Communication method, apparatus, and system

Abstract

The present application relates to a communication method, apparatus, and system. In the method, on the basis of sending first information used for requesting resources or that the terminal apparatus has data to be transmitted, a terminal apparatus can execute inter-frequency measurement during a first measurement gap having a shorter duration and / or a greater period. Alternatively, in the method, on the basis of sending the first information, the terminal apparatus stops executing inter-frequency measurement during a measurement gap. By means of the method, the probability of an uplink data transmission occasion falling within a measurement gap can be reduced, so that the influence of the measurement gap on uplink data transmission is reduced, thereby reducing a data transmission delay and improving service quality.

Description

Communication method, device and system

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on October 31, 2023, with application number 202311442845.1 and application name “A Communication Method, Device and System”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, device, and system. Background Art

[0004] In recent years, with the continuous advancement and improvement of extended reality (XR) technology, related industries have flourished. Today, XR technology has entered various fields closely related to people's production and daily lives, including education, entertainment, military, healthcare, environmental protection, transportation, and public health. Multimodal services, as a new type of service, build on XR technology by adding a tactile experience dimension, enabling remote touch and remote control, and realizing remote perception in multiple aspects such as vision, hearing, touch, and kinesthetics. This has great potential for development in related fields such as industrial automation, healthcare, and distance education, providing users with a comprehensive interactive experience and possessing great application value.

[0005] Remote perception in all aspects usually needs to be achieved with the help of mobile communication networks. In a mobile communication network, when a user equipment (UE) moves from one cell to another, cell switching is required. Before switching, the UE needs to measure the signals of the neighboring cells to determine the target cell. In order for the UE to measure inter-frequency neighboring cells, the network configures a measurement gap (MG) for the UE. During the measurement gap, the UE can switch to the frequency of the cell to be measured for measurement. Because the frequency of the cell to be measured is different from the frequency of the UE's serving cell, the UE cannot send or receive data in the serving cell during the measurement gap.

[0006] Therefore, since the UE cannot send or receive data in the serving cell during the measurement gap, the data that should have been transmitted during the measurement gap will be delayed, resulting in a higher data transmission delay, which has a greater impact on services with high latency requirements such as XR video services or tactile services.

[0007] Summary of the Invention

[0008] The embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, apparatus, and system for reducing the impact of measurement gaps on uplink data transmission, reducing data transmission delay, and improving service quality.

[0009] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, and the terminal device can be a terminal device, or other device including the functions of a terminal device, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional module, which can realize the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, set in the terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device determines first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for heterofrequency measurement, wherein the duration of the first measurement gap is less than the duration of the second measurement gap, and / or the period of the first measurement gap is greater than the period of the second measurement gap. The terminal device sends first information to the network device, and the first information is used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted. Based on sending the first information, the terminal device performs heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0010] The embodiment of the present application newly defines a first measurement gap with a shorter duration and / or a longer period. When the terminal device has uplink data to be sent, it can perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap instead of performing inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. Since the duration of the first measurement gap is shorter and / or the period is longer than that of the second measurement gap, the probability that the transmission timing of the uplink data is within the first measurement gap is lower, which reduces the impact of the measurement gap on the uplink data transmission, thereby reducing the transmission delay of the uplink data. Alternatively, since the duration of the first measurement gap is shorter and / or the period is longer, it is equivalent to that within a time period, the first measurement gap occupies fewer time domain resources, and more time domain resources can be provided for uplink data transmission, thereby giving priority to ensuring data transmission. For example, for services with high latency requirements such as XR video services or tactile services, the impact of inter-frequency measurement on service data transmission can be reduced, the transmission latency can be reduced, and the service quality can be improved.

[0011] In an optional embodiment, the terminal device may further perform an inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap before sending the first information to the network device. For example, the terminal device originally performs an inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. After the terminal device sends the first information, the terminal device changes to perform an inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap instead of performing an inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. Since the first measurement gap has a shorter duration and / or a longer period than the second measurement gap, the impact of the measurement gap on uplink data transmission is reduced.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, after sending the first information to the network device, the terminal device may also receive a first indication information from the network device. The first indication information is sent by the network device according to the first information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. The terminal device performs heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap based on the first indication information. Through this embodiment, the terminal device can be instructed by the network device to perform heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. In other words, the terminal device needs to perform heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap under the instruction of the network device, which can avoid the asynchronous situation where the network device fails to successfully receive the first information while the terminal device has already performed heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap, thereby improving the consistency of measurement gap configuration between the network device and the terminal device.

[0013] In an optional embodiment, the first indication information is included in downlink control information (DCI), wherein the DCI includes a first bit, and when the first bit is a first value, it indicates that the terminal device performs the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. Through this embodiment, the terminal device can be instructed to perform the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap through the first bit, thereby reducing the complexity of the configuration process and reducing signaling overhead.

[0014] In an optional embodiment, the first configuration information is also used to configure a first duration, and the first duration is used to indicate the duration for which the terminal device performs heterofrequency measurements in the first measurement gap. For example, based on sending the first information, the terminal device will perform heterofrequency measurements in the first measurement gap within the first duration. Through this embodiment, by configuring the first duration, the duration for which the terminal device performs heterofrequency measurements in the first measurement gap is limited to the first duration, thereby avoiding performing heterofrequency measurements in the first measurement gap with a smaller duration and / or a larger period for a long time, and ensuring the measurement accuracy of the measurement gap. In other words, the terminal device can automatically stop performing heterofrequency measurements in the first measurement gap after the first duration ends, for example, it can change to performing heterofrequency measurements in the second measurement gap, thereby eliminating the need for additional instructions for the terminal device to make changes, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0015] In an optional implementation manner, the first information is a scheduling request (SR). Alternatively, the first information is a buffer status report (BSR), and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0017] Through the above two implementations, the terminal device can carry any of the first information by sending SR, BSR or a high-priority logical channel as a temporary adjustment condition for the measurement gap configuration, thereby eliminating the need for additional indication information or indication messages and saving signaling resources.

[0018] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device, and the terminal device can be a terminal device, or other device including the functions of a terminal device, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional module, which can realize the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, set in the terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device determines second configuration information, and the second configuration information is used to configure the measurement gap. The terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap. The terminal device sends first information to the network device, and the first information is used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted. Based on sending the first information, the terminal device stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0019] In an embodiment of the present application, after sending the first information, the terminal device may stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. That is, for subsequent measurement gaps, the terminal device will not switch to the frequency of the cell to be measured for measurement, but will remain in the current serving cell, which will not affect the transmission of service data. Furthermore, since measurement gaps do not require measurement, the resources in the time domain where the measurement gap is located can be used for data transmission, which is equivalent to more schedulable resources, which can better guarantee the UE's uplink data transmission, reduce uplink data transmission latency, and improve service performance.

[0020] In an optional embodiment, after sending the first information to the network device, the terminal device may also receive a second indication information from the network device. The second indication information is sent by the network device based on the first information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to stop performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap. The terminal device stops performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap based on the second indication information. Through this embodiment, the terminal device can be instructed by the network device to stop performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap. In other words, the terminal device needs to stop heterofrequency measurements under the instruction of the network device, which can avoid the asynchronous situation where the network device has stopped heterofrequency measurements when it has not successfully received the first information, and improve the consistency of the measurement gap configuration between the network device and the terminal device.

[0021] In an optional embodiment, the second indication information is included in the DCI, wherein the DCI includes a second bit, and when the second bit has a second value, it instructs the terminal device to stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. With this embodiment, the second bit can be used to indicate that the inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap should be stopped, thereby reducing the complexity of the configuration process and reducing signaling overhead.

[0022] In an optional embodiment, the second configuration information is also used to configure a second duration, and the second duration indicates the duration of stopping the heterofrequency measurement in the measurement gap. For example, based on sending the first information, the terminal device will stop performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap within the second duration. Through this embodiment, the second duration is configured to limit the duration of the terminal device stopping heterofrequency measurements to the second duration, thereby avoiding the situation where the cell cannot be switched due to the continuous cessation of heterofrequency measurements for a long time. For example, the terminal device can automatically change to continue performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap after the second duration ends, thereby eliminating the need for additional instructions to the terminal device to make changes, thereby saving signaling overhead.

[0023] In an optional implementation manner, the first information is an SR. Alternatively, the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0024] In an optional embodiment, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0025] Through the above two implementations, the terminal device can carry any of the first information by sending SR, BSR or a high-priority logical channel as a temporary adjustment condition for the measurement gap configuration, thereby eliminating the need for additional indication information or indication messages and saving signaling resources.

[0026] On the third aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a network device, and the network device can be a wireless access network device, or other devices including the functions of a wireless access network device, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional modules, and the chip system or functional module can realize the functions of the wireless access network device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, arranged in the wireless access network device, or can also be a logical node, logical module or software that fully or partially realizes the functions of the access network device. The method includes: the network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, and the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for inter-frequency measurement. The duration of the first measurement gap is less than the duration of the second measurement gap, and / or the period of the first measurement gap is greater than the period of the second measurement gap.

[0027] In an optional embodiment, a network device receives first information from a terminal device, the first information being used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to transmit. Based on the first information, the network device sends first indication information to the terminal device, the first indication information instructing the terminal device to perform inter-frequency measurement in a first measurement gap.

[0028] In an optional implementation, the first indication information is included in the DCI, wherein the DCI includes a first bit, and when the first bit is a first value, it indicates that the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0029] In an optional implementation, the first configuration information is further used to configure a first duration, where the first duration is used to indicate a duration for the terminal device to perform the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0030] In an optional implementation manner, the first information is a scheduling request (SR). Alternatively, the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0031] In an optional embodiment, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0032] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the third aspect or various optional implementations, reference may be made to the introduction to the technical effects of the first aspect or corresponding implementations.

[0033] In a fourth aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a network device, which can be a wireless access network device, or other devices including the functions of a wireless access network device, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional modules, which can implement the functions of a wireless access network device, and the chip system or functional module can be set in the wireless access network device, or can be a logical node, logical module or software that fully or partially implements the functions of the access network device. The method includes: the network device sends a second configuration information to the terminal device, the second configuration information is used to configure a measurement gap, and the measurement gap is used for inter-frequency measurement. The second configuration information is also used to configure a second duration, and the second duration indicates the duration of stopping inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0034] In an optional embodiment, the network device receives first information from the terminal device, the first information being used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to transmit, and sends second indication information to the terminal device, the second indication information instructing the terminal device to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0035] In an optional implementation, the second indication information is included in the DCI, wherein the DCI includes a second bit, and when the second bit has a second value, it instructs the terminal device to stop performing the inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0036] In an optional implementation manner, the second configuration information is further used to configure a second duration, where the second duration indicates a duration for stopping inter-frequency measurement in a measurement gap.

[0037] In an optional implementation manner, the first information is an SR. Alternatively, the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0039] Regarding the technical effects brought about by the fourth aspect or various optional implementations, reference may be made to the introduction to the technical effects of the second aspect or corresponding implementations.

[0040] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be the terminal device described in any one of the first to fourth aspects. The communication device has the functions of the terminal device described above. The communication device is, for example, a terminal device, or a functional module that implements the functions of the terminal device, such as a baseband device or a chip system. In an optional implementation, the communication device includes a baseband device and a radio frequency device. In another optional implementation, the communication device includes a processing unit (sometimes also referred to as a processing module) and a transceiver unit (sometimes also referred to as a transceiver module). The transceiver unit can implement both sending and receiving functions. When the transceiver unit implements the sending function, it can be referred to as a sending unit (sometimes also referred to as a sending module); when the transceiver unit implements the receiving function, it can be referred to as a receiving unit (sometimes also referred to as a receiving module). The sending unit and the receiving unit can be the same functional module, which is referred to as a transceiver unit and can implement both sending and receiving functions; alternatively, the sending unit and the receiving unit can be different functional modules, with the transceiver unit being a general term for these functional modules.

[0041] In an optional embodiment, the processing unit is configured to determine first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for inter-frequency measurement, wherein the duration of the first measurement gap is less than the duration of the second measurement gap, and / or the period of the first measurement gap is greater than the period of the second measurement gap. The transceiver unit (or the sending unit) is configured to send first information to the network device, the first information being used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted. The processing unit is further configured to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap based on sending the first information.

[0042] In an optional embodiment, the processing unit is configured to determine second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to configure a measurement gap; and further configured to perform inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap. The transceiver unit (or the transmitting unit) is configured to send first information to the network device, the first information being used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted. The processing unit is further configured to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap based on sending the first information.

[0043] In an optional embodiment, the communication device also includes a storage unit (sometimes also referred to as a storage module), and the processing unit is used to couple with the storage unit and execute the program or instructions in the storage unit, so as to enable the communication device to perform the functions of the terminal device described in any one of the first to fourth aspects above.

[0044] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be the network device described in any one of the first to fourth aspects. The communication device has the functions of the network device described above. The communication device is, for example, a network device, or a functional module that implements the functions of the network device, such as a baseband device or a chip system. In an optional implementation, the communication device includes a baseband device and a radio frequency device. In another optional implementation, the communication device includes a transceiver unit (sometimes also referred to as a transceiver module). The transceiver unit can implement a sending function and a receiving function. When the transceiver unit implements the sending function, it can be called a sending unit (sometimes also referred to as a sending module). When the transceiver unit implements the receiving function, it can be called a receiving unit (sometimes also referred to as a receiving module). The sending unit and the receiving unit can be the same functional module, which is called a transceiver unit, and the functional module can implement a sending function and a receiving function; or, the sending unit and the receiving unit can be different functional modules, and the transceiver unit is a general term for these functional modules.

[0045] In an optional embodiment, the transceiver unit (or the sending unit) is configured to send first configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for inter-frequency measurement. A duration of the first measurement gap is shorter than a duration of the second measurement gap, and / or a period of the first measurement gap is longer than a period of the second measurement gap.

[0046] In an optional embodiment, the transceiver unit (or the transmitting unit) is configured to send second configuration information to the terminal device, where the second configuration information is used to configure a measurement gap for inter-frequency measurement. The second configuration information is further configured to configure a second duration, where the second duration indicates a duration for stopping inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0047] In an optional embodiment, the communication device further includes a processing unit (sometimes also referred to as a processing module) and a storage unit (sometimes also referred to as a storage module), wherein the processing unit is used to couple with the storage unit and execute the program or instructions in the storage unit, enabling the communication device to perform the functions of the terminal device described in any one of the first to fourth aspects above.

[0048] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be a terminal device, or a chip or chip system used in a terminal device. The communication device includes a communication interface and a processor, and optionally, a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program. The processor is coupled to the memory and the communication interface. When the processor reads the computer program or instructions, the communication device executes the method performed by the terminal device in the above aspects.

[0049] In an eighth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be a network device, or a chip or chip system used in a network device. The communication device includes a communication interface and a processor, and optionally, a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program. The processor is coupled to the memory and the communication interface. When the processor reads the computer program or instructions, the communication device executes the method performed by the network device in the above aspects.

[0050] In a ninth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the third aspect. For example, the terminal device may be implemented by the communication device described in the fifth or seventh aspect, and the network device may be implemented by the communication device described in the sixth or eighth aspect.

[0051] In a tenth aspect, another communication system is provided, comprising a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the fourth aspect. For example, the terminal device may be implemented by the communication device described in the fifth or seventh aspect, and the network device may be implemented by the communication device described in the sixth or eighth aspect.

[0052] In an eleventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program or instruction, which, when executed, enables the method executed by the terminal device or network device in the above aspects to be implemented.

[0053] In a twelfth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when executed on a computer, enables the methods described in the above aspects to be implemented.

[0054] In the thirteenth aspect, a chip system is provided, comprising a processor and an interface, wherein the processor is used to call and execute instructions from the interface so that the chip system implements the methods in the above aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0055] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system used in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a multimodal service scenario;

[0057] FIG3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the impact of a measurement gap on an XR video service and a haptic service according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG5 is another flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG6 is another schematic flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] FIG7 is another schematic flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] 8A to 8C are exemplary diagrams of UE performing uplink transmission according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] FIG9 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG10 is another schematic flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] FIG11 is another flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] FIG12 is another flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] FIG13 is an example diagram of uplink transmission performed by a UE according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of a device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of another device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0070] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. The terms "first", "second" and corresponding terminology labels in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, and this is merely a way of distinguishing objects of the same properties when describing the embodiments of the present application. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, so that a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of units is not necessarily limited to those units, but may include other units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0071] In the embodiments of the present application, the number of nouns, unless otherwise specified, means "singular noun or plural noun", that is, "one or more". "At least one" means one or more, and "plural" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B means: A or B. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c means: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c, where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0072] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems. For example, it can be applied to the 4th generation (4G) system, the long term evolution (LTE) system, or it can be applied to the 5th generation (5G) system, such as the new radio (NR) system. Alternatively, it can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as future mobile communication systems or other similar communication systems, such as the 6th generation (6G) system. The embodiments of the present application are not specifically limited to this. In addition, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to the sidelink (SL). For example, the SL belongs to a device to device (D2D) scenario, such as an NR-D2D scenario, or a vehicle to everything (V2X) scenario, such as an NR-V2X scenario. For example, the embodiments of the present application can be used in fields such as factory manufacturing, whole-house intelligence, intelligent driving, assisted driving, intelligent connected vehicles, or indoor commercial scenarios.

[0073] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system 1000 used in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 , the communication system includes a radio access network 100 and a core network 200. Optionally, the communication system 1000 may also include the Internet 300. The radio access network 100 may include at least one radio access network device (such as 110a and 110b in Figure 1 ) and at least one terminal device (such as 120a-120j in Figure 1 ). The terminal device is wirelessly connected to the radio access network device, and the radio access network device is wirelessly or wiredly connected to the core network. The core network device and the radio access network device may be independent and distinct physical devices, or the functions of the core network device and the logical functions of the radio access network device may be integrated into the same physical device, or a single physical device may integrate some of the functions of the core network device and some of the functions of the radio access network device. Terminal devices and radio access network devices may be connected to each other via wired or wireless connections. FIG1 is only a schematic diagram. The communication system may further include other network devices, such as wireless relay devices and wireless backhaul devices, which are not shown in FIG1 .

[0074] The network device in the embodiment of the present application is a communication device for realizing the function of the network device, which can be a network device or a device that can support the network device to realize the function, such as a chip system, which can be installed in the network device. The network device is a network-side device with wireless transceiver functions. The network device can be a device that provides wireless communication functions for terminal devices in a radio access network (RAN), referred to as a RAN device. The RAN can be an access network in the third generation partnership project (3GPP), such as 4G, 5G, or a future-oriented 6G network. The RAN can also be an open access network (open RAN, O-RAN or ORAN), a cloud radio access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN), or a communication network of two or more of the above networks. For example, the RAN device can be an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB) in an LTE communication system, a base station (gNodeB or gNB) or a transceiver point (TRP) in an NR communication system, a next-generation base station in a 6G mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system, an access node in a WiFi system, a wireless relay node, a wireless backhaul node, etc. A base station can be a macro base station, a micro base station, a pico base station, a small station, a relay station, or a balloon station. A network device can also be a server, a wearable device, or an in-vehicle device.

[0075] The RAN device can also be a module or unit that performs some of the functions of the base station, for example, it can be a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), or a radio unit (RU). The CU here performs the functions of the radio resource control protocol and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) of the base station, and can also perform the function of the service data adaptation protocol (SDAP); the DU performs the functions of the radio link control layer and medium access control (MAC) layer of the base station, and can also perform some or all of the physical layer functions. For detailed descriptions of the above-mentioned protocol layers, please refer to the relevant technical specifications of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The CU and DU can be set separately, or they can be included in the same network element, such as the baseband unit (BBU). The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH). In different systems, CU, DU or RU may have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in the ORAN system, CU may also be called O-CU (open CU), DU may also be called O-DU, and RU may also be called O-RU. Any unit of CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module. The network device may be a macro base station (such as 110a in Figure 1), a micro base station or an indoor station (such as 110b in Figure 1), a relay node or a donor node, etc. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device.

[0076] A terminal device is a device with wireless transceiver capabilities that can send signals to or receive signals from a base station. A terminal device may also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, access station, UE station, remote station, wireless communication device, or user device. A terminal device may be a fixed device, mobile device, handheld device, wearable device, or vehicle-mounted device. For example, it may be a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, wearable device, vehicle, airplane, ship, robot, robotic arm, smart home device, tactile terminal device, vehicle-mounted terminal device, or a wireless device built into any of the above devices (e.g., a communication module, modem, or chip system, etc.). The terminal device is used to connect people, objects, machines, etc., and can be widely used in various scenarios, such as but not limited to the following scenarios: perception scenarios, cellular communications, device-to-device communications (D2D), vehicle to everything (V2X), machine-to-machine / machine-type communications (M2M / MTC), Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, self-driving, remote medical, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, transportation safety, smart wear, smart transportation, smart city, smart home, drones, robots, indoor commercial scenarios (such as mobile phone screen projection, file sharing, mobile phone to VR glasses video transmission) and other scenarios. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the UE.

[0077] In the embodiments of the present application, a terminal device is a communication device for implementing a terminal device function. It can be a terminal device or a device that can support the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system, which can be installed in the terminal device. In the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking the terminal device as an example. In addition, for convenience of description, the terminal device in the embodiments of the present application is described by taking a UE as an example.

[0078] Base stations and UEs can be fixed or mobile. They can be deployed on land, indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; on water; or on aircraft, balloons, and satellites. The embodiments of this application do not limit the application scenarios of base stations and UEs.

[0079] The roles of base stations and UEs can be relative. For example, the helicopter or drone 120i in Figure 1 can be configured as a mobile base station. To UE 120j accessing the wireless access network 100 via 120i, UE 120i is a base station. However, to base station 110a, 120i is a UE, meaning that communication between 110a and 120i occurs via a wireless air interface protocol. Of course, communication between 110a and 120i can also occur via a base station-to-base station interface protocol. In this case, 120i is also a base station relative to 110a. Therefore, base stations and UEs can be collectively referred to as communication devices. 110a and 110b in Figure 1 can be referred to as communication devices with base station functionality, and 120a-120j in Figure 1 can be referred to as communication devices with UE functionality.

[0080] Communication between base stations and UEs, between base stations, and between UEs can be carried out through authorized spectrum, unauthorized spectrum, or both; communication can be carried out through spectrum below 6 gigahertz (GHz), spectrum above 6 GHz, or spectrum below 6 GHz and spectrum above 6 GHz. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the spectrum resources used for wireless communication.

[0081] In the embodiments of the present application, the functions of the base station may also be performed by a module (such as a chip) in the base station, or by a control subsystem that includes the base station functions. The control subsystem that includes the base station functions here may be a control center in the above-mentioned application scenarios such as smart grid, industrial control, smart transportation, and smart city. The functions of the UE may also be performed by a module (such as a chip or modem) in the UE, or by a device that includes the UE functions.

[0082] In this application, a base station sends downlink signals or downlink information to a UE, and the downlink information is carried on a downlink channel. The UE sends uplink signals or uplink information to the base station, and the uplink information is carried on an uplink channel. To communicate with the base station, the UE needs to establish a wireless connection with the cell controlled by the base station. The cell with which the UE has established a wireless connection is called the UE's serving cell. When the UE communicates with the serving cell, it may also be subject to interference from signals in neighboring cells.

[0083] In the embodiments of the present application, the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are merely examples of downlink data channels, downlink control channels, uplink control channels and uplink data channels, respectively. In different systems and different scenarios, data channels and control channels may have different names, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0084] The following is a brief introduction to the technical concepts involved in this application:

[0085] 1. Extended Reality

[0086] Extended reality is a general term for various reality-related technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). VR technology primarily refers to the rendering of visual and audio scenes to closely simulate the visual and audio stimulation of the real world. VR technology typically requires the user to wear a head-mounted display (HMD) to completely replace the user's field of view with simulated visual components, and headphones to provide accompanying audio. Furthermore, VR often requires some form of head and motion tracking to ensure that the simulated visual and audio content is updated in real time, ensuring that the user's experience aligns with their actions. AR technology primarily provides additional visual or auditory information or artificially generated content within the user's perceived real environment. The user's understanding of the real environment can be direct, without intermediate sensing, processing, or rendering, or indirect, via sensors and other means, with further augmentation. MR technology is an advanced form of AR. One of its implementation methods is to insert some virtual elements into the physical scene in order to provide users with an immersive experience that these elements are part of the real scene.

[0087] 2. Multimodal Services

[0088] As a new service, building on XR by adding a tactile experience dimension, it enables remote touch and remote control, enabling multi-faceted remote perception across vision, hearing, touch, and kinesthetic senses. This service has significant potential for development in related fields such as industrial automation, healthcare, and distance education, providing users with a comprehensive interactive experience and possessing immense application value and commercial potential. As shown in Figure 2, multimodal services enable the simultaneous transmission of multiple data streams in multi-sensory control scenarios. For example, the simultaneously transmitted data streams may include: stream 1 (for transmitting image and audio service data), stream 2 (for transmitting tactile service data), stream 3 (for transmitting execution feedback data, such as force and position service data), and stream 4 (for transmitting position, movement, tactile perception data, and command service data).

[0089] 3. Measure the gap

[0090] In a mobile communications network, when a UE moves from one cell to another, it must perform a handover between cells. Before handover, the UE must measure the signals of neighboring cells to determine the target cell. Measurement gaps are configured for these measurements. During a measurement gap, the UE tunes its receiver to the frequency of the target cell and performs measurements until the measurement gap ends, when it returns to the frequency of the current cell. This process is also known as inter-frequency measurement, and the target cell is also known as an inter-frequency neighboring cell.

[0091] In the current 3GPP standard, the configuration parameters of the measurement gap generally include the measurement gap repetition period (MGRP), gap offset (gap offset) and measurement gap length (MGL). MGRP is used to configure the repetition period of the measurement gap. Exemplarily, the values ​​of MGRP include 20 milliseconds (ms), 40ms, 80ms, and 160ms. For example, taking a frame occupying 10ms, a frame including 10 subframes, and a subframe occupying 1ms as an example: when MGRP is 40ms, it means that the measurement gap is repeated every 40ms, or it can be understood that the measurement gap is repeated every four frames. Gap offset is used to configure the starting subframe at the beginning of the measurement gap, and is used to determine the starting subframe of the first measurement gap. Relative to the period, the range of gap offset is 0 to (MGRP-1). For example, if the value of MGRP is 20ms, the value range of gapOffset is 0 to 19. MGL is used to configure the duration of a measurement gap in milliseconds. Exemplarily, the values ​​of MGL include 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms, and 6ms.

[0092] 4.XR video and tactile signals

[0093] The transmission of XR video and haptic signals has high reliability and latency requirements. For example, the current 3GPP standard requires 99% reliability for XR video signals and 30ms latency for uplink XR video signals. The encoded haptic signal transmission reliability requirement is 99.999% and 5ms latency.

[0094] Tactile signals have different characteristics before and after encoding. Before encoding, the signal generated by each tactile sensor is periodic, generating 500 to 2000 packets per second, and the size of each packet is 12 to 48 bytes. After tactile encoding, the signal generated by each tactile sensor arrives randomly, and the time interval between the arrival of two signals can obey the generalized Pareto distribution, and the size of each arriving packet remains unchanged. It is worth noting that although the size of the signal packet generated by each tactile sensor is the same after encoding, considering that a user can use multiple tactile sensors at the same time, and since the signals generated by each tactile sensor are independent of each other, the uplink data that the user needs to send is also uneven, that is, the tactile signal that the user needs to send is a non-periodic signal. The tactile signals involved below, unless otherwise specified, refer to the encoded tactile signals.

[0095] It should be noted that the following embodiments of the present application do not limit the conditions that the uplink data must meet, and can be applied to the transmission of any uplink data. For example, the uplink data transmitted using the method provided in the embodiments of the present application may refer to uplink data that has high latency requirements, high reliability requirements, and is generated non-periodically. Among them, the high latency requirement can be understood as the latency requirement being less than a preset latency threshold, and the high reliability requirement can be understood as the reliability requirement being greater than a preset reliability threshold. For example, the uplink data can be an XR video signal and an encoded tactile signal, or other uplink data that is generated non-periodically, and this application does not limit this.

[0096] The following is a brief introduction to the existing uplink data transmission solution:

[0097] Solution 1: Dynamic Scheduling

[0098] In 5G networks, dynamic scheduling involves network equipment using control signaling to instruct UEs to send data in each time slot. This uplink data transmission solution allows for flexible allocation of time and frequency resources for uplink data transmission based on service needs. However, each scheduling step requires control signaling, which results in high control signaling overhead.

[0099] For example, when a UE has uplink data to transmit, it sends an SR on the PUCCH to the network device, requesting an uplink authorization. The SR only informs the network device whether uplink data transmission is required, but does not inform the network device of the amount of uplink data to be transmitted. After receiving the SR, the network device responds by allocating time-frequency resources, namely PUSCH resources, to the UE for uplink data transmission. Since the network device does not know the amount of data the UE needs to transmit at this time, it can generally schedule the UE according to a smaller, fixed data size. After receiving the DCI, the UE transmits uplink data on the PUSCH resources allocated by the network device. The UE can also send a BSR on these PUSCH resources to inform the network device of the remaining data to be transmitted. If the BSR is greater than 0, the network device will continue to allocate PUSCH resources to the UE, and the UE will continue to transmit data on the newly allocated PUSCH resources until the BSR equals 0, indicating that the UE has completed transmitting the data it needs to transmit.

[0100] Solution 2: Uplink pre-scheduling

[0101] Different from dynamic scheduling, uplink pre-scheduling means that the UE does not need to send an SR. The network equipment actively allocates time and frequency resources for the UE to transmit uplink data. In this way, the UE does not need to send an SR to obtain uplink authorization, thereby reducing transmission delay and scheduling round-trip delay.

[0102] For example, the network device proactively sends a DCI on the PDCCH, indicating the allocation of time-frequency resources for uplink data transmission to the UE, namely, PUSCH resources. After receiving the DCI, the UE transmits uplink data on the PUSCH resources allocated by the network device. The UE can also send a BSR on the PUSCH resources to inform the network device of the remaining data to be sent. If the BSR is greater than 0, the network device will continue to allocate PUSCH resources to the UE, and the UE will then continue data transmission on the newly allocated PUSCH resources.

[0103] Regardless of the above solutions 1 and 2, when transmitting XR video signals and tactile signals, since the UE cannot send or receive data in the serving cell during the measurement gap, the XR video signals and tactile signals originally sent during the measurement gap will be delayed, resulting in high latency for the XR video signals and tactile signals. However, XR video services and tactile services have high latency requirements, which greatly affects the service performance of such services. Similarly, in addition to XR video services and tactile services, other services with high latency requirements, certain mobility or positioning measurement requirements will also have a significant impact on their performance due to measurement gaps.

[0104] For example, Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the impact of measurement gaps on XR video services and tactile services. Taking the measurement gap configuration of MGL = 6ms and MGRP = 40ms as an example, it can be seen from Figure 3 that for both XR video services and tactile services, the measurement gap will cause a significant decrease in capacity. In particular, the tactile service has more stringent reliability and latency requirements than the XR video service, and the tactile signal arrives non-periodically, which will cause the capacity of the tactile signal to be more severely limited. As shown in Figure 3, for the transmission of XR video signals with a frame rate of 60 frames per second (FPS), the packet delay budget (PDB) for each video frame is 10ms, and the repetition period is 16.67ms. Two out of every six frames will fall within the measurement gap, and the transmission of these two video frames will be affected. As shown in the diagonal squares in Figure 3, no video frame data will be sent during this period. For the transmission of tactile signals, since a user can use multiple tactile sensors simultaneously, and the signals generated by each tactile sensor arrive randomly, the time interval between two signal arrivals can follow a generalized Pareto distribution. Therefore, within each measurement gap, there will be tactile signal frames that are affected and cannot be sent.

[0105] Based on this, the present application provides a communication method for adjusting the measurement gap to prioritize data transmission, reducing data transmission delay, and thereby improving the service performance of data transmission services with high latency requirements or high importance, such as XR video services and tactile services.

[0106] In order to better introduce the embodiments of the present application, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present application are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified herein, the steps indicated by dotted lines in the accompanying drawings corresponding to the various embodiments of the present application are all optional steps. The methods provided by the various embodiments of the present application can be applied to the network architecture shown in Figure 1. For example, the UE involved in the various embodiments of the present application can be the terminal device involved in Figure 1; the network device involved in the various embodiments of the present application can be the wireless access network device involved in Figure 1.

[0107] Implementation Method 1

[0108] This embodiment of the present application provides a communication method. Please refer to FIG4 , which is a flowchart of the method. The method includes:

[0109] Step 401: The UE determines first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap. For example, the first configuration information may be predefined by a protocol, or preconfigured by a network device for the UE, or may be received from the network device. In this case, the network device sends the first configuration information to the UE (as specifically shown in FIG4 ). The first configuration information may be included in radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0110] In an embodiment of the present application, the measurement gap of the UE includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap, and both the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap can be used for inter-frequency measurement. The duration of the first measurement gap (i.e., the MGL of the first measurement gap) is less than the duration of the second measurement gap (i.e., the MGL of the second measurement gap), and / or the period of the first measurement gap (i.e., the MGRP of the first measurement gap) is greater than the period of the second measurement gap (i.e., the MGRP of the second measurement gap). The number of first measurement gaps may include one or more, and the number of second measurement gaps may also include one or more, and there is no specific limitation. The measurement gap in the embodiment of the present application can be understood as a specific measurement gap, or it can also be understood as a measurement gap type, for example, the first measurement gap is one measurement gap type, and the second measurement gap is another measurement gap type.

[0111] In a possible implementation, the first configuration information can also be used to configure a first duration, and the first duration is used to indicate the duration of performing heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, after triggering the execution of heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap, the duration of performing heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap; for another example, in some cases, the first measurement gap can be understood as a temporary measurement gap configuration, and the second measurement gap can be a non-temporary measurement gap configuration. When certain conditions are met, the trigger switches from performing heterofrequency measurement in the second measurement gap to performing heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. Then, the first duration can be understood as the duration of continuously performing heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap after the switch, that is, the duration of temporarily adjusting the measurement gap configuration.

[0112] The first duration may be indicated by a newly added field, such as "Measurement Gap Temp Period." This field may be added, for example, to the GapConfig field of the MeasGapConfig element in RRC signaling. The name of the newly added field is not limited to "Measurement Gap Temp Period" and may be other names, without specific limitation.

[0113] The first duration may be an integer multiple of the optional value of MGRP, for example, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 120ms, 160ms, or 320ms, etc. Alternatively, the first duration may be 10ms, 30ms, or 50ms, with no limitation on the specific value.

[0114] The first measurement gap and the second measurement gap may be configured using the same configuration information. For example, the first configuration information may be used to configure the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap. Alternatively, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap may be configured using different configuration information. For example, the first measurement gap may be configured using the first configuration information, and the second measurement gap may be configured using the second configuration information. This will be used as an example in the following.

[0115] The first measurement gap and the second measurement gap may include, but are not limited to, the following configurations:

[0116] Configuration method 1: The duration of the first measurement gap is less than the duration of the second measurement gap, or it can be described as the MGL value of the first measurement gap is less than the MGL value of the second measurement gap, or it can be described as the MGL value indicated by the first configuration information is less than the MGL value indicated by the second configuration information.

[0117] In one example, the duration of the second measurement gap may be one of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms, and 6ms, and the duration of the first measurement gap may be one of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms, and 6ms, which is smaller than the duration of the second measurement gap. For example, when the duration of the second measurement gap is 6ms, the duration of the first measurement gap can be one of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms and 5.5ms; or, when the duration of the second measurement gap is 5.5ms, the duration of the first measurement gap can be one of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms and 4ms; or, when the duration of the second measurement gap is 4ms, the duration of the first measurement gap can be one of 1.5ms, 3ms and 3.5ms; or, when the duration of the second measurement gap is 3.5ms, the duration of the first measurement gap can be one of 1.5ms and 3ms; or, when the duration of the second measurement gap is 3ms, the duration of the first measurement gap can be 1.5ms.

[0118] In another example, the duration of the second measurement gap can be one of 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms and 6ms, and the duration of the first measurement gap can be extended to a value less than 1.5ms. For example, the duration of the first measurement gap can be 1ms or 0ms, and the specific value is not limited.

[0119] In this configuration, the first duration may be understood as the duration of performing the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap of a shorter duration.

[0120] When using configuration method 1, the duration of the first measurement gap is shorter than that of the second measurement gap, which can reduce the probability that the service signal is located in the first measurement gap, reduce the impact of the first measurement gap on service signals such as tactile signals or XR video signals, reduce data transmission delay, and improve service quality.

[0121] Configuration method 2: The period of the first measurement gap is greater than the period of the second measurement gap, or it can be described as the MGRP of the first measurement gap is greater than the MGRP of the second measurement gap, or it can be described as the MGRP value indicated by the first configuration information is greater than the MGRP value indicated by the second configuration information.

[0122] In one example, the period of the second measurement gap may be one of 20 ms, 40 ms, 80 ms, and 160 ms, and the period of the first measurement gap may be one of 20 ms, 40 ms, 80 ms, and 160 ms that is greater than the period of the second measurement gap. For example, when the period of the second measurement gap is 20 ms, the period of the first measurement gap may be one of 40 ms, 80 ms, and 160 ms; or, when the period of the second measurement gap is 40 ms, the period of the first measurement gap may be one of 80 ms and 160 ms; or, when the period of the second measurement gap is 80 ms, the period of the first measurement gap may be 160 ms.

[0123] In another example, the period of the second measurement gap can be one of 20ms, 40ms, 80ms and 160ms, and the period of the first measurement gap can be extended to a value greater than 160ms. For example, the period of the first measurement gap can be 320ms or 480ms, and the specific value is not limited.

[0124] In this configuration, the first duration can be understood as the duration of performing the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap of the larger period.

[0125] When configuration method 2 is used, the period of the first measurement gap is larger than that of the second measurement gap. Accordingly, the interval between two adjacent first measurement gaps is also longer, which can also reduce the probability of conflict between the first measurement gap and the service signal, thereby reducing the impact of the first measurement gap on service signals such as tactile signals or XR video signals, reducing data transmission delay, and improving service quality.

[0126] Configuration mode 3: The duration of the first measurement gap is shorter than the duration of the second measurement gap, and the period of the first measurement gap is longer than the period of the second measurement gap.

[0127] This configuration is a combination of the aforementioned configurations 1 and 2, so you can refer to the contents of the aforementioned configurations 1 and 2 and will not repeat them here.

[0128] In this configuration, the first duration can be understood as the duration of performing the inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap with a larger period and a smaller duration.

[0129] When configuration method 3 is used, the period of the first measurement gap is larger and the duration of a single measurement gap is shorter, which can greatly reduce the probability of conflict with the service signal, thereby giving priority to the transmission of service data, thereby reducing the impact of the first measurement gap on service signals such as tactile signals or XR video signals, reducing data transmission delay, and improving service quality.

[0130] Step 402: The UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap.

[0131] The UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap, which can be understood as the UE performing inter-frequency measurement in each second measurement gap, i.e., tuning the UE's receiver to the frequency of the target cell for measurement. For the UE, a measurement gap can be understood as an opportunity to perform inter-frequency measurement, and the second measurement gap is a measurement opportunity under a measurement gap configuration. Therefore, the UE performing inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap can also be understood as performing inter-frequency measurement at the measurement opportunity when the second measurement gap exists.

[0132] Step 402 is an optional step and may or may not be performed in actual application. There is no actual order between step 401 and step 402. They may be performed simultaneously, or step 401 may be performed first, or step 402 may be performed first, without specific limitation.

[0133] Step 403: The UE sends first information to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the UE. The first information is used to request resources or indicate that the UE has data to transmit.

[0134] When a UE has uplink data to transmit, it may send a first message to a network device to request that the network device schedule resources required for uplink data transmission for the UE. For example, the first message may be an SR. For example, when a UE has uplink data to transmit, the UE may send an SR on the PUCCH to the network device to request uplink authorization.

[0135] Alternatively, when the UE has uplink data to send, it may send first information to the network device to indicate to the network device that the UE has data to be transmitted. When the network device learns that the UE has data to be transmitted, it schedules the resources required for uplink data transmission for the UE. For example, the first information may be a BSR, and the amount of data to be transmitted indicated by the BSR is greater than zero. For example, after receiving the DCI of the network device, the UE may send uplink data on the PUSCH resources allocated by the network device. The UE may send a BSR on the PUSCH resources. The BSR is used to inform the network device how much data remains to be sent.

[0136] In some cases, for some high-priority transmission services, the first information can be carried via a high-priority logical channel. High priority can be understood as the priority of the logical channel being greater than or equal to a first threshold, or high priority can be understood as the priority of the logical channel being higher than the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service. The first threshold can be configured by the network device, or the first threshold is predefined or preconfigured, and there is no specific limitation on the value of the first threshold.

[0137] Step 404: The network device sends first indication information to the UE. Correspondingly, the UE receives the first indication information from the network device.

[0138] The first indication information is sent by the network device to the UE based on the first information. For example, after receiving the first information from the UE, the network device sends the first indication information to the UE. Alternatively, after receiving the first information from the UE, the network device sends the first indication information to the UE when it determines that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of at least one other logical channel for transmission services.

[0139] For example, the priority of the logical channel can be indicated by the priority field in the LogicalChannelConfig domain. The smaller the value of the priority field, the higher the priority. Therefore, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information can be indicated by assigning a smaller value to the priority field. For example, when the value of the priority field corresponding to the first threshold is 2, the value of the priority field can be 2 or 1 to indicate that the logical channel carrying the first information is a high priority. Accordingly, after receiving the first information, the network device can also determine whether the priority of the logical channel of the first information is higher than the first threshold by judging whether the value of the priority field is less than or equal to 2. For example, when the value of the priority field is less than or equal to 2, it is determined that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and the network device sends a first indication message to the UE.

[0140] The first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, the first measurement gap configured by the first configuration information can be a temporary measurement gap configuration, and the second measurement gap can be a non-temporary measurement gap configuration. The network device determines that the UE needs to perform uplink data transmission based on the received first information, and the first measurement gap can adopt a larger MGRP, and / or a smaller MGL. The network device gives priority to the transmission of uplink data and improves service performance by instructing the UE to adopt the temporary measurement gap configuration. In addition, the network device can ensure that both the network device and the UE perform the temporary measurement gap configuration by instructing the UE to adopt the temporary measurement gap configuration, which can avoid the asynchronous situation where the network device fails to successfully receive the first information while the terminal device has already performed heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap, and ensure that the network device and the UE are synchronized with each other regarding the measurement gap configuration adopted by the UE.

[0141] The first indication information may be included in a DCI, where the DCI includes a first bit, where the first bit is used to indicate whether the UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, the first bit may be 1 bit. When the value of the first bit is a first value, the UE is instructed to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. When the value of the first bit is a third value, the UE is instructed not to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, if the first value is 0, the third value is 1; or, if the first value is 1, the third value is 0. The first bit may be a newly added bit or may reuse an existing bit in the DCI.

[0142] Exemplarily, the DCI may be, for example, DCI format 0_1 ​​or DCI format 0_0. For example, one bit may be added to DCI format 0_1, and the value of the added bit is 0 to indicate that the UE does not adopt the temporary measurement gap configuration, or is understood as indicating that the UE does not perform a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration; the value of the added bit is 1 to indicate that the UE adopts the temporary measurement gap configuration, or is understood as indicating that the UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, for example, from the second measurement gap to the first measurement gap.

[0143] Step 404 is an optional step and may or may not be performed in actual application.

[0144] Step 405: The UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, based on the first information sent, the UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. Alternatively, based on first indication information received from the network device after sending the first information, the UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0145] In one example, once the UE sends the first information, indicating that the UE has uplink data to transmit, the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, if the measurement gap configuration currently being used by the UE is the measurement gap configuration corresponding to the second measurement gap, then after the UE sends the first information, the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap; or, if the measurement gap configuration currently being used by the UE is the measurement gap configuration corresponding to the first measurement gap, then after the UE sends the first information, the UE continues to adopt the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0146] In one example, after the UE sends the first information, the network device determines, based on the first information, that the UE needs to perform uplink data transmission, and sends first indication information to the UE. Under the instruction of the first indication information, the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, if the measurement gap configuration currently being adopted by the UE is the measurement gap configuration corresponding to the second measurement gap, then after the UE receives the first indication information, the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap; or, if the measurement gap configuration currently being adopted by the UE is the measurement gap configuration corresponding to the first measurement gap, then after the UE receives the first indication information, the UE continues to adopt the first measurement gap configuration and performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0147] The UE may determine the start time of the next measurement gap based on the measurement gap configuration originally used, and perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap starting from the start time. For example, when the first configuration information configures a first duration, the UE performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap within the first duration starting from the start time. Alternatively, the UE may also perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap starting from the moment the first information is sent. Alternatively, the UE may also perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap starting from the moment the first indication information is received. Alternatively, the actual time may be determined in other ways, and there is no specific limitation on this.

[0148] In addition, the network device will schedule the first resource for uplink data transmission for the UE based on the received first information, and the UE can send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. The UE performs heterodyne measurement in the first measurement gap. Compared with the second measurement gap, the duration of the first measurement gap is smaller or the period is larger, so the probability that the uplink data to be transmitted is located in the first measurement gap is smaller, which can reduce the data transmission delay. Or it can be understood that since the duration of the first measurement gap is smaller or the period is larger, more time domain resources can be used for uplink data transmission within the same time period, which can guarantee the transmission of uplink data to a greater extent, reduce the uplink data transmission delay, and improve service quality.

[0149] For the network device, the network device can know that the measurement gap configuration currently adopted by the UE is the first measurement gap configuration, that is, the UE performs heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap. Then, when the network device performs resource scheduling, it can schedule resources outside the first measurement gap for the UE, and because the duration of the first measurement gap is smaller or the period is longer, then within the same time period, the network device can schedule more time domain resources for the UE, which can guarantee the transmission of the UE's uplink data to a greater extent, reduce the uplink data transmission delay, and improve service quality.

[0150] Below, based on the aforementioned communication method, the solutions of the embodiments of the present application are introduced through the following examples.

[0151] As Example 1 of Implementation 1, in a dynamic scheduling scenario, when the UE has uplink data to send, the UE sends an SR to the network device on the PUCCH to request uplink authorization from the network device.

[0152] Step 501: The network device sends first configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the first configuration information from the network device.

[0153] The network device may include the first measurement gap configuration of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap configuration of the second measurement gap in first configuration information and send it to the UE, so that the UE can simultaneously obtain the first measurement gap configuration and the second measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, when the UE has already configured the second measurement gap configuration, the network device may also include the first measurement gap configuration in the first configuration information, so that the UE can add the first measurement gap configuration according to the first configuration information.

[0154] The first measurement gap configuration may include an MGL and an MGRP, wherein the MGL of the first measurement gap is smaller than the MGL of the second measurement gap, and / or the MGRP of the first measurement gap is larger than the MGRP of the second measurement gap. The first measurement gap configuration may also include a first duration, for example, the carrying field of the first duration may be "Measurement Gap Temp Period", and the first duration is used to indicate the duration of the first measurement gap configuration.

[0155] Step 502: The UE sends an SR to the network device to request uplink authorization. Correspondingly, the network device receives the SR from the UE.

[0156] Step 503: The network device sends first indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information may be sent by the network device based on a received SR. For example, after receiving the SR, the network device may determine that the UE needs to perform uplink transmission, and the network device sends the first indication information to the UE.

[0157] The first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. For example, the first configuration information may be a temporary measurement gap in the measurement gap configuration, and the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to perform a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, i.e., to adjust from the UE's original measurement gap configuration to the first measurement gap configuration.

[0158] The first indication information may be included in the DCI. For example, a new bit may be added to DCI format 0_1, where the value of the new bit is 0 to indicate that the UE does not perform temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, and the value of the new bit is 1 to indicate that the UE temporarily adjusts the measurement gap configuration.

[0159] Step 504: The UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the UE configures the first measurement gap according to the first configuration information, or the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 504 may be replaced by performing inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0160] Step 505: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device adjusts the measurement gap configuration of the UE to the first measurement gap configuration.

[0161] For example, if the UE originally performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap, after the UE receives the first indication information, the UE adjusts to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap, and the first duration indicates the duration of the inter-frequency measurement performed by the UE in the first measurement gap after the adjustment. If the UE originally performs measurement in the first measurement gap, after the UE receives the first indication information, the UE continues to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. In this case, the duration of the inter-frequency measurement performed by the UE in the first measurement gap can continue to accumulate the first duration on the basis of the original duration, or can also be updated to the first duration.

[0162] Step 506: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0163] After receiving the SR, the network device schedules a first resource for the UE, and the UE can send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. For example, the first resource can be a resource scheduled according to the first measurement gap, for example, the first resource can be located outside the first measurement gap in the time domain.

[0164] As Example 2 of Implementation 1, in a pre-scheduling scenario, when a UE has uplink data to send, the network device proactively allocates time-frequency resources for the UE to transmit uplink data. This way, the UE does not need to send an SR to obtain an uplink authorization. When the UE transmits data on a PUSCH resource, it can send a BSR on the PUSCH resource. The BSR is used to inform the network device how much data remains to be sent. Referring to FIG6 , another flow diagram of the communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0165] Step 601: The network device sends first configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the first configuration information from the network device.

[0166] Step 602: The UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0. Accordingly, the network device receives the BSR from the UE.

[0167] Step 603: The network device sends first indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information may be sent by the network device based on a received BSR. For example, after receiving the BSR, the network device may determine that the UE needs to perform uplink transmission, and the network device sends the first indication information to the UE.

[0168] Step 604: The UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the UE configures the first measurement gap according to the first configuration information, or the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 604 may be replaced by performing inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0169] Step 605: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device adjusts the measurement gap configuration of the UE to the first measurement gap configuration.

[0170] Step 606: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0171] After receiving the BSR, the network device schedules a first resource for the UE, and the UE can send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. For example, the first resource can be a resource scheduled according to the first measurement gap, for example, the first resource can be located outside the first measurement gap in the time domain.

[0172] It should be noted that the same steps and beneficial effects in steps 601 to 606 can be found in the introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG5 , and will not be described in detail here.

[0173] As Example 3 of Implementation 1, for transmission services with high latency requirements or high importance, resources can be requested or data to be transmitted can be indicated through a high-priority logical channel.

[0174] Step 701: The network device sends first configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the first configuration information from the network device.

[0175] Step 702: The UE sends first information to the network device, for example, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than a first threshold. Accordingly, the network device receives the first information from the UE, and upon receiving the first information, the network device may also learn that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than the first threshold.

[0176] For example, the first information is an SR; or, the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0177] Step 703: The network device sends first indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information may be sent by the network device based on the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information. For example, the network device determines that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than a first threshold and sends the first indication information to the UE.

[0178] Step 704: The UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the UE configures the first measurement gap according to the first configuration information, or the UE adopts the first measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 704 may be replaced by performing inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0179] Step 705: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device adjusts the measurement gap configuration of the UE to the first measurement gap configuration.

[0180] Step 706: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0181] After receiving the first information (e.g., an SR or BSR, where the BSR is greater than 0), the network device schedules a first resource for the UE, and the UE can send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. For example, the first resource can be a resource scheduled according to the first measurement gap, e.g., the first resource can be located outside the first measurement gap in the time domain.

[0182] It should be noted that the same steps and beneficial effects in steps 701 to 706 can be found in the introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG5 , and will not be described in detail here.

[0183] For example, corresponding to the aforementioned configuration modes 1 to 3, FIG. 8A to FIG. 8C show several examples of uplink transmission by the UE.

[0184] For configuration 1, as shown in Figure 8A , the MGL of the second measurement gap is set to 6 ms, and the MGRP is set to 40 ms. The MGL of the first measurement gap is set to 3 ms, the MGRP is set to 40 ms, and the newly added field, "Measurement Gap Temp Period," is set to 80 ms. In this configuration, the measurement gap duration is reduced to 80 ms.

[0185] Then, the UE originally performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. When the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration and adjusts it to the configuration of the first measurement gap. As shown in Figure 8A, within 80ms (i.e., two measurement gap periods) starting from the next measurement gap of the second measurement gap, the UE will perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap. Compared with the original second measurement gap, the measurement gap period remains unchanged, and the duration is reduced from 6ms to 3ms. 80ms is the duration of the duration reduction.

[0186] Temporary adjustment conditions may include: the UE sends an SR to the network device; or the UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0; or the UE sends a first message to the network device, and the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is higher than the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of at least one other transmission service logical channel, for example, the first information may be an SR or a BSR (the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0); or the UE receives the first indication information from the network device. The first indication information may be sent by the network device based on the received SR, BSR (the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0), the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0187] Exemplarily, Figure 8A shows a situation where a judgment is made in combination with the priority of the logical channel. The UE originally performs heterofrequency measurement in the second measurement gap. The UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0, but the value of the priority field of the logical channel carrying the BSR is 3, which is greater than the value 2 corresponding to the first threshold. Then, the temporary adjustment condition is not met, and the UE still performs heterofrequency measurement in the second measurement gap; and the UE sends a BSR to the network device again, but the value of the priority field of the logical channel carrying the BSR is 1, which is less than the value 2 corresponding to the first threshold. Then, the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, and then the UE performs heterofrequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0188] For configuration 2, as shown in Figure 8B , the MGL of the second measurement gap is set to 6 ms, and the MGRP is set to 40 ms. The MGL of the first measurement gap is set to 6 ms, the MGRP is set to 80 ms, and the newly added field, Measurement Gap Temp Period, is set to 160 ms. In this configuration, the measurement gap period is increased, and the increased duration is 160 ms.

[0189] Then, the UE originally performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. When the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration and adjusts it to the configuration of the first measurement gap. As shown in Figure 8B, within 160ms starting from the next measurement gap of the second measurement gap, the UE will perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap, that is, the next two measurement gaps are both first measurement gaps. Compared with the original second measurement gap, the measurement gap length remains unchanged, and the measurement gap period increases from 40ms to 80ms, and 160ms is the duration of the period increase.

[0190] For configuration 3, as shown in Figure 8C , the MGL of the second measurement gap is set to 6 ms, and the MGRP is set to 40 ms. The MGL of the first measurement gap is set to 3 ms, and the MGRP is set to 80 ms. The newly added field, "Measurement Gap Temp Period," is set to 160 ms. In this configuration, the measurement gap duration is reduced, and the measurement gap period is increased. The duration of this reduction and increase is 160 ms.

[0191] Then, the UE originally performs inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap. When the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration and adjusts it to the configuration of the first measurement gap. As shown in Figure 8B, within 160ms starting from the next measurement gap of the second measurement gap, the UE will perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap, that is, the next two measurement gaps are both first measurement gaps. Compared with the original second measurement gap, the measurement gap duration is reduced from 6ms to 3ms, and the measurement gap period is increased from 40ms to 80ms. 160ms is the duration of the increase in period and decrease in duration.

[0192] It can be seen that, compared with the signal transmission in Figures 8A to 8C and Figure 3, the probability of conflict between the first measurement gap and the XR video signal and the tactile signal is significantly reduced compared to the original second measurement gap. For example, for the XR video signal, the duration of the conflict between the video frame and the first measurement gap is reduced, then the transmission delay of the XR video signal will be lower than the second measurement gap, and the number of conflicts between the video frame and the first measurement gap will be reduced, so that the impact of the measurement gap on the transmission of the tactile signal will be reduced accordingly. For the tactile signal, the number of conflicts between the tactile signal frame and the first measurement gap is significantly reduced, and / or the time interval between the affected tactile frames increases accordingly with the period between measurements, and the impact of the measurement gap on the transmission of the tactile signal is reduced accordingly. Therefore, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can give priority to data transmission, reduce the impact of the measurement gap on data transmission, thereby reducing data transmission delay and improving service quality.

[0193] It should be noted that, referring to FIG8A to FIG8C , after the second duration ends, the UE may adjust the measurement gap configuration again to the configuration of the second measurement gap to resume performing inter-frequency measurement in the second measurement gap.

[0194] Implementation Method 2

[0195] The present application also provides a communication method. FIG9 is a flowchart of the method. The method includes:

[0196] Step 901: The UE determines second configuration information. The second configuration information is used to configure the measurement gap. For example, the first configuration information may be predefined by a protocol, or preconfigured by a network device for the UE, or received from the network device. In this case, the network device sends the second configuration information to the UE. The second configuration information may be included in the RRC.

[0197] In this embodiment of the present application, the second configuration information may include configuration parameters necessary for configuring a measurement gap of the UE, such as at least one of an MGL, an MGRP, and a gap offset. The MGL may be one of 1.5 ms, 3 ms, 3.5 ms, 4 ms, 5.5 ms, and 6 ms, and the MGRP may be one of 20 ms, 40 ms, 80 ms, and 160 ms.

[0198] In one possible implementation, the second configuration information may also be used to configure a second duration, which is used to indicate the duration during which the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. For example, the second duration may be indicated by a newly added field, such as "Measurement Gap Termination Period," which may be added to the GapConfig field of the MeasGapConfig information element in RRC signaling. The name of the newly added field is not limited to the aforementioned name, and other names may also be used, without specific limitation.

[0199] The value of the second duration may be an integer multiple of the optional value of MGRP, for example, it may be one of 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 120ms, 160ms or 320ms, or one of 10ms, 30ms or 50ms, and the specific value is not limited.

[0200] Step 902: The UE performs inter-frequency measurement during a measurement gap.

[0201] Step 903: The UE sends first information to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the first information from the UE. The first information is used to request resources or indicate that the UE has data to transmit.

[0202] The first information may be, for example, an SR, or the first information may be, for example, a BSR, and the amount of data to be transmitted indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0203] In some cases, for some high-priority transmission services, the first information may be carried via a high-priority logical channel. High priority may be understood as a priority greater than or equal to a first threshold, or high priority may be understood as a logical channel priority higher than the priority of a logical channel for at least one other transmission service. The first threshold may be configured by the network device, or the first threshold may be predefined or preconfigured.

[0204] Step 904: The network device sends second indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the second indication information from the network device. The second indication information is used to instruct the UE to stop performing inter-frequency measurements during the measurement gap. Alternatively, it can be understood as instructing the UE to suspend inter-frequency measurements or to not perform inter-frequency measurements for a period of time.

[0205] The second indication information is sent by the network device to the UE based on the first information. For example, after receiving the first information from the UE, the network device sends the second indication information to the UE. Alternatively, after receiving the first information from the UE, the network device sends the second indication information to the UE when it determines that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of at least one other logical channel for transmission services.

[0206] For example, the priority of the logical channel can be indicated by the priority field in the LogicalChannelConfig domain. The smaller the value of the priority field, the higher the priority. Therefore, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information can be indicated by assigning a smaller value to the priority field. For example, when the value of the priority field corresponding to the first threshold is 2, the value of the priority field can be 2 or 1 to indicate that the logical channel carrying the first information is a high priority. Accordingly, after receiving the first information, the network device can also determine whether the priority of the logical channel of the first information is higher than the first threshold by judging whether the value of the priority field is less than or equal to 2. For example, when the value of the priority field is less than or equal to 2, it is determined that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and the network device sends a second indication message to the UE.

[0207] The second indication information is used to instruct the UE to stop performing inter-frequency measurements during the measurement gap, allowing the UE to prioritize uplink data transmission, reduce data transmission latency, and improve service quality. Furthermore, the network device instructs the UE via the second indication information to ensure that both the network device and the UE temporarily adjust the measurement gap configuration, thereby avoiding a situation where the network device fails to successfully receive the first information while the terminal device has already stopped inter-frequency measurements, and ensuring that information regarding the measurement gap configuration is synchronized between the network device and the UE.

[0208] The second indication information may be included in the DCI, which includes a second bit (bit), and the second bit is used to indicate whether the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. Alternatively, stopping performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap can be understood as a temporary configuration adjustment for the measurement gap or cancellation of the measurement gap configuration, and the second bit can also be used to indicate whether the UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration. For example, the second bit can be 1 bit, and when the value of the second bit is the second value, it indicates that the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap, and when the value of the second bit is the fourth value, it indicates that the UE does not stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. For example, if the second value is 0, the fourth value is 1; or, if the second value is 1, the fourth value is 0. The second bit can be a newly added bit, or it can reuse an existing bit in the DCI.

[0209] Exemplarily, the DCI may be, for example, DCI format 0_1 ​​or DCI format 0_0. For example, one bit may be added to DCI format 0_1, and a value of 0 in the added bit is used to instruct the UE not to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap, or is understood as instructing the UE not to perform temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration; a value of 1 in the added bit is used to instruct the UE to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap, or is understood as instructing the UE to perform temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, for example, to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0210] Step 904 is an optional step and may or may not be performed in actual application. Stopping inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap may also be understood as "prohibiting inter-frequency measurement", "canceling the measurement gap" or "canceling inter-frequency measurement".

[0211] Step 905: The UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. For example, based on sending the first information, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. Alternatively, based on first indication information received from the network device after sending the first information, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap.

[0212] In one example, once the UE sends the first information, indicating that the UE has uplink data to transmit, the UE temporarily adjusts the measurement gap configuration and stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. For example, after the UE sends the first information, if a measurement gap occurs, the UE does not perform inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap and continues uplink data transmission; or, after the UE sends the first information, if a measurement gap occurs within a second time period, the UE does not perform inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap and continues uplink data transmission.

[0213] In one example, after the UE sends the first information, the network device determines based on the first information that the UE needs to perform uplink data transmission and sends a second indication information to the UE. Under the instruction of the second indication information, the UE temporarily adjusts the measurement gap configuration and stops performing heterofrequency measurements in the measurement gap.

[0214] The UE may determine the starting time of the next measurement gap according to the measurement gap configuration, and from this starting time, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap. For example, when the second configuration information configures a second duration, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap for the second duration starting from the starting time. Alternatively, the UE may also stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap from the moment the first information is sent. Alternatively, the UE may also stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap from the moment the second indication information is received. There is no specific restriction on the starting time for stopping performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0215] Furthermore, based on the received first information, the network device schedules a first resource for uplink data transmission for the UE, and the UE can then send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. If the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements during the measurement gap, there will be no conflict between the measurement gap and the uplink data to be transmitted, and the uplink data can be sent first, thereby reducing data transmission latency. Alternatively, it can be understood that the time domain resources within the measurement gap can be used for uplink data transmission, which can better guarantee the transmission of uplink data, reduce uplink data transmission latency, and improve service quality.

[0216] For network equipment, if the network equipment determines that the UE has stopped performing heterofrequency measurements, then when performing resource scheduling, the network equipment can schedule resources within the measurement gap for the UE, and can schedule more time domain resources for the UE, which can guarantee the transmission of the UE's uplink data to a greater extent, reduce the delay of uplink data transmission, and improve service quality.

[0217] Below, based on the aforementioned communication method, the solutions of the embodiments of the present application are introduced through the following examples.

[0218] As Example 1 of Implementation 2, in a dynamic scheduling scenario, when the UE has uplink data to send, the UE sends an SR to the network device on the PUCCH to request uplink authorization from the network device.

[0219] Step 1001: The network device sends second configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the second configuration information from the network device.

[0220] The second configuration information is used to configure a measurement gap, and the measurement gap configured by the second configuration information can be configured so that the UE can temporarily stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap. The second configuration information also configures a second duration, which indicates the duration for which the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap.

[0221] Step 1002: The UE sends an SR to the network device to request uplink authorization. Correspondingly, the network device receives the SR from the UE.

[0222] Step 1003: The network device sends second indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the second indication information from the network device. The second indication information may be sent by the network device based on a received SR. For example, after receiving the SR, the network device may determine that the UE needs to perform uplink transmission, and the network device sends the second indication information to the UE.

[0223] Step 1004: The UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 1004 may be replaced by the UE stopping performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0224] Step 1005: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device determines that the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0225] For example, after the UE sends the SR, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap within the second duration. Correspondingly, after the network device receives the SR, it also determines that the UE will stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap within the second duration. Alternatively, after the network device sends the second indication information, it determines that the UE will stop performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap within the second duration. Correspondingly, based on the received second indication information, the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements in the measurement gap within the second duration.

[0226] Step 1006: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0227] After receiving the SR, the network device schedules a first resource for the UE, and the UE can send uplink data to the network device using the first resource. For example, the first resource may include a time domain resource corresponding to a measurement gap in the time domain.

[0228] In the above manner, the UE can use the time domain resources of the measurement gap to transmit uplink data, giving priority to ensuring the transmission of service data, reducing the impact of the measurement gap on data transmission, and improving service quality.

[0229] As Example 2 of Implementation Method 2, in a pre-scheduling scenario, when a UE has uplink data to send, the network device proactively allocates time-frequency resources for the UE to transmit uplink data. This way, the UE does not need to send an SR to obtain an uplink authorization. When the UE transmits data on a PUSCH resource, it can send a BSR on the PUSCH resource. The BSR is used to inform the network device how much data remains to be sent. Referring to FIG11 , another flow diagram of the communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0230] Step 1101: The network device sends second configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the second configuration information from the network device.

[0231] Step 1102: The UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0. Accordingly, the network device receives the BSR from the UE.

[0232] Step 1103: The network device sends second indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the second indication information from the network device. The second indication information may be sent by the network device based on a received BSR. For example, after receiving the BSR, the network device may determine that the UE needs to perform uplink transmission, and the network device sends the second indication information to the UE.

[0233] Step 1104: The UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 1104 may be replaced by the UE stopping performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0234] Step 1105: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device determines that the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0235] Step 1106: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0236] It should be noted that the same steps and beneficial effects in steps 1101 to 1106 can be found in the introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 , and will not be described again here.

[0237] As Example 3 of Implementation 2, for transmission services with high latency requirements or high importance, resources can be requested or data to be transmitted can be indicated through a high-priority logical channel.

[0238] Step 1201: The network device sends second configuration information to the UE to authorize measurement gap configuration. Correspondingly, the UE receives the second configuration information from the network device.

[0239] Step 1202: The UE sends first information to the network device, for example, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than a first threshold. Accordingly, the network device receives the first information from the UE, and upon receiving the first information, the network device may also learn that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than the first threshold.

[0240] For example, the first information is an SR; or, the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

[0241] Step 1203: The network device sends second indication information to the UE. Accordingly, the UE receives the second indication information from the network device. The second indication information may be sent by the network device based on the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information. For example, the network device determines that the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than a first threshold and sends the second indication information to the UE.

[0242] Step 1204: The UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration. Alternatively, step 1204 may be replaced by the UE stopping performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0243] Step 1205: The network device performs temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, the network device determines that the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0244] Step 1206: The UE sends uplink data to the network device. Correspondingly, the network device receives the uplink data from the UE.

[0245] It should be noted that the same steps in steps 1201 to 1206 can be found in the introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG10 , and will not be described again here.

[0246] For example, corresponding to embodiment 2, Figure 13 shows an example of UE performing uplink transmission. As shown in Figure 13, the measurement gap MGL configured in the second configuration information is configured to be 6ms, the MGRP is configured to be 40ms, and the newly added field Measurement Gap Termination Period is configured to be 80ms.

[0247] Then, the UE originally needs to perform inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap. When the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, that is, temporarily stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap. As shown in Figure 13, within 80ms starting from the next measurement gap of the measurement gap, the UE will not perform inter-frequency measurement, or the measurement gaps in the next two measurement gap periods will be ignored, and the UE will not perform inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0248] Temporary adjustment conditions may include: the UE sends an SR to the network device; or the UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0; or the UE sends first information to the network device, and the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is higher than the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of at least one other transmission service logical channel, for example, the first information may be an SR or a BSR (the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0); or the UE receives first indication information from the network device. The first indication information may be sent by the network device based on the received SR, BSR (the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0), the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of the logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

[0249] Exemplarily, Figure 13 shows a situation in which a judgment is made in combination with the priority of the logical channel. The UE originally performs heterofrequency measurement in the measurement gap. The UE sends a BSR to the network device, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than 0, but the value of the priority field of the logical channel carrying the BSR is 3, which is greater than the value 2 corresponding to the first threshold. Then, the temporary adjustment condition is not met, and the UE will still perform heterofrequency measurement in the measurement gap; and the UE sends a BSR to the network device, but the value of the priority field of the logical channel carrying the BSR is 1, which is less than the value 2 corresponding to the first threshold. Then, the temporary adjustment condition is met, the UE performs a temporary adjustment of the measurement gap configuration, and then the UE stops performing heterofrequency measurement in the measurement gap.

[0250] As can be seen, compared with the signal transmission in Figure 3 , in Figure 13 , the UE stops performing inter-frequency measurements during the measurement gap, but can still send XR video signals and tactile signals during the measurement gap. Consequently, the impact of the measurement gap on the transmission of the XR video signals and tactile signals is correspondingly reduced. Therefore, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can prioritize data transmission, reduce the impact of the measurement gap on data transmission, and improve service performance.

[0251] Figure 14 shows a structural diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 1400 may be the UE or the circuit system of the UE described in the embodiment shown in any one of Figures 4 to 7 or Figures 9 to 12, and is used to implement the method corresponding to the UE in the above method embodiment. Alternatively, the communication device 1400 may be the network device or the circuit system of the network device described in the embodiment shown in any one of Figures 4 to 7 or Figures 9 to 12, and is used to implement the method corresponding to the network device in the above method embodiment. For example, a circuit system is a chip system.

[0252] The communication device 1400 includes at least one processor 1401. Processor 1401 can be used for internal processing of the device to implement certain control processing functions. Optionally, processor 1401 includes instructions. Optionally, processor 1401 can store data. Optionally, different processors can be independent devices, located in different physical locations, or on different integrated circuits. Optionally, different processors can be integrated into one or more processors, for example, on one or more integrated circuits.

[0253] Optionally, the communication device 1400 includes one or more memories 1403 for storing instructions. Optionally, data may also be stored in the memories 1403. The processor and memory may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0254] Optionally, the communication device 1400 includes a communication line 1402 and at least one communication interface 1404. Since the memory 1403, the communication line 1402 and the communication interface 1404 are all optional, they are indicated by dotted lines in FIG14 .

[0255] Optionally, the communication device 1400 may further include a transceiver and / or an antenna. The transceiver may be used to send information to or receive information from other devices. The transceiver may be referred to as a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, an input / output interface, etc., and is used to implement the transceiver function of the communication device 1400 via an antenna. Optionally, the transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. For example, the transmitter may be used to generate a radio frequency signal from a baseband signal, and the receiver may be used to convert the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal.

[0256] The processor 1401 may include a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present application.

[0257] The communication link 1402 may include a pathway for transmitting information between the aforementioned components.

[0258] The communication interface 1404 uses any transceiver or other device for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, radio access network (RAN), wireless local area network (WLAN), wired access network, etc.

[0259] The memory 1403 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, an optical disc storage (including a compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto. The memory 1403 may exist independently and be connected to the processor 1401 via the communication line 1402. Alternatively, the memory 1403 may be integrated with the processor 1401.

[0260] The memory 1403 is used to store computer-executable instructions for executing the solution of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 1401. The processor 1401 is used to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 1403, thereby implementing the steps performed by the UE or network device in the embodiments shown in any of Figures 4 to 7 or Figures 9 to 12.

[0261] Optionally, the computer-executable instructions in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as application code, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0262] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the processor 1401 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG14 .

[0263] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the communication device 1400 may include multiple processors, such as the processor 1401 and the processor 1405 in FIG14 . Each of these processors may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. The processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and / or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

[0264] When the device shown in FIG14 is a chip, such as a chip of a UE or a chip of a network device, the chip includes a processor 1401 (and may also include a processor 1405), a communication circuit 1402, and a communication interface 1404. Optionally, the chip may include a memory 1403. Specifically, the communication interface 1404 may be an input interface, a pin, or a circuit. The memory 1403 may be a register, a cache, or the like. The processor 1401 and the processor 1405 may be a general-purpose CPU, a microprocessor, an ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the communication method of any of the above embodiments.

[0265] The embodiment of the present application can divide the functional modules of the device according to the above-mentioned method example. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, in the case of dividing each functional module according to each function, Figure 15 shows a schematic diagram of a device, and the device 1500 can be the UE or network device involved in the above-mentioned various method embodiments, or a chip in the UE or a chip in the network device. The device 1500 includes a processing unit 1502 and a transceiver unit 1501.

[0266] It should be understood that the device 1500 can be used to implement the steps performed by the UE or network device in the communication method of the embodiment of the present application. The relevant features can refer to the embodiments shown in any of Figures 4 to 7 or Figures 9 to 12 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0267] Optionally, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1501 and the processing unit 1502 in FIG15 may be implemented by the processor 1401 in FIG14 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 1403. Alternatively, the functions / implementation processes of the processing unit 1502 in FIG15 may be implemented by the processor 1401 in FIG14 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 1403, and the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1501 in FIG15 may be implemented by the communication interface 1404 in FIG14.

[0268] Optionally, when the device 1500 is a chip or circuit, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1501 may also be implemented via pins or circuits. Optionally, the transceiver unit 1501 may include a transmitting unit and / or a receiving unit, where the transmitting unit is configured to implement the transmitting function and the receiving unit is configured to implement the receiving function. Alternatively, the transceiver unit 1501 may be an integral module capable of implementing the transmitting function and / or the receiving function. Optionally, the transceiver unit 1501 may be implemented via a transceiver.

[0269] The present application also provides a communication system, which may include one or more of the following: a UE or a network device. The UE or the network device may refer to the descriptions in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be described in detail.

[0270] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is executed, the method performed by the UE or network device in the aforementioned method embodiment is implemented. In this way, the functions described in the above embodiments can be implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be essentially or in other words, the part that contributes or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. Storage media include various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0271] The present application also provides a computer program product, which includes: computer program code, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method executed by the UE or the network device in any of the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0272] An embodiment of the present application further provides a processing device, including a processor and an interface; the processor is used to execute the method executed by the UE or network device involved in any of the above method embodiments.

[0273] An embodiment of the present application provides a chip system, which includes a processor for implementing the functions of the UE or network device in the aforementioned method (for example, executing the corresponding method or step). The chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0274] Optionally, the chip system further includes a memory for storing program instructions so that the above-mentioned processor reads and executes them to implement the corresponding method.

[0275] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When software is used for implementation, 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. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that 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 can be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state drive (SSD)).

[0276] The various illustrative logic units and circuits described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or operated by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, and optionally, the general-purpose processor can also be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. The processor can also be implemented by a combination of computing devices, such as a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a digital signal processor core, or any other similar configuration.

[0277] The steps of the methods or algorithms described in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embedded in hardware, software units executed by a processor, or a combination of the two. The software unit can be stored in RAM, flash memory, ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, registers, hard disks, removable disks, CD-ROMs, or other storage media in any form known in the art. Exemplarily, the storage medium can be connected to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium can also be integrated into the processor. The processor and storage medium can be provided in an ASIC, which can be provided in a terminal device. Alternatively, the processor and storage medium can also be provided in different components in the terminal device.

[0278] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0279] The contents of the various embodiments of this application can refer to each other. If there is no special explanation and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their internal logical relationships.

[0280] It is understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the UE and / or the network device may perform some or all of the steps in the embodiments of the present application. These steps or operations are merely examples. In the embodiments of the present application, other operations or variations of various operations may also be performed. In addition, the various steps may be performed in a different order than those presented in the embodiments of the present application, and it is possible that not all operations in the embodiments of the present application need to be performed.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal device, the method comprises: determining first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for inter-frequency measurement, wherein a duration of the first measurement gap is less than a duration of the second measurement gap, and / or a period of the first measurement gap is greater than a period of the second measurement gap; Sending first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted; Based on sending the first information, inter-frequency measurement is performed in the first measurement gap.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before sending the first information to the network device, the method further includes: Inter-frequency measurement is performed in the second measurement gap.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The performing inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap based on sending the first information includes: receiving first indication information from the network device, where the first indication information is sent by the network device according to the first information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap; Based on the first indication information, inter-frequency measurement is performed in the first measurement gap.

4. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a network device, the method comprises: Sending first configuration information to the terminal device, where the first configuration information is used to configure a first measurement gap, where the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap are used for inter-frequency measurement; The duration of the first measurement gap is shorter than the duration of the second measurement gap, and / or the period of the first measurement gap is longer than the period of the second measurement gap.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving first information from the terminal device, the first information being used to request resources or to indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted; Based on the first information, first indication information is sent to the terminal device, where the first indication information instructs the terminal device to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

6. The method according to claim 3 or 5, characterized in that: The first indication information is included in downlink control information DCI, wherein the DCI includes a first bit, and when the first bit is a first value, it indicates that the terminal device performs inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The first configuration information is further used to configure a first duration, where the first duration is used to indicate a duration for the terminal device to perform inter-frequency measurement in the first measurement gap.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The first information is a scheduling request SR; or the first information is a buffer status report BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to a first threshold; or, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of a logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

10. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal device, the method comprises: Determine second configuration information, where the second configuration information is used to configure a measurement gap; performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap; Sending first information to the network device, wherein the first information is used to request resources or indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted; Based on sending the first information, performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap is stopped.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that Based on sending the first information, stopping performing the inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap includes: receiving second indication information from the network device, where the second indication information is sent by the network device according to the first information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap; Based on the second indication information, stop performing the inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that: The second configuration information is further used to configure a second duration, where the second duration indicates a duration for stopping the inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

13. A communication method, characterized in that: Applied to a network device, the method comprises: Sending second configuration information to the terminal device, where the second configuration information is used to configure a measurement gap, where the measurement gap is used for inter-frequency measurement; The second configuration information is further used to configure a second duration, where the second duration indicates the duration for which the terminal device stops performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving first information from the terminal device, the first information being used to request resources or to indicate that the terminal device has data to be transmitted; Second indication information is sent to the terminal device, where the second indication information instructs the terminal device to stop performing inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

15. The method according to claim 11 or 14, characterized in that: The second indication information is included in the DCI, wherein the DCI includes a second bit, and when the second bit is a second value, it indicates that the terminal device stops performing the inter-frequency measurement in the measurement gap.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, characterized in that: The first information is an SR; or the first information is a BSR, and the amount of data indicated by the BSR is greater than zero.

17. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, characterized in that: The priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to a first threshold; or, the priority of the logical channel carrying the first information is greater than or equal to the priority of a logical channel of at least one other transmission service.

18. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a processing unit and a transceiver unit, and the processing unit is coupled to the transceiver unit to execute the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9, or execute the method as described in any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9, or execute the method as described in any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17, or execute the method as described in any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

19. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a processor and a memory, the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to execute the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9, or the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9, or the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17, or the communication device performs the method as described in any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

20. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer executes the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9, or the computer executes the method as described in any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9, or the computer executes the method as described in any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17, or the computer executes the method as described in any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

21. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product comprises a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9, or enables the computer to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9, or enables the computer to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17, or enables the computer to execute the method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

22. A chip system, characterized in that: The chip system comprises: A processor and an interface, the processor being used to call and run instructions from the interface, and when the processor executes the instructions, implementing the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9, or implementing the method as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9, or implementing the method as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17, or implementing the method as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

23. A communication system, characterized in that: The communication system includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein: The terminal device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 or 6 to 9; The network device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 4 to 5 or 6 to 9.

24. A communication system, characterized in that: The communication system includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein: The terminal device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 10 to 12 or 15 to 17; The network device is used to execute the method according to any one of claims 13 to 14 or 15 to 17.

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