Measurement method, apparatus, device, and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed in the present disclosure are a measurement method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal executes at least one among the following operations: performing first measurement, wherein the first measurement comprises at least one among the following: measurement during a connection setup process, measurement during a connection resume process, measurement after receiving a page, measurement after sending a random access preamble, measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration, inter-frequency measurement, inter-system measurement, and measurement of a measurement target; in a connected state, continuing the first measurement, an idle state measurement, or a deactivated state measurement; and sending first information to a network, wherein the first information comprises at least one among the following: indication information of an available measurement result, indication information of a valid measurement result, a timestamp, and a measurement result.

Description

Measurement method, device, equipment and storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This disclosure is based on and claims the priority of Chinese patent application with application number 202311618895.0 and application date November 29, 2023. The entire content of the Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated into this disclosure as a reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a measurement method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. Background Art

[0004] Currently, the network can instruct the terminal to measure candidate frequencies in a non-connected state, which includes an idle state and a deactivated state. After the terminal enters a connected state, the measurement results are reported to the network. In this way, a secondary cell (SCell) or a secondary cell group (SCG) can be quickly established. However, the measurement of the frequency used to establish the SCell or SCG in the non-connected state can only be performed within a certain timer. The timer starts when the terminal enters the non-connected state and stops after the terminal measures the frequency used to establish the SCell or SCG. If the terminal enters the connected state after a long time, the measurement result obtained by the measurement in some scenarios may be invalid and cannot reflect the actual situation, resulting in problems with the SCell or SCG configured by the network based on the measurement result, affecting system performance. In addition, the network side is not sure when the measurement result reported by the terminal was measured, and whether the SCell or SCG can be established with reference to the measurement result. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to provide a measurement method, apparatus, device, and storage medium.

[0006] A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a measurement method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising: performing at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement; continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and sending first information to a network. The first measurement comprises at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment; measurement during connection recovery; measurement after receiving a paging call; measurement after sending a random access preamble; measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration; inter-frequency measurement; inter-system measurement; and measurement of a measurement target. The first information comprises at least one of the following: indication of available measurement results; indication of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0007] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, performing the first measurement includes: performing the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: the first result is invalid; and second information sent by the network instructs the terminal to perform the first measurement.

[0008] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first result includes: the result of the measurement of cell reselection; the result of the idle state carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity (DC) measurement. In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement result is valid if at least one of the following conditions is met: measurement performed within the first time before reporting; measurement performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in reference signal received power (RSRP) is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in reference signal received quality (RSRQ) is less than or equal to the second threshold; the change in signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) is less than or equal to the third threshold; the measurement result meets the accuracy requirement.

[0009] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement result is invalid if at least one of the following conditions is met: the time between reporting and measurement exceeds the first time; the change in RSRP is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is greater than or equal to the second threshold; the change in SINR is greater than or equal to the third threshold; the measurement result does not meet the accuracy requirements.

[0010] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method also includes: receiving second information sent by the network, the second information including at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period and SSB-based measurement time configuration (SMTC, SSB-based Measurement Timing Configuration) period for performing the first measurement.

[0011] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving third information sent by the network, the third information including at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0012] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending fourth information to a network, the fourth information including at least one of a sampling number of the first measurement and a sampling number of the first result.

[0013] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending fifth information to the network, wherein the fifth information includes indication information of performing the first measurement in the connected state, the idle state measurement, and the deactivated state measurement.

[0014] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the continuing of the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state includes one of the following: when the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the first measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the idle state CA or DC measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency point of cell reselection, the terminal continues the idle state measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency point of cell reselection, the terminal continues the deactivated state measurement in the connected state.

[0015] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending of the first information to the network includes one of the following: sending the first information during connection establishment; sending the first information during connection recovery; sending the first information in a connected state; and sending the first information after receiving information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0016] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving sixth information sent by the network; the sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0017] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method also includes: sending seventh information to the network, the seventh information including at least one of the following: whether to support measurement during connection establishment; whether to support measurement during connection recovery; whether to support measurement after receiving paging; whether to support measurement after sending a random access preamble; whether to support measurement before receiving connection measurement configuration; whether to support continuation of the first measurement in the connected state, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement; and whether to support validity check of measurement.

[0018] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: reporting valid measurement results; wherein, the measurement results are valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement results meet the accuracy requirements; the measurements are performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; and the change in SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0019] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a measurement method applied to a network device, the method comprising: receiving first information sent by a terminal; wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0020] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending second information to the terminal, the second information including at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period and SMTC period for performing the first measurement.

[0021] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0022] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving fourth information sent by the terminal, the fourth information including at least one of the number of samples of the first measurement and the number of samples of the first result.

[0023] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving fifth information sent by the terminal, the fifth information including indication information of performing the first measurement in the connected state, the idle state measurement, and the deactivated state measurement.

[0024] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first information sent by the receiving terminal includes one of the following: receiving the first information during connection establishment; receiving the first information during connection recovery; receiving the first information in a connected state; receiving the first information after the terminal receives information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0025] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: sending sixth information to the terminal; the sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0026] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method also includes: receiving seventh information sent by the terminal, the seventh information including at least one of the following: whether to support measurement during connection establishment; whether to support measurement during connection recovery; whether to support measurement after receiving paging; whether to support measurement after sending a random access preamble; whether to support measurement before receiving connection measurement configuration; whether to support continuation of the first measurement in the connected state, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement; and whether to support validity check of measurement.

[0027] In addition, according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes: receiving a valid measurement result; wherein the measurement result is valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement result meets the accuracy requirement; the measurement is performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to a first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to a second threshold; and the change in SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold. At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement device, comprising: a processing module, configured to perform at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement; continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and sending first information to a network. The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment; measurement during connection recovery; measurement after receiving a paging call; measurement after sending a random access preamble; measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration; inter-frequency measurement; inter-system measurement; and measurement of a measurement target. The first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0028] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides a measurement device, comprising: a receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by a terminal; wherein the first information comprises at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0029] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can be run on the processor, wherein the processor, when running the computer program, executes the steps of any of the above-mentioned methods on the terminal side.

[0030] A fifth aspect of the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program that can be run on the processor, wherein the processor, when running the computer program, executes the steps of any of the methods described above on the network device side.

[0031] A sixth aspect of the present disclosure provides a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program implements the steps of any of the above methods when executed by a processor.

[0032] The measurement method, apparatus, device, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure include: a terminal performing at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement, wherein the first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment, measurement during connection recovery, measurement after receiving a paging call, measurement after sending a random access preamble, measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration, inter-frequency measurement, inter-system measurement, and measurement of a measurement target (MO); continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and, sending first information to a network, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results, indication information of valid measurement results, a timestamp, and a measurement result. The sending can also be described as reporting.

[0033] Using the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal performs at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement; continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and sending a first message to the network. First, the terminal performs a first measurement. The first measurement can also be described as an enhanced measurement, or as an additional measurement. The first measurement is used for SCell or SCG establishment. The first measurement includes at least additional measurements performed on the basis of the existing idle state / deactivated state measurement performed by the terminal. This method can enable the measurement to be closer to the time of use and improve effectiveness. Second, continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state can ensure the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement. Third, sending a first message to the network to indicate whether the measurement result is valid during the reporting process, to assist the network in better utilizing the measurement results reported by the terminal, and to ensure the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] FIG1 is a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG2 is a flow chart of another measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a measuring device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of another measuring device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] Before introducing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the relevant technologies are first introduced.

[0041] In related technologies, the establishment of a secondary cell (SCell) or a secondary cell group (SCG) is performed in a connected state, including the network configuring the frequency to be measured, the terminal performing measurement, reporting the measurement results, and the network performing SCell or SCG configuration.

[0042] In related technologies, to reduce the time required to establish an SCell or SCG, the network can instruct the terminal to measure candidate frequencies in a non-connected state, including an idle state and an inactive state, and then report the measurement results after entering a connected state. This allows for rapid SCell or SCG establishment. Measurements of candidate frequencies for SCell or SCG establishment in the non-connected state can only be performed within a specific timer, which begins when the terminal enters the idle or inactive state. This approach has timeliness issues. For example, if a long period of time passes after the timer expires (i.e., after the terminal measures the candidate frequencies for SCell or SCG establishment), in scenarios with rapidly changing channels (such as high-speed mobile terminals or FR2 scenarios), the previous measurement results may be outdated and not reflect the actual situation. This can cause problems with the SCell or SCG configured by the network based on these measurement results, impacting system performance. Furthermore, the network cannot determine when the measurement results reported by the terminal were taken and whether they can be used to establish the SCell or SCG.

[0043] Based on this, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal performs at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement, wherein the first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment, measurement during connection recovery, measurement after receiving a paging call, measurement after sending a random access preamble, measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration, inter-frequency measurement, inter-system measurement, and measurement of a measurement target (MO); continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and, sending first information to the network, wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results, indication information of valid measurement results, a timestamp, and a measurement result. The sending can also be described as reporting.

[0044] 1 , which is a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG1 , the method includes step 101 .

[0045] Step 101: perform at least one of the following operations: perform a first measurement; continue the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and send first information to a network.

[0046] As an example, the first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment; measurement during connection recovery; measurement after receiving paging; measurement after sending random access preamble; measurement before receiving connection measurement configuration; inter-frequency measurement; inter-system measurement; and measurement of MO.

[0047] As an example, the first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; a measurement result.

[0048] As an example, the first measurement can also be described as an additional measurement, or as an enhanced measurement. In the present disclosure, "additional, enhanced" means that relative to idle state measurement, deactivated state measurement, and advance measurement, the first measurement can be a measurement continued on the basis of idle state measurement, deactivated state measurement, and advance measurement, or it can be independent of idle state measurement, deactivated state measurement, and advance measurement. Alternatively, the first measurement can be described as a measurement established by a secondary cell (SCell) or SCG, or as a measurement established by an enhanced SCell or SCG, or as a measurement established by a SCell or SCG with reduced latency, or as a fast carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity (DC) measurement, or as an idle state fast CA or DC measurement, or as a fast CA or DC establishment, or as an enhanced CA or DC measurement, or as an enhanced advance measurement report, or as a measurement for fast CA / DC establishment. Measurements in the present disclosure can also be described as measurement reports. Among them, the measurements established by the SCell or SCG include measurements established by the SCell or SCG in FR1 (frequency range 1) and measurements established by the SCell or SCG in FR2 (frequency range 2). The first measurement includes searching (or described as detection) and / or measuring (or described as reference signal received power (RSRP, Reference Signal Receiving Power) measurement, reference signal received quality (RSRQ, Reference Signal Receiving Quality) measurement, signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR, Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) measurement) and / or obtaining the time of synchronization signal block (SSB, Synchronization Signal Block) index. Carrier aggregation (CA) measurement includes idle state CA measurement and / or deactivated state measurement. The terminal performs CA measurement including the terminal measuring the candidate frequency point or cell of carrier aggregation, wherein the frequency point includes the frequency point of different frequency and / or different system, and the cell includes the cell of different frequency and / or different system. DC measurement includes idle state DC measurement and / or deactivated state DC measurement. The terminal performing DC measurement includes the terminal measuring candidate frequencies or cells of DC, wherein the frequencies include frequencies of different frequencies and / or different systems, and the cells include cells of different frequencies and / or different systems.

[0049] As an example, the first measurement is used for SCell or SCG establishment (related to CA or DC).

[0050] As an example, the first measurement includes at least additional measurements (for example, measurements after the timer expires) performed on the basis of the existing idle state / deactivated state measurements performed by the terminal (for example, cell reselection measurements, idle state / deactivated state CA / DC measurements performed within a timer). This method can enable the measurement to be closer to the time of use, thereby improving effectiveness.

[0051] As an example, the network can also be described as network-side equipment, including base stations, network management, etc.

[0052] As an example, the measurement after receiving the paging may also be described as the starting point of the measurement being the reception of the paging, or as the terminal starting the measurement after receiving the paging.

[0053] As an example, the measurement after sending the random access preamble may also be described as starting the measurement at the sending of the random access preamble, or as the terminal starting the measurement after sending the random access preamble. The random access preamble may also be described as the preamble of a random access channel, or as MSG1. Furthermore, the measurement after sending the random access preamble may also include measurement after sending the first random access preamble.

[0054] As an example, the measurement before receiving the connection measurement configuration can also be described as measurement before receiving the first radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message. The measurement before receiving the connection measurement configuration can be understood as the end point of the measurement being the reception of the first RRC reconfiguration message, that is, the terminal stops measuring after receiving the connection measurement configuration.

[0055] As an example, the measurement of the MO may also be described as a connected state measurement, including measurement from an idle state to a connected state, and measurement from a deactivated state to a connected state.

[0056] As an example, the available measurement result can also be described as the existence of a measurement result. The indication information of the available measurement result can also be described as indication information indicating the existence of a measurement result, or as indication information of whether the measurement result is available or not. Taking into account factors such as the channel state and the strength of the reference signal, the terminal may not be able to perform measurements on certain frequency points / cells, or the measurement results may be low (for example, below a certain threshold). Through this indication information, the network can be assisted in knowing whether the terminal has measurement results and what measurement results there are, so as to facilitate the network to subsequently instruct the terminal whether to report the measurement results, configure resources for measurement reporting, etc. Specifically, for example, the corresponding bit value of the indication information of the available measurement result is 1 or TRUE, indicating that there are available measurement results. In other examples, the availability can be indicated by the frequency dimension (that is, whether there is a measurement result for each frequency point), the availability can be indicated by the cell dimension (that is, whether there is a measurement result for each cell), the availability of the measurement results of multiple frequency points can be indicated by one bit, and the availability of the measurement results of multiple cells can be indicated by one bit.

[0057] As an example, the indication information of the valid measurement result may also be described as information indicating that the measurement result is valid, or may also be described as information indicating whether the measurement result is valid or not.

[0058] Here, considering that there may be a certain time interval between the terminal performing measurement and reporting the measurement results, it is very likely that the measurement results have become invalid. The present disclosure can assist the network in knowing whether the measurement results reported by the terminal are valid by introducing the indication information of the valid measurement results, so as to facilitate the subsequent determination of whether to refer to the reported measurement results for the configuration of the SCell / SCG. Specifically, for example, the corresponding bit value of the indication information of the valid measurement result is 1 or TRUE, indicating that the measurement result is valid. In other examples, the validity can be indicated by the frequency dimension (that is, whether the measurement result of each frequency point is valid), or by the cell dimension (that is, whether the measurement result of each cell is valid), or the validity of the measurement results of multiple frequency points can be indicated by one bit, or the validity of the measurement results of multiple cells can be indicated by one bit.

[0059] As an example, the timestamp is the timestamp of the measurement result, or is described as indicating when the measurement result is measured when the terminal reports the measurement result, so as to facilitate the network to determine whether the reported measurement result is valid and usable.

[0060] As an example, the measurement result includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR. The measurement result in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the measurement result of the first measurement and / or the first result, where the first result is a measurement result in an idle state / deactivated state, such as a measurement result for cell reselection or a measurement result for CA / DC.

[0061] As an example, the benefit of performing the first measurement is that: in the related art, CA or DC measurements in the idle state (or described as early measurement reporting) are performed within a timer, which starts when the terminal enters the idle state or deactivated state. This approach has timeliness issues. For example, after the timer expires (i.e., after the terminal performs measurements on the frequency used for SCell or SCG establishment), if it takes a long time to enter the connected state, for scenarios with rapidly changing channels (high-speed mobile terminals, or FR2 scenarios), the previous measurement results may be invalid and cannot reflect the actual situation, causing problems with the SCell or SCG configured by the network based on the measurement results, affecting system performance. In addition, the network side is not sure when the measurement results reported by the terminal were measured, and whether the measurement results can be used to establish the SCell or SCG. The first measurement is performed near the connection establishment process and can be combined with measurements in the idle state or deactivated state, or even extended to the connected state. This approach can enable measurements to be performed closer to the time of use, improve the validity of the measurement results, and improve the performance of SCell or SCG establishment, including reducing establishment delay and increasing establishment success rate.

[0062] As an example, performing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state can also be described as extending the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement to the connected state, or as continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state. This solution improves the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement results.

[0063] As an example, in the related art, idle state measurements or deactivated state measurements (whose measurement results are referred to as first results in the embodiments of this disclosure), including measurements for cell reselection and measurements for CA or DC (measurements for CA or DC can also be described as early measurement reporting), do not indicate the availability or validity of the measurement results. The network cannot know when the measurement results reported by the terminal were measured, whether they are still valid, and whether they can be used as a reference for configuring the SCell or SCG. Sending the first information can provide the network with the availability and validity of the measurement results, assist the network in determining how to use the measurement results of the terminal, and assist the network in better configuring the SCell or SCG.

[0064] In some embodiments, performing the first measurement includes: performing the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: the first result is invalid; and second information sent by the network instructs the terminal to perform the first measurement.

[0065] In some embodiments, the first result includes: a result of a cell reselection measurement; a result of an idle state CA or DC measurement.

[0066] As an example, the first result is not the result of the first measurement. The first result includes the measurement result of the idle state or deactivated state in the related art, including the measurement result for cell reselection and the measurement result for CA or DC (the measurement result for CA or DC can also be described as the measurement result reported in advance). This solution is that when the first result is invalid, it means that the current first result may be out of date or cannot represent the actual channel condition, and the first measurement is required to improve the effectiveness and timeliness. If the first result is valid, the terminal may not perform the first measurement, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0067] As an example, the terminal may determine whether to perform the first measurement in one of the following ways:

[0068] In a first manner, the terminal determines whether a current measurement result is valid, and if so, the terminal does not perform the first measurement. If not, the terminal performs the first measurement.

[0069] In a second manner, the terminal receives second information sent by the network, where the second information indicates whether the terminal should perform the first measurement. If the second information indicates to perform the first measurement, the terminal performs the first measurement regardless of whether the first result is valid. If the second information indicates not to perform the first measurement, the terminal does not perform the first measurement.

[0070] As an example, the terminal performing the first measurement may include the following situations:

[0071] In a first case, the terminal performs the first measurement and reports the measurement result to the network.

[0072] In the second case, the terminal performs the first measurement, evaluates the validity of the measurement result, and reports the measurement result to the network. Optionally, the terminal may also indicate the validity of the measurement result to the network.

[0073] In a third case, the network instructs the terminal whether to perform the first measurement. If the terminal is instructed to perform the first measurement, the terminal performs the first measurement and reports the measurement result to the network.

[0074] In the fourth case, the network instructs the terminal whether to perform the first measurement. If the terminal is instructed to perform the first measurement, the terminal performs the first measurement, evaluates the validity of the measurement result, and reports the measurement result to the network. Optionally, the network can also indicate the validity of the measurement result to the network.

[0075] In some embodiments, the measurement result is valid if at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0076] Measurements taken immediately before reporting;

[0077] Measurements taken immediately before MSG1 is sent;

[0078] The change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0079] The change of RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0080] The change in SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold; and

[0081] The measurement results meet the accuracy requirements.

[0082] As an example, the reporting may also be described as reporting of measurement results.

[0083] As an example, the MSG1 is message 1 in the random access process, which can also be described as a preamble transmission.

[0084] As an example, the value of the first time may be configured by the network or predefined in the protocol. The value of the first time may be in milliseconds, such as 5ms.

[0085] As an example, a measurement result meeting the accuracy requirement includes the measurement result meeting the accuracy requirement at the measurement time and / or the measurement result meeting the accuracy requirement at the reporting time. The time when the terminal performs the measurement, the time when the measurement result is reported, and the time when the network receives the measurement result are different. In particular, since the measurement result is transmitted via a channel to the network, the channel may have changed during the output time, and there is no guarantee that the measurement result at the time of network reception will still meet the measurement accuracy. However, the terminal must meet the measurement accuracy at the measurement time. Given that the interval between the reporting time and the measurement time may be small, the measurement accuracy may also be required to be met at the reporting time. Measurement accuracy includes intra-frequency accuracy and inter-frequency accuracy. From another perspective, measurement accuracy also includes absolute accuracy and relative accuracy. Relative accuracy is the difference between the RSRP / RSRQ / SINR measured from one cell and the RSRP / RSRQ / SINR measured from another cell (or the difference between the RSRP / RSRQ / SINR measured from one cell and the RSRP / RSRQ / SINR measured from another cell). Absolute accuracy is the difference between the measured RSRP / RSRQ / SINR and the actual (or ideal) RSRP / RSRQ / SINR. The measurement accuracy includes the range of the above difference under certain conditions (such as signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-interference-and-noise ratio).

[0086] As an example, if the change of RSRP, RSRQ or SINR is less than or equal to a certain threshold, it means that the channel changes slowly and the timeliness of the measurement result is relatively long.

[0087] Specifically, "the change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold" includes that the difference between two adjacent RSRPs is less than or equal to the first threshold, or the change in RSRP within a certain period of time is less than or equal to the first threshold. The first threshold can be configured by the network. "The change in RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold" includes that the difference between two adjacent RSRQs is less than or equal to the second threshold, or the change in RSRQ within a certain period of time is less than or equal to the second threshold. The second threshold can be configured by the network. "The change in SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold" includes that the difference between two adjacent SINRs is less than or equal to the second threshold, or the change in SINR within a certain period of time is less than or equal to the third threshold. The third threshold can be configured by the network.

[0088] It should be noted that the terminal can evaluate the validity of the measurement results in different scenarios and for different purposes. Specifically, scenario 1: the terminal evaluates the validity of the measurement results (i.e., the validity evaluation of the first result) before performing the first measurement to determine whether the first measurement is needed. In this scenario, the terminal evaluates the validity of the existing idle state / deactivated state measurement results, such as cell reselection measurements, and CA or DC measurements in the idle state or deactivated state performed within a timer. Scenario 2: the terminal evaluates the validity of the measurement results after performing the first measurement. The terminal can report the validity information to the network to provide the network with more information and assist the network in determining how to use the measurement results reported by the terminal.

[0089] In some embodiments, the measurement result is invalid if at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0090] The time between reporting and measurement exceeds the first time;

[0091] The change in RSRP is greater than or equal to a first threshold;

[0092] The change of RSRQ is greater than or equal to the second threshold;

[0093] The change in SINR is greater than or equal to a third threshold; and

[0094] The measurement results do not meet the accuracy requirements.

[0095] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0096] Receive second information sent by the network, where the second information includes at least one of a frequency point, a cell identifier, an SSB index, an SSB period, and an SSB-based measurement time configuration (SMTC, SSB-based Measurement Timing Configuration) period for performing the first measurement.

[0097] As an example, the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period, and SMTC period for performing the first measurement can indicate to the terminal which frequency points, cells, and SSB points to perform the first measurement on, and the SSB period and SMTC period to use when performing the first measurement. The gain lies in that, taking the frequency point as an example, the network in the related technology may have more frequency points configured for idle state CA or DC measurement, or a larger number of frequency points for cell reselection. However, the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, and this period of time is very short, and it may not be possible to complete the measurement of more frequency points (the measurement delay is related to the number of frequency points, the more frequency points, the longer the time). This solution can reduce the number of frequency points for performing the first measurement by specifically indicating which frequency point or frequencies to perform the first measurement on, thereby reducing the measurement delay.

[0098] As an example, the frequency point may be identified by an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (ARFCN).

[0099] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving third information sent by a network, wherein the third information includes at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0100] As an example, the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, which is a very short period of time and may not be able to complete the measurement of multiple frequency points. To reduce the delay of the first measurement, this can be achieved by reducing the number of frequency bands and frequency points to be measured. When there are multiple frequency bands that need to be measured, the network can instruct the terminal on which frequency band / bands to perform the first measurement. In addition, a frequency band may contain multiple frequency points. In order to reduce the number of frequency points for the first measurement, the terminal can be instructed to measure only one frequency point in the frequency band and indicate which frequency point to measure. If there are multiple frequency bands, the frequency points that need to be measured for the first measurement can be indicated for each frequency band.

[0101] In some embodiments, the method further comprises: sending fourth information to a network, the fourth information comprising at least one of a sampling number of the first measurement and a sampling number of the first result.

[0102] As an example, the primary purpose of the first measurement is to improve the validity and timeliness of the measurement results. However, since the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, which is a relatively short period of time, the terminal needs to notify the network of the actual number of samples required in order to standardize terminal measurement behavior and reduce the impact of the first measurement on the original connection establishment / recovery. The number of samples reported in the first result is also used to derive the number of samples required for the first measurement.

[0103] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending fifth information to the network, where the fifth information includes indication information for performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

[0104] As an example, the terminal may notify the network through the fifth information whether the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement are continued to the connected state. The fifth information may also include at least one of the frequency band, frequency point, and cell in which the first measurement is performed in the connected state.

[0105] Here, the terminal sends fifth information to the network, indicating whether the first measurement continues to the connected state (or describing whether it will affect the measurement in the connected state, ie, the measurement of the MO configured by the connected state network).

[0106] If the first measurement does not continue into the connected state, for example, the end point of the first measurement is the terminal sending RRCResumeComplete or RRCSetupComplete or receiving the first RRC reconfiguration message for the terminal, then the first measurement will not affect the measurement in the connected state. If the first measurement can continue into the connected state, the relationship between the first measurement and the measurement of the measurement target (MO) configured in the connected state network needs to be considered.

[0107] In some embodiments, continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state includes one of the following:

[0108] When the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the first measurement in the connected state;

[0109] When the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the idle state CA or DC measurement in the connected state;

[0110] When the measurement target includes a frequency point for cell reselection, the terminal continues idle state measurement in the connected state;

[0111] When the measurement target includes a frequency point for cell reselection, the terminal continues the deactivated state measurement in the connected state.

[0112] As an example, continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state can also be described as performing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state, or as continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state. This solution can improve the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement results.

[0113] In some embodiments, sending the first information to the network includes one of the following: sending the first information during connection establishment; sending the first information during connection recovery; sending the first information in a connected state; sending the first information after receiving information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0114] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving sixth information sent by the network; the sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; and the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0115] As an example, the sixth information may be a proportion or probability for the first measurement, or a proportion or probability for the MO measurement.

[0116] As an example, the second measurement may specifically be an MO measurement.

[0117] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending seventh information to the network, the seventh information including at least one of the following: whether or not to support measurement during connection establishment; whether or not to support measurement during connection recovery; whether or not to support measurement after receiving paging; whether or not to support measurement after sending a random access preamble; whether or not to support measurement before receiving connection measurement configuration; whether or not to support continuation of the first measurement in the connected state, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement; and whether or not to support validity check of measurement.

[0118] In some embodiments, the method further includes: reporting a valid measurement result; wherein the measurement result is valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement result meets the accuracy requirement; the measurement is performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to a first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to a second threshold; and the change in SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold.

[0119] For example, if the conditions for determining measurement result validity are not met, the measurement result is considered invalid, and the terminal does not report the invalid measurement result. The first time can be configured by the network, and the first time can be at least one of 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 50 seconds. If the network does not configure the first time, the terminal may not perform a validity check. A measurement result meeting the accuracy requirement can also be described as meeting the accuracy requirement at the measurement moment. This approach distinguishes the terminal reporting time from the network reception time. Because it takes time for the terminal to perform measurement, report, and receive the measurement result reported by the terminal, and channel conditions are likely to change as the terminal moves, the terminal can only ensure that the measurement result at the measurement moment meets the accuracy requirement. Measurements performed within the first period before MSG1 is sent can also be described as measurements performed within the first period before MSG1 is sent for the RRC recovery / establishment request. MSG1 carries a preamble, so sending MSG1 can also be described as sending a preamble.

[0120] As an example, the measurement result includes at least one of a first measurement result, an idle / deactivated state measurement result, and an advance measurement result. The first measurement can also be described as a method based on enhanced measurement, and the idle / deactivated state measurement and advance measurement can also be collectively described as a method based on existing measurement. Both the enhanced measurement-based method and the existing measurement-based method are for fast CA / DC establishment. Unlike the existing technology, the idle / deactivated state measurement result does not need to be reported by the terminal, but the existing measurement-based method for fast CA / DC establishment requires the terminal to report the idle and deactivated state measurement results.

[0121] The embodiments of the present disclosure have the following advantages:

[0122] (1) In view of the timeliness problem of non-connected state measurements in related technologies, the terminal performs at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement; continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and sending first information to the network.

[0123] First, the terminal performs a first measurement. The first measurement can also be described as an enhanced measurement, and the first measurement is used for SCell or SCG establishment. The first measurement includes at least an additional measurement method based on the existing idle state / deactivated state measurement performed by the terminal, which can enable the measurement to be closer to the time of use, thereby improving effectiveness.

[0124] Second, continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state can ensure the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement.

[0125] Third, the first information is sent to the network to indicate whether the measurement result is valid or to report a valid measurement result during the reporting process, thereby assisting the network to better utilize the measurement result reported by the terminal and ensuring the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement.

[0126] 2 is a flow chart of another measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a network device.

[0127] Step 201: Receive first information sent by a terminal; wherein the first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0128] As an example, the terminal sends the first information to the network to indicate whether the measurement result is valid or to report a valid measurement result during the reporting process, so as to assist the network in better utilizing the measurement result reported by the terminal and ensure the validity and timeliness of the measurement.

[0129] As an example, the available measurement result can also be described as the existence of a measurement result. The indication information of the available measurement result can also be described as indication information indicating the existence of a measurement result, or as indication information of whether the measurement result is available or not. Taking into account factors such as the channel state and the strength of the reference signal, the terminal may not be able to perform measurements on certain frequency points / cells, or the measurement results may be low (for example, below a certain threshold). Through this indication information, the network can be assisted in knowing whether the terminal has measurement results and what measurement results there are, so as to facilitate the network to subsequently instruct the terminal whether to report the measurement results, configure resources for measurement reporting, etc. Specifically, for example, the corresponding bit value of the indication information of the available measurement result is 1 or TRUE, indicating that there are available measurement results. In other examples, the availability can be indicated by the frequency dimension (that is, whether there is a measurement result for each frequency point), the availability can be indicated by the cell dimension (that is, whether there is a measurement result for each cell), the availability of the measurement results of multiple frequency points can be indicated by one bit, and the availability of the measurement results of multiple cells can be indicated by one bit.

[0130] As an example, the indication information of the valid measurement result may also be described as information indicating that the measurement result is valid, or may also be described as information indicating whether the measurement result is valid or not.

[0131] Here, considering that there may be a certain time interval between the terminal performing measurement and reporting the measurement results, it is very likely that the measurement results have become invalid. The present disclosure can assist the network in knowing whether the measurement results reported by the terminal are valid by introducing the indication information of the valid measurement results, so as to facilitate the subsequent determination of whether to configure the SCell / SCG with reference to the reported measurement results. Specifically, for example, the corresponding bit value of the indication information of the valid measurement result is 1 or TRUE, indicating that the measurement result is valid. In other examples, the validity can be indicated by the frequency dimension (i.e., whether the measurement result of each frequency point is valid), or by the cell dimension (i.e., whether the measurement result of each cell is valid), or the validity of the measurement results of multiple frequency points can be indicated by one bit, or the validity of the measurement results of multiple cells can be indicated by one bit.

[0132] As an example, the timestamp is the timestamp of the measurement result, or is described as indicating when the measurement result is measured when the terminal reports the measurement result, so as to facilitate the network to determine whether the reported measurement result is valid and usable.

[0133] As an example, the measurement result includes at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR. The measurement result in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one of the measurement result of the first measurement and the first result, where the first result is a measurement result in an idle state / deactivated state, such as a measurement result for cell reselection or a measurement result for CA / DC.

[0134] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending second information to the terminal, the second information including at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period and SMTC period for performing the first measurement.

[0135] As an example, the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period, and SMTC period for performing the first measurement can indicate which frequency points, cells, and SSBs the terminal performs the first measurement on, and the SSB period and SMTC period used when performing the first measurement. The gain lies in that, taking the frequency point as an example, the network in the related technology may have more frequency points configured for idle state CA or DC measurement, or a larger number of frequency points for cell reselection. However, the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, and this period of time is very short, and it may not be possible to complete the measurement of more frequency points (the measurement delay is related to the number of frequency points, the more frequency points, the longer the time). This solution can reduce the number of frequency points for performing the first measurement by specifically indicating which frequency point or frequencies to perform the first measurement, thereby reducing the measurement delay.

[0136] As an example, the frequency point may be identified by an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (ARFCN).

[0137] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0138] As an example, the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, which is a very short period of time and may not be able to complete the measurement of more frequency points. To reduce the delay of the first measurement, it can be achieved by reducing the number of frequency bands and frequency points to be measured. When there are multiple frequency bands that need to be measured, the network can instruct the terminal on which frequency band / bands to perform the first measurement. In addition, a frequency band may contain multiple frequency points. In order to reduce the number of frequency points for the first measurement, the terminal can be instructed to measure only one frequency point in the frequency band and indicate which frequency point to measure. If there are multiple frequency bands, the frequency points that need to be measured for the first measurement can be indicated for each frequency band.

[0139] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving fourth information sent by the terminal, the fourth information including at least one of the number of samples of the first measurement and the number of samples of the first result.

[0140] As an example, the primary purpose of the first measurement is to improve the validity and timeliness of the measurement results. However, since the first measurement is performed during the RRC establishment / recovery process, which is a relatively short period of time, the terminal needs to notify the network of the actual number of samples required in order to standardize terminal measurement behavior and reduce the impact of the first measurement on the original connection establishment / recovery. The number of samples reported in the first result is also used to derive the number of samples required for the first measurement.

[0141] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving fifth information sent by the terminal, where the fifth information includes indication information of performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

[0142] As an example, the terminal may notify the network through the fifth information whether the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement are continued to the connected state. The fifth information may also include at least one of the frequency band, frequency point, and cell in which the first measurement is performed in the connected state.

[0143] Here, the terminal sends fifth information to the network, indicating whether the first measurement continues to the connected state (or describing whether it will affect the measurement in the connected state, ie, the measurement of the MO configured by the connected state network).

[0144] If the first measurement does not continue into the connected state, for example, the end point of the first measurement is the terminal sending RRCResumeComplete or RRCSetupComplete or receiving the first RRC reconfiguration message for the terminal, then the first measurement will not affect the measurement in the connected state. If the first measurement can continue into the connected state, the relationship between the first measurement and the measurement of the measurement target (MO) configured in the connected state network needs to be considered.

[0145] In some embodiments, the receiving terminal sends the first information, including one of the following: receiving the first information during connection establishment; receiving the first information during connection recovery; receiving the first information in a connected state; receiving the first information after the terminal receives information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0146] In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending sixth information to the terminal; the sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0147] As an example, the sixth information may be a proportion or probability for the first measurement, or a proportion or probability for the MO measurement.

[0148] As an example, the second measurement may specifically be an MO measurement.

[0149] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving seventh information sent by the terminal, the seventh information including at least one of the following: whether or not measurement during connection establishment is supported; whether or not measurement during connection recovery is supported; whether or not measurement after receiving paging is supported; whether or not measurement after sending a random access preamble is supported; whether or not measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration is supported; whether or not connected state continuation of the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement are supported; and whether or not measurement validity check is supported. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement validity check can also be described as measurement verification or measurement validation.

[0150] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a valid measurement result; wherein the measurement result is valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement result meets the accuracy requirement; the measurement is performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in the reference signal received power RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in the reference signal received quality RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; the change in the signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0151] For example, if the conditions for determining measurement result validity are not met, the measurement result is considered invalid, and the terminal does not report invalid measurement results. The first time can be configured by the network, and the first time can be at least one of 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 50 seconds. If the network does not configure the first time, the terminal does not need to perform a validity check. A measurement result meeting the accuracy requirement can also be described as meeting the accuracy requirement at the measurement moment. This approach distinguishes the terminal reporting time from the network reception time. Because it takes time for the terminal to measure, report, and then receive the measurement result reported by the terminal, and channel conditions are likely to change as the terminal moves, the terminal can only ensure that the measurement result at the measurement moment meets the accuracy requirement. Measurements performed within the first period before MSG1 is sent can also be described as measurements performed within the first period before MSG1 is sent for the RRC recovery / establishment request. MSG1 carries a preamble, so sending MSG1 can also be described as sending a preamble.

[0152] As an example, the measurement result includes at least one of a first measurement result, an idle / deactivated state measurement result, and an advance measurement result. The first measurement can also be described as a method based on enhanced measurement, and the idle / deactivated state measurement and advance measurement can also be collectively described as a method based on existing measurement. Both the enhanced measurement-based method and the existing measurement-based method are for fast CA / DC establishment. Unlike the existing technology, the idle / deactivated state measurement result does not need to be reported by the terminal, but the existing measurement-based method for fast CA / DC establishment requires the terminal to report the idle and deactivated state measurement results.

[0153] The embodiments of the present disclosure have the following advantages:

[0154] (1) In view of the timeliness problem of non-connected state measurements in related technologies, the terminal performs at least one of the following operations: performing a first measurement; continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and sending first information to the network.

[0155] First, the terminal performs a first measurement. The first measurement can also be described as an enhanced measurement, and the first measurement is used for SCell or SCG establishment. The first measurement includes at least an additional measurement method based on the existing idle state / deactivated state measurement performed by the terminal, which can enable the measurement to be closer to the time of use, thereby improving effectiveness.

[0156] Second, continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state can ensure the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement.

[0157] Third, the first information is sent to the network to indicate whether the measurement result is valid or to report a valid measurement result during the reporting process, thereby assisting the network to better utilize the measurement result reported by the terminal and ensuring the effectiveness and timeliness of the measurement.

[0158] To implement the measurement method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement device, which is provided at a terminal. FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measurement device of the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , the device includes:

[0159] The processing module 31 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations: perform a first measurement; continue the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state; and send first information to a network;

[0160] The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement during connection establishment; measurement during connection recovery; measurement after receiving a paging call; measurement after sending a random access preamble; measurement before receiving a connection measurement configuration; inter-frequency measurement; inter-system measurement; and measurement of a measurement target. The first information includes at least one of the following: indication of available measurement results; indication of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0161] In some embodiments, the processing module 31 is configured to: perform a first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: the first result is invalid; and the second information sent by the network instructs the terminal to perform the first measurement.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first result includes: a result of a cell reselection measurement; a result of an idle state CA or DC measurement.

[0163] In some embodiments, the measurement result is valid if at least one of the following conditions is met: measurement performed within the first time before reporting; measurement performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; the change in SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold; the measurement result meets the accuracy requirement.

[0164] In some embodiments, the measurement result is invalid if at least one of the following conditions is met: the time between reporting and measurement exceeds the first time; the change in RSRP is greater than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is greater than or equal to the second threshold; the change in SINR is greater than or equal to the third threshold; the measurement result does not meet the accuracy requirement.

[0165] In some embodiments, the device is also used to: receive second information sent by the network, the second information including at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period and SSB-based measurement time configuration (SMTC, SSB-based Measurement Timing Configuration) period for performing the first measurement.

[0166] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: receive third information sent by a network, wherein the third information includes at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0167] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: send fourth information to a network, the fourth information comprising at least one of a sampling number of the first measurement and a sampling number of the first result.

[0168] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: send fifth information to the network, wherein the fifth information includes instruction information for performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

[0169] In some embodiments, the processing module 31 is used to perform one of the following: when the measurement target includes the frequency of the first measurement, the terminal continues the first measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency of the first measurement, the terminal continues the idle state CA or DC measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency of cell reselection, the terminal continues the idle state measurement in the connected state; when the measurement target includes the frequency of cell reselection, the terminal continues the deactivated state measurement in the connected state.

[0170] In some embodiments, the processing module 31 is used to perform one of the following: sending the first information during connection establishment; sending the first information during connection recovery; sending the first information in a connected state; sending the first information after receiving information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0171] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further used to: receive sixth information sent by the network; the sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0172] In some embodiments, the device is further used to: send seventh information to the network, and the seventh information includes at least one of the following: whether to support measurement during connection establishment; whether to support measurement during connection recovery; whether to support measurement after receiving paging; whether to support measurement after sending a random access preamble; whether to support measurement before receiving connection measurement configuration; whether to support continuation of the first measurement in the connected state, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement; and whether to support validity check of measurement.

[0173] In some embodiments, the device is further used to: report valid measurement results; wherein, the measurement results are valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement results meet the accuracy requirements; the measurements are performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; the change in SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0174] In actual application, the processing module 31 can be implemented by a processor in the measuring device.

[0175] It should be noted that the measurement device provided in the above embodiment is merely illustrated by the division of the aforementioned program modules when performing measurement. In actual applications, the aforementioned processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the aforementioned processing. Furthermore, the measurement device and the measurement method provided in the above embodiment are based on the same concept. The specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0176] To implement the measurement method of the present disclosure, the present disclosure also provides a measurement device, which is provided in a network device. FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measurement device of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the device includes: a receiving module 41 for receiving first information sent by a terminal;

[0177] The first information includes at least one of the following: indication information of available measurement results; indication information of valid measurement results; a timestamp; and a measurement result.

[0178] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further used to: send second information to the terminal, where the second information includes at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, SSB index, SSB period, and SMTC period for performing the first measurement.

[0179] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: send third information to the terminal, where the third information includes at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

[0180] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: receive fourth information sent by the terminal, the fourth information comprising at least one of the number of samples of the first measurement and the number of samples of the first result.

[0181] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: receive fifth information sent by the terminal, wherein the fifth information includes indication information for performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

[0182] In some embodiments, the receiving module 41 is used to perform one of the following: receiving the first information during connection establishment; receiving the first information during connection recovery; receiving the first information in a connected state; receiving the first information after the terminal receives information from the network requesting the terminal to send measurement results.

[0183] In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to: send sixth information to the terminal; the sixth information is configured to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; and the second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

[0184] In some embodiments, the device is also used to: receive the seventh information sent by the terminal, and the seventh information includes at least one of the following: whether to support measurement during the connection establishment process; whether to support measurement during the connection recovery process; whether to support measurement after receiving paging; whether to support measurement after sending the random access preamble code; whether to support measurement before receiving the connection measurement configuration; whether to support the continuation of the first measurement in the connected state, the idle state measurement, and the deactivated state measurement; and whether to support the validity check of the measurement.

[0185] In some embodiments, the device is further used to: receive valid measurement results; wherein, the measurement results are valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: the measurement results meet the accuracy requirements; the measurements are performed within the first time before MSG1 is sent; the change in RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; the change in RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; the change in SINR is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0186] In actual application, the receiving module 41 can be implemented by a communication interface in the measuring device.

[0187] It should be noted that the measurement device provided in the above embodiment is merely illustrated by the division of the aforementioned program modules when performing measurement. In actual applications, the aforementioned processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the aforementioned processing. Furthermore, the measurement device and the measurement method provided in the above embodiment are based on the same concept. The specific implementation process is detailed in the method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0188] The present disclosure also provides a terminal, as shown in FIG5 , including:

[0189] The first communication interface 51 is capable of exchanging information with other terminals;

[0190] The first processor 52 is connected to the first communication interface 51 and is configured to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions on the terminal side when running a computer program. The computer program is stored in the first memory 53.

[0191] It should be noted that the specific processing procedures of the first processor 52 and the first communication interface 51 are detailed in the method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0192] Of course, in actual use, the various components in terminal 50 are coupled together via bus system 54. It will be appreciated that bus system 54 is used to enable communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in FIG5 , all of these buses are labeled as bus system 54.

[0193] The first memory 53 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the terminal 50. Examples of such data include any computer program used to operate on the terminal 50.

[0194] The methods disclosed in the above embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the first processor 52 or implemented by the first processor 52. The first processor 52 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits or software instructions in the first processor 52. The above first processor 52 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, etc. The first processor 52 can implement or execute the various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present disclosure can be directly implemented and executed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module may be located in a storage medium located in the first memory 53. The first processor 52 reads the information in the first memory 53 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method.

[0195] The present disclosure also provides a network device, as shown in FIG6 , including:

[0196] The second communication interface 61 is capable of exchanging information with other terminals;

[0197] The second processor 62 is connected to the second communication interface 61 and is used to execute the method provided by one or more technical solutions on the network device side when running a computer program. The computer program is stored in the second memory 63.

[0198] It should be noted that the specific processing procedures of the second processor 62 and the second communication interface 61 are detailed in the method embodiment and will not be repeated here.

[0199] Of course, in actual use, the various components in network device 60 are coupled together via bus system 64. It will be appreciated that bus system 64 is used to enable communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, bus system 64 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in FIG6 , all of these buses are labeled as bus system 64.

[0200] The second memory 63 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the network device 60. Examples of such data include any computer program used to operate on the network device 60.

[0201] The methods disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to or implemented by the second processor 62. The second processor 62 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above-mentioned method can be completed by hardware integrated logic circuits or software instructions in the second processor 62. The above-mentioned second processor 62 may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The second processor 62 can implement or execute the various methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. A general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the methods disclosed in conjunction with the embodiments of the present disclosure can be directly implemented and executed by a hardware decoding processor, or by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a storage medium located in the second memory 63. The second processor 62 reads the information in the second memory 63 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above-mentioned method.

[0202] In an exemplary embodiment, the terminal 50 and the network device 60 can be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), general-purpose processors, controllers, microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors, or other electronic components to execute the aforementioned method.

[0203] It can be understood that the memory (first memory 53, second memory 63) of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, and can also include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic random access memory (FRAM), a flash memory, a magnetic surface memory, an optical disc, or a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); the magnetic surface memory can be a disk memory or a tape memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), synchronous static random access memory (SSRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus random access memory (DRRAM).The memories described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.

[0204] In an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure further provides a storage medium, namely, a computer storage medium, specifically a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory storing a computer program. The computer program can be executed by the first processor 52 of the terminal 50 to complete the steps of the aforementioned terminal-side method. The computer-readable storage medium can be a memory such as FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface storage, optical disk, or CD-ROM. In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium can be a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

[0205] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc. are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or precedence. In this disclosure, "A and / or B" means that there are three situations between A and B: A and B exist simultaneously, A exists alone, and B exists alone.

[0206] In addition, the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be arbitrarily combined without conflict, and the technical solutions after such arbitrary combination fall within the protection scope described in the present disclosure.

[0207] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A measurement method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising performing at least one of the following: Taking a first measurement; Continue the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state; and Sending first information to the network; in, The first measurement includes at least one of the following: Measurements during connection establishment; Measurements during connection recovery; Measurements after receiving a paging call; Measurements after sending the random access preamble; Receive measurements before connecting measurement configuration; Different frequency measurement; Heterosystem measurement; and Measurement of measurement targets; The first information includes at least one of the following: an indication of available measurement results; Indicative information of valid measurement results; timestamp; and Measurement results.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein taking a first measurement comprises: When at least one of the following conditions is met, the first measurement is performed: The first result is invalid; and The second information sent by the network instructs the terminal to perform the first measurement.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first result comprises: Results of cell reselection measurements; and The result of idle carrier aggregation CA or dual connection DC measurement.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement result is valid if at least one of the following conditions is met: Measurements taken in the first instance before reporting; Measurements made immediately before MSG1 is sent; A change in the reference signal received power RSRP is less than or equal to a first threshold; A change in the reference signal received quality RSRQ is less than or equal to a second threshold; A change in the signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold; and The measurement results meet the accuracy requirements.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the measurement result is invalid if at least one of the following conditions is met: The time between reporting and measurement exceeds the first time; The change of RSRP is greater than or equal to the first threshold; The change of RSRQ is greater than or equal to the second threshold; The change of SINR is greater than or equal to the third threshold; and The measurement results do not meet the accuracy requirements.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Receive second information sent by the network, wherein the second information includes at least one of the frequency point, cell identifier, synchronization signal block SSB index, SSB period, and SSB-based measurement time configuration SMTC period for performing the first measurement.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Receive third information sent by the network, where the third information includes at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

8. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: Fourth information is sent to a network, the fourth information including at least one of a sampling number of the first measurement and a sampling number of the first result.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Send fifth information to the network, where the fifth information includes indication information for performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein continuing the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in a connected state comprises one of the following: When the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the first measurement in a connected state; When the measurement target includes the frequency point of the first measurement, the terminal continues the idle state CA or DC measurement in the connected state; When the measurement target includes a frequency point for cell reselection, the terminal continues idle state measurement in a connected state; When the measurement target includes a frequency point for cell reselection, the terminal continues the deactivated state measurement in the connected state.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the first information to the network comprises one of the following: sending the first information during connection establishment; sending the first information during connection recovery; Sending the first information in a connected state; The first information is sent after receiving information that the network requests the terminal to send the measurement result.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving sixth information sent by the network; The sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; The second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Sending seventh information to the network, wherein the seventh information includes at least one of the following: Yes / No support for measurements during connection establishment; Yes / No support for measurements during connection recovery; Yes / No support for measurements after receiving a paging call; Yes / No support for measurements after sending the random access preamble; Yes / No support for receiving measurements before connection measurement configuration; Whether to support the first measurement in connected state, measurement in idle state, and measurement in deactivated state; and Yes / No Support for validity checks of measurements.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Report valid measurement results; The measurement result is valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: The measurement results meet the accuracy requirements; Measurements made immediately before MSG1 is sent; The change of RSRP is less than or equal to the first threshold; The change of RSRQ is less than or equal to the second threshold; The change in SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold.

15. A measurement method, applied to a network device, comprising: receiving first information sent by a terminal; The first information includes at least one of the following: an indication of available measurement results; Indicative information of valid measurement results; timestamp; and Measurement results.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: Sending second information to the terminal, the second information including at least one of a frequency point, a cell identifier, an SSB index, an SSB period, and an SMTC period for performing the first measurement.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: Sending third information to the terminal, where the third information includes at least one of a frequency band for performing the first measurement and a frequency point measured in the frequency band.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: Fourth information sent by the terminal is received, where the fourth information includes at least one of a sampling number of the first measurement and a sampling number of the first result.

19. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: Fifth information sent by the terminal is received, where the fifth information includes indication information of performing the first measurement in a connected state, an idle state measurement, and a deactivated state measurement.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the first information sent by the receiving terminal comprises one of the following: receiving the first information during connection establishment; receiving the first information in connection recovery; receiving the first information in a connected state; and The first information is received after the terminal receives information that the network requests the terminal to send the measurement result.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising: Sending sixth information to the terminal; The sixth information is used to indicate resource allocation of the terminal between the first measurement and the second measurement; The second measurement is a measurement performed by the terminal in a connected state.

22. The method of claim 15, further comprising: receiving seventh information sent by the terminal, where the seventh information includes at least one of the following: Yes / No support for measurements during connection establishment; Yes / No support for measurements during connection recovery; Yes / No support for measurements after receiving a paging call; Yes / No support for measurements after sending the random access preamble; Yes / No support for receiving measurements before connection measurement configuration; Whether to support the first measurement in connected state, measurement in idle state, and measurement in deactivated state; and Yes / No Support for validity checks of measurements.

23. The method of claim 15, further comprising: Receive valid measurement results; The measurement result is valid when at least one of the following conditions is met: The measurement results meet the accuracy requirements; Measurements made immediately before MSG1 is sent; A change in the reference signal received power RSRP is less than or equal to a first threshold; A change in the reference signal received quality RSRQ is less than or equal to a second threshold; and A change in a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR is less than or equal to a third threshold.

24. A measuring device comprising: A processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following operations: Taking a first measurement; Continue the first measurement, idle state measurement, and deactivated state measurement in the connected state; and Sending first information to the network; The first measurement includes at least one of the following: Measurements during connection establishment; Measurements during connection recovery; Measurements after receiving a paging call; Measurements after sending the random access preamble; Receive measurements before connecting measurement configuration; Different frequency measurement; Heterosystem measurements; and Measurement of measurement targets; The first information includes at least one of the following: an indication of available measurement results; Indicative information of valid measurement results; timestamp; and Measurement results.

25. A measuring device comprising: A receiving module, used for receiving first information sent by a terminal; The first information includes at least one of the following: an indication of available measurement results; Indicative information of valid measurement results; timestamp; and Measurement results.

26. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, in, When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

27. A network device comprising a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, in, When the processor is used to run the computer program, it performs the method according to any one of claims 15 to 23.

28. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 is implemented, or the method according to any one of claims 15 to 23 is implemented.

29. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, or the computer program implements the method according to any one of claims 15 to 23.

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