S201: The network device sends a second message to the terminal.

[0123] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a terminal supporting a multi-universal subscriber identity module (Multi-SIM or MUSIM) capability, and the network device may correspond to a first network, such as a network A (NW A).

[0124] In some embodiments, the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0125] In one possible implementation, the second message may include a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. For example, the second message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0126] In some embodiments, the second message may include second information, where the second information is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0127] In a possible implementation, the second information may be measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information carried in the RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information may be used to instruct the network device to allow the terminal to report a preferred measurement gap conflict solution.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive a second message sent by the network device.

[0129] In some embodiments, the solution includes at least one of the following: a first solution in which the terminal retains all conflicting measurement gaps; and a second solution in which the terminal performs measurement based on priority information of conflicting measurement gaps.

[0130] It should be noted that the first solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a keep solution, and the second solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a priority-based solution.

[0131] In a possible implementation, when different measurement gaps conflict, the terminal uses the first solution, and may retain all conflicting measurement gaps and perform measurements corresponding to all measurement gaps.

[0132] In another possible implementation, when different measurement gaps conflict, the terminal uses the second solution and may perform measurement corresponding to the measurement gap with the highest priority in descending order of priority of the conflicting measurement gaps.

[0133] In the above embodiments, the present disclosure is exemplarily described by taking the predefined multiple solutions including the first solution and the second solution as an example. In the case where more than two solutions are predefined, or in the case where other solutions other than the first solution and the second solution are predefined, the terminal may also indicate to the network device that it prefers other solutions, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions.

[0134] In some embodiments, if the second message includes an indication of a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is not allowed to report a preferred measurement gap, the terminal is not expected to send the first message to the network device, or the terminal may send the first message to the network device and the network device may not process the first message.

[0135] In some embodiments, if the terminal does not receive an indication (i.e., a second message) sent by the network device of a solution to the measurement gap conflict allowing the terminal to report a preference, the terminal is not expected to send the first message to the network device, or the terminal can send the first message to the network device and the network device will not process the first message.

[0136] Step S202: The terminal sends a first message to the network device.

[0137] In some embodiments, the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0138] In a possible implementation manner, the first message includes a user equipment assistance information (UE Assistance Information, UAI) message.

[0139] In some embodiments, the first message includes first information, wherein the first information is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0140] In a possible implementation, the first information may be solution preference information carried in a UAI message, wherein the solution preference information may be used to indicate at least one solution preferred by the terminal among multiple predefined solutions.

[0141] In some embodiments, the network device receives a first message sent by the terminal.

[0142] In the above embodiment, when multiple solutions to measurement gap conflicts are defined, the terminal can indicate its preferred solution to the network device through a first message, so that the network device can learn the solution preferred by the terminal. Then, the network device can determine the measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the solution preferred by the terminal, thereby improving the flexibility of the terminal in handling conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0143] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal whether to grant the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0144] In some embodiments, the manner in which the network device indicates whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0145] Step S203: The network device sends a third message and / or a fourth message to the terminal.

[0146] In some embodiments, the third message includes third information, where the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0147] In some embodiments, the third message may include an RRC message. For example, the third message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0148] In some embodiments, the third information may be solution authorization information carried in the RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the solution authorization information may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use at least one solution.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal determines that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution; or, the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0150] In the above embodiment, the network device can explicitly indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution through the third information included in the third message, thereby improving the reliability of the network device's indication.

[0151] In some embodiments, the fourth message includes an RRC message. For example, the fourth message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0152] In some embodiments, the fourth message may carry measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, where the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terminal determines, based on the measurement gap configuration information, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0154] In the above embodiment, since the measurement gap configuration information configured for the terminal is sent to the terminal only when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, the network device can implicitly indicate to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution through the measurement gap configuration information included in the fourth message, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the third message and / or the fourth message sent by the network device.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terminal is configured with a first timer, wherein the first timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends a first message to the network device.

[0157] In some embodiments, the first timer expires and the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0158] In the above embodiments, since the network device will indicate to the terminal whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or will send measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal, the terminal can be configured with a first timer. If the first timer times out and the terminal does not receive the third information or measurement gap configuration information sent by the network device, it can be determined that the network device implicitly indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0159] In some embodiments, after the terminal determines that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal uses its preferred solution when conflicts occur between different measurement gaps.

[0160] In some embodiments, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal resends the first message to the network device.

[0161] In some possible implementations, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, a second timer times out, and the terminal resends the first message to the network device. The second timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

[0162] In the above embodiment, the terminal expects to use its preferred solution. When the terminal reports its preferred solution to the network device but the network device does not allow the terminal to use the solution, the terminal may re-report its preferred solution to the network device.

[0163] In some embodiments, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal uses a solution different from the terminal's preferred solution.

[0164] In the above embodiment, if a terminal reports its preferred solution to a network device and the network device does not allow the terminal to use that solution, the terminal can default to using a different solution than its preferred solution without having to re-report. In other words, the network device determines the solution that the terminal can use when conflicts arise between different measurement gaps, thereby maximizing the communication performance of the current network corresponding to the network device.

[0165] In some embodiments, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal uses the solution preferred by the terminal, or uses a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal.

[0166] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can choose which solution to use on its own. That is, the protocol does not require the terminal behavior at this time, thereby ensuring that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement intervals, thereby improving the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0167] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S203. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201+S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S202+S203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0168] In some embodiments, steps S201 , S202 , and S203 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0169] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0170] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0171] In some embodiments, step S203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0172] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional embodiments described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0173] In some embodiments, a Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (Multi-SIM or MUSIM) terminal supports multiple card slots and can be connected to multiple networks. In the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a MUSIM terminal can simultaneously support multiple networks (Network, NW), for example, simultaneously supporting network A (network A, NW A) and network B (NW B). In one possible implementation, NW A can be a New Radio (NR) network, and NW B can be an NR network or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

[0174] It should be noted that the MUSIM terminal involved in the present disclosure may also be described as a terminal supporting MUSIM capabilities, a multi-SIM terminal, etc., and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0175] 3GPP introduces a measurement gap (MUSIM gap) for MUSIM measurements to enable measurements of NW B. In some embodiments, different measurement gaps may conflict with each other. In one possible implementation, different MUSIM gaps may conflict with each other. In another possible implementation, a MUSIM gap may conflict with a measurement gap (MG) used for NW A measurements.

[0176] The conflict between different measurement gaps refers to a time domain conflict between different measurement gaps. For example, measurement gap occasions of different measurement gaps overlap in time domain, or the time domain distance between measurement gap occasions of different measurement gaps is less than or equal to a threshold, such as 4 ms.

[0177] In some embodiments, in addition to the MUSIM gap, the measurement gaps involved in the present disclosure may also include, but are not limited to: legacy measurement gaps (legacy MGs), network controlled small gaps (NCSGs), coexistence measurement gaps (concurrent MGs), pre-configured measurement gaps (pre-config MGs), etc.

[0178] Currently, a variety of solutions to measurement gap conflicts have been defined. Each solution defines how to perform measurements corresponding to the conflicting measurement gaps when conflicts occur between different measurement gaps. However, some technical issues still exist.

[0179] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts. Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for resolving measurement gap conflicts illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0180] As shown in FIG3 , the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts may include the following steps:

[0181] In step S301, a first message is sent to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by a terminal.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first message may include a User Equipment Assistance Information (UE Assistance Information, UAI) message.

[0183] In some embodiments, the first message may include first information, where the first information may be used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0184] In a possible implementation, the first information may be solution preference information carried in a UAI message, wherein the solution preference information may be used to indicate at least one solution preferred by the terminal among multiple predefined solutions.

[0185] For example, the terminal may send a UAI message to the network device, where the solution preference information included in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal is solution#1.

[0186] It should be noted that the "terminal preferred solution" involved in this disclosure refers to a solution that predefines at least one measurement gap conflict. The terminal knows which predefined solutions are. In this case, the terminal can report to the network device which solution it expects to use to resolve the measurement gap conflict when different measurement gaps conflict. Therefore, the "terminal preferred solution" can also be described as a "solution that the terminal expects to use."

[0187] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a terminal supporting MUSIM capability, and the network device may correspond to a first network, such as NWA.

[0189] In some embodiments, the solution preference information may be a musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference field carried in a UAI message, wherein the solution preference information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0190] In one possible implementation, the first information may be used to directly indicate the terminal's preferred measurement gap conflict solution. For example, the predefined multiple solutions may include solution#1, solution#2, solution#3, etc. The musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take the value "solution#1" to directly indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1.

[0191] In another possible implementation, the first information may be used to indirectly indicate the solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal. For example, the predefined multiple solutions may include solution#1 and solution#2. The musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take a value of "0" to indirectly indicate to the network device that the solution preferred by the terminal is solution#1; or the musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take a value of "1" to indirectly indicate to the network device that the solution preferred by the terminal is solution#2.

[0192] In the implementation shown above, if more than two solutions are predefined, the bits occupied by the musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference field carried in the UAI message can be increased to indirectly indicate the terminal's preferred solution to the network device, which will not be repeated here.

[0193] Optionally, the network device may receive the first message sent by the terminal. The network device may determine the terminal's preferred solution based on the first message. For example, the network device may receive a UAI message sent by the terminal, and the solution preference information included in the UAI message is "solution #1." The network device may determine that the terminal's preferred solution is solution #1.

[0194] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send a first message to a network device, where the first message may be used to indicate a preferred solution for a measurement gap conflict by the terminal. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the terminal may indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, allowing the network device to learn the terminal's preferred solution. The network device may then determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal's preferred solution, thereby increasing the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0195] In some embodiments, the solution may include at least one of the following: a first solution in which the terminal retains all conflicting measurement gaps; or a second solution in which the terminal performs measurement based on priority information of conflicting measurement gaps.

[0196] It should be noted that the first solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a keep solution, and the first solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a priority-based solution.

[0197] In one possible implementation, the MUSIM terminal may have different transceiver capabilities. For a single-transmit single-receive (single TX / single RX) or single-transmit dual-receive (single TX / single RX) MUSIM terminal, since it only supports 1TX capability, the MUSIM terminal cannot maintain connections to both NW A and NW B at the same time. For example, the first network is NW A and the second network is NW B; the terminal is in RRC-connected state (RRC-Connected) under NW A and in RRC-idle state (RRC-Idle) or RRC-inactive state (RRC-Inactive) under NW B.

[0198] In this case, if the MUSIM gap used for NW B measurement conflicts with the MG used for NW A measurement, the terminal may need to perform measurements corresponding to measurement gaps of various priorities according to the priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps. For example, when the MUSIM gap conflicts with the MG, the measurements corresponding to the MUSIM gap and / or the MG may be performed in descending order of priority of each measurement gap. During the measurement gap length (MGL) of the MG used for NW A measurement, the terminal is disconnected from the currently accessed serving cell under NW A and does not send or receive data. Instead, the terminal modulates from the serving cell frequency to the target cell frequency to perform measurement of the target cell. At the end of or before the end of the MGL, the terminal is modulated back to the serving cell frequency to continue sending and receiving data. During the MGL of the MUSIM gap used for NW B measurement, the terminal is disconnected from NW A and performs measurement of the target cell under NW B.

[0199] In the above embodiments, the priority information may be configured by the network device for the terminal, and this disclosure does not limit this. Optionally, the terminal may indicate its preference for the priority of the measurement gap to the network device. The priority information may be configured by the network device for the terminal in combination with the priority of the measurement gap preferred by the terminal. The priority information configured by the network device for the terminal may be the same as or different from the priority of the measurement gap preferred by the terminal, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0200] Similarly, since the network device can configure one or more MUSIM gaps for NW B measurement for the terminal, for example, the network device configures three periodic MUSIM gaps and one aperiodic MUSIM gap for the terminal. Therefore, if there is a conflict between multiple MUSIM gaps used for NW B measurement, the terminal may need to perform measurements corresponding to measurement gaps of different priorities based on the priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps. For example, when two or more MUSIM gaps conflict, the measurement corresponding to the MUSIM gap with the highest priority may be performed in descending order of the priorities of the MUSIM gaps.

[0201] In another possible implementation, the MUSIM terminal may request a reservation solution for aperiodic MUSIM gaps and / or aperiodic MUSIM gaps. That is, when multiple MUSIM gaps used for NW B measurement conflict, the terminal may reserve all conflicting MUSIM gaps and perform measurements corresponding to all MUSIM gaps without considering the priority of each MUSIM gap.

[0202] In the above embodiments, the present disclosure is exemplarily described by taking the predefined multiple solutions including the first solution and the second solution as an example. In the case where more than two solutions are predefined, or in the case where other solutions other than the first solution and the second solution are predefined, the terminal may also indicate to the network device that it prefers other solutions, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions.

[0203] Optionally, the network device may send a second message to the terminal, where the second message is used to indicate a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is allowed to report a preferred measurement gap.

[0204] In some embodiments, the second message may include a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. For example, the second message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0205] In some embodiments, the second message may include second information, wherein the second information may be used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report its preferred measurement gap conflict.

[0206] In a possible implementation, the second information may be measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information carried in the RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information may be used to instruct the network device to allow the terminal to report a preferred measurement gap conflict solution.

[0207] In a possible implementation, the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be a musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig field carried in an RRC Reconfiguration message, wherein the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0208] In some embodiments, before step S301, the method may further include: receiving a second message sent by the network device, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0209] For example, the terminal can receive an RRCReconfiguration message sent by the network device, wherein the musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig field contained in the RRCReconfiguration message can be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict; further, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message can be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is "solution#1".

[0210] In some embodiments, if the terminal receives a second message sent by the network device, wherein the second message includes an indication of a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is not allowed to report a preferred measurement gap, or the terminal does not receive an indication of a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is allowed to report a preferred measurement gap (i.e., the second message) sent by the network device, then the terminal is not expected to send the first message to the network device, or the terminal may send the first message to the network device and the network device may not process the first message.

[0211] In the above embodiment, the terminal may receive a second message sent by the network device, and the second message may be used to instruct the network device to allow the terminal to report a preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the network device may allow the terminal to report its preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict. The terminal may then indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, so that the network device can determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal's preferred solution, thereby improving the accuracy of the measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0212] Optionally, the network device may indicate to the terminal whether to grant the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0213] In some embodiments, after step S301, the method may further include: determining, according to an instruction of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0214] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, where the solution preference information contained in the UAI message can be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the terminal can determine, based on the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1, or determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0215] In the above embodiment, from the perspective of the terminal, defining multiple solutions such as the first solution and the second solution can improve implementation flexibility. However, because the MUSIM gap is used for measurement of NW B, the first solution (i.e., the retained solution) may increase "interruption" on NW A, which may not always be acceptable to NW A. Therefore, after the terminal indicates its preference for the first solution to the network device, the network device corresponding to NW A may not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution.

[0216] In a further embodiment, the manner in which the network device indicates whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0217] In some possible implementations, the network device may explicitly indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0218] In this case, determining whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the indication of the network device includes: receiving a third message sent by the network device, wherein the third message contains third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution; determining that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the indication that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution according to the third information; or determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the indication that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0219] The third message may include an RRC message. For example, the third message may be an RRC reconfiguration message. The third information may be solution authorization information carried in the RRC reconfiguration message, where the solution authorization information may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use at least one solution. The solution authorization information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0220] For example, the terminal may receive an RRCReconfiguration message sent by the network device, where the RRCReconfiguration message may include any of the following solution authorization information:

[0221] configuredGrantKeep-r18ENUMERATED{true / false};

[0222] configuredGrantKeep-r18BOOLEAN;

[0223] That is, an information element (IE) of the ENUMERATED type may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, wherein "true" may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, and "false" may be used to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution. Alternatively, a Boolean IE may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, wherein one of "0" and "1" may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, and the other of "0" and "1" may be used to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution.

[0224] Optionally, the network device may send a third message to the terminal, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0225] In the above embodiment, the network device can explicitly indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution through the third information included in the third message, thereby improving the reliability of the network device's indication.

[0226] In some other possible implementations, the network device may implicitly indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0227] In this case, determining, according to an instruction of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes: receiving a fourth message sent by the network device, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal; and determining, according to the measurement gap configuration information, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0228] The fourth message may include an RRC message, wherein the RRC message may carry measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal. The measurement gap configuration information may include a measurement gap pattern, and the measurement gap pattern may include a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), a measurement gap length (MGL), etc.

[0229] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information included in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the terminal can receive an RRCReconfiguration message sent by the network device, wherein the RRCReconfiguration message may include the measurement gap configuration information "musim-GapConfig" IE, which is used to indicate the measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal; based on the received measurement gap configuration information, the terminal can determine that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0230] Optionally, the network device may send a fourth message to the terminal, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, and the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0231] In the above embodiment, since the measurement gap configuration information configured for the terminal is sent to the terminal only when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, the network device can implicitly indicate to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution through the measurement gap configuration information included in the fourth message, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0232] Alternatively, the terminal may be configured with a first timer, and the determining, based on an instruction from the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes: upon the first timer expiring, determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, wherein the first timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device. That is, the first timer is used to record the elapsed time after the terminal reports its preferred solution to the network device.

[0233] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device and start or restart the first timer, where the solution preference information contained in the UAI message can be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, when the first timer times out, the terminal can determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0234] Optionally, the network device determines that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, and the network device is not expected to send the third message or the fourth message to the terminal.

[0235] In the above embodiments, since the network device will indicate to the terminal whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or will send measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal, the terminal can be configured with a first timer. If the first timer times out and the terminal does not receive the third information or measurement gap configuration information sent by the network device, it can be determined that the network device implicitly indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0236] In some embodiments, the method may further include: after determining that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, using its own preferred solution when conflicts occur between different measurement gaps.

[0237] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, where the solution preference information contained in the UAI message can be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the terminal can determine, based on the indication of the network device, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1; when a conflict occurs between different measurement gaps, the terminal can use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0238] In some embodiments, the method may further include: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, resending the first message to the network device.

[0239] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the terminal can determine, based on the instruction of the network device, that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1; further, the terminal can resend the UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1".

[0240] Optionally, the network device receives the first message resent by the terminal.

[0241] In the above embodiment, the terminal can only use its preferred solution if the network device allows the terminal to use the solution it prefers, that is, the terminal can use the solution it prefers only after being authorized by the network device. If the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can re-indicate its preferred solution to the network device by resending the first message until the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or until the number of times the terminal resends the first message to the network device reaches a threshold, thereby trying to ensure that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement gaps.

[0242] In some possible implementations, the terminal may be configured with a second timer; and resending the first message to the network device includes resending the first message to the network device upon expiration of the second timer, wherein the second timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device. That is, the second timer is used to record the elapsed time since the terminal reported its preferred solution to the network device.

[0243] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device and start or restart a second timer, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the terminal can determine, based on the instruction of the network device, that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1; further, when the second timer times out, the terminal can resend the UAI message to the network device.

[0244] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can re-indicate its preferred solution to the network device by resending the first message. In addition, by configuring a second timer (such as a prohibit timer) for the terminal, the terminal can avoid frequently reporting the first message to the network device, which is beneficial to saving terminal power consumption and avoiding increasing network load.

[0245] It should be noted that the first timer and the second timer involved in the present disclosure can be the same timer or different timers, and the present disclosure does not specifically limit this.

[0246] In some embodiments, the method may further include: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, using a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal. A solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal refers to a solution other than the preferred solution reported by the terminal to the network device among a plurality of predefined solutions. Therefore, the "solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal" involved in this disclosure may also be described as a "solution not preferred by the terminal."

[0247] For example, the terminal can send a UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, based on the instruction of the network device, the terminal can determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1; further, when a conflict occurs in different measurement gaps, the terminal can use a solution solution#2 that is different from its preferred solution solution#1.

[0248] Optionally, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution; the network device expects the terminal to use a solution different from its preferred solution. The solution that the network device expects the terminal to use may be indicated by the network device to the terminal, or may be determined by the terminal itself according to preset rules. For example, the network device may indicate to the terminal through an RRC message the solution that the network device expects the terminal to use. For another example, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal may use a default solution; or, the terminal may determine the solution to be used by the terminal according to preset rules from other predefined solutions other than the terminal's preferred solution, wherein the preset rules may be pre-negotiated between the terminal and the network device, or may be agreed upon by an agreement, and the present disclosure does not specifically limit this.

[0249] In the above embodiment, the network device decides the solution that the terminal can use when conflicts occur between different measurement gaps, thereby ensuring the communication performance of the current network corresponding to the network device as much as possible.

[0250] In some embodiments, the method may further include: after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, using the solution preferred by the terminal, or using a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal.

[0251] For example, the terminal may send a UAI message to the network device, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, based on the indication of the network device, the terminal may determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1; further, when a conflict occurs between different measurement gaps, the terminal may use its preferred solution solution#1, or the terminal may use another solution solution#2.

[0252] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can choose which solution to use on its own, that is, the protocol does not require the terminal behavior at this time, thereby ensuring that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement intervals, thereby improving the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0253] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts. Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating another method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for resolving measurement gap conflicts illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0254] As shown in FIG4 , the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts may include the following steps:

[0255] In step S401, a first message sent by a terminal is received, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0256] In some embodiments, the first message may include a User Equipment Assistance Information (UE Assistance Information, UAI) message.

[0257] In some embodiments, the first message may include first information, where the first information may be used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0258] In a possible implementation, the first information may be solution preference information carried in a UAI message, wherein the solution preference information may be used to indicate at least one solution preferred by the terminal among multiple predefined solutions.

[0259] For example, the network device may receive a UAI message sent by the terminal, wherein the solution preference information included in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate that the solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal is solution#1.

[0260] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0261] In some embodiments, the terminal may be a terminal supporting MUSIM capability, and the network device may correspond to a first network, such as NWA.

[0262] In some embodiments, the solution preference information may be a musim-GapCollisionSolution field carried in a UAI message, wherein the solution preference information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0263] In one possible implementation, the first information may be used to directly indicate the terminal's preferred measurement gap conflict solution. For example, the predefined multiple solutions may include solution#1, solution#2, solution#3, etc. The musim-GapCollisionSolution field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take the value "solution#1" to directly indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1.

[0264] In another possible implementation, the first information may be used to indirectly indicate a measurement gap conflict solution preferred by the terminal. For example, the predefined multiple solutions may include solution#1 and solution#2. The musim-GapCollisionSolution field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take a value of "0" to indirectly indicate to the network device that the preferred solution of the terminal is solution#1; or the musim-GapCollisionSolution field carried in the UAI message sent by the terminal to the network device may take a value of "1" to indirectly indicate to the network device that the preferred solution is solution#2.

[0265] In the implementation shown above, if more than two solutions are predefined, the bits occupied by the musim-GapCollisionSolution field carried in the UAI message can be increased to indirectly indicate the terminal's preferred solution to the network device, which will not be repeated here.

[0266] Optionally, the terminal may send a first message to the network device, where the first message is used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0267] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device may receive a first message sent by a terminal, where the first message may be used to indicate a preferred solution to a measurement gap conflict by the terminal. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the terminal may indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, allowing the network device to learn the preferred solution of the terminal. The network device may then determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the preferred solution of the terminal, thereby increasing the flexibility of the terminal in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0268] In some embodiments, the solution may include at least one of the following: a first solution in which the terminal retains all conflicting measurement gaps; or a second solution in which the terminal performs measurement based on priority information of conflicting measurement gaps.

[0269] It should be noted that the first solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a keep solution, and the second solution involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a priority-based solution.

[0270] In one possible implementation, the MUSIM terminal may have different transceiver capabilities. For a single-transmit single-receive (single TX / single RX) or single-transmit dual-receive (single TX / single RX) MUSIM terminal, since it only supports 1TX capability, the MUSIM terminal cannot maintain connections to both NW A and NW B at the same time. For example, the first network is NW A and the second network is NW B; the terminal is in RRC-connected state (RRC-Connected) under NW A and in RRC-idle state (RRC-Idle) or RRC-inactive state (RRC-Inactive) under NW B.

[0271] In this case, if the MUSIM gap used for NW B measurement conflicts with the MG used for NW A measurement, the terminal may need to perform measurements corresponding to measurement gaps of various priorities according to the priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps. For example, when the MUSIM gap conflicts with the MG, the measurements corresponding to the MUSIM gap and / or the MG may be performed in descending order of priority of each measurement gap. During the measurement gap length (MGL) of the MG used for NW A measurement, the terminal is disconnected from the currently accessed serving cell under NW A and does not send or receive data. Instead, the terminal modulates from the serving cell frequency to the target cell frequency to perform measurement of the target cell. At the end of or before the end of the MGL, the terminal is modulated back to the serving cell frequency to continue sending and receiving data. During the MGL of the MUSIM gap used for NW B measurement, the terminal is disconnected from NW A and performs measurement of the target cell under NW B.

[0272] In the above embodiments, the priority information may be configured by the network device for the terminal, and this disclosure does not limit this. Optionally, the terminal may indicate its preference for the priority of the measurement gap to the network device. The priority information may be configured by the network device for the terminal in combination with the priority of the measurement gap preferred by the terminal. The priority information configured by the network device for the terminal may be the same as or different from the priority of the measurement gap preferred by the terminal, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0273] Similarly, since the network device can configure one or more MUSIM gaps for NW B measurement for the terminal, for example, the network device configures three periodic MUSIM gaps and one aperiodic MUSIM gap for the terminal. Therefore, if there is a conflict between multiple MUSIM gaps used for NW B measurement, the terminal may need to perform measurements corresponding to measurement gaps of different priorities based on the priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps. For example, when two or more MUSIM gaps conflict, the measurement corresponding to the MUSIM gap with the highest priority may be performed in descending order of the priorities of the MUSIM gaps.

[0274] In another possible implementation, the MUSIM terminal may request a reservation solution for aperiodic MUSIM gaps and / or aperiodic MUSIM gaps. That is, when multiple MUSIM gaps used for NW B measurement conflict, the terminal may reserve all conflicting MUSIM gaps and perform measurements corresponding to all MUSIM gaps without considering the priority of each MUSIM gap.

[0275] In the above embodiments, the present disclosure is exemplarily described by taking the predefined multiple solutions including the first solution and the second solution as an example. When more than two solutions are predefined, or when other solutions other than the first solution and the second solution are predefined, the terminal may also indicate to the network device that the terminal prefers other solutions, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions.

[0276] In some embodiments, the method may further include: sending a second message to the terminal, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a conflict of measurement gaps that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0277] In some embodiments, the second message may include a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. For example, the first message may be an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0278] In some embodiments, the second message may include second information, wherein the second information may be used to indicate a solution to the measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report its preferred measurement gap conflict.

[0279] In a possible implementation, the first information may be measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information carried in an RRC reconfiguration message, wherein the measurement gap conflict auxiliary configuration information may be used to instruct the network device to allow the terminal to report a preferred measurement gap conflict solution.

[0280] In a possible implementation, the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be a musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig field carried in an RRC Reconfiguration message, wherein the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0281] For example, the network device can send an RRCReconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig field included in the RRCReconfiguration message can be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict; further, the network device can receive a UAI message sent by the terminal, wherein the solution preference information included in the UAI message can be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1.

[0282] Optionally, the terminal may receive a second message sent by the network device.

[0283] In some embodiments, if the network device sends a second message to the terminal, wherein the second message includes an indication of a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is not allowed to report a preferred measurement gap, or the network device is not expected to send an indication of a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is allowed to report a preferred measurement gap (i.e., the second message) to the terminal, then the terminal is not expected to send the first message to the network device, or the terminal can send the first message to the network device and the network device will not process the first message.

[0284] In the above embodiment, the network device may send a second message to the terminal. The second message may be used to instruct the network device to allow the terminal to report a preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict. Accordingly, when multiple measurement gap conflict solutions are defined, the network device may allow the terminal to report its preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict. The terminal may then indicate its preferred solution to the network device via the first message, allowing the network device to determine measurement gap configuration information for the terminal based on the terminal's preferred solution, thereby improving the accuracy of the measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0285] In some embodiments, the method may further include: indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0286] For example, the network device may receive a UAI message sent by the terminal, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the network device may indicate to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution solution#1, or the network device may indicate to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0287] In the above embodiment, from the perspective of the terminal, defining multiple solutions such as the first solution and the second solution can improve implementation flexibility. However, because the MUSIM gap is used for measurement of NW B, the first solution (i.e., the retained solution) may increase "interruption" on NW A, which may not always be acceptable to NW A. Therefore, after the terminal indicates its preference for the first solution to the network device, the network device corresponding to NW A may not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution.

[0288] In some embodiments, the manner of indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0289] In some possible implementations, the network device may explicitly indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0290] In this case, indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes: sending a third message to the terminal, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0291] The third message may include an RRC message. For example, the third message may be an RRC reconfiguration message. The third information may be solution authorization information carried in the RRC reconfiguration message, where the solution authorization information may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use at least one solution. The solution authorization information may be a newly defined field or may be obtained by extending an existing field.

[0292] For example, the network device may send an RRCReconfiguration message to the terminal, where the RRCReconfiguration message may include any of the following solution authorization information:

[0293] configuredGrantKeep-r18 ENUMERATED{true / false};

[0294] configuredGrantKeep-r18 BOOLEAN;

[0295] That is, an information element (IE) of the ENUMERATED type may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, wherein "true" may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, and "false" may be used to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution. Alternatively, a Boolean IE may be used to indicate whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, wherein one of "0" and "1" may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred first solution, and the other of "0" and "1" may be used to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred first solution.

[0296] Optionally, the terminal may receive a third message sent by the network device; the terminal may determine that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution; or, the terminal may determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0297] In the above embodiment, the network device can explicitly indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution through the third information included in the third message, thereby improving the reliability of the network device's indication.

[0298] In some other possible implementations, the network device may implicitly indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0299] In this case, indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use the preferred solution includes: sending a fourth message to the terminal, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, and the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine whether the network device allows the terminal to use the preferred solution.

[0300] The fourth message may include an RRC message, wherein the RRC message may carry measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal. The measurement gap configuration information may include a measurement gap pattern, and the measurement gap pattern may include a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), a measurement gap length (MGL), etc.

[0301] For example, the network device can receive a UAI message sent by the terminal, wherein the solution preference information contained in the UAI message may be "solution#1", which is used to indicate to the network device that the terminal's preferred solution is solution#1; further, the network device can send an RRCReconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the RRCReconfiguration message may include measurement gap configuration information "musim-GapConfig" IE, which is used to indicate the measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution solution#1.

[0302] In the above embodiment, since the measurement gap configuration information configured for the terminal is sent to the terminal only when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, the network device can implicitly indicate to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution through the measurement gap configuration information included in the fourth message, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0303] Alternatively, in this case, indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes: determining that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, and the network device is not expected to send the third message or the fourth message to the terminal.

[0304] In the above embodiments, since the network device will indicate to the terminal whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution when the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or will send measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal, the terminal can be configured with a first timer. If the first timer times out and the terminal does not receive the third information or measurement gap configuration information sent by the network device, it can be determined that the network device implicitly indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, thereby reducing the signaling interaction between the terminal and the network device.

[0305] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution, and the terminal is expected to use its preferred solution.

[0306] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution. In this case, the method further comprises: receiving the first message resent by the terminal.

[0307] For example, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution solution#1; further, the network device may receive a UAI message resent by the terminal, wherein the solution preference information included in the UAI message may be "solution#1".

[0308] Optionally, after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal resends the first message to the network device.

[0309] In the above embodiment, the terminal can only use its preferred solution if the network device allows the terminal to use the solution it prefers, that is, the terminal can use the solution it prefers only after being authorized by the network device. If the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can re-indicate its preferred solution to the network device by resending the first message until the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution, or until the number of times the terminal resends the first message to the network device reaches a threshold, thereby trying to ensure that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement gaps.

[0310] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution. In this case, the network device expects the terminal to use a solution different from its preferred solution.

[0311] For example, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution solution#1; the network device expects the terminal to use a solution solution#2 that is different from its preferred solution#1.

[0312] Optionally, after the terminal determines that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal may be used.

[0313] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can use other solutions by default. That is, the network device decides the solution that the terminal can use when conflicts occur in different measurement gaps, so as to try to ensure the communication performance of the current network corresponding to the network device.

[0314] Optionally, after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use the preferred solution, the terminal uses the preferred solution of the terminal, or uses a solution different from the preferred solution of the terminal.

[0315] In the above embodiment, when the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the terminal can choose which solution to use on its own, that is, the protocol does not require the terminal behavior at this time, thereby ensuring that the terminal can use its preferred solution when conflicts occur in different measurement intervals, thereby improving the terminal's flexibility in resolving conflicts between different measurement time slots.

[0316] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0317] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0318] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0319] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0320] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0321] The following describes an optional embodiment of the method according to the first aspect, taking the terminal preferred solution as an example, in conjunction with Figure 5. Figure 5 is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0322] As shown in FIG. 5 , the network device may correspond to a first network, such as NW A.

[0323] In step S501, the network device may send a first RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal.

[0324] In some embodiments, the first RRC reconfiguration message may include at least one of the following: measurement gap assistance configuration information (musim-GapAssistanceConfig), measurement gap priority assistance configuration information (musim-GapPriorityAssistanceConfig), and measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information (musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig). The measurement gap assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preference for a measurement gap mode; the measurement gap priority assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preference for the priority of each measurement gap; and the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preferred measurement gap conflict resolution.

[0325] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive a first RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device.

[0326] In some embodiments, the predefined multiple solutions include a retention solution (ie, a first solution) and a priority-based solution (ie, a second solution).

[0327] In step S502, the terminal may send a UAI request message to the network device.

[0328] In some embodiments, the UAI request message may include at least one of the following: measurement gap preference information (musim-GapPreferenceList), priority preference information (musim-GapPriorityPreferenceList), and solution preference information (musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference). The measurement gap preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preference for the measurement gap mode; the priority preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preference for the priority of each measurement gap; and the solution preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preferred solution to the measurement gap conflict. For example, musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference includes "keep solution", which means that the terminal indicates to the network device that it prefers to keep the solution.

[0329] In step S503 - a , the network device may send a second RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal.

[0330] For example, the second RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal may be used to indicate “reject keep solution”, that is, to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred keep solution.

[0331] In some embodiments, if the terminal determines that the network device does not allow it to use its preferred retention solution, it continues to execute step S502 , that is, the terminal resends the UAI request message to the network device.

[0332] In step S503 - b , the network device may send a third RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal.

[0333] For example, the third RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal may be used to indicate "grant keep solution," i.e., to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred keep solution. Furthermore, the third RRC reconfiguration message may include measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0334] It should be noted that in step S503-b, the network device may indicate to the terminal through an RRC reconfiguration message that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred retention solution, and send the measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal; or, the network device may also indicate to the terminal through two RRC reconfiguration messages respectively that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred retention solution, and send the measurement gap configuration information configured for it to the terminal. This disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0335] In some embodiments, if the terminal determines that the network device allows it to use its preferred reservation solution, then when different measurement gaps conflict, the preferred reservation solution can be used to handle the conflict, that is, the conflicting measurement gaps can be reserved for the terminal.

[0336] The following describes an optional embodiment of the method according to the first aspect, taking the terminal preferred solution as an example, in conjunction with Figure 6. Figure 6 is an interactive diagram illustrating another method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0337] As shown in FIG6 , the network device may correspond to a first network, such as NW A.

[0338] In step S601, the network device may send a first RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first RRC reconfiguration message may include at least one of the following: measurement gap assistance configuration information (musim-GapAssistanceConfig), measurement gap priority assistance configuration information (musim-GapPriorityAssistanceConfig), and measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information (musim-GapCollisionAssistanceConfig). The measurement gap assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preference for a measurement gap mode; the measurement gap priority assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preference for the priority of each measurement gap; and the measurement gap conflict assistance configuration information may be used to indicate that the network device allows the terminal to report a preferred measurement gap conflict resolution.

[0340] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive a first RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device.

[0341] In some embodiments, the predefined multiple solutions include a retention solution (ie, a first solution) and a priority-based solution (ie, a second solution).

[0342] In step S602, the terminal may send a UAI request message to the network device.

[0343] In some embodiments, the UAI request message may include at least one of the following: measurement gap preference information (musim-GapPreferenceList), priority preference information (musim-GapPriorityPreferenceList), and solution preference information (musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference). The measurement gap preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preference for a measurement gap pattern; the priority preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preference for the priority of each measurement gap; and the solution preference information may be used to indicate the terminal's preferred solution for measurement gap conflicts. For example, if the musim-GapCollisionSolutionPreference includes "keep solution," the terminal indicates to the network device that it prefers to retain the solution.

[0344] In step S603, the network device may send a fourth RRC reconfiguration message to the terminal.

[0345] For example, the fourth RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device to the terminal can be used to indicate "reject keep solution", that is, to indicate that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred retention solution; and the fourth RRC reconfiguration message can include measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0346] In some embodiments, if the terminal determines that the network device does not allow it to use its preferred retention solution, then when different measurement gaps conflict, the terminal may default to using a priority-based solution to resolve the conflict. That is, the terminal may perform measurements based on the priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps. For example, the terminal may perform measurements corresponding to at least one measurement time slot in descending order of priority of the measurement gaps.

[0347] In other embodiments, if the terminal determines that the network device does not allow it to use its preferred retention solution, then when conflicts occur in different measurement gaps, the terminal can use any solution as needed to handle the conflict, and the protocol does not require the terminal's behavior at this time.

[0348] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts, the present disclosure also provides an embodiment of an apparatus for resolving measurement gap conflicts.

[0349] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the apparatus 700 for resolving measurement gap conflicts includes a transceiver module 701 .

[0350] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0351] In some embodiments, the solution includes at least one of the following:

[0352] A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal;

[0353] The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

[0354] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to receive a second message sent by the network device, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0355] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0356] The processing module is configured to determine, according to an instruction from the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0357] In some embodiments, the manner in which the network device indicates whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0358] In some embodiments, the method includes explicit indication; the processing module includes:

[0359] a transceiver submodule, configured to receive a third message sent by the network device, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution;

[0360] A processing submodule is used to determine that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution; or to determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution based on the third information indication that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0361] In some embodiments, the method includes implicit indication; the processing module includes:

[0362] a transceiver submodule, configured to receive a fourth message sent by the network device, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal; and determine, based on the measurement gap configuration information, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution;

[0363] The processing submodule is configured to determine that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution when a first timer times out, wherein the first timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

[0364] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to resend the first message to the network device after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0365] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to resend the first message to the network device when a second timer times out, wherein the second timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

[0366] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to use a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0367] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to use the terminal preferred solution, or use a solution different from the terminal preferred solution, after determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0368] It should be noted that the modules included in the apparatus 700 for resolving measurement gap conflicts are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiment, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0369] FIG8 is a schematic block diagram of another apparatus for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG8 , the apparatus 800 for resolving measurement gap conflicts includes a transceiver module 801 .

[0370] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to receive a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

[0371] In some embodiments, the solution includes at least one of the following:

[0372] A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal;

[0373] The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

[0374] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further configured to send a second message to the terminal, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict that allows the terminal to report a preference.

[0375] In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises:

[0376] The processing module is configured to indicate to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

[0377] In some embodiments, the manner of indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution includes at least one of the following: explicit indication; implicit indication.

[0378] In some embodiments, the method includes explicit indication; the processing module includes:

[0379] The transceiver submodule is configured to send a third message to the terminal, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

[0380] In some embodiments, the method includes implicit indication; the processing module includes:

[0381] a transceiver submodule, configured to send a fourth message to the terminal, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, and the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution;

[0382] The processing submodule is configured to determine that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, and the network device is not expected to send the third message or the fourth message to the terminal.

[0383] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution;

[0384] The transceiver module is further configured to receive the first message resent by the terminal.

[0385] In some embodiments, the network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution; the network device expects the terminal to use a solution different from its preferred solution.

[0386] It should be noted that the modules included in the apparatus 800 for resolving measurement gap conflicts are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiment, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0387] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0388] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to call instructions to enable the terminal to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0389] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to call instructions to enable the network device to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0390] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communications device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processors are configured to invoke instructions to cause the communications device to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and / or the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0391] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts as described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts as described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0392] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0393] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0394] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0395] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0396] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 9100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 9100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user device, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 9100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0397] As shown in Figure 9, the communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101. The processor 9101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 9101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0398] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 9102 may be located outside the communication device 9100.

[0399] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9103. When the communication device 9100 includes one or more transceivers 9103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 9103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 9101.

[0400] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0401] Optionally, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more interface circuits 9104, which are connected to the memory 9102. The interface circuits 9104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 9102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 9104 can read instructions stored in the memory 9102 and send the instructions to the processor 9101.

[0402] The communication device 9100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 9100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 may not be limited by FIG. 9 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0403] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 10200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 10200 shown in FIG10 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0404] Chip 10200 includes one or more processors 10201, and processor 10201 is used to call instructions to enable chip 10200 to execute any of the above methods.

[0405] In some embodiments, the chip 10200 further includes one or more interface circuits 10202, which are connected to the memory 10203. The interface circuit 10202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 10203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0406] 10203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 10202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 10203 and send the instructions to the processor 10201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0407] In some embodiments, the chip 10200 further includes one or more memories 10203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 10203 may be outside the chip 10200.

[0408] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0409] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 9100, enables the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0410] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method for resolving measurement gap conflicts, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: A first message is sent to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The solution includes at least one of the following: A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal; The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: A second message sent by the network device is received, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a conflict in which the terminal is allowed to report a preferred measurement gap.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The method further comprises: According to the instruction of the network device, it is determined whether the network device allows the terminal to use the preferred solution.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The manner in which the network device indicates whether to allow the terminal to use the preferred solution includes at least one of the following: Explicit instructions; Implicit instructions.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The manner includes an explicit indication, and wherein, determining, according to the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes: receiving a third message sent by the network device, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution; According to the third information indicating that the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution, it is determined that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution; or, according to the third information indicating that the terminal is not allowed to use its preferred solution, it is determined that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The method includes an implicit indication, and wherein, determining, according to the indication of the network device, whether the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution includes: receiving a fourth message sent by the network device, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal; determining, according to the measurement gap configuration information, that the network device allows the terminal to use its preferred solution; or, The first timer times out, and it is determined that the network device does not allow the terminal to use the preferred solution, wherein the first timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: After determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use its preferred solution, the first message is resent to the network device.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The resending the first message to the network device includes: When the second timer times out, the first message is resent to the network device, wherein the second timer is started or restarted when the terminal sends the first message to the network device.

10. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: After determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use the preferred solution, a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal is used.

11. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, characterized in that The method further comprises: After determining that the network device does not allow the terminal to use the preferred solution, the solution preferred by the terminal is used, or a solution different from the solution preferred by the terminal is used.

12. A method for resolving measurement gap conflicts, characterized in that: Executed by a network device, the method includes: A first message sent by a terminal is received, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The solution includes at least one of the following: A first solution, wherein the first solution reserves all conflicting measurement gaps for the terminal; The second solution is that the terminal performs measurement according to priority information of the conflicting measurement gaps.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: A second message is sent to the terminal, wherein the second message is used to indicate a solution to a conflict of measurement gaps that allows the terminal to report a preference.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: Indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use its preferred solution.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The manner of indicating to the terminal whether to allow the terminal to use the preferred solution includes at least one of the following: Explicit instructions; Implicit instructions.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that The manner includes explicit indication, and wherein indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use the preferred solution includes: A third message is sent to the terminal, wherein the third message includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the terminal is allowed to use the preferred solution.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that The manner includes implicit indication, and wherein indicating to the terminal whether the terminal is allowed to use the preferred solution includes: Sending a fourth message to the terminal, wherein the fourth message includes measurement gap configuration information configured by the network device for the terminal, and the measurement gap configuration information is used by the terminal to determine that the network device allows the terminal to use a solution preferred by the terminal; or, It is determined that the terminal is not allowed to use the preferred solution, and the network device is not expected to send the third message or the fourth message to the terminal.

19. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that The network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use the preferred solution; The method further comprises: receiving the first message resent by the terminal.

20. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, characterized in that The network device indicates to the terminal that the terminal is not allowed to use the preferred solution; the network device expects the terminal to use a solution different from the preferred solution.

21. A device for resolving measurement gap conflicts, characterized in that: The device comprises: The transceiver module is used to send a first message to a network device, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by a terminal.

22. A device for resolving measurement gap conflicts, characterized in that: The device comprises: The transceiver module is used to receive a first message sent by a terminal, wherein the first message is used to indicate a solution to a measurement gap conflict preferred by the terminal.

23. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the terminal to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

24. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the network device to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 12 to 20.

25. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 1-11 or 12-20.

26. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and the network device is configured to implement the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 12 to 20.

27. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is enabled to perform the method for resolving measurement gap conflicts according to any one of claims 1-21 or 12-20.

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