Cell measurement method and communication apparatus

Abstract

The present application provides a cell measurement method and a communication apparatus. The method may comprise: a terminal device uses a wake-up circuit to perform measurement on a serving cell; if the terminal device has not performed measurement on a neighboring cell, the terminal device, on the basis of the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold, starts to use a main circuit to measure the neighboring cell; and if the terminal device has performed measurement on the neighboring cell, the terminal device, on the basis of the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold, stops using the main circuit to measure the neighboring cell, the first threshold being different from the second threshold. In this way, after the introduction of the wake-up circuit to the terminal device, whether to use the main circuit to measure the neighboring cell can be determined by means of two thresholds, such as the first threshold and the second threshold, such that the cell measurement performance can be improved. In addition, in some scenarios, the frequency of the operation of starting the main circuit to execute cell measurement can be reduced, thereby improving the benefit to the terminal device from the wake-up circuit in terms of power consumption.

Description

Cell measurement method and communication device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on September 27, 2023, with application number 202311287409.1, and priority to the Chinese patent application entitled “Cell Measurement Method and Communication Device”, all contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly, to a cell measurement method and a communication device. Background Art

[0003] The terminal device can receive the wake-up signal through a separate low-power small circuit, such as a wake-up receiver (WUR), and the main receiver can be in a deep sleep state. When the terminal device detects the wake-up signal through the WUR, the terminal device triggers the wake-up of the main receiver. After the main receiver wakes up, the terminal device can perform data transmission through the main receiver. In some scenarios, the terminal device needs to measure cells, such as service cells, neighboring cells, etc. When WUR is introduced, how the terminal device measures the cells is a question worth considering.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present application provides a cell measurement method and a communication device, which can improve the performance of cell measurement.

[0006] In a first aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a terminal device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0007] The method may include: measuring a serving cell; when no measurement is performed on a neighboring cell, starting measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold; when measuring the neighboring cell, stopping measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold; wherein the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0008] Based on the above technical solution, two thresholds (i.e., a first threshold and a second threshold) are designed to determine whether to start measuring the neighboring cell or whether to stop measuring the neighboring cell. Specifically, when a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) does not measure the neighboring cell, such as when the communication device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, the communication device can compare the first threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell, and determine whether to start measuring the neighboring cell based on the result of the comparison. In this way, the communication device can perform the service cell measurement in a larger range, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by the cell measurement and achieving energy saving. When a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) measures the neighboring cell, such as when the communication device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, the communication device can compare the second threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell, and determine whether to stop measuring the neighboring cell based on the result of the comparison. This can reduce the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoid the ping-pong effect.

[0009] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the starting measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the first threshold includes: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, starting the measurement of the neighboring cell; and / or, the stopping of the measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the second threshold includes: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, stopping the measurement of the neighboring cell.

[0010] Based on the above technical solution, when the communication device is not measuring neighboring cells, the communication device begins measuring neighboring cells when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to a first threshold, and otherwise does not measure neighboring cells. This allows the communication device to perform serving cell measurements over a wider range, thereby achieving energy savings. When the communication device is measuring neighboring cells, the communication device stops measuring neighboring cells when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to a second threshold, and otherwise continues measuring neighboring cells. This reduces the impact of interference / noise on measurement results and avoids the ping-pong effect.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is started, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold within a first time period, the measurement of the neighboring cell is started after the first time period; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold within a second time period, the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped after the second time period.

[0012] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with a threshold (such as the first threshold or the second threshold). Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0013] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating the first time period and / or the second time period; or, the first time period and / or the second time period is predefined.

[0014] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the first threshold is less than the second threshold.

[0015] Based on the above technical solution, the first threshold is smaller than the second threshold, which enables the communication device to perform serving cell measurement in a larger range, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0016] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates the first threshold and / or the second threshold.

[0017] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the measuring the serving cell includes: receiving a first reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the serving cell based on the first reference signal.

[0018] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality of the serving cell may be obtained by measuring the first reference signal.

[0019] With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

[0020] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the modulation mode of the first reference signal is: on-off keying OOK or frequency shift keying FSK.

[0021] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, and signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0022] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the measuring of the neighboring cell includes: receiving a second reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the neighboring cell based on the second reference signal.

[0023] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality of the neighboring cell may be obtained by measuring the second reference signal.

[0024] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the second reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0025] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the neighboring cell is one or more of the following: secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received power SS-RSRP, secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received quality SS-RSRQ.

[0026] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: when monitoring the wake-up signal, monitoring the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold; when monitoring the paging message, monitoring the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold and the fourth threshold are different.

[0027] For example, monitoring the wake-up signal may also be replaced by using a wake-up module to measure the serving cell.

[0028] For example, monitoring the paging message may also be replaced by using the main module to measure the serving cell.

[0029] Based on the above technical solution, two thresholds (i.e., a first threshold and a second threshold) are designed to determine whether to monitor paging messages or whether to monitor wake-up signals, or which module to use to perform service cell measurements. Specifically, in the case where a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) monitors a wake-up signal, if the communication device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, the communication device can compare the third threshold with the cell quality of the service cell, and determine whether to start monitoring the paging message based on the result of the comparison. In this way, the communication device can use the wake-up module to monitor signals in a larger range, such as using the wake-up module to perform service cell measurements, thereby reducing power consumption caused by cell measurements and achieving energy-saving effects. In the case where a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) monitors a paging message, if the communication device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, the communication device can compare the second threshold with the cell quality of the service cell, and determine whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the result of the comparison. This can reduce the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoid the ping-pong effect.

[0030] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, monitoring the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold includes: monitoring the paging message when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold; and / or monitoring the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the fourth threshold includes: monitoring the wake-up signal when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

[0031] Based on the above technical solution, when the communication device monitors the wake-up signal, the communication device begins monitoring the paging message when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to a third threshold, and otherwise does not monitor the paging message. This allows the communication device to use the wake-up module to monitor signals over a wider range, such as using the wake-up module to perform serving cell measurements, thereby achieving energy savings. When the communication device monitors the paging message, the communication device monitors the wake-up signal only when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold, and otherwise does not monitor the wake-up signal. This reduces the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoids the ping-pong effect.

[0032] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, monitoring the paging message, and stopping monitoring the wake-up signal; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, monitoring the wake-up signal, and stopping monitoring the paging message.

[0033] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with a threshold (such as the third threshold or the fourth threshold). Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0034] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold within a third time period, and monitoring the paging message after the third time period; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within a fourth time period, and monitoring the wake-up signal after the fourth time period.

[0035] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information indicates the third time period and / or the fourth time period; or, the third time period and / or the fourth time period is predefined.

[0036] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the third threshold is less than the fourth threshold.

[0037] Based on the above technical solution, the third threshold is smaller than the fourth threshold, so that the communication device can use the wake-up module to monitor signals in a larger range, such as using the wake-up module to perform serving cell measurement, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0038] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving fourth configuration information, where the fourth configuration information indicates the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold.

[0039] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving a third reference signal; the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message, including: the cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the third reference signal is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message.

[0040] Based on the above technical solution, when monitoring the wake-up signal, the cell quality of the serving cell may be obtained by measuring the third reference signal.

[0041] With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the third reference signal is an LP-SS.

[0042] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, a modulation mode of the third reference signal is: OOK or FSK.

[0043] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, and signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0044] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving a fourth reference signal; the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal, including: the cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the fourth reference signal is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal.

[0045] Based on the above technical solution, when monitoring the paging message, the cell quality of the serving cell may be obtained by measuring the fourth reference signal.

[0046] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the fourth reference signal is SSB.

[0047] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: SS-RSRP, SS-RSRQ.

[0048] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, the measurement of the serving cell is performed by the wake-up module, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is performed by the main module.

[0049] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: monitoring a wake-up signal by the wake-up module, where the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device.

[0050] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: accessing a network device through the main module.

[0051] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, and the monitoring of the wake-up signal includes: the communication device monitors the wake-up signal through the wake-up module; the monitoring of the paging message includes: the communication device monitors the paging message through the main module.

[0052] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module. When monitoring the wake-up signal, the communication device performs cell measurement through the wake-up module; when monitoring the paging message, the communication device performs cell measurement through the main module.

[0053] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the communication device performs cell measurement through the wake-up module, including: the communication device measures the service cell through the wake-up module; and / or, the communication device performs cell measurement through the main module, including: the communication device measures the service cell and / or neighboring cell through the main module.

[0054] In a second aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0055] The method may include: sending second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates a first threshold and / or a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is used to start measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell when the neighboring cell is not measured, and the second threshold is used to stop measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell when the neighboring cell is measured; the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0056] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating a first time period and / or a second time period, the first threshold being used to start measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the first time period without measuring the neighboring cell, and the second threshold being used to stop measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the second time period when measuring the neighboring cell.

[0057] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first threshold is smaller than the second threshold.

[0058] In a third aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0059] The method may include: measuring the serving cell; while monitoring the wake-up signal, monitoring the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold; while monitoring the paging message, monitoring the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold is different from the fourth threshold.

[0060] For example, monitoring the wake-up signal may also be replaced by using a wake-up module to measure the serving cell.

[0061] For example, monitoring the paging message may also be replaced by using the main module to measure the serving cell.

[0062] Based on the above technical solution, two thresholds (i.e., a first threshold and a second threshold) are designed to determine whether to monitor paging messages or whether to monitor wake-up signals, or which module to use to perform service cell measurements. Specifically, in the case where a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) monitors a wake-up signal, if the communication device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, the communication device can compare the third threshold with the cell quality of the service cell, and determine whether to start monitoring the paging message based on the result of the comparison. In this way, the communication device can use the wake-up module to monitor signals in a larger range, such as using the wake-up module to perform service cell measurements, thereby reducing power consumption caused by cell measurements and achieving energy-saving effects. In the case where a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) monitors a paging message, if the communication device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, the communication device can compare the second threshold with the cell quality of the service cell, and determine whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the result of the comparison. This can reduce the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoid the ping-pong effect.

[0063] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, monitoring the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold includes: monitoring the paging message when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold; and / or monitoring the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the fourth threshold includes: monitoring the wake-up signal when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

[0064] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, monitoring the paging message, and stopping monitoring the wake-up signal; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, monitoring the wake-up signal, and stopping monitoring the paging message.

[0065] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold within a third time period, and monitoring the paging message after the third time period; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within a fourth time period, and monitoring the wake-up signal after the fourth time period.

[0066] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information indicates the third time period and / or the fourth time period; or, the third time period and / or the fourth time period is predefined.

[0067] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the third threshold is less than the fourth threshold.

[0068] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving fourth configuration information, where the fourth configuration information indicates the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold.

[0069] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving a third reference signal; the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message, including: the cell quality of the serving cell determined based on the third reference signal is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message.

[0070] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the third reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

[0071] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, a modulation mode of the third reference signal is: on-off keying (OOK) or frequency shift keying (FSK).

[0072] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, and signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0073] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving a fourth reference signal; the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal, including: the cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the fourth reference signal is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal.

[0074] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the fourth reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0075] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received power SS-RSRP, secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received quality SS-RSRQ.

[0076] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: when no measurement is performed on the neighboring cell, starting measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold; when measuring the neighboring cell, stopping measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold; wherein the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0077] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the starting measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the first threshold includes: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, starting the measurement of the neighboring cell; and / or, the stopping of the measurement of the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the second threshold includes: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, stopping the measurement of the neighboring cell.

[0078] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is started, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold within a first time period, the measurement of the neighboring cell is started after the first time period; and / or, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold within a second time period, the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped after the second time period.

[0079] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating the first time period and / or the second time period; or, the first time period and / or the second time period is predefined.

[0080] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the first threshold is less than the second threshold.

[0081] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates the first threshold and / or the second threshold.

[0082] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the measuring of the serving cell includes: receiving a first reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the serving cell based on the first reference signal.

[0083] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the first reference signal is an LP-SS.

[0084] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the modulation mode of the first reference signal is: OOK or FSK.

[0085] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, and signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0086] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the measuring of the neighboring cell includes: receiving a second reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the neighboring cell based on the second reference signal.

[0087] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the second reference signal is SSB.

[0088] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the cell quality of the neighboring cell is one or more of the following: SS-RSRP, SS-RSRQ.

[0089] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, the measurement of the serving cell is performed by the wake-up module, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is performed by the main module.

[0090] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: monitoring a wake-up signal by the wake-up module, where the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device.

[0091] In combination with the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: accessing a network device through the main module.

[0092] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, and the monitoring of the wake-up signal includes: the communication device monitors the wake-up signal through the wake-up module; the monitoring of the paging message includes: the communication device monitors the paging message through the main module.

[0093] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module. When monitoring the wake-up signal, the communication device performs cell measurement through the wake-up module; when the communication device monitors the paging message, the communication device performs cell measurement through the main module.

[0094] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the communication device performs cell measurement through the wake-up module, including: the communication device measures the service cell through the wake-up module; and / or, the communication device performs cell measurement through the main module, including: the communication device measures the service cell and / or neighboring cell through the main module.

[0095] In a fourth aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0096] The method may include: sending fourth configuration information, the fourth configuration information indicating a third threshold and / or a fourth threshold, the third threshold being used to monitor the paging message in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the wake-up signal, and the fourth threshold being used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the paging message; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold and the fourth threshold are different.

[0097] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the method further includes: sending third configuration information, the third configuration information indicating a third time period and / or a fourth time period, the third threshold being used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the third time period to monitor the paging message, and the fourth threshold being used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the fourth time period to monitor the paging message.

[0098] In combination with the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the third threshold is less than the fourth threshold.

[0099] The beneficial effects of the second to fourth aspects and each possible design can be referred to the relevant description of the first aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0100] In a fifth aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0101] The method may include: performing a first measurement on a serving cell, performing a second measurement on the serving cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold; and monitoring a wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold when performing the second measurement on the serving cell, the wake-up signal being used to wake up at least one terminal device; wherein the fifth threshold and the sixth threshold are different.

[0102] For example, performing the first measurement on the serving cell may also be replaced by using the main module to perform measurement on the serving cell.

[0103] For example, performing the second measurement on the serving cell may also be replaced by using a wake-up module to perform measurement on the serving cell.

[0104] Based on the above technical solution, two thresholds (i.e., a first threshold and a second threshold) are designed to determine whether to perform a second measurement on the serving cell or whether to monitor the wake-up signal. Specifically, when a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) performs a first measurement on the serving cell, the communication device can compare the fifth threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell, and determine whether to start the second measurement on the serving cell based on the result of the comparison. When a communication device (such as a terminal device or a component of a terminal device) performs a second measurement on the serving cell, the communication device can compare the sixth threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell, and determine whether to start monitoring the wake-up signal based on the result of the comparison. This can be more accurate than directly determining whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on a threshold.

[0105] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, performing a second measurement on the service cell based on the cell quality of the service cell and a fifth threshold includes: when the cell quality of the service cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, performing a second measurement on the service cell.

[0106] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell quality of the service cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, and a second measurement is performed on the service cell, including: the cell quality of the service cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold within a fifth time period, and after the fifth time period, a second measurement is performed on the service cell.

[0107] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality over a period of time may be compared with the fifth threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this approach can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0108] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, monitoring the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold includes: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, monitoring the wake-up signal.

[0109] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold within a sixth time period, and monitoring the wake-up signal after the sixth time period.

[0110] Based on the above technical solution, the cell quality over a period of time may be compared with the sixth threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this approach can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0111] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the method further includes: receiving fifth configuration information, the fifth configuration information indicating the fifth time period and / or the sixth time period; or, the fifth time period and / or the sixth time period is predefined.

[0112] In combination with the fifth aspect, in some implementations of the fifth aspect, the method further includes: stopping the first measurement of the serving cell.

[0113] In combination with the fifth aspect, in some implementations of the fifth aspect, the method further includes: receiving sixth configuration information, where the sixth configuration information indicates the fifth threshold and / or the sixth threshold.

[0114] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the performing a first measurement on the serving cell includes: receiving a fifth reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the serving cell based on the fifth reference signal.

[0115] Based on the above technical solution, when the first measurement is performed on the serving cell, the cell quality of the serving cell may be obtained by measuring the fifth reference signal.

[0116] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the fifth reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

[0117] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received power SS-RSRP, secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received quality SS-RSRQ.

[0118] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the performing a second measurement on the serving cell includes: receiving a sixth reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the serving cell based on the sixth reference signal.

[0119] Based on the above technical solution, when performing the second measurement on the serving cell, the cell quality of the serving cell may be obtained by measuring the sixth reference signal.

[0120] In combination with the fifth aspect, in some implementations of the fifth aspect, the sixth reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

[0121] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, a modulation mode of the sixth reference signal is: on-off keying (OOK) or frequency shift keying (FSK).

[0122] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the cell quality of the serving cell is one or more of the following: reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, and signal to interference and noise ratio.

[0123] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, and the first measurement of the service cell includes: the communication device measures the service cell through the main module; the second measurement of the service cell includes: the communication device measures the service cell through the wake-up module.

[0124] In combination with the fifth aspect, in some implementations of the fifth aspect, the communication device includes a main module and a wake-up module, and the monitoring of the wake-up signal includes: the communication device monitoring the wake-up signal through the wake-up module.

[0125] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the method further includes: the communication device accessing a network device through the main module.

[0126] In a sixth aspect, a cell measurement method is provided, which can be performed by a communication device. The communication device can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0127] The method may include: sending sixth configuration information, the sixth configuration information indicating a fifth threshold and / or a sixth threshold, the fifth threshold being used to perform a second measurement on the service cell in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing a first measurement on the service cell, and the sixth threshold being used to monitor a wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing a second measurement on the service cell; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the fifth threshold is different from the sixth threshold.

[0128] In combination with the sixth aspect, in certain implementations of the sixth aspect, the method further includes: sending fifth configuration information, the fifth configuration information indicating a fifth time period and / or a sixth time period, the fifth threshold being used to perform a second measurement on the service cell in combination with the cell quality of the service cell within the fifth time period when performing a first measurement on the service cell, and the sixth threshold being used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the service cell within the sixth time period when performing a second measurement on the service cell.

[0129] The beneficial effects of the sixth aspect and each possible design can be referred to the relevant description of the fifth aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0130] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, the device being configured to execute the method provided in any one of aspects 1 to 6. Specifically, the device may include units and / or modules, such as a processing unit and / or a communication unit, for executing the method provided in any one of the aforementioned implementations of aspects 1 to 6.

[0131] In one implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device). When the apparatus is a communication device, the communication unit may be a transceiver or an input / output interface; the processing unit may be at least one processor. Alternatively, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Alternatively, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0132] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip, chip system, or circuit used in a communication device. When the apparatus is a chip, chip system, or circuit used in a device, the communication unit may be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin, or related circuit on the chip, chip system, or circuit; and the processing unit may be at least one processor, processing circuit, or logic circuit.

[0133] In an eighth aspect, a communications device is provided, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute the method provided in any of the aforementioned implementations of any of aspects 1 to 6. Optionally, the device further comprises a memory configured to store a program; accordingly, the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer program or instructions stored in the memory.

[0134] In one implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device).

[0135] In another implementation, the apparatus is a chip, a chip system, or a circuit used in a communication device.

[0136] In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a processor for executing the methods provided in the above aspects.

[0137] For the operations such as sending and acquiring / receiving involved in the processor, unless otherwise specified, or if they do not conflict with their actual functions or internal logic in the relevant descriptions, they can be understood as operations such as processor output and input, or as sending and receiving operations performed by the radio frequency circuit and antenna. This application does not limit this.

[0138] In a tenth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a program code for execution by a device, and the program code includes a method provided by any one of the above-mentioned implementation methods for executing any one of the above-mentioned first to sixth aspects.

[0139] In the eleventh aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method provided by any one of the above-mentioned implementations of any one of the above-mentioned first to sixth aspects.

[0140] In the twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor reads instructions stored in the memory through the communication interface and executes the method provided by any of the above-mentioned implementation methods of any of the above-mentioned aspects from the first to the sixth aspects.

[0141] Optionally, as an implementation method, the chip also includes a memory, in which a computer program or instruction is stored, and the processor is used to execute the computer program or instruction stored in the memory. When the computer program or instruction is executed, the processor is used to execute the method provided in any one of the above-mentioned implementation methods of any one of the first to sixth aspects.

[0142] In a thirteenth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the first aspect, and the second communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the second aspect; or the first communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the third aspect, and the second communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the fourth aspect; or the first communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the fifth aspect, and the second communication device is configured to execute the method provided in any one of the implementations of the sixth aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0143] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system 100 applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0144] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the main circuit and the wake-up circuit.

[0145] FIG3 is a waveform diagram of a signal when OOK modulation is used.

[0146] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the waveform of the signal after passing through the channel.

[0147] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a waveform of a signal after Manchester encoding.

[0148] FIG6 is another schematic diagram of the waveform of a signal after Manchester encoding.

[0149] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of a waveform of a signal after FSK modulation.

[0150] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 800 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0151] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0152] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the wake-up circuit measurement under different signal-to-noise ratios.

[0153] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 1100 provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0154] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0155] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0156] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 1400 provided in another embodiment of the present application.

[0157] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0158] FIG16 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device 1600 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0159] FIG17 is a schematic diagram of another communication device 1700 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0160] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of a chip system 1800 provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0161] The technical solution in this application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0162] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: fifth generation (5G) or new radio (NR) systems, long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, etc. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to future communication systems, such as sixth generation (6G) mobile communication systems. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to device to device (D2D) communication, vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems such as intersatellite communication and satellite communication.

[0163] As an example, a satellite communication system includes a satellite base station and terminal devices. The satellite base station provides communication services to the terminal devices. The satellite base station can also communicate with other base stations. Satellites can function as both base stations and terminal devices. Satellites can refer to drones, hot air balloons, low-orbit satellites, medium-orbit satellites, high-orbit satellites, and other satellites. Satellites can also refer to non-ground base stations or non-ground devices.

[0164] As an example, V2X communication may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle-to-roadside infrastructure (V2I) communication, vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication, and vehicle-to-network (V2N) communication.

[0165] A device in a communication system can send signals to or receive signals from another device. The signals may include information, signaling, or data. The term "device" may also be replaced by an entity, network entity, communication device, communication module, node, communication node, etc. This disclosure uses devices as an example for description.

[0166] The terminal device in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as user equipment (UE), access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication device, user agent or user device.

[0167] The terminal device can be a device that provides voice / data to users, for example, a handheld device or vehicle-mounted device with a wireless connection function. At present, some examples of terminals are: mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MIDs), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, wireless terminals in smart grids, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld devices with wireless communication capabilities, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, wearable devices, terminal devices in 5G networks or future evolved public land mobile communication networks (PLMNs). The terminal equipment in the network (PLMN), etc., is not limited to this in the embodiments of the present application.

[0168] As an example and not a limitation, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may also be a wearable device. Wearable devices may also be called wearable smart devices, which are a general term for wearable devices that are intelligently designed and developed using wearable technology for daily wear, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing, and shoes. A wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothes or accessories. Wearable devices are not only hardware devices, but also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction. Broadly speaking, wearable smart devices include those that are fully functional, large in size, and can achieve complete or partial functions without relying on smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, as well as those that only focus on a certain type of application function and need to be used in conjunction with other devices such as smartphones, such as various smart bracelets and smart jewelry for vital sign monitoring.

[0169] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the terminal device can be the terminal device, or it can be a device that can support the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system or chip, which can be installed in the terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0170] The network device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device for communicating with a terminal device, and may also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device. For example, the network device may be a base station. The network device in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that connects a terminal device to a wireless network. A base station may broadly cover various names as follows, or replace the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, access point, transmitting and receiving point (TRP), transmitting point (TP), master station, secondary station, multi-standard radio (motor slide retainer, MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc. A base station may be a macro base station, a micro base station, a relay node, a donor node, or the like, or a combination thereof. A base station may also refer to a communication module, modem, or chip used to be set in the aforementioned device or apparatus. A base station may also be a mobile switching center and a device that performs base station functions in D2D, V2X, and M2M communications, a network-side device in a 6G network, or a device that performs base station functions in future communication systems. A base station may support networks with the same or different access technologies. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form used by network devices.

[0171] Base stations can be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a mobile base station, and one or more cells can move based on the location of the mobile base station. In other examples, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a device that communicates with another base station.

[0172] In some deployments, the network device mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a device including a CU, or a DU, or a device including a CU and a DU, or a control plane CU node (central unit of the control plane (central unit-control plane, CU-CP)) and a user plane CU node (central unit of the user plane (central unit-user plane, CU-UP)) and a DU node.

[0173] The network equipment and terminal devices can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on water; they can also be deployed in the air on aircraft, balloons, and satellites. The embodiments of this application do not limit the scenarios in which the network equipment and terminal devices are located.

[0174] First, a communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application is briefly introduced with reference to FIG1 as follows.

[0175] Referring to FIG. 1 , as an example, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system 100 applicable to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1 , the wireless communication system 100 may include at least one network device, such as the network device 110 shown in FIG. The wireless communication system 100 may also include at least one terminal device, such as the terminal device 120 shown in FIG. For example, both the network device and the terminal device may be configured with multiple antennas, and the network device and the terminal device may communicate using multi-antenna technology.

[0176] When a network device communicates with a terminal device, the network device may manage one or more cells, and a cell may include at least one terminal device. Optionally, network device 110 and terminal device 120 form a single-cell communication system, assuming the cell is cell #1. Network device 110 may be a network device in cell #1, or network device 110 may serve a terminal device (e.g., terminal device 120) in cell #1.

[0177] It should be noted that a cell can be understood as an area within the coverage range of wireless signals of network equipment.

[0178] It should be understood that FIG1 is merely a simplified schematic diagram for ease of understanding, and the wireless communication system 100 may further include other network devices or other terminal devices, which are not shown in FIG1 .

[0179] To facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present application, a brief explanation of the terms involved in the present application is given.

[0180] 1. Paging

[0181] When the terminal device is in an idle state or an inactive state, it can periodically receive paging. As an example, the process of receiving paging by the terminal device includes the following steps.

[0182] 1) The terminal device can calculate a paging frame (PF) and a position of a paging occasion (PO) in the PF according to its own identifier (ID) (UE ID).

[0183] 2) The terminal device monitors the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) (also called paging PDCCH) in the PO, and the PDCCH includes downlink control information (DCI) (also called paging DCI).

[0184] 3) If the terminal device detects the PDCCH, the terminal device receives the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) (also known as the paging PDSCH) at the location scheduled by the PDCCH. The paging PDSCH contains a paging message, which can indicate which terminal devices have been paged. As an example, the paging PDSCH contains up to 32 paging records, each of which can contain a UE ID, which is used to indicate which UE has been paged.

[0185] The above description of paging is merely an example and does not limit the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0186] 2. Wake-up circuit: also called wake-up receiver (WUR) or low-power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) or wake-up module, can be understood as a separate low-power small circuit, such as the circuit used by the terminal device in the idle state. The low-power small circuit can be implemented using a separate small circuit or chip with a simple structure, and its power consumption is low. It can be understood that the wake-up circuit is only a name for distinction, and its specific naming does not limit the scope of protection of this application. For example, without loss of generality, the wake-up circuit can also be described as the first circuit (or first module). The following is uniformly described as a wake-up circuit.

[0187] The signal received by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit can be said to be transmitted on the wake-up link. The wake-up link represents a connection relationship between the terminal device and the network device. It is a logical concept, not a physical entity. It is understood that the wake-up link is only a name used for differentiation and its specific naming does not limit the scope of protection of this application. For example, without loss of generality, the wake-up link can also be described as the first link. It is uniformly described below as the wake-up link.

[0188] The signal received by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit can be called a wake-up signal (wake-up signal / radio, WUS / WUR) or a low-power wake-up signal (low power wake-up signal, LP-WUS). It is understood that the wake-up signal is only named for distinction, and its specific naming does not limit the scope of protection of this application. For example, without loss of generality, the wake-up signal can also be called a signal. hereinafter uniformly described as a wake-up signal.

[0189] 3. Main circuit: also known as the main receiver (MR) or main module, it can be understood as the circuit used by the terminal device when transmitting data normally, or the circuit used by the terminal device when transmitting data in a connected state. When the terminal device uses the main circuit to transmit data, the power consumption is relatively large. It can be understood that the main circuit is only named for distinction, and its specific naming does not limit the scope of protection of this application. For example, without loss of generality, the main circuit can also be described as the second circuit (or second module). The following unified description is the main circuit.

[0190] Signals received by a terminal device using the primary circuit can be said to be transmitted on the primary link. The primary link represents a connection between the terminal device and the network device and is a logical concept, not a physical entity. It should be understood that the primary link is a name used for differentiation only and does not limit the scope of protection of this application. For example, without loss of generality, the primary link can also be described as a secondary link. The following description uniformly refers to the primary link.

[0191] In the following, for the sake of distinction, the signal transmitted by the terminal device using the main circuit is recorded as a data signal.

[0192] Refer to FIG2 , which is a schematic diagram of a main circuit and a wake-up circuit as an example.

[0193] As shown in Figure 2, the terminal device can receive (or detect) a wake-up signal through the wake-up circuit, and the terminal device can receive a data signal through the main circuit. Assume that the terminal device receives a wake-up signal through the wake-up circuit. If the terminal device does not detect the wake-up signal, it continues to use the wake-up circuit to receive the wake-up signal, and the main circuit can be in an off state (or a sleep state); if the terminal device detects the wake-up signal, it triggers the wake-up of the main circuit, that is, the main circuit is in / switched to an on state (or a working state, or an active state). After the main circuit is turned on, the terminal device can transmit data signals through the main circuit.

[0194] 4. On-off keying (OOK) modulation: Information is modulated by whether a signal is transmitted or not. The corresponding wake-up circuit can use envelope detection to receive the signal. OOK modulation technology can be demodulated using a very low-complexity receiver, thus achieving the low power consumption goal of the wake-up circuit. To ensure power consumption, the wake-up signal can use OOK modulation. It is understood that the wake-up signal can also use other modulation methods, such as frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation, which is not limited to this.

[0195] When a signal is modulated using OOK, each bit (i.e., an encoded bit) corresponds to a symbol. Equivalently, a symbol can also be called a chip, or other names, which are not limited here.

[0196] For example, when a bit is "1," a signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power is not zero within the symbol length); when a bit is "0," no signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power is zero within the symbol length). Alternatively, in OOK modulation, if energy is transmitted, it represents a "1," and if no energy is transmitted, it represents a "0."

[0197] For example, when a bit is "0," a signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power is not 0 within the symbol length); when a bit is "1," no signal is transmitted within the symbol length (i.e., the signal transmission power is 0 within the symbol length). Alternatively, in OOK modulation, if energy is transmitted, it represents a "0," and if no energy is transmitted, it represents a "1."

[0198] In the following, for the convenience of description, an example is mainly taken as follows: when a bit is "1", a signal is sent within the symbol length; when a bit is "0", no signal is sent within the symbol length.

[0199] For ease of description, if a signal is transmitted within a symbol, the signal is recorded as an ON signal; if no signal is transmitted within a symbol, the signal is recorded as an OFF signal. For example, if a bit is "1," a signal is transmitted within the symbol length; if a bit is "0," no signal is transmitted within the symbol length. An ON signal indicates that the information bit is "1," and an OFF signal indicates that the information bit is "0."

[0200] In addition, the OOK symbols mentioned below refer to symbols obtained using OOK modulation. OOK symbols can be, for example, either an ON signal or an OFF signal. For example, if the information bit is "1," the OOK symbol obtained through OOK modulation is an ON signal, while if the information bit is "0," the OOK symbol obtained through OOK modulation is an OFF signal. OOK symbols can also be called OOK signals; for consistency, they are used throughout the following descriptions.

[0201] Refer to FIG3 , as an example, which is a waveform diagram of a signal when OOK modulation is adopted.

[0202] As an example, assume that when a bit is "1," a signal is transmitted within the OOK symbol length; when a bit is "0," no signal is transmitted within the OOK symbol length. Therefore, the waveform shown in Figure 3 represents the four bits "0100," meaning the first is an OFF signal, the second is an ON signal, and the third and fourth are both OFF signals. As shown in Figure 3, communication systems generally use a specific frequency for transmission, and the transmitted signal must be modulated on a carrier. At the receiving end, the receiver detects the envelope (or energy) of the received signal and determines whether the OOK symbol corresponds to a bit "0" or a bit "1," thereby completing demodulation.

[0203] After passing through the channel, the signal may be distorted due to the influence of the channel state, etc. Taking the OOK modulation waveform shown in Figure 3 as an example, the waveform shown in Figure 3 may become the waveform shown in Figure 4 at the receiving end.

[0204] Refer to Figure 4, as an example, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the waveform of the signal after passing through the channel. In order to determine whether the signal corresponds to bit "0" or bit "1", the terminal device can compare the received signal level value with a threshold (the threshold is shown as a dotted line in Figure 4). For example, if the signal level value received by the terminal device is greater than the threshold, it means that the signal corresponds to bit "1"; if the signal level value received by the terminal device is less than the threshold, it means that the signal corresponds to bit "0". However, setting the threshold is relatively difficult. For example, if the threshold is not selected appropriately, it may cause demodulation errors. In order to solve this problem, one possible way is to use Manchester coding.

[0205] 5. Manchester coding: This is a bi-phase coding method that can represent bit "0" or bit "1" by switching between high and low levels. For example, through Manchester coding, the original bit "0" can be encoded as bit "10", and the original bit "1" can be encoded as bit "01". To distinguish, the bits after the original bits are encoded, such as bits "10" and "01", can be called coded bits. When sending a signal, the transmitter can use two OOK symbols to send 1 bit of original information. If the original bit "0" is encoded as bit "10" and the original bit "1" is encoded as bit "01", then the original bit "0" corresponds to an ON signal followed by an OFF signal, and the original bit "1" corresponds to an OFF signal followed by an ON signal. When the receiver demodulates the Manchester-encoded signal, it can compare the relative size of the signal power (or signal amplitude) within two adjacent OOK symbols. If the signal power (or amplitude) in the preceding OOK symbol is greater than the signal power (or amplitude) in the following OOK symbol, the received information bit is considered "0", and vice versa. This avoids the need for absolute thresholds for decision making.

[0206] It is understood that the above description uses the example of encoding the original bit "0" as bit "10" and the original bit "1" as bit "01" for illustrative purposes only, and is not intended to be limiting. For example, the original bit "0" is encoded as bit "01" and the original bit "1" is encoded as bit "10".

[0207] As an example, the signal may be generated based on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter, that is, the signal may be modulated using an OFDM transmitter.

[0208] One possible approach is to transmit an OOK symbol within the length of an OFDM symbol, or in other words, to transmit an OOK symbol within the length of an OFDM symbol. For example, to send an ON signal within the length of an OOK symbol, the transmitter can send a specific signal so that the signal's profile within the length of the OOK symbol is as square as possible. To send an OFF signal within the length of an OOK symbol, the transmitter can shut down for the length of the OOK symbol.

[0209] Refer to Figure 5. As an example, Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the waveform of a signal after Manchester encoding. As shown in Figure 5, the original bits are "0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0". Assuming that the original bit "0" is encoded as "10" and the original bit "1" is encoded as "01", the coded bits after Manchester encoding are "10 10 01 10 10 01 10 01 01 10", and the waveform is shown in Figure 5. Among them, the time length corresponding to each coded bit can be considered as the length of an OFDM symbol, that is, an OOK symbol is transmitted within the length of an OFDM symbol, or an OOK symbol occupies one OFDM symbol. When demodulating the signal, the receiving end can compare the relative size of the signal power (or signal amplitude) in two adjacent OOK symbols and determine the demodulated information bit based on the comparison result.

[0210] Another possible way is to transmit at least two OOK symbols within the length of one OFDM symbol, or in other words, at least two OOK symbols occupy one OFDM symbol.

[0211] Refer to Figure 6, which is another schematic diagram of the waveform of a signal after Manchester encoding. As shown in Figure 6, the original bits are "0 0 0 1". Assuming that the original bit "0" is encoded as "10" and the original bit "1" is encoded as "01", the encoded bits after Manchester encoding are "10 10 10 10 01", and the waveform is shown in Figure 6. Within the length of one OFDM symbol (2192 sampling points in Figure 6), 8 OOK symbols are transmitted, namely ON signal-OFF signal-ON signal-OFF signal-ON signal-OFF signal-OFF signal-OFF signal-ON signal. When demodulating the signal, the receiving end can compare the relative size of the signal power (or signal amplitude) of two adjacent OOK symbols and determine the demodulated information bits based on the comparison results.

[0212] It can be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, within the length of one OFDM symbol, one OOK symbol can be transmitted, or at least two OOK symbols can also be transmitted within the length of one OFDM symbol, and there is no limitation on this. In addition, whether one OOK symbol or at least two OOK symbols are transmitted within the length of one OFDM symbol, it is not limited to this Manchester coding.

[0213] 6. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation: It is a modulation technique that modulates information on the carrier frequency.

[0214] Referring to FIG. 7, as an example, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the waveform of the signal after FSK modulation. As shown in FIG. 7, when the wake-up signal uses FSK modulation, different information uses different frequency resources. For example, 2FSK carries 1-bit information, when the information bit is 0, the information is sent on the frequency resource f0 and not sent on the frequency resource f1; when the information bit is 1, the information is sent on the frequency resource f1 and not sent on the frequency resource f0. Assuming f0 < f1, the waveform of the FSK signal with the information 0101 is shown in FIG. 7. Within the first symbol and the third symbol, the frequency of the signal is lower, and within the second symbol and the fourth symbol, the frequency of the signal is higher. When the receiving end demodulates the signal, it can compare the power levels on f0 and f1 to determine whether the transmitted information is 0 or 1.

[0215] It can be understood that the above is for illustrative purposes and is not limited thereto. For example, FSK can also support higher modulation orders to carry more information. For example, 4FSK can carry 2-bit information. When the information bit is 00, the information is sent on the frequency resource f0 and not sent on the frequency resources f1, f2, f3; when the information bit is 01, the information is sent on the frequency resource f1 and not sent on the frequency resources f0, f2, f3; when the information bit is 10, the information is sent on the frequency resource f2 and not sent on the frequency resources f0, f1, f3; when the information bit is 11, the information is sent on the frequency resource f3 and not sent on the frequency resources f0, f1, f2. Similarly, the receiving end can compare the power levels on multiple frequency resources to determine what the transmitted information is.

[0216] 7. Wake-up signal and paging message

[0217] The wake-up signal refers to the signal received by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit. As an example, the wake-up signal can be used to wake up at least one terminal device. As an example, the wake-up signal can be used to indicate paging-related information, and the paging-related information can include, for example: whether one terminal device or a group of terminal devices is paged.

[0218] The specific content of the wake-up signal is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In the embodiment of the present application, the wake-up signal represents a type of signal, that is, a signal transmitted on the wake-up link, and is not limited to a wake-up signal for a terminal device.

[0219] The paging message may indicate which terminal devices have been paged. As an example, the terminal device receives the paging message using the primary circuit. As an example, the paging message may include paging PDSCH (paging PDSCH) and paging PDCCH (paging PDCCH).

[0220] 8. Radio resource management (RRM) measurement: When the terminal device is in an idle or inactive state, the terminal device can perform RRM measurement by receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB). The SSB may include two parts, namely a synchronization signal (SS) and a physical broadcast channel block (PBCH). The SS may include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS). Therefore, it can also be considered that the SSB includes three parts, that is, the SSB includes the PSS, SSS, and PBCH, and there is no restriction on this.

[0221] As an example, RRM measurement (or also called cell measurement) includes serving cell measurement and neighbor cell measurement. As an example, neighbor cell measurement includes intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement, and inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) measurement.

[0222] As an example, the measurement metric (or measurement quantity) includes at least one of the following: secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received power (SS-RSRP) and secondary synchronization signal-reference signal received quality (SS-RSRQ). It will be understood that any measurement metric that can be used to characterize cell quality is applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0223] SS-RSRP represents the linear average of the power contributions of resource elements (REs) that carry secondary synchronization signals. For example, the unit of SS-RSRP is Watt, which is an absolute value of power.

[0224] Among them, SS-RSRQ satisfies the following formula: SS-RSRQ = N × SS-RSRP / NR carrier RSSI. Among them, N represents the number of resource blocks (RBs) of the NR carrier received signal strength indicator (NR carrier RSSI) measurement bandwidth. NR carrier RSSI refers to the linear mean of the total received power in a specific orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a specific bandwidth (such as N RBs), in watts. Among them, the total power represents the total power of the co-channel serving and non-serving cells, adjacent channel interference, thermal noise, etc.

[0225] For example, the terminal device may measure different cells and determine whether to perform cell reselection based on the measurement results (such as the above-mentioned measurement indicators).

[0226] When the wake-up circuit is introduced, how the terminal device performs cell measurement is a problem worth considering. In view of this, the present application proposes a method to solve the above problem.

[0227] It should be noted that in this application, "indication" can include direct indication, indirect indication, explicit indication, and implicit indication. When describing that a certain indication information is used to indicate A, it can be understood that the indication information carries A, directly indicates A, or indirectly indicates A.

[0228] In this application, the information indicated by the indication information is referred to as the information to be indicated. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be indicated, such as but not limited to, the information to be indicated can be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or the index of the information to be indicated. The information to be indicated can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, wherein there is an association between the other information and the information to be indicated. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while the other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can also be achieved with the help of the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, stipulated by the protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. In addition, the information to be indicated can be sent together as a whole, or it can be divided into multiple sub-information and sent separately, and the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be the same or different.

[0229] In addition, in this application, the expression " / " is used to indicate that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship; for example, A / B can mean: A or B. The expression "and / or" is used to indicate that the objects associated with each other can be in an and relationship or an or relationship; for example, A and / or B can mean the following situations: A exists alone, B exists alone, and A and B exist at the same time, where A and B can be single or multiple. "At least one of the following" or similar expressions is used to indicate any combination of the listed items; for example, at least one of A, B and / or C can mean the following situations: A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, B and C exist at the same time, and A and C exist at the same time, where A, B, and C can be single or multiple.

[0230] The following will describe in detail the method provided by the embodiment of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The embodiment provided by the present application can be applied to the scenarios shown in the above figures without limitation.

[0231] Referring to Figure 8, as an example, Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application. For ease of description, the following exemplary description is given by taking the execution subject of method 800 as a terminal device as an example. It can be understood that the execution subject of method 800 can also be a component of the terminal device, such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit, without limitation. The steps described below as being performed by a single execution subject can also be divided into steps performed by multiple execution subjects, and these execution subjects can be logically and / or physically separated. The method 800 shown in Figure 8 may include the following steps.

[0232] 810. The terminal device measures the serving cell.

[0233] Optionally, the terminal device includes a wake-up circuit (or wake-up module) and a main circuit (or main module), and the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform serving cell measurement. Further optionally, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement. For the wake-up circuit and the main circuit, please refer to the description in the previous terminology explanation section, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] Specifically, when a terminal device uses a wake-up circuit to monitor a wake-up signal, if the terminal device uses a main circuit to perform cell measurement, then the terminal device needs to periodically turn on the main circuit to perform cell measurement, such as turning on the main circuit every few hundred milliseconds or every few seconds to perform cell measurement. This will greatly reduce the power consumption benefit of the wake-up circuit to the terminal device. Therefore, the wake-up circuit can be used to perform partial cell measurement, which reduces the operation of turning on the main circuit to perform cell measurement and improves the power consumption benefit of the wake-up circuit to the terminal device. Among them, cell measurement can also be called RRM measurement, including serving cell measurement and neighboring cell measurement.

[0235] In one possible implementation, the terminal device uses a wake-up circuit to perform serving cell measurement and uses a main circuit to perform neighbor cell measurement.

[0236] In another possible implementation, when the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal, the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform cell measurement; when the terminal device monitors the paging message, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform cell measurement. As a further example, the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform cell measurement, including: the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform serving cell measurement. As a further example, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform cell measurement, including: the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform serving cell measurement and / or neighbor cell measurement.

[0237] In the embodiments of the present application, for ease of explanation, the examples of using a wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and using a main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement are mainly used for exemplary explanation. It can be understood that the scheme of the terminal device using a wake-up circuit to perform partial cell measurement is applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0238] Optionally, the terminal device measures the serving cell, including: the terminal device receives a first reference signal, and determines the cell quality of the serving cell based on the first reference signal.

[0239] Specifically, the terminal device determines a value of a measurement quantity based on the first reference signal, where the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the serving cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP) (or low power (LP)-RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ) (or LP-RSRQ), and signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) (or LP-SINR).

[0240] As an example, the first reference signal is a low power synchronization signal (LP-SS). Based on this, the above measurement amount can be obtained based on LP-SS measurement.

[0241] As an example, the modulation mode of the first reference signal is OOK or FSK. The modulation mode of the first reference signal is OOK, which can also be alternatively described as: within the time interval corresponding to the first reference signal, some time domain positions have energy, and some time domain positions do not have energy.

[0242] As an example, the terminal device receives the first reference signal using a wake-up circuit.

[0243] 820. The terminal device starts or stops measuring the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and M thresholds, where M is an integer greater than 1.

[0244] The M thresholds are thresholds for the cell quality of the serving cell. Specifically, the terminal device can compare the measured cell quality of the serving cell with the thresholds and then perform corresponding operations based on the comparison results. The thresholds can be numerical values ​​or numerical ranges, which are not limited.

[0245] Optionally, the terminal device measures the neighboring cell, including: the terminal device receives a second reference signal, and determines the cell quality of the neighboring cell based on the second reference signal.

[0246] Specifically, the terminal device determines a value of a measurement quantity based on the second reference signal, where the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the neighboring cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP (such as SS-RSRP), RSRQ (such as SS-RSRQ), and SINR.

[0247] As an example, the second reference signal is an SSB. Based on this, the above measurement quantity can be obtained based on the SSB measurement. For example, the terminal device can perform measurements based on the PSS and / or SSS and / or PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in the SSB.

[0248] As an example, the terminal device receives the second reference signal using the primary circuit.

[0249] Taking M=2, that is, the M thresholds include the first threshold and the second threshold as an example, optionally, in step 820, the terminal device starts or stops measuring the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the M thresholds, including:

[0250] When the terminal device does not measure the neighboring cell, the terminal device starts measuring the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the first threshold;

[0251] When the terminal device measures a neighboring cell, the terminal device stops measuring the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the second threshold.

[0252] The first threshold and the second threshold are different. Specifically, the first threshold and the second threshold have different functions, or the first threshold and the second threshold are two different parameters, and therefore the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0253] Based on this, if the terminal device does not perform neighboring cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to start performing neighboring cell measurement based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the first threshold; if the terminal device performs neighboring cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to stop performing neighboring cell measurement based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the second threshold. Taking the case where the terminal device uses a wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and a main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement as an example, specifically, if the terminal device currently uses a wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and does not use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement based on the cell quality of the serving cell measured using the wake-up circuit and the first threshold; if the terminal device currently uses a wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and uses the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to stop using the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement based on the cell quality of the serving cell measured using the wake-up circuit and the second threshold.

[0254] Optionally, the terminal device starts measuring neighboring cells based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device starts measuring neighboring cells; and / or, the terminal device stops measuring neighboring cells based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the terminal device stops measuring neighboring cells. Conversely, if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than the first threshold, the terminal device does not measure neighboring cells; and / or, if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the second threshold, the terminal device does not stop measuring neighboring cells. Here and in the following description, "less than or equal to the first threshold" can be replaced with "less than the first threshold", and "greater than or equal to the second threshold" can be replaced with "greater than the second threshold". Accordingly, "greater than the first threshold" can be replaced with "greater than or equal to the first threshold", and "less than the second threshold" can be replaced with "less than or equal to the second threshold". The relevant descriptions of "third threshold" to "sixth threshold" are similar to this.

[0255] Taking the case where the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and uses the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement as an example, specifically, when the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and does not use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement, if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than or equal to a first threshold, then the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement; if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than the first threshold, then the terminal device continues to not use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement. When the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement and uses the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement, if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than or equal to a second threshold, then the terminal device stops using the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement; if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than the second threshold, then the terminal device continues to use the main circuit to measure the neighboring cell.

[0256] The following describes this with reference to FIG9 .

[0257] Referring to FIG. 9 , as an example, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0258] As shown in Figure 9, the embodiment of the present application takes into account the scenario of terminal device movement, such as the terminal device moving from the cell center to the cell edge, and the terminal device moving from the cell edge to the cell center, so two thresholds can be designed, namely the first threshold and the second threshold. Through these two thresholds, it can be determined how to perform cell measurement, or which circuit (such as the wake-up circuit and / or the main circuit) to use to perform cell measurement, or whether to perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0259] As shown in (a) in Figure 9, assuming that the terminal device moves from the cell center to the cell edge, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the first threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than the first threshold), the terminal device performs service cell measurement; when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold), considering that the cell quality of the neighboring cell may be better than the cell quality of the serving cell, the terminal device may perform neighboring cell measurement so that the terminal device can reselect to a cell with better cell quality, that is, when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold, the cell measurement performed by the terminal device includes service cell measurement and neighboring cell measurement.

[0260] Taking the example of a terminal device using a wake-up circuit to measure a service cell and using a main circuit to measure a neighboring cell, specifically, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the first threshold (that is, the cell quality of the service cell is greater than the first threshold), the terminal device can use the wake-up circuit to perform cell measurement (that is, service cell measurement); when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to perform cell measurement (that is, neighboring cell measurement), that is, after the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold, the cell measurement performed by the terminal device includes cell measurement performed using the wake-up circuit (that is, service cell measurement) and cell measurement performed using the main circuit (that is, neighboring cell measurement).

[0261] As shown in (b) in Figure 9, assuming that the terminal device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the second threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the second threshold), the terminal device performs serving cell measurement and neighboring cell measurement; when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the second threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold), the terminal device can stop performing neighboring cell measurement (at this time, the quality of the serving cell is good enough, and the terminal device does not need to consume power to measure the neighboring cell), that is, when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the second threshold, considering that the cell quality of the serving cell may be better than the cell quality of the neighboring cell, the cell measurement performed by the terminal device is the serving cell measurement.

[0262] Taking the example of a terminal device using a wake-up circuit to measure a service cell and using a main circuit to measure a neighboring cell, specifically, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the second threshold (that is, the cell quality of the service cell is less than the second threshold), the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit and the main circuit to perform cell measurement (that is, the wake-up circuit is used to perform service cell measurement and the main circuit is used to perform neighboring cell measurement); when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the second threshold (that is, the cell quality of the service cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold), the terminal device stops using the main circuit to perform cell measurement, that is, after the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the second threshold, the cell measurement performed by the terminal device includes the cell measurement performed using the wake-up circuit (that is, the service cell measurement).

[0263] Optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to a first threshold, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is started, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold within the first time period, the measurement of the neighboring cell is started after the first time period. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the first threshold. Compared with only comparing the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors. It can be understood that the embodiments of the present application do not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times within the first time period. For example, the terminal device can perform measurements according to the measurement period within the first time period. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s and the duration of the first time period is 10s, the terminal device can measure 10 times within the first time period.

[0264] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value during the first time period, which may be that, during the first time period, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s and the duration of the first time period is 10s, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value during the first time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 10 consecutive times are less than or equal to the first threshold value.

[0265] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value during the first time period, which may be that, during the first time period, the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value exceeds the first preset number. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s, the duration of the first time period is 10s, and the first preset number is 8, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold value during the first time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 8 consecutive times are all less than or equal to the first threshold value. Among them, the first preset number is greater than 1, and the first preset number can be predefined, or preconfigured, or pre-agreed, or configured by the network device, which is not limited.

[0266] Optionally, if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to a second threshold, stopping measurement of the neighboring cell includes: if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold within a second time period, stopping measurement of the neighboring cell after the second time period. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the second threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0267] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold in the second time period. This may mean that, in the second time period, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold.

[0268] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell being greater than or equal to the second threshold within the second time period may mean that, within the second time period, the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold exceeds a second preset number. The second preset number is greater than 1, and the second preset number may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or configured by a network device, and is not limited thereto.

[0269] It can be understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times during the first time period. For details, please refer to the previous description of the first time period.

[0270] The lengths of the first time period and the second time period may be the same or different, and there is no limitation on this.

[0271] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the first time period and the second time period in any of the following ways.

[0272] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #1 to the terminal device, where the indication information #1 indicates the first time period and / or the second time period.

[0273] The indication information #1 may be in the form of configuration information, such as configuration information carried in radio resource control (RRC) signaling. For example, the configuration information is carried in RRC signaling carried in a system information block (SIB).

[0274] In one example, the indication information #1 indicates a first time period and a second time period. Through this implementation, the terminal device can learn the first time period and the second time period based on the indication information #1.

[0275] In another example, indication information #1 indicates a first time period, and the first time period is associated with a second time period. The terminal device can obtain the first time period based on indication information #1, and determine the second time period associated with the first time period based on the association relationship between the first time period and the second time period.

[0276] In another example, indication information #1 indicates a second time period, and the first time period is associated with the second time period. The terminal device can obtain the second time period based on indication information #1, and determine the first time period associated with the second time period based on the association relationship between the first time period and the second time period.

[0277] In the above two examples, the association relationship between the first time period and the second time period may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, without limitation.

[0278] In another example, the indication information #1 indicates the second time period, and the first time period is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0279] In another example, the indication information #1 indicates a first time period, and the second time period is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0280] In a second possible implementation manner, the first time period and the second time period are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0281] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold, so that the time period associated with the threshold can be determined by the threshold.

[0282] In one example, a first time period is associated with a first threshold. After determining the first threshold, the terminal device may determine a first time period associated with the first threshold based on the association between the first threshold and the first time period. The association between the first time period and the first threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the first threshold, please refer to the following description.

[0283] In another example, the second time period is associated with a second threshold. After the terminal device determines the second threshold, it can determine a second time period associated with the second threshold based on the association between the second threshold and the second time period. The association between the second time period and the second threshold can be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by the network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the second threshold, please refer to the following description.

[0284] It can be understood that the above three implementation methods are for illustration only and are not limiting. Variations of the above implementation methods are applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0285] The values ​​of the first threshold and the second threshold may be different or partially overlap, and this is not limited. For example, the first threshold corresponds to a numerical range, and the second threshold corresponds to a numerical range, and the numerical range corresponding to the first threshold and the numerical range corresponding to the second threshold may partially overlap.

[0286] Optionally, the first threshold is less than the second threshold. Taking Figure 9 as an example, when the terminal device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to measure the neighboring cell. Therefore, the first threshold is set relatively low, so that the terminal device can perform serving cell measurement in a larger range, that is, use the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell, thereby achieving energy saving effect.

[0287] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the first threshold and the second threshold in any one of the following ways.

[0288] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #2 to the terminal device, where the indication information #2 indicates the first threshold and / or the second threshold.

[0289] Indication information #2 may be in the form of configuration information, such as configuration information carried in RRC signaling. For example, the configuration information is carried in RRC signaling carried in a SIB. Indication information #2 and indication information #1 may be carried in the same signaling or in different signaling, without limitation.

[0290] In one example, the indication information #2 indicates the first threshold and the second threshold. Through this implementation, the terminal device can obtain the first threshold and the second threshold based on the indication information #2.

[0291] In another example, indication information #2 indicates a first threshold, and the first threshold is associated with a second threshold. The terminal device can obtain the first threshold based on indication information #2, and determine the second threshold associated with the first threshold based on the association relationship between the first threshold and the second threshold.

[0292] In another example, indication information #2 indicates a second threshold, and the first threshold is associated with the second threshold. The terminal device can obtain the second threshold based on indication information #2, and determine the first threshold associated with the second threshold based on the association relationship between the first threshold and the second threshold.

[0293] In the above two examples, the association relationship between the first threshold and the second threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited.

[0294] In another example, the indication information #2 indicates the second threshold, and the first threshold is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0295] In another example, the indication information #2 indicates the first threshold, and the second threshold is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0296] In a second possible implementation manner, the first threshold and the second threshold are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0297] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold value, so that the threshold value associated with the time period can be determined based on the time period.

[0298] In one example, a first time period is associated with a first threshold. After determining the first time period, the terminal device may determine a first threshold associated with the first time period based on the association between the first threshold and the first time period. The association between the first time period and the first threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the first time period, please refer to the previous description.

[0299] In another example, the second time period is associated with a second threshold. After determining the second time period, the terminal device may determine a second threshold associated with the second time period based on the association between the second threshold and the second time period. The association between the second time period and the second threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the second time period, please refer to the following description.

[0300] It can be understood that the above three implementation methods are for illustration only and are not limiting. Variations of the above implementation methods are applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0301] The above-mentioned method of determining how to perform cell measurement, which circuit to use (such as a wake-up circuit and / or a main circuit) to perform cell measurement, or whether to perform neighboring cell measurement by using M thresholds (such as a first threshold and a second threshold) is more accurate than a single threshold.

[0302] Specifically, assuming a threshold is used to determine how to perform cell measurement, for example, if the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is higher than the threshold, the terminal device can be considered to be at the cell center and far from the neighboring cell, so measurement of the neighboring cell can be omitted. If the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is lower than the threshold, the terminal device can be considered to be at the cell edge and close to the neighboring cell, so measurement of the neighboring cell can be performed. Given that the wake-up circuit is a low-power receiver, measurement accuracy may be relatively poor.

[0303] See Figure 10, which is an example diagram of wake-up circuit measurements under different signal-to-noise ratios. As shown in Figure 10, using RSRP as an example to characterize cell quality, in high SNR conditions, the signal power (used for cell measurement) is higher than the interference / noise power. Therefore, the interference / noise has little impact on the measurement result (i.e., the measured RSRP). In low SNR conditions, the signal power (used for cell measurement) is comparable to or even lower than the interference / noise power. Therefore, the interference / noise may have a greater impact on the measurement result (i.e., the measured RSRP). If a threshold is used to determine whether to perform cell measurement, then a high threshold may correspond to a high signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR). In this case, the measurement result is more reliable. However, this condition is only met when the terminal device is at the cell center. Therefore, neighbor cell measurements are not required only when the terminal device is at the cell center, which reduces overall power consumption. If the threshold is set low, the threshold may correspond to a low signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio (SINR) situation, and the measurement result may be unreliable, as interference / noise may cause a ping-pong effect (i.e., the RSRP measured by the terminal device may be above the threshold at one moment and below the threshold at another due to random fluctuations in interference / noise).

[0304] Therefore, the above problems can be avoided by designing at least two thresholds (such as a first threshold and a second threshold). Specifically, when the terminal device moves from the cell center to the cell edge, the terminal device can compare the first threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell. For example, when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to measure the neighboring cell. In this way, the terminal device can perform service cell measurements in a larger range, that is, use the wake-up circuit to measure the service cell, thereby achieving energy saving. When the terminal device moves from the cell edge to the cell center, the terminal device can compare the second threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell. For example, when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the terminal device stops measuring the neighboring cell. This can reduce the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoid the ping-pong effect.

[0305] Referring to Figure 11, as an example, Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 1100 provided by another embodiment of the present application. For ease of description, the following exemplary description is given by taking the execution subject of method 1100 as a terminal device as an example. It can be understood that the execution subject of method 1100 can also be a component of the terminal device, such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit, without limitation. The steps described below as being performed by a single execution subject can also be divided into steps performed by multiple execution subjects, and these execution subjects can be logically and / or physically separated. The method 1100 shown in Figure 11 may include the following steps.

[0306] 1110. The terminal device measures the serving cell.

[0307] Optionally, the terminal device includes a wake-up circuit (or wake-up module) and a main circuit (or main module), and the terminal device can use the wake-up circuit to perform serving cell measurement, or can also use the main circuit to perform serving cell measurement. Further optionally, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement.

[0308] 1120. The terminal device monitors the paging message or wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and N thresholds, where N is an integer greater than 1.

[0309] The N thresholds are thresholds for the cell quality of the serving cell. Specifically, the terminal device can compare the measured cell quality of the serving cell with the thresholds and then perform corresponding operations based on the comparison results. The thresholds can be numerical values ​​or numerical ranges, and are not limited to this.

[0310] Here, the word “monitor” may also be replaced by “receive”, “detect” or “read”.

[0311] For details about wake-up signals and paging messages, please refer to the explanation in the previous terminology section and will not be repeated here.

[0312] Taking N=2, that is, N thresholds include the third threshold and the fourth threshold as an example, optionally, in step 820, the terminal device monitors the paging message or wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the N thresholds, including:

[0313] In the case of monitoring the wake-up signal, the terminal device monitors the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold;

[0314] In the case of monitoring the paging message, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the fourth threshold.

[0315] The third threshold value and the fourth threshold value are different. Specifically, the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value have different functions, or the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value are two different parameters, and therefore the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value are different.

[0316] Based on this, when the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal, the terminal device can determine whether to monitor the paging message based on the cell quality of the service cell and the third threshold; when the terminal device monitors the paging message, the terminal device can determine whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the service cell and the fourth threshold.

[0317] Optionally, the terminal device includes a wake-up circuit (or wake-up module) and a main circuit (or main module), the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to monitor the wake-up signal, and the terminal device uses the main circuit to monitor the paging message.

[0318] Optionally, the terminal device includes a wake-up circuit (or wake-up module) and a main circuit (or main module). The terminal device monitors the paging message, or alternatively, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurement; the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal, or alternatively, the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement.

[0319] Based on this, when the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal (that is, when the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement), the terminal device can determine whether to monitor the paging message (that is, whether to use the main circuit to perform service cell measurement) based on the cell quality of the service cell measured using the wake-up circuit and the third threshold; when the terminal device monitors the paging message (that is, when the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurement), the terminal device can determine whether to monitor the wake-up signal (that is, whether to use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement) based on the cell quality of the service cell measured using the main circuit and the fourth threshold.

[0320] Optionally, the terminal device monitors the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold, including: if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, the terminal device monitors the paging message; and / or, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold, including: if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal. Conversely, if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than the third threshold, the terminal device does not monitor the paging message; and / or if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fourth threshold, the terminal device does not monitor the wake-up signal.

[0321] Specifically, when the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal (that is, when the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement), if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than or equal to the third threshold, then the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message (that is, starts to use the main circuit to perform service cell measurement); if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than the third threshold, then the terminal device keeps (or maintains) monitoring the wake-up signal (that is, keeps using the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement) and does not monitor the paging message (that is, does not use the main circuit to perform service cell measurement). When the terminal device monitors the paging message (that is, when the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurement), if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the main circuit is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, then the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal (that is, starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement); if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the main circuit is less than the fourth threshold, then the terminal device keeps (or maintains) monitoring the paging message (that is, keeps using the main circuit to perform service cell measurement) and does not monitor the wake-up signal (that is, does not use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement).

[0322] The following is an explanation with reference to FIG12 .

[0323] Referring to FIG. 12 , as an example, FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0324] As shown in Figure 12, the embodiment of the present application takes into account the scenario of terminal device movement, such as the terminal device moving from the cell center to the cell edge, and the terminal device moving from the cell edge to the cell center, so two thresholds can be designed, namely the third threshold and the fourth threshold. Through these two thresholds, it can be determined whether to monitor the paging message or the wake-up signal, or which circuit (such as the wake-up circuit and / or the main circuit) to use to perform the serving cell measurement.

[0325] As shown in (a) in Figure 12, assuming that the terminal device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the third threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than the third threshold), the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal (that is, uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement); when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the third threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold), the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message (that is, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to perform service cell measurement).

[0326] As shown in (b) in Figure 12, assuming that the terminal device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, when the terminal device has not crossed the boundary corresponding to the fourth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fourth threshold), the terminal device monitors the paging message (that is, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurement); when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the fourth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold), the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal (that is, starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement).

[0327] Optionally, after the terminal device determines to monitor the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold, the terminal device no longer monitors the wake-up signal.

[0328] For example, when the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal (that is, when the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurements), if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than or equal to the third threshold, then the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message (that is, starts to use the main circuit to perform service cell measurements), and the terminal device no longer monitors the wake-up signal (that is, no longer uses the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurements).

[0329] Optionally, after the terminal device determines to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the fourth threshold, the terminal device no longer monitors the paging message.

[0330] For example, when the terminal device monitors paging messages (that is, when the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurements), if the cell quality of the service cell measured by the terminal device using the main circuit is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, then the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal (that is, starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurements), and the terminal device no longer monitors paging messages (that is, no longer uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurements).

[0331] Optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to a third threshold, and the paging message is monitored, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold within a third time period, after the third time period, the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message; in other words, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than or equal to the third threshold within the third time period, and after the third time period, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to measure the serving cell. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the third threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors. It can be understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times within the third time period. For example, the terminal device can perform measurements according to the measurement period within the third time period. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s and the duration of the third time period is 10s, the terminal device can measure 10 times within the third time period.

[0332] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value during the third time period, which may be that, during the third time period, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1 second and the duration of the third time period is 10 seconds, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value during the third time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 10 consecutive times are less than or equal to the third threshold value.

[0333] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value during the third time period, which may be that, during the third time period, the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value exceeds the third preset number. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s, the duration of the third time period is 10s, and the third preset number is 7, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value during the third time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 7 consecutive times are all less than or equal to the third threshold value. Among them, the third preset number is greater than 1, and the third preset number can be predefined, or preconfigured, or pre-agreed, or configured by the network device, which is not limited.

[0334] Optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to a fourth threshold, and the monitoring of the wake-up signal includes: if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within a fourth time period, the monitoring of the wake-up signal begins after the fourth time period; in other words, if the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the main circuit is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within the fourth time period, the terminal device begins to use the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell after the fourth time period. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the fourth threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0335] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold in the fourth time period, which may mean that the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold in the fourth time period.

[0336] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell being greater than or equal to a fourth threshold within a fourth time period may mean that, within the fourth time period, the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the third threshold exceeds a fourth preset number. The fourth preset number is greater than 1, and the fourth preset number may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or configured by a network device, and is not limited thereto.

[0337] It can be understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times during the fourth time period. For details, please refer to the previous description of the third time period.

[0338] The lengths of the third period and the fourth period may be the same or different, and there is no limitation on this.

[0339] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the third time period and the fourth time period in any of the following ways.

[0340] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #3 to the terminal device, where the indication information #3 indicates the third time period and / or the fourth time period.

[0341] The indication information #3 may be in the form of configuration information, such as the indication information #3 being configuration information carried in RRC signaling. As an example, the configuration information is carried in RRC signaling carried in the SIB.

[0342] In one example, the indication information #3 indicates the third time period and the fourth time period. Through this implementation, the terminal device can learn the third time period and the fourth time period based on the indication information #3.

[0343] In another example, indication information #3 indicates a third time period, and the third time period is associated with a fourth time period. The terminal device can obtain the third time period based on indication information #3, and determine the fourth time period associated with the third time period based on the association relationship between the third time period and the fourth time period.

[0344] In another example, indication information #3 indicates the fourth time period, and the third time period is associated with the fourth time period. The terminal device can obtain the fourth time period based on indication information #3, and determine the third time period associated with the fourth time period based on the association relationship between the third time period and the fourth time period.

[0345] In the above two examples, the association relationship between the third time period and the fourth time period may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited.

[0346] In another example, the indication information #3 indicates a fourth time period, and the third time period is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0347] In another example, the indication information #3 indicates the third time period, and the fourth time period is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0348] In a second possible implementation manner, the third time period and the fourth time period are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0349] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold, so that the time period associated with the threshold can be determined by the threshold.

[0350] In one example, the third time period is associated with a third threshold. After determining the third threshold, the terminal device may determine a third time period associated with the third threshold based on the association between the third threshold and the third time period. The association between the third time period and the third threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the third threshold, please refer to the following description.

[0351] In another example, the fourth time period is associated with a fourth threshold. After the terminal device determines the fourth threshold, it can determine the fourth time period associated with the fourth threshold based on the association between the fourth threshold and the fourth time period. The association between the fourth time period and the fourth threshold can be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by the network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the fourth threshold, please refer to the following description.

[0352] It can be understood that the above three implementation methods are for illustration only and are not limiting. Variations of the above implementation methods are applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0353] The values ​​of the third threshold and the fourth threshold may be different or partially overlap, and this is not limited. For example, the third threshold corresponds to a numerical range, and the fourth threshold corresponds to a numerical range, and the numerical range corresponding to the third threshold and the numerical range corresponding to the fourth threshold may partially overlap.

[0354] Optionally, the third threshold is less than the fourth threshold. Taking Figure 12 as an example, when the terminal device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, the terminal device starts monitoring the paging message only when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold. Therefore, the third threshold is set relatively low, so that the terminal device can monitor the wake-up signal in a larger range, that is, use the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell, thereby achieving energy saving.

[0355] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the third threshold and the fourth threshold in any one of the following ways.

[0356] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #4 to the terminal device, where the indication information #4 indicates the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold.

[0357] Indication information #4 may be in the form of configuration information, such as configuration information carried in RRC signaling. For example, the configuration information is carried in RRC signaling carried in a SIB. Indication information #4 and indication information #3 may be carried in the same signaling or in different signaling, without limitation.

[0358] In one example, the indication information #4 indicates the third threshold and the fourth threshold. Through this implementation, the terminal device can learn the third threshold and the fourth threshold based on the indication information #4.

[0359] In another example, indication information #4 indicates a third threshold, and the third threshold is associated with a fourth threshold. The terminal device can obtain the third threshold based on indication information #4, and determine the fourth threshold associated with the third threshold based on the association relationship between the third threshold and the fourth threshold.

[0360] In another example, indication information #4 indicates a fourth threshold, and the third threshold is associated with the fourth threshold. The terminal device can obtain the fourth threshold based on indication information #4, and determine the third threshold associated with the fourth threshold based on the association relationship between the third threshold and the fourth threshold.

[0361] In the above two examples, the association relationship between the third threshold and the fourth threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited.

[0362] In another example, indication information #4 indicates the fourth threshold, and the third threshold is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0363] In another example, indication information #4 indicates the third threshold, and the fourth threshold is predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0364] In a second possible implementation manner, the third threshold and the fourth threshold are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0365] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold value, so that the threshold value associated with the time period can be determined based on the time period.

[0366] In one example, the third time period is associated with a third threshold. After determining the third time period, the terminal device may determine a third threshold associated with the third time period based on the association between the third threshold and the third time period. The association between the third time period and the third threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the third time period, please refer to the previous description.

[0367] In another example, the fourth time period is associated with a fourth threshold. After determining the fourth time period, the terminal device may determine the fourth threshold associated with the fourth time period based on the association between the fourth threshold and the fourth time period. The association between the fourth time period and the fourth threshold may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or indicated by the network device, and is not limited thereto. For details on how the terminal device determines the fourth time period, please refer to the following description.

[0368] It can be understood that the above three implementation methods are for illustration only and are not limiting. Variations of the above implementation methods are applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0369] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, when the terminal device determines whether to monitor the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold, the quality of the serving cell is determined based on the third reference signal. Specifically, the terminal device receives the third reference signal and determines whether to monitor the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell determined by the third reference signal and the third threshold. Specifically, the terminal device determines the value of the measurement quantity based on the third reference signal, wherein the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the serving cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP (or LP-RSRP), RSRQ (or LP-RSRQ), SINR (or LP-SINR).

[0370] As an example, the third reference signal is LP-SS. Based on this, the above measurement quantity can be obtained based on LP-SS measurement.

[0371] As an example, the modulation mode of the third reference signal is OOK or FSK. The modulation mode of the third reference signal is OOK, which can also be alternatively described as: within the time interval corresponding to the third reference signal, some time domain positions have energy, and some time domain positions do not have energy.

[0372] As an example, the terminal device receives the third reference signal using a wake-up circuit.

[0373] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, when the terminal device determines whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the fourth threshold, the quality of the serving cell is determined based on the fourth reference signal. Specifically, the terminal device receives the fourth reference signal and determines whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell determined by the fourth reference signal and the fourth threshold. Specifically, the terminal device determines the value of the measurement quantity based on the fourth reference signal, wherein the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the serving cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP (such as SS-RSRP), RSRQ (such as SS-RSRQ), SINR.

[0374] As an example, the fourth reference signal is an SSB. Based on this, the above measurement amount can be obtained based on the SSB measurement. For example, the terminal device can perform measurements based on the PSS and / or SSS and / or PBCH DMRS in the SSB.

[0375] As an example, the terminal device receives the fourth reference signal using the primary circuit.

[0376] The above-mentioned monitoring of paging messages or wake-up signals through N thresholds (such as the third threshold and the fourth threshold), or using which circuit (such as the wake-up circuit and / or the main circuit) to perform service cell measurements, is more accurate than using a single threshold. Specifically, assuming that a threshold is used to determine whether to monitor paging messages or wake-up signals, if the threshold is set higher, the threshold may correspond to a high signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio situation, and the measurement result is relatively reliable at this time. However, this condition can only be met when the terminal device is in the center of the cell, that is, only when the terminal device is in the center of the cell does it not need to monitor paging messages, which will reduce the overall power consumption benefit. If the threshold is set lower, the threshold may correspond to a low signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio situation, and the measurement result may be unreliable, and interference / noise may cause a ping-pong effect (that is, due to random fluctuations in interference / noise, the RSRP measured by the terminal device is sometimes higher than the threshold and sometimes lower than the threshold). For details, please refer to the relevant description in the previous method 800.

[0377] Therefore, the above problems can be avoided by designing at least two thresholds (such as the third threshold and the fourth threshold). Specifically, when the terminal device moves from the cell center to the cell edge, the terminal device can compare the third threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell. For example, when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message. In this way, the terminal device can monitor the wake-up signal in a larger range, that is, use the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell, thereby achieving energy saving. When the terminal device moves from the cell edge to the cell center, the terminal device can compare the fourth threshold with the cell quality of the serving cell. For example, when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal (that is, uses the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell). This can reduce the impact of interference / noise on the measurement results and avoid the ping-pong effect.

[0378] The above describes the schemes for M thresholds and N thresholds, respectively, in conjunction with methods 800 and 1100. It is understood that methods 800 and 1100 can be used independently or in combination, without limitation. The following briefly describes the combined use. For details not described in detail, please refer to the previous methods 800 and 1100.

[0379] Referring to FIG. 13 , as an example, FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0380] Assume that the M thresholds include a first threshold and a second threshold, and the N thresholds include a third threshold and a fourth threshold. As an example, a threshold among the M thresholds is greater than a threshold among the N thresholds.

[0381] As shown in (a) in Figure 13, assuming that the terminal device moves from the center of the cell to the edge of the cell, when the terminal device does not cross the boundary corresponding to the first threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than the first threshold), the terminal device can perform service cell measurement (that is, use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement). When the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold), considering that the cell quality of the neighboring cell may be better than the cell quality of the serving cell, the terminal device can perform neighboring cell measurement (that is, use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement), that is, when the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the first threshold, the cell measurement performed by the terminal device includes the service cell measurement performed using the wake-up circuit and the neighboring cell measurement performed using the main circuit. Further, when the cell quality of the serving cell crosses the boundary corresponding to the third threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is less than or equal to the third threshold), the terminal device starts to monitor the paging message (that is, the terminal device starts to use the main circuit to perform service cell measurement).

[0382] As shown in (b) in Figure 13, assuming that the terminal device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell, the terminal device does not cross the boundary corresponding to the fourth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fourth threshold), and the terminal device monitors the paging message (that is, the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform service cell measurement). When the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the fourth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold), the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal (that is, starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform service cell measurement), and the terminal device can also use the main circuit to perform neighboring cell measurement. Furthermore, when the cell quality of the serving cell crosses the boundary corresponding to the second threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than or equal to the second threshold), the terminal device stops performing neighboring cell measurement.

[0383] Referring to Figure 14, as an example, Figure 14 is a schematic diagram of a cell measurement method 1400 provided by another embodiment of the present application. For ease of description, the following exemplary description is given by taking the execution subject of method 1400 as a terminal device as an example. It can be understood that the execution subject of method 1400 can also be a component of the terminal device, such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit, without limitation. The steps described below as being performed by a single execution subject can also be divided into steps performed by multiple execution subjects, and these execution subjects can be logically and / or physically separated. The method 1400 shown in Figure 14 may include the following steps.

[0384] 1410. When the terminal device performs a first measurement on the serving cell, the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold.

[0385] 1420. When the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell, the wake-up signal is monitored according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold.

[0386] The fifth and sixth thresholds are thresholds for the cell quality of the serving cell. Specifically, the terminal device can compare the measured cell quality of the serving cell with the thresholds and then perform corresponding operations based on the comparison results. The fifth and sixth thresholds can be numerical values ​​or numerical ranges, and are not limited to this.

[0387] The fifth threshold value and the sixth threshold value are different. Specifically, the fifth threshold value and the sixth threshold value have different functions, or the fifth threshold value and the sixth threshold value are two different parameters, and therefore the fifth threshold value and the sixth threshold value are different.

[0388] Based on this, when the terminal device performs the first measurement on the service cell, the terminal device can determine whether to perform the second measurement on the service cell based on the cell quality of the service cell and the fifth threshold; when the terminal device performs the second measurement on the service cell, the terminal device can determine whether to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the service cell and the sixth threshold.

[0389] Optionally, the terminal device includes a wake-up circuit (or a wake-up module) and a main circuit (or a main module), and the terminal device performs a first measurement on the serving cell, including: the terminal device uses the main circuit to measure the serving cell; the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell, including: the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell. Based on this, when the terminal device uses the main circuit to perform the serving cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to use the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the fifth threshold; when the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement, the terminal device can determine whether to use the wake-up circuit to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the sixth threshold.

[0390] For details about the wake-up circuit, main circuit, and wake-up signal, please refer to the previous explanation of terms and will not be repeated here.

[0391] Optionally, the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold, including: if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell. Conversely, if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fifth threshold, the terminal device does not perform a second measurement on the serving cell. For example, the terminal device uses the main circuit to measure the serving cell. If the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, the terminal device starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement; if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fifth threshold, the terminal device does not use the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement. Further optionally, if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, the terminal device performs the second measurement and the first measurement on the serving cell, or the terminal device only performs the second measurement on the serving cell.

[0392] Further optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, and the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold within the fifth time period, after the fifth time period, the terminal device starts to perform a second measurement on the serving cell; in other words, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the main circuit is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold within the fifth time period, and after the fifth time period, the terminal device starts to use the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the fifth threshold, which can reduce the impact of random errors compared to comparing with only the cell quality at a certain moment. It can be understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times within the fifth time period. For example, the terminal device can perform measurements according to the measurement period within the fifth time period. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s and the duration of the fifth time period is 10s, the terminal device can measure 10 times within the fifth time period.

[0393] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold value during the fifth time period, which may be that, during the fifth time period, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold value. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s and the duration of the fifth time period is 10s, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the fifth threshold value during the fifth time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 10 consecutive times are less than or equal to the fifth threshold value.

[0394] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold value within the fifth time period, or the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the fifth threshold value within the fifth time period exceeds the fifth preset number. For example, assuming that the terminal device measures the serving cell once every 1s, the duration of the fifth time period is 10s, and the fifth preset number is 8, then the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the fifth threshold value within the fifth time period, which can be equivalently described as the measurement results of the serving cell for 8 consecutive times are less than or equal to the fifth threshold value. Among them, the fifth preset number is greater than 1, and the fifth preset number can be predefined, or preconfigured, or pre-agreed, or configured by the network device, which is not limited.

[0395] Optionally, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and the sixth threshold, including: if the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal. Conversely, if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the sixth threshold, the terminal device does not monitor the wake-up signal. For example, the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to measure the serving cell. If the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal; if the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the sixth threshold, the terminal device does not monitor the wake-up signal. Further optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, and the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell, that is, only the wake-up circuit is used to perform the service cell measurement, and the main circuit is not used to perform the service cell measurement.

[0396] Further optionally, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to a sixth threshold, and the terminal device monitors the wake-up signal, including: when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold within a sixth time period, after the sixth time period, the terminal device starts monitoring the wake-up signal; in other words, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold within the sixth time period, and after the sixth time period, the terminal device starts monitoring the wake-up signal. In this way, the cell quality over a period of time can be compared with the sixth threshold. Compared with comparing only the cell quality at a certain moment, this method can reduce the impact of random errors.

[0397] As an example, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold in the sixth time period, which may mean that, in the sixth time period, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold.

[0398] As another example, the cell quality of the serving cell being greater than or equal to a sixth threshold within a sixth time period may mean that, within the sixth time period, the number of times the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the sixth threshold exceeds a sixth preset number. The sixth preset number is greater than 1, and the sixth preset number may be predefined, preconfigured, pre-agreed, or configured by a network device, and is not limited thereto.

[0399] It can be understood that the embodiment of the present application does not limit the terminal device to measuring the serving cell at all times during the sixth time period. For details, please refer to the previous description of the fifth time period.

[0400] The lengths of the fifth and sixth time periods may be the same or different, and there is no limitation on this.

[0401] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the fifth time period and the sixth time period in any of the following ways.

[0402] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #5 to the terminal device, where the indication information #5 indicates the fifth time period and / or the sixth time period.

[0403] In a second possible implementation manner, the fifth time period and the sixth time period are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0404] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold, so that the time period associated with the threshold can be determined by the threshold.

[0405] The above three methods can refer to the description of the first time period and the second time period in method 800, which will not be repeated here.

[0406] The values ​​of the fifth threshold and the sixth threshold may be different.

[0407] Optionally, the terminal device may determine the fifth threshold and the sixth threshold in any of the following ways.

[0408] In a first possible implementation manner, the network device sends indication information #4 to the terminal device, where the indication information #4 indicates the fifth threshold and / or the sixth threshold.

[0409] In a second possible implementation manner, the fifth threshold and the sixth threshold are predefined, preconfigured, or pre-agreed.

[0410] In a third possible implementation, a time period is associated with a threshold value, so that the threshold value associated with the time period can be determined by the time period.

[0411] The above three methods can refer to the description of the first threshold and the second threshold in method 800, which will not be repeated here.

[0412] Referring to FIG. 15 , as an example, FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of cell measurement applicable to another embodiment of the present application.

[0413] As shown in Figure 15, the embodiment of the present application takes into account the scenario in which the terminal device moves from the edge of the cell to the center of the cell. As shown in Figure 15, when the terminal device does not cross the boundary corresponding to the fifth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is less than the fifth threshold), the terminal device uses the main circuit to monitor the paging message, and uses the main circuit to perform the serving cell measurement (that is, the terminal device performs the first measurement on the serving cell). When the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the fifth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold), the terminal device starts to use the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement, that is, during this period of time, the terminal device uses both the main circuit to perform the serving cell measurement and the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement. When the terminal device crosses the boundary corresponding to the sixth threshold (that is, the cell quality of the serving cell measured by the terminal device using the wake-up circuit is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold), the terminal device starts to monitor the wake-up signal, and during this period of time, the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to perform the serving cell measurement and stops using the main circuit to perform the serving cell measurement.

[0414] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device performs a first measurement on the serving cell, including: the terminal device receives a fifth reference signal, and determines the cell quality of the serving cell based on the fifth reference signal. Specifically, the terminal device determines a value of a measurement quantity based on the fifth reference signal, wherein the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the serving cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP (such as SS-RSRP), RSRQ (such as SS-RSRQ), and SINR.

[0415] As an example, the fifth reference signal is an SSB. Based on this, the above measurement amount can be obtained based on the SSB measurement. For example, the terminal device can measure based on the PSS and / or SSS and / or PBCH DMRS in the SSB.

[0416] As an example, the terminal device receives the fifth reference signal using the primary circuit.

[0417] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the terminal device performs a second measurement on the serving cell, including: the terminal device receives a sixth reference signal, and determines the cell quality of the serving cell based on the sixth reference signal. Specifically, the terminal device receives the sixth reference signal, and determines the cell quality of the serving cell based on the sixth reference signal. Specifically, the terminal device determines the value of the measurement quantity based on the sixth reference signal, wherein the measurement quantity can be used to characterize the cell quality of the serving cell. As an example, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP (or LP-RSRP), RSRQ (or LP-RSRQ), SINR (or LP-SINR).

[0418] As an example, the sixth reference signal is LP-SS. Based on this, the above measurement quantity can be obtained based on LP-SS measurement.

[0419] As an example, the modulation mode of the sixth reference signal is OOK or FSK. The modulation mode of the sixth reference signal is OOK, which can also be alternatively described as: within the time interval corresponding to the sixth reference signal, some time domain positions have energy, and some time domain positions do not have energy.

[0420] As an example, the terminal device receives the sixth reference signal using a wake-up circuit.

[0421] It is understood that in various embodiments of the present application, "monitor" can also be replaced by "detect" or "read". For example, "monitor the wake-up signal" can also be replaced by "detect the wake-up signal" or "read the wake-up signal".

[0422] It is also understood that in some of the above embodiments, when "transmission" is mentioned, unless otherwise specified, transmission includes receiving and / or sending. For example, transmitting a signal may include receiving a signal and / or sending a signal.

[0423] It can also be understood that in each embodiment of the present application, if the terminal device knows that it has been awakened, such as knowing that it has been awakened based on a wake-up signal, the terminal device can immediately access the network device, or the terminal device can also access the network device after a period of time, without restriction.

[0424] It can also be understood that in some of the above embodiments, the main circuit and the wake-up circuit are mainly used as examples for illustrative explanation, and the present application is not limited to this. For example, "wake-up circuit" can also be replaced by "first module", or can also be replaced by "wake-up link", or can also be replaced by "in the first state", or can also be replaced by "in the first mode". For example, "the terminal device uses the wake-up circuit to receive signals" can also be replaced by "the terminal device receives signals through the first module or the terminal device receives signals on the wake-up link". "Main circuit" can also be replaced by "second module", or can also be replaced by "main link", or can also be replaced by "in the second state", or can also be replaced by "in the second mode". For example, "the terminal device uses the main circuit to receive signals" can also be replaced by "the terminal device receives signals through the second module or the terminal device receives signals on the main link".

[0425] It is also understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the interaction between a terminal device and a network device is mainly used as an example for illustrative description, and the present application is not limited thereto. The terminal device can be replaced by a receiving device, which can be a terminal device or a network device; the network device can be replaced by a sending device, which can be a terminal device or a network device. For example, "terminal device" can be replaced by "first terminal device" and "network device" can be replaced by "second terminal device."

[0426] It is also understood that in some of the above embodiments, sending information is mentioned multiple times. Taking A sending information to B as an example, A sending information to B may include A sending information directly to B or A sending information to B through other devices or network elements, and there is no limitation on this.

[0427] It is also understood that in some of the above embodiments, the terms "pre-agreement" and "pre-definition" are mentioned multiple times, and those skilled in the art should understand their meaning. "Pre-definition" refers to pre-definition by a standard protocol. "Pre-agreement" refers to pre-agreed or pre-negotiated agreements between devices. For example, a threshold value (such as a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, a fourth threshold value, a fifth threshold value, or a sixth threshold value) is pre-agreed, indicating that the value or value range of the threshold value has been pre-agreed upon between the terminal device and other devices (such as a network device).

[0428] It can also be understood that in some of the above embodiments, measuring cells (such as measuring neighboring cells and measuring serving cells) is mentioned multiple times. It can be understood that it means performing cell measurement, such as measuring cells according to a cell measurement cycle, and is not limited to measuring cells all the time.

[0429] It can also be understood that some optional features in the various embodiments of the present application may not depend on other features in certain scenarios, and may also be combined with other features in certain scenarios, without limitation.

[0430] It can also be understood that the solutions in the various embodiments of the present application can be reasonably combined and used, and the explanations or descriptions of the various terms appearing in the embodiments can be referenced or explained with each other in the various embodiments, without limitation to this.

[0431] It can also be understood that in the above-mentioned method embodiments, the methods and operations implemented by the terminal device can also be implemented by components that can be formed by the terminal device (such as chips or circuits); in addition, the methods and operations implemented by the network device can also be implemented by components that can be formed by the network device (such as chips or circuits), without limitation.

[0432] The method provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above with reference to Figures 8 to 15 . Below, the apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail with reference to Figures 16 to 18 . It should be understood that the description of the apparatus embodiment corresponds to the description of the method embodiment. Therefore, for matters not described in detail, reference can be made to the method embodiment above, and for the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0433] Referring to Figure 16 , as an example, Figure 16 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 1600 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Device 1600 includes a processing unit 1620. Processing unit 1620 can be used to perform processing, such as measuring a cell. Optionally, device 1600 also includes a transceiver unit 1610. Transceiver unit 1610 can be used to implement corresponding communication functions. Transceiver unit 1610 can also be referred to as a communication interface or a communication unit.

[0434] Optionally, the device 1600 may further include a storage unit, which may be used to store instructions and / or data. The processing unit 1620 may read the instructions and / or data in the storage unit so that the device implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0435] In a first possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the terminal device in FIG8 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be used to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be used to perform processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0436] In one possible implementation, the processing unit 1620 is used to measure the serving cell; the processing unit 1620 is also used to start measuring the neighboring cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold when no measurement is performed on the neighboring cell; when measuring the neighboring cell, the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold, and the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0437] In a second possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a network device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the network device in FIG8 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be used to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be used to perform processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0438] In one possible implementation, the transceiver unit 1610 is used to send second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates a first threshold and / or a second threshold. The first threshold is used to start measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell without measuring the neighboring cell. The second threshold is used to stop measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell when measuring the neighboring cell; the first threshold and the second threshold are different.

[0439] In a third possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the terminal device in FIG11 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be used to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be used to perform processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0440] In one possible implementation, the processing unit 1620 is used to measure the serving cell; the processing unit 1620 is also used to monitor the paging message based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold when monitoring the wake-up signal; and to monitor the wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold when monitoring the paging message; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold and the fourth threshold are different.

[0441] In a fourth possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a network device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the network device in FIG11 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be configured to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be configured to perform processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0442] In one possible implementation, the transceiver unit 1610 is used to send fourth configuration information, where the fourth configuration information indicates a third threshold and / or a fourth threshold, where the third threshold is used to monitor the paging message in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the wake-up signal, and the fourth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the paging message; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold and the fourth threshold are different.

[0443] In a fifth possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the terminal device in FIG14 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be used to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be used to perform processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0444] In one possible implementation, the processing unit 1620 is configured to perform a second measurement on the serving cell based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold value when performing a first measurement on the serving cell; and to monitor a wake-up signal based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold value when performing the second measurement on the serving cell, the wake-up signal being used to wake up at least one terminal device; wherein the fifth threshold value and the sixth threshold value are different.

[0445] In a sixth possible design, the apparatus 1600 may be a network device in the aforementioned embodiment (such as the network device in FIG14 ), and the apparatus 1600 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 1610 may be configured to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 1620 may be configured to perform processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0446] A possible implementation method is that the transceiver unit 1610 is used to send sixth configuration information, where the sixth configuration information indicates a fifth threshold and / or a sixth threshold, where the fifth threshold is used to perform a second measurement on the service cell in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing a first measurement on the service cell, and the sixth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing the second measurement on the service cell; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the fifth threshold and the sixth threshold are different.

[0447] It should be understood that the specific process of each unit executing the above corresponding steps has been described in detail in the above method embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0448] It should also be understood that the device 1600 here is embodied in the form of a functional unit. The term "unit" here can refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (such as a shared processor, a dedicated processor or a group processor, etc.) and a memory for executing one or more software or firmware programs, a combined logic circuit and / or other suitable components that support the described functions. In an optional example, those skilled in the art will understand that the device 1600 can be specifically the communication device in the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be used to execute the various processes and / or steps corresponding to the communication device in the above-mentioned method embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here.

[0449] The apparatus 1600 of each of the above-mentioned solutions has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by the communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above-mentioned method. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or the corresponding software can be implemented by hardware. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-mentioned functions; for example, the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transceiver (for example, the sending unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transmitter, and the receiving unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a receiver), and other units, such as the processing unit, can be replaced by a processor to respectively perform the sending and receiving operations and related processing operations in each method embodiment.

[0450] In addition, the transceiver unit 1610 may also be a transceiver circuit (for example, may include a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit), and the processing unit may be a processing circuit.

[0451] It should be noted that the device in FIG16 can be a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the aforementioned embodiment, or it can be a chip or a chip system, such as a system on a chip (SoC). The transceiver unit can be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processing unit can be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. This is not limited here.

[0452] Referring to FIG. 17 , as an example, FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of another communication device 1700 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device 1700 includes a processor 1710, which is coupled to a memory 1720. The memory 1720 is configured to store computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processor 1710 is configured to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 1720, or read data stored in the memory 1720, to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0453] Optionally, there are one or more processors 1710 .

[0454] Optionally, the memory 1720 is one or more.

[0455] Optionally, the memory 1720 is integrated with the processor 1710 or provided separately.

[0456] Optionally, as shown in Figure 17, the device 1700 further includes a transceiver 1730, which is used to receive and / or send signals. For example, the processor 1710 is used to control the transceiver 1730 to receive and / or send signals.

[0457] As an example, the processor 1710 may have the function of the processing unit 1620 shown in FIG. 16 , the memory 1720 may have the function of a storage unit, and the transceiver 1730 may have the function of the transceiver unit 1610 shown in FIG. 16 .

[0458] As a solution, the device 1700 is used to implement the operations performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0459] For example, the processor 1710 is configured to execute computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 1720 to implement relevant operations of the communication device in the above various method embodiments.

[0460] It should be understood that the processor mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (CPU), or may be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.

[0461] It should also be understood that the memory mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory and / or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM). For example, RAM can be used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, RAM includes the following forms: static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

[0462] It should be noted that when the processor is a general-purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, the memory (storage module) can be integrated into the processor.

[0463] It should also be noted that the memory described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0464] 18 , as an example, is a schematic diagram of a chip system 1800 provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. The chip system 1800 (or also referred to as a processing system) includes a logic circuit 1810 and an input / output interface 1820 .

[0465] Logic circuit 1810 may be a processing circuit within chip system 1800. Logic circuit 1810 may be coupled to a storage unit and invoke instructions within the storage unit, enabling chip system 1800 to implement the methods and functions of various embodiments of the present application. Input / output interface 1820 may be an input / output circuit within chip system 1800, outputting information processed by chip system 1800 or inputting data or signaling information to be processed into chip system 1800 for processing.

[0466] As a solution, the chip system 1800 is used to implement the operations performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above various method embodiments.

[0467] For example, the logic circuit 1810 is used to implement the processing-related operations performed by the communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments; the input / output interface 1820 is used to implement the sending and / or receiving-related operations performed by the communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments.

[0468] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions for implementing the methods executed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0469] For example, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the methods performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in each embodiment of the above method.

[0470] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, implement the methods performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0471] The present application also provides a communication system, which includes the terminal device and / or network device described in each of the above embodiments. For example, the system includes the terminal device and network device described in the embodiment of FIG8 . For another example, the system includes the terminal device and network device described in the embodiment of FIG11 . For another example, the system includes the terminal device and network device described in the embodiment of FIG14 .

[0472] The explanation of the relevant contents and beneficial effects of any of the above-mentioned devices can be referred to the corresponding method embodiments provided above, which will not be repeated here.

[0473] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0474] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. For example, the computer can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state disk (SSD)). For example, the aforementioned available medium includes, but is not limited to, various media that can store program code, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0475] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: Performing measurements on the serving cell; When no neighboring cell is measured, starting measurement of the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold; When measuring the neighboring cell, stopping measuring the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold; The first threshold and the second threshold are different.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The starting the measurement of the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a first threshold includes: When the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, start measuring the neighboring cell; and / or, The stopping the measurement of the neighboring cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a second threshold includes: If the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The step of: when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold, starting measurement of the neighboring cell includes: When the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the first threshold within a first time period, after the first time period, start measuring the neighboring cell; and / or When the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold, stopping the measurement of the neighboring cell includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the second threshold within a second time period, and the measurement of the neighboring cell is stopped after the second time period.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The method further includes: receiving first configuration information, where the first configuration information indicates the first time period and / or the second time period; or, The first time period and / or the second time period are predefined.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The first threshold is smaller than the second threshold.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Second configuration information is received, where the second configuration information indicates the first threshold and / or the second threshold.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The measuring the serving cell includes: A first reference signal is received, and a cell quality of the serving cell is determined based on the first reference signal.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The first reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The measuring of the neighboring cell includes: receiving a second reference signal, and determining the cell quality of the neighboring cell based on the second reference signal.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The second reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: In the case of monitoring the wake-up signal, monitoring the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold; In case of monitoring the paging message, monitoring the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold; The wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold value is different from the fourth threshold value.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The monitoring of the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold comprises: The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, monitoring the paging message; and / or, The monitoring the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message comprises: The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, monitoring the paging message, and stopping monitoring the wake-up signal; and / or, The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the wake-up signal is monitored, and monitoring of the paging message is stopped.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message comprises: The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold within a third time period, and a paging message is monitored after the third time period; and / or, The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within a fourth time period, and the wake-up signal is monitored after the fourth time period.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further includes: receiving third configuration information, where the third configuration information indicates the third time period and / or the fourth time period; or, The third time period and / or the fourth time period are predefined.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that The third threshold is smaller than the fourth threshold.

17. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that The method further comprises: Fourth configuration information is received, where the fourth configuration information indicates the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a third reference signal; The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message comprises: The cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the third reference signal is less than or equal to the third threshold, and the paging message is monitored.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The third reference signal is LP-SS.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a fourth reference signal; The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: The cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the fourth reference signal is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The fourth reference signal is SSB.

22. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: Sending second configuration information, where the second configuration information indicates a first threshold and / or a second threshold, where the first threshold is used to start measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell when the neighboring cell is not measured, and the second threshold is used to stop measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell when the neighboring cell is measured; The first threshold and the second threshold are different.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send first configuration information, where the first configuration information indicates a first time period and / or a second time period, where the first threshold is used to start measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the first time period without measuring the neighboring cell, and where the second threshold is used to stop measuring the neighboring cell in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the second time period when measuring the neighboring cell.

24. The method according to claim 22 or 23, characterized in that The first threshold is smaller than the second threshold.

25. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: Performing measurements on the serving cell; In the case of monitoring the wake-up signal, monitoring the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a third threshold; In the case of monitoring the paging message, the wake-up signal is monitored according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold is different from the fourth threshold.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The monitoring of the paging message according to the cell quality of the serving cell and the third threshold value includes: monitoring the paging message when the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold value; and / or, The monitoring the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fourth threshold includes: monitoring the wake-up signal when the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and the paging message is monitored, including: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, the paging message is monitored, and the monitoring of the wake-up signal is stopped; and / or, The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored, including: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the wake-up signal is monitored, and the paging message is stopped being monitored.

28. The method according to claim 26 or 27, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold within a third time period, and monitoring the paging message after the third time period; and / or, The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored, including: the cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold within a fourth time period, and the wake-up signal is monitored after the fourth time period.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that The method further comprises: Third configuration information is received, where the third configuration information indicates the third time period and / or the fourth time period; or, the third time period and / or the fourth time period is predefined.

30. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 29, characterized in that The third threshold is smaller than the fourth threshold.

31. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 30, characterized in that The method further comprises: Fourth configuration information is received, where the fourth configuration information indicates the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold.

32. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 31, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a third reference signal; The cell quality of the serving cell is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message includes: the cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the third reference signal is less than or equal to the third threshold, and monitoring the paging message.

33. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 32, characterized in that The third reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

34. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 33, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a fourth reference signal; The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored, including: the cell quality of the serving cell determined according to the fourth reference signal is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored.

35. The method according to claim 34, characterized in that The fourth reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

36. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: Send fourth configuration information, wherein the fourth configuration information indicates a third threshold and / or a fourth threshold, wherein the third threshold is used to monitor the paging message in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the wake-up signal, and the fourth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell while monitoring the paging message; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the third threshold is different from the fourth threshold.

37. The method according to claim 36, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information indicates a third time period and / or a fourth time period, wherein the third threshold is used to monitor the paging message in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the third time period while monitoring the wake-up signal, and the fourth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the serving cell within the fourth time period while monitoring the paging message.

38. The method according to claim 36 or 37, characterized in that The third threshold is smaller than the fourth threshold.

39. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: When performing the first measurement on the serving cell, performing a second measurement on the serving cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold; When performing a second measurement on the serving cell, a wake-up signal is monitored based on the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold, where the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device; wherein the fifth threshold is different from the sixth threshold.

40. The method according to claim 39, characterized in that The performing a second measurement on the serving cell according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a fifth threshold includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, and a second measurement is performed on the serving cell.

41. The method according to claim 40, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold, and performing a second measurement on the serving cell includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the fifth threshold within a fifth time period, and after the fifth time period, a second measurement is performed on the serving cell.

42. The method according to any one of claims 39 to 41, characterized in that The monitoring the wake-up signal according to the cell quality of the serving cell and a sixth threshold includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, and the wake-up signal is monitored.

43. The method according to claim 42, characterized in that The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, and monitoring the wake-up signal includes: The cell quality of the serving cell is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold within a sixth time period, and the wake-up signal is monitored after the sixth time period.

44. The method according to claim 41 or 43, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving fifth configuration information, where the fifth configuration information indicates the fifth time period and / or the sixth time period; or, The fifth time period and / or the sixth time period are predefined.

45. The method according to any one of claims 39 to 44, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sixth configuration information is received, where the sixth configuration information indicates the fifth threshold and / or the sixth threshold.

46. ​​The method according to any one of claims 39 to 45, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a fifth reference signal; The performing a first measurement on the serving cell includes: A cell quality of the serving cell is determined based on the fifth reference signal.

47. The method according to claim 46, characterized in that The fifth reference signal is a synchronization signal block SSB.

48. The method according to any one of claims 39 to 47, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a sixth reference signal; The performing a second measurement on the serving cell includes: A cell quality of the serving cell is determined based on the sixth reference signal.

49. The method according to claim 48, characterized in that The sixth reference signal is a low power synchronization signal LP-SS.

50. A method for cell measurement, characterized in that: include: Send sixth configuration information, wherein the sixth configuration information indicates a fifth threshold and / or a sixth threshold, wherein the fifth threshold is used to perform a second measurement on the service cell in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing a first measurement on the service cell, and the sixth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the service cell when performing the second measurement on the service cell; wherein the wake-up signal is used to wake up at least one terminal device, and the fifth threshold is different from the sixth threshold.

51. The method according to claim 50, characterized in that The method further comprises: Send fifth configuration information, wherein the fifth configuration information indicates a fifth time period and / or a sixth time period, wherein the fifth threshold is used to perform a second measurement on the service cell in combination with the cell quality of the service cell in the fifth time period when performing a first measurement on the service cell, and the sixth threshold is used to monitor the wake-up signal in combination with the cell quality of the service cell in the sixth time period when performing a second measurement on the service cell.

52. A communication device, characterized in that: Comprising modules or units for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 51.

53. A communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises a processor configured to cause the communication device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 51.

54. The device according to claim 53, characterized in that The device also includes a memory and / or a communication interface, The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the communication interface is used to input and / or output information; The memory is used to store a computer program or instructions for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 51.

55. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or instructions, and when the computer program or instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 51.

56. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises a computer program or instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 51 .

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