Measurement gap application method, terminal, network device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to a measurement gap application method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. The measurement gap application method comprises: receiving first information from a network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating the configuration of concurrent measurement gaps; and in the concurrent measurement gaps, using N measurement gaps comprised in the concurrent measurement gaps to perform measurement, wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. When time domain resources corresponding to a plurality of measurement gaps comprised in concurrent measurement gaps overlap, the plurality of measurement gaps can be used to perform synchronous measurement, thereby remarkably improving the use efficiency of network resources.

Description

Application method, terminal, network device and storage medium for measuring gap Technical Field

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

[0002] When the terminal needs a measurement gap to measure the measurement cell, the network device can configure multiple measurement gaps for the terminal, which may include overlapping concurrent measurement gaps. The terminal cannot determine how to measure the measurement cell in the concurrent measurement gaps.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement gap application method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium to solve the technical problem in related arts that a terminal cannot determine how to measure a measurement cell in a concurrent measurement gap.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for applying a measurement gap is provided, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap; and performing measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for applying a measurement gap is provided, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate to the terminal a configuration of a concurrent measurement gap, so that the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement gap application device is provided. The device includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate a configuration of a concurrent measurement gap; and a processing module, configured to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement gap application device is provided. The device includes: a processing module, configured to determine first information, where the first information is used to indicate a configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to a terminal, so that the terminal performs measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and a transceiver module, configured to send the first information to the terminal.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the terminal to execute the measurement gap application method described in the first aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to execute the measurement gap application method described in the second aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the measurement gap application method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement gap application method described in the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement gap application method described in the first or second aspect above.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps included in a concurrent measurement gap overlap, the terminal may use the multiple measurement gaps to perform synchronous measurement, thereby significantly improving the utilization efficiency of network resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an application method for measuring a gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG3A is a schematic flowchart illustrating an application method for measuring a gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG3B is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG3C is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG3D is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG3E is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG3F is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG3G is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG3H is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG3I is a schematic diagram showing a parallel measurement gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG4 is a schematic flow chart showing an application method for measuring a gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram showing the device structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing the apparatus structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an application method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium for measuring gaps.

[0032] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement gap application method, performed by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap; within the concurrent measurement gap, performing measurement using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0033] In the above embodiment, when time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps overlap, the terminal may use the multiple measurement gaps to perform synchronous measurement, thereby significantly improving the utilization efficiency of network resources.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, and the frequency band targeted by the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement gap includes: a first interval, where the first interval is used for performing a frequency modulation operation; and a second interval, where the second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of each measurement gap in the N measurement gaps.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within the first time domain resource, including: measurement of a reference signal of a target frequency band and / or a reference signal of a target measurement cell is restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining, in the N measurement gaps, that a second time domain resource corresponding to a second interval of a first measurement gap covers a first time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of the second measurement gap; and determining that there is a restriction on measurement of a reference signal of a first measurement cell within the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein the first measurement cell is a measurement target of the first measurement gap.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap; or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include at least one network-controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; and the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0042] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement gap application method, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal, so that the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, and the frequency band targeted by the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement gap includes: a first interval, where the first interval is used for performing a frequency modulation operation; and a second interval, where the second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of each measurement gap in the N measurement gaps.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within the first time domain resource, including: a measurement frequency range of a reference signal of a target frequency band and / or a reference signal of a target measurement cell is restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap; or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include at least one network-controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; and the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, before sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: determining that the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0050] In a third aspect, a measurement gap application device is proposed, the device comprising: a transceiver module for receiving first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap; and a processing module for performing measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0051] In a fourth aspect, a measurement gap application device is proposed, the device including: a processing module for determining first information, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to a terminal, so that the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap for measurement within the concurrent measurement gap; wherein the time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and a transceiver module for sending the first information to the terminal.

[0052] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to execute the measurement gap application method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0053] In a sixth aspect, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the network device to perform the measurement gap application method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0054] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to call the executable instructions so that the communication device performs the measurement gap application method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0055] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0056] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0057] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0058] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0059] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0060] The present disclosure provides an application method, terminal, network device, and storage medium for measurement gaps. In some embodiments, the terms "information sending method," "information receiving method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "terminal," "network device," "information processing device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0061] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional embodiments in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional embodiments of other embodiments.

[0062] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0063] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0064] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0065] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0066] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0067] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0068] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0069] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0070] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0071] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0072] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0073] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0074] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0075] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those in the embodiments.

[0076] The recorded names, "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0077] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0078] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0079] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0080] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0081] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0082] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0083] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0084] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0085] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0086] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0087] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0088] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0089] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0090] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0091] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0092] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0093] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0094] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0095] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an application method for measuring a gap according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0096] As shown in Figure 2, the application methods for measuring the gap include:

[0097] In step S201, a network device sends first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal, so that the terminal performs measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0098] In some embodiments, when the network device determines that the terminal needs a measurement gap to identify or measure the measurement frequency band and / or measurement cell, the network device sends first information indicating the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal based on the terminal's capability information, which may include N measurement gaps configured for the terminal.

[0099] In some embodiments, the network device may first determine the capability information of the terminal, determine that the terminal supports M radio frequency links, where M is a positive integer greater than 2, thereby determining that the terminal supports parallel measurement gaps, and send first information to the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of the concurrent measurement gap to the terminal.

[0100] In some embodiments, the measurement gap may include: a first interval, where the first interval is used for performing a frequency modulation operation; and a second interval, where the second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement.

[0101] In some embodiments, the parallel measurement gap configured by the network device for the terminal may include at least one network-controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

[0102] Step S202: The terminal applies a parallel measurement gap and performs measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap.

[0103] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the terminal may perform measurement using the N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps within the parallel measurement gaps configured based on the first information.

[0104] In some embodiments, the measurement cells targeted by the terminal for measurement using the measurement gap may include: intra-frequency cells, inter-frequency cells, and inter-radio access cells.

[0105] In some embodiments, the measurement performed by the terminal using the measurement gap may include inter-frequency measurement.

[0106] In some embodiments, within a concurrent measurement gap, the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement; wherein the measurement is restricted within a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of each measurement gap in the N measurement gaps.

[0107] In some embodiments, the first information sent by the terminal to the network device may include a target frequency band and / or a target measurement cell; within a concurrent measurement gap, the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement; wherein, the measurement of the reference signal of the target frequency band and / or the reference signal of the target measurement cell is restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0108] In some embodiments, within a concurrent measurement gap, the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement; in the N measurement gaps, it is determined that the second time domain resources corresponding to the second interval of the first measurement gap cover the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; it is determined that there is a restriction on the measurement of the reference signal of the first measurement cell in the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein, the first measurement cell is the measurement target of the first measurement gap.

[0109] In some embodiments, the concurrent measurement gap includes a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap; or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0110] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to 202. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S201+S202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0111] In some embodiments, steps S201 and S202 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0112] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0113] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0114] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional embodiments described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0115] In some embodiments, when a terminal requires measurement gaps to identify or measure a measurement frequency band and / or a measurement cell, the network device may configure concurrent measurement gaps for the terminal, where the concurrent measurement gaps may include multiple measurement gaps. Multiple measurement gaps may overlap. In these cases, due to the potential interference between multiple measurement gaps when synchronously measuring different measurement frequency bands and / or measurement cells, the terminal is unsure how to measure the measurement frequency band and / or measurement cell in these overlapping measurement gaps and may have no choice but to not use these overlapping measurement gaps for measurement or deem the measurement to have failed.

[0116] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for applying measurement gaps. FIG3A is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for applying measurement gaps according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for applying measurement gaps illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0117] As shown in FIG3A , the application method for measuring the gap may include the following steps:

[0118] In step S301, first information is received from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate configuration of a concurrent measurement gap.

[0119] In some embodiments, when the network device determines that the terminal requires a measurement gap to identify or measure the measurement frequency band and / or measurement cell, the network device may, based on the capability information of the terminal, send first information indicating the configuration of the concurrent measurement gap to the terminal when determining that the terminal supports the concurrent measurement gap, including N measurement gaps configured for the terminal.

[0120] In step S302, within the concurrent measurement gap, measurement is performed using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0121] In some embodiments, when a terminal needs a measurement gap to identify or measure a measurement frequency band and / or a measurement cell, the terminal may use a configured concurrent measurement gap including multiple measurement gaps to measure the multiple measurement frequency bands and / or measurement cells respectively. The multiple measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap may be two measurement gaps or more than two measurement gaps.

[0122] For example, the concurrent measurement gap includes measurement gaps M1 and M2, where the time domain resources corresponding to M1 and the time domain resources corresponding to M2 overlap. The terminal can use measurement gap M1 to measure the measurement cell C1 and use measurement gap M2 to measure the measurement cell C2.

[0123] For another example, the concurrent measurement gap includes measurement gaps M1, M2, and M3, where the time domain resources corresponding to M1 overlap with the time domain resources corresponding to M2 and M3, respectively. The terminal can use the measurement gap M1 to measure the measurement cell C1, use the measurement gap M2 to measure the measurement cell C2, and use the measurement gap M3 to measure the measurement cell C3.

[0124] For the sake of simplicity, the following embodiments are described by taking the case where the concurrent measurement gap includes two measurement gaps as an example.

[0125] In some embodiments, the manner in which the time domain resources corresponding to the two measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap overlap may include: the time domain resources corresponding to the two measurement gaps are interlaced, as shown in Figure 3B, part of the time domain resources of the measurement gap M1 covers part of the time domain resources of the measurement gap M2; or, the time domain resources corresponding to one measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources of the other measurement gap, as shown in Figure 3C, the time domain resources corresponding to the measurement gap M1 completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the measurement gap M2.

[0126] In some embodiments, the measurement cells targeted by the terminal using measurement gaps may include: inner-frequency cells, inter-frequency cells, and inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) cells. An inner-frequency cell refers to a cell that provides coverage on the same frequency band as the terminal's serving cell, i.e., uses the same frequency resources for coverage; an inter-frequency cell refers to a cell that provides coverage on a different frequency band than the terminal's serving cell, i.e., uses different frequency resources for coverage; and an inter-RAT cell refers to a cell that provides coverage using different radio frequency technologies than the terminal's serving cell, for example, using CDMA2000 or GSM radio frequency technologies for coverage.

[0127] Correspondingly, the measurement frequency band for which the terminal uses the measurement gap for measurement can be the same frequency layer (inner-frequency layer) as the frequency band used by the serving cell, and the measurement can be a measurement performed on the same frequency cell, which can be called intra-frequency measurement; the measurement frequency band can also be an inter-frequency layer (inter-frequency layer) different from the frequency band of the serving cell, and the measurement can be a measurement performed on an inter-frequency cell, which can be called an inter-frequency measurement.

[0128] In some embodiments, the terminal uses the measurement gap to measure the measurement frequency band and / or the measurement cell, and may measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell. The reference signal may include: synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB), channel state information reference signal (Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSI-RS), positioning reference signal (Positioning Reference Signal, PRS), etc. The measurement of the reference signal may include: synchronization signal reference signal received power (Synchronization Signal Reference Signal Received Power, SS-RSRP), reference signal quality (Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ), and signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (Signal-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio, SINR).

[0129] In some embodiments, since measurements performed using multiple measurement gaps in overlapping portions of time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps may cause interference between them, when a terminal uses multiple measurement gaps to synchronously perform measurements within a concurrent measurement gap, the terminal may restrict measurements using each measurement gap in overlapping portions of the time domain resources corresponding to the multiple measurement gaps. By restricting the measurements, interference between the measurements can be minimized. The restriction method can be set according to actual needs. For example, the time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources of the reference signal corresponding to each measurement may be restricted in the overlapping portions.

[0130] For example, the concurrent measurement gap includes measurement gaps M1 and M2. Within the concurrent measurement gap, the terminal uses measurement gap M1 to perform measurement S1 and uses measurement gap M2 to perform measurement S2. The overlapping portion between the time domain resources corresponding to measurement gap M1 and the time domain resources corresponding to measurement gap M2 is the first time domain interval. A first time domain subinterval and a second time domain subinterval are determined from the first time domain interval, wherein the first time domain subinterval is a time domain interval that interferes with measurement S1, and the second time domain subinterval is a time domain interval that interferes with measurement S2. The first time domain interval may contain only the first time domain subinterval or the second time domain subinterval, or may contain both the first time domain subinterval and the second time domain subinterval, and the first time domain subinterval and the second time domain subinterval may completely overlap or partially overlap. The restriction on measurement S1 may be to restrict the transmission of the reference signal in the first time domain subinterval, and the restriction on measurement S2 may be to restrict the transmission of the reference signal in the second time domain subinterval.

[0131] In some embodiments, the multiple measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap may include at least one network controlled small gap (NCSG). For example, one of the two measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap may be an NCSG, or both measurement gaps may be NCSGs.

[0132] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3A can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0133] Based on the above embodiment, when time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps included in a concurrent measurement gap overlap, synchronous measurement can be performed using multiple measurement gaps, thereby significantly improving the utilization efficiency of network resources.

[0134] In some embodiments, the measurement gap may include a first interval and a second interval.

[0135] Among them, the first interval is used to perform frequency modulation operation, that is, when measuring using the measurement gap, the frequency modulation operation can be performed in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval. The frequency modulation operation can specifically include: the terminal retuning from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band targeted by the measurement gap, and tuning from the source frequency band to the source frequency band. The source frequency band can be the frequency band used by the serving cell of the terminal, and the measurement frequency band can be the frequency band of the target cell targeted by the measurement gap. Accordingly, the first interval can also be divided into two parts: a first sub-interval for tuning from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band and a second sub-interval for tuning from the measurement frequency band back to the source frequency band.

[0136] The second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement, that is, the terminal can measure the measurement frequency band in the second time domain resource corresponding to the second interval.

[0137] In some embodiments, if the terminal uses a measurement gap to perform inter-frequency measurement on the measurement frequency band, the first time domain resource corresponding to the first sub-interval can be first tuned from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band, and then the reference signal of the measurement frequency band can be measured on the second time domain resource corresponding to the second interval. After the measurement is completed, the first time domain resource corresponding to the second sub-interval is tuned back from the measurement frequency band to the source frequency band.

[0138] In some embodiments, a terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap. Because frequency modulation for a measurement frequency band performed by the terminal within a first time domain resource corresponding to a first interval interferes with measurements of the terminal on other frequency bands, measurements of other measurement gaps are restricted within the first time domain resource. For example, a reference signal of the measurement frequency band and / or a reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the measurement are restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0139] In some embodiments, when the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap for measurement within the concurrent measurement gap, if there is measurement of other measurement gaps in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of one of the measurement gaps, it can be determined that there are restrictions on the measurement of other measurement gaps, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell within the first time domain interval, that is, it does not expect to receive the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell.

[0140] In some embodiments, the terminal may be pre-configured with a target measurement frequency band and / or target measurement cell, which may be indicated by a network device, predefined by a protocol, or indicated by a higher layer of the terminal.

[0141] When the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap for measurement within the concurrent measurement gap, if it is determined that the measurement frequency band targeted by the N measurement gaps includes the target measurement frequency band, or the measurement cell targeted includes the target measurement cell, it is determined that the measurement is subject to the following restrictions: in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of one of the measurement gaps, if there is measurement of other measurement gaps in the first time domain resource, it can be determined that there are restrictions on the measurement of other measurement gaps, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell within the first time domain interval, that is, it is not expected to receive the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell.

[0142] The measurement frequency band targeted by one of the measurement gaps may be a target measurement frequency band, or the measurement frequency bands targeted by other measurement gaps may also be target measurement frequency bands, or the measurement frequency bands targeted by the N measurement gaps are all target measurement frequency bands; the measurement cell targeted by one of the measurement gaps may be a target measurement cell, or the measurement cells targeted by other measurement gaps may be target measurement cells, or the measurement cells targeted by the N measurement gaps are all target measurement cells.

[0143] In some embodiments, when a terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap, it is determined that, in the N measurement gaps, the second time domain resources corresponding to the second interval of the first measurement gap cover the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; and it is determined that there is a restriction on measurement of a reference signal of a first target measurement cell within the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein the first target measurement cell is the measurement target of the first measurement gap.

[0144] For example, the concurrent measurement gap includes measurement gaps M1 and M2, and the second time domain resource T12 corresponding to the second interval L2 of the measurement gap M1 covers the first time domain resource T211 corresponding to the first sub-interval L11 of the measurement gap M2 and / or the first time domain resource T212 corresponding to the second sub-interval L12, then the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the measurement gap M1 within the first time domain resource T211 and / or T212; if the second time domain resource T22 corresponding to the second interval L2 of the measured gap M2 covers the first time domain resource T111 corresponding to the first sub-interval L11 of the measurement gap M1 and / or the first time domain resource T112 corresponding to the second sub-interval L12, then the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the measurement gap M1 within the first time domain resource T111 and / or T112.

[0145] In some embodiments, the overlapping manner of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap included in the concurrent measurement gap can be that the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap, that is, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap overlap with each other.

[0146] For example, as shown in FIG3D , concurrent measurement gaps include measurement gaps M1 and M2. Measurement gap M1 and measurement gap M2 overlap with each other. The second time domain resource T12 corresponding to the second interval L2 of measurement gap M1 overlaps the first time domain resource T211 corresponding to the first sub-interval L11 of measurement gap M2. The second time domain resource T22 corresponding to the second interval L2 of measurement gap M2 overlaps the first time domain resource T112 corresponding to the second sub-interval L12 of measurement gap M1. Measurement of measurement gap M1 is restricted to the first time domain resource T211, and the terminal does not intend to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by measurement gap M1 within the first time domain resource T211. Measurement of measurement gap M2 is restricted to the first time domain resource T112, and the terminal does not intend to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by measurement gap M2 within the first time domain resource T112.

[0147] In some embodiments, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap included in the concurrent measurement gap may completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0148] For example, as shown in FIG3E , concurrent measurement gaps include measurement gaps M1 and M2, where measurement gap M1 completely covers measurement gap M2, and second time domain resource T12 corresponding to second interval L2 of measurement gap M1 covers first time domain resource T211 corresponding to first subinterval L11 and first time domain resource T212 corresponding to second subinterval L12 of measurement gap M2. Measurement of measurement gap M1 is restricted in first time domain resources T211 and T212, and the terminal does not intend to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell corresponding to measurement gap M1 within the first time domain resources T211 and T212.

[0149] In some embodiments, the first interval may be a radio frequency retuning (RF retuning) area, the first sub-interval may be a first RF retuning area, the second sub-interval may be a second RF retuning area, and the second interval may be a measurement area.

[0150] In some embodiments, if the measurement gap is a small gap controlled by the network, the first interval of the measurement gap is the visible interrupt length (VIL), the first sub-interval is the first visible interrupt length VIL1, the second sub-interval is the second visible interrupt length VIL2, and the second interval is the measurement length (ML). If the terminal uses the small gap NCSG controlled by the network to perform heterodyne measurement on the measurement frequency band, the time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 of the NCSG can be first tuned from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band, and then the reference signal of the measurement frequency band can be measured in the time domain resources corresponding to ML of the NCSG. After the measurement is completed, the time domain resources corresponding to VIL2 of the NCSG can be tuned back from the measurement frequency band to the source frequency band.

[0151] In some embodiments, when the terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N NCSGs included in the concurrent measurement gap, if the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs are covered by the second time domain resources corresponding to ML of other NCSGs, the measurement of other NCSGs is restricted to the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signals of the measurement cells targeted by other NCSGs within the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs.

[0152] In some embodiments, the terminal performs measurements during a concurrent measurement gap using the N NCSGs included in the concurrent measurement gap, and when determining that at least one of the measurement frequency bands and / or measurement cells targeted by the NCSG for measurement is a target measurement frequency band and / or target measurement cell, determines that the measurement is subject to the following restrictions: if the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG are covered by the second time domain resources corresponding to ML of other NCSGs, the measurement of other NCSGs is restricted to the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the other NCSG within the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG.

[0153] In some embodiments, in order to simultaneously use N measurement gaps within a concurrent measurement gap for synchronous measurement, the terminal needs to be able to support concurrent measurement gaps and support M radio frequency (RF) chains, where M needs to be greater than the maximum number of measurement gaps that overlap within the same time domain resource within the concurrent measurement gap. For example, if the concurrent measurement gap includes two overlapping measurement gaps, M is a positive integer greater than 2. If the concurrent measurement gap includes three overlapping measurement gaps, but the maximum number of measurement gaps that overlap within the same time domain resource is two, M is a positive integer greater than 2. As shown in FIG3F , the concurrent measurement gap includes M1, M2, and M3, where M2 overlaps with M1 and M2, respectively. If the terminal is able to support three RF chains, the concurrent measurement gap can be used. For simplicity, the following embodiments are illustrated by taking the example of a concurrent measurement gap including two overlapping measurement gaps and the terminal supporting three RF chains.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terminal supports three RF chains: RF1, RF2, and RF3, where RF1 is used to transmit data, RF2 is used to use the first measurement gap M1 in the concurrent measurement gap to measure the measurement frequency band F1, and RF3 is used to use the second measurement gap M2 in the concurrent measurement gap to measure the measurement frequency band F2.

[0155] In some embodiments, when the network device determines that the terminal needs a measurement gap to identify or measure the measurement frequency band and / or measurement cell, it can determine the capability information of the terminal, for example, whether the terminal can support M RF chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2. If the terminal supports M RF chains, it can be determined that the terminal can apply concurrent measurement gaps, and send first information indicating the configuration of concurrent measurement gaps to the terminal, which includes N measurement gaps configured for the terminal.

[0156] For example, the concurrent measurement gap includes NCSG1 and NCSG2. The terminal supports three RF chains, RF1 is used to transmit data, RF2 is used to measure the measurement frequency band F1 using NCSG1, and RF3 is used to measure the measurement frequency band F2 using NCSG2.

[0157] In a concurrent measurement gap as shown in FIG3G , NCSG1 and NCSG2 overlap. The terminal uses NCSG1 and NCSG2 to perform measurements within the concurrent measurement gap, including:

[0158] For RF1, data transmission is performed during the concurrent measurement gap;

[0159] For RF2, within the first time domain resource t0-t1 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F1; within the second time domain resource t1-t4 corresponding to ML of NCSG1, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 is measured; wherein, since the first time domain resource t2-t3 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG2 is covered by the second time domain resource corresponding to ML of NCSG1, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 is restricted within the first time domain resource t2-t3, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 within the first time domain resource t2-t3; within the first time domain resource t4-t5 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F1 to the source frequency band;

[0160] For RF3, in the first time domain resource t2-t3 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F2; in the second time domain resource t3-t6 corresponding to ML of NCSG2, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is measured; wherein, since the first time domain resource t4-t5 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG1 is covered by the second time domain resource corresponding to ML of NCSG2, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is restricted in the first time domain resource t4-t5, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 in the first time domain resource t4-t5; in the first time domain resource t6-t7 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F2 to the source frequency band.

[0161] In a concurrent measurement gap shown in FIG3H , NCSG1 completely covers NCSG2. The terminal uses NCSG1 and NCSG2 to perform measurements within the concurrent measurement gap, including:

[0162] For RF1, data transmission is performed during the concurrent measurement gap;

[0163] For RF2, within the first time domain resource t0-t1 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F1; within the second time domain resource t1-t6 corresponding to ML of NCSG1, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 is measured; wherein, since the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5 corresponding to VIL1 and VIL2 of NCSG2 are covered by the second time domain resource corresponding to ML of NCSG1, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 is restricted within the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F1 within the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5; within the first time domain resource t6-t7 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F1 to the source frequency band;

[0164] For RF3, in the first time domain resource t2-t3 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F2; in the second time domain resource t3-t4 corresponding to ML of NCSG2, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is measured; in the first time domain resource t4-t5 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F2 to the source frequency band.

[0165] In a concurrent measurement gap as shown in FIG3I , NCSG2 completely covers NCSG1. The terminal uses NCSG1 and NCSG2 to perform measurements within the concurrent measurement gap, including:

[0166] For RF1, data transmission is performed during the concurrent measurement gap;

[0167] For RF2, in the first time domain resource t2-t3 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F1; in the second time domain resource t3-t4 corresponding to ML of NCSG1, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is measured; in the first time domain resource t4-t5 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG1, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F1 to the source frequency band;

[0168] For RF3, within the first time domain resource t0-t1 corresponding to VIL1 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band F2; within the second time domain resource t1-t6 corresponding to ML of NCSG2, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is measured; wherein, since the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5 corresponding to VIL1 and VIL2 of NCSG1 are covered by the second time domain resource corresponding to ML of NCSG2, the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 is restricted within the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band F2 within the first time domain resources t2-t3 and t4-t5; within the first time domain resource t6-t7 corresponding to VIL2 of NCSG2, a tuning operation is performed from the measurement frequency band F2 to the source frequency band.

[0169] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for applying measurement gaps. Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for applying measurement gaps according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for applying measurement gaps illustrated in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0170] As shown in FIG4 , the application method for measuring the gap may include the following steps:

[0171] In step S401, first information is sent to a terminal, where the first information is used to indicate a configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal, so that the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap; wherein time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0172] In some embodiments, when the network device determines that the terminal needs a measurement gap to identify or measure the measurement frequency band and / or measurement cell, the network device sends first information indicating the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal based on the terminal's capability information, which may include N measurement gaps configured for the terminal.

[0173] The capability information of the terminal may include the number of RF chains supported by the terminal. For example, if the number of RF chains supported by the terminal exceeds 2, it can be determined that the terminal can apply concurrent measurement gaps, and first information for indicating the configuration of concurrent measurement gaps is sent to the terminal, including the configuration of multiple overlapping measurement gaps configured for the terminal.

[0174] In some embodiments, the terminal may apply the concurrent measurement gap according to the received first information, and within the concurrent measurement gap, use the multiple measurement frequency bands included in the concurrent measurement gap to measure multiple measurement frequency bands and / or measurement cells respectively.

[0175] In some embodiments, time domain resources corresponding to two measurement gaps included in a concurrent measurement gap overlap. The overlapping manner may include: the time domain resources corresponding to the two measurement gaps are interlaced; or, the time domain resources corresponding to one measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources of the other measurement gap.

[0176] In some embodiments, the measurement cells targeted by the terminal using measurement gaps may include: intra-frequency cells, inter-frequency cells, and inter-radio access cells. An intra-frequency cell refers to a cell that provides coverage on the same frequency band as the terminal's serving cell, i.e., uses the same frequency resources for coverage; an inter-frequency cell refers to a cell that provides coverage on a different frequency band than the terminal's serving cell, i.e., uses different frequency resources for coverage; and an inter-RAT cell refers to a cell that provides coverage using different radio frequency technologies than the terminal's serving cell.

[0177] Correspondingly, the measurement frequency band for which the terminal uses the measurement gap for measurement can be the same frequency layer (inner-frequency layer) as the frequency band used by the serving cell, and the measurement can be a measurement performed on the same frequency cell, which can be called intra-frequency measurement; the measurement frequency band can also be an inter-frequency layer (inter-frequency layer) different from the frequency band of the serving cell, and the measurement can be a measurement performed on an inter-frequency cell, which can be called an inter-frequency measurement.

[0178] In some embodiments, since measurements performed using multiple measurement gaps in overlapping portions of time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps may cause interference between them, when a terminal uses multiple measurement gaps to synchronously perform measurements within a concurrent measurement gap, the terminal may restrict measurements using each measurement gap in overlapping portions of the time domain resources corresponding to the multiple measurement gaps. By restricting the measurements, interference between the measurements can be minimized. The restriction method can be set according to actual needs. For example, the time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources of the reference signal corresponding to each measurement may be restricted in the overlapping portions.

[0179] In some embodiments, the concurrent measurement gaps configured by the network device for the terminal may include at least one NCSG. For example, one of the two measurement gaps included in the configured concurrent measurement gaps may be an NCSG, or the concurrent measurement gaps configured for the terminal may include two overlapping NCSGs.

[0180] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0181] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device configures concurrent measurement gaps for a terminal. When time domain resources corresponding to multiple measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps overlap, the terminal can use the multiple measurement gaps to perform synchronous measurements, thereby significantly improving the utilization efficiency of network resources.

[0182] In some embodiments, the measurement gap may include a first interval and a second interval.

[0183] Among them, the first interval is used to perform frequency modulation operation, that is, when measuring using the measurement gap, the frequency modulation operation can be performed in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval. The frequency modulation operation can specifically include: the terminal retuning from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band targeted by the measurement gap, and tuning from the source frequency band to the source frequency band. The source frequency band can be the frequency band used by the serving cell of the terminal, and the measurement frequency band can be the frequency band of the target cell targeted by the measurement gap. Accordingly, the first interval can also be divided into two parts: a first sub-interval for tuning from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band and a second sub-interval for tuning from the measurement frequency band back to the source frequency band.

[0184] The second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement, that is, the terminal can measure the measurement frequency band in the second time domain resource corresponding to the second interval.

[0185] In some embodiments, if the terminal uses a measurement gap to perform inter-frequency measurement on the measurement frequency band, the first time domain resource corresponding to the first sub-interval can be first tuned from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band, and then the reference signal of the measurement frequency band can be measured on the second time domain resource corresponding to the second interval. After the measurement is completed, the first time domain resource corresponding to the second sub-interval is tuned back from the measurement frequency band to the source frequency band.

[0186] In some embodiments, a terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap. Because frequency modulation for a measurement frequency band performed by the terminal within a first time domain resource corresponding to a first interval interferes with measurements of the terminal on other frequency bands, measurements of other measurement gaps are restricted within the first time domain resource. For example, a reference signal of the measurement frequency band and / or a reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the measurement are restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0187] In some embodiments, when the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap for measurement within the concurrent measurement gap, if there is measurement of other measurement gaps in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of one of the measurement gaps, it can be determined that there are restrictions on the measurement of other measurement gaps, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell within the first time domain interval, that is, it does not expect to receive the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell.

[0188] Based on the above embodiment, by limiting the measurement performed within the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of the measurement gap, interference with the measurement of the reference signal can be avoided, thereby improving the measurement efficiency of the terminal.

[0189] In some embodiments, the terminal may be pre-set with a target measurement frequency band and / or a target measurement cell. When the terminal uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap for measurement within the concurrent measurement gap, if it is determined that the measurement frequency band targeted by the N measurement gaps includes the target measurement frequency band, or the measurement cell targeted includes the target measurement cell, it is determined that the measurement is subject to the following restrictions: in the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of one of the measurement gaps, if there are measurements of other measurement gaps in the first time domain resource, it can be determined that there are restrictions on the measurement of other measurement gaps, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell within the first time domain interval, that is, it is not expected to receive the reference signal of the measurement frequency band targeted by the other measurement gaps and / or the reference signal of the measurement cell.

[0190] The measurement frequency band targeted by one of the measurement gaps may be a target measurement frequency band, or the measurement frequency bands targeted by other measurement gaps may also be target measurement frequency bands, or the measurement frequency bands targeted by the N measurement gaps are all target measurement frequency bands; the measurement cell targeted by one of the measurement gaps may be a target measurement cell, or the measurement cells targeted by other measurement gaps may be target measurement cells, or the measurement cells targeted by the N measurement gaps are all target measurement cells.

[0191] In some embodiments, when a terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap, it is determined that, in the N measurement gaps, the second time domain resources corresponding to the second interval of the first measurement gap cover the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; and it is determined that there is a restriction on measurement of a reference signal of a first target measurement cell within the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein the first target measurement cell is the measurement target of the first measurement gap.

[0192] In some embodiments, the overlapping manner of the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap included in the concurrent measurement gap can be that the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap, that is, the first measurement gap and the second measurement gap overlap with each other.

[0193] In some embodiments, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap included in the concurrent measurement gap may completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0194] In some embodiments, if the measurement gap is a small gap controlled by the network, the first interval of the measurement gap is VIL, the first subinterval is VIL1, the second subinterval is VIL2, and the second interval is ML. If the terminal uses the small gap NCSG controlled by the network to perform inter-frequency measurement on the measurement frequency band, it can first tune from the source frequency band to the measurement frequency band in the time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 of the NCSG, and then measure the reference signal of the measurement frequency band in the time domain resources corresponding to ML of the NCSG. After the measurement is completed, the time domain resources corresponding to VIL2 of the NCSG are tuned back from the measurement frequency band to the source frequency band.

[0195] In some embodiments, when the terminal performs measurement within a concurrent measurement gap using N NCSGs included in the concurrent measurement gap, if the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs are covered by the second time domain resources corresponding to ML of other NCSGs, the measurement of other NCSGs is restricted to the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signals of the measurement cells targeted by other NCSGs within the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one of the NCSGs.

[0196] In some embodiments, the terminal performs measurements during a concurrent measurement gap using the N NCSGs included in the concurrent measurement gap, and when determining that at least one of the measurement frequency bands and / or measurement cells targeted by the NCSG for measurement is a target measurement frequency band and / or target measurement cell, determines that the measurement is subject to the following restrictions: if the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG are covered by the second time domain resources corresponding to ML of other NCSGs, the measurement of other NCSGs is restricted to the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG, and the terminal does not expect to measure the reference signal of the measurement cell targeted by the other NCSG within the first time domain resources corresponding to VIL1 and / or VIL2 of one NCSG.

[0197] In some embodiments, in order to simultaneously use N measurement gaps within a concurrent measurement gap for synchronous measurement, the terminal needs to be able to support concurrent measurement gaps, and the terminal can support M RF chains, where M needs to be greater than the maximum number of measurement gaps that overlap with each other in the same time domain resource within the concurrent measurement gap. For example, if the concurrent measurement gap includes two overlapping measurement gaps, M is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal supports three RF chains: RF1, RF2, and RF3, where RF1 is used to transmit data, RF2 is used to use the first measurement gap M1 in the concurrent measurement gap to measure the measurement frequency band F1, and RF3 is used to use the second measurement gap M2 in the concurrent measurement gap to measure the measurement frequency band F2.

[0199] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0200] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0202] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0203] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0204] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiment of the method for applying the measurement gap, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of a terminal and a network device.

[0205] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein when the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the terminal executes the measurement gap application method described in the above embodiment.

[0206] FIG5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the terminal may be a device for applying measurement gaps, and the device includes a processing module 501 and a transceiver module 502 .

[0207] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 502 is used to receive first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap; the processing module 501 is used to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap using N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap; wherein the time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0208] In some embodiments, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, where the frequency band targeted by the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

[0209] In some embodiments, the measurement gap includes: a first interval, where the first interval is used for frequency modulation operation; and a second interval, where the second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement.

[0210] In some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within a first time domain resource, where the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of each measurement gap in the N measurement gaps.

[0211] In some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within the first time domain resource, including: measurement of a reference signal of a target frequency band and / or a reference signal of a target measurement cell is restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0212] In some embodiments, the processing module 501 is used to determine, in the N measurement gaps, that the second time domain resources corresponding to the second interval of the first measurement gap cover the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; and determine that there is a restriction on the measurement of the reference signal of the first measurement cell within the first time domain resources corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein the first measurement cell is the measurement target of the first measurement gap.

[0213] In some embodiments, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap; or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0214] In some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include at least one network controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

[0215] In some embodiments, the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0216] It should be noted that the modules included in the terminal are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiments, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0217] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the network device to execute the measurement gap application method described in the above embodiment.

[0218] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a device structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the network device may be a device for applying measurement gaps, and the device includes a processing module 601 and a transceiver module 602 .

[0219] In some embodiments, the processing module 601 is used to determine first information, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of a concurrent measurement gap to the terminal, so that the terminal uses the N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gap to perform measurement within the concurrent measurement gap; wherein the time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; and the transceiver module 602 is used to send the first information to the terminal.

[0220] In some embodiments, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, where the frequency band targeted by the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

[0221] In some embodiments, the measurement gap includes: a first interval, where the first interval is used for frequency modulation operation; and a second interval, where the second interval is used for the terminal to perform measurement.

[0222] In some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within a first time domain resource, where the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to a first interval of each measurement gap in the N measurement gaps.

[0223] In some embodiments, the measurement is restricted within the first time domain resource, including: measurement of a reference signal of a target frequency band and / or a reference signal of a target measurement cell is restricted within the first time domain resource.

[0224] In some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include a first measurement gap and a second measurement gap; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap completely cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap; or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement gap partially cover the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement gap.

[0225] In some embodiments, the N measurement gaps include at least one network controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

[0226] In some embodiments, the processing module 601 is further configured to determine that the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2.

[0227] It should be noted that the modules included in the network device are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiments, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0228] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0229] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communications device, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein when the processors execute the executable instructions, the processors invoke the executable instructions so that the communications device executes the measurement gap application method described in the aforementioned optional embodiment.

[0230] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the measurement gap application method described in the above optional embodiment, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement gap application method described in the above optional embodiment.

[0231] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement gap application method described in the above optional embodiment.

[0232] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0233] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0234] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0235] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0236] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0237] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0238] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0239] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0240] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0241] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0242] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0243] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above methods.

[0244] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0245] 8203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0246] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0247] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0248] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0249] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. An application method for measuring a gap, characterized in that, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving first information from a network device, the first information being used to indicate a configuration of concurrent measurement gaps; within the concurrent measurement gaps, performing measurements through N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps; wherein, time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, and the frequency band for the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

3. The method according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that, the measurement gap includes: a first interval for performing frequency modulation operations; a second interval for the terminal to perform measurements.

4. The method according to any one of claims 3, characterized in that, the measurement has a limitation within a first time domain resource, and the first time domain resource is a time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of each of the N measurement gaps.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, the measurement having a limitation within the first time domain resource includes: measurement of a reference signal of a target frequency band and / or a reference signal of a target measurement cell has a limitation within the first time domain resource.

6. The method according to any one of claims 3-5, characterized in that, the method further comprises: within the N measurement gaps, determining that a second time domain resource corresponding to the second interval of a first measurement gap covers a first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of a second measurement gap; determining that measurement of a reference signal of a first measurement cell has a limitation within the first time domain resource corresponding to the first interval of the second measurement gap; wherein, the first measurement cell is a measurement target of the first measurement gap.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3-6, characterized in that, the N measurement gaps include at least one network-controlled small gap NCSG; the first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; the second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length of the NCSG.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, and M is a positive integer greater than 2.

9. An application method for measuring a gap, characterized in that, executed by a network device, the method comprising: sending first information to a terminal, the first information being used to indicate to the terminal a configuration of concurrent measurement gaps, so that the terminal within the concurrent measurement gaps uses N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps to perform measurements; wherein, time domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, the measurement includes inter-frequency measurement, and the frequency band for the inter-frequency measurement is different from the frequency band of the serving cell.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that, the measurement gap includes: The first interval, which is used for frequency modulation operation; The second interval, which is used for the terminal to perform measurements.

12. The method according to any one of claims 11, wherein, There are restrictions on the first time-domain resource for the measurement, and the first time-domain resource is the time-domain resource corresponding to the first interval of each of the N measurement gaps.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The existence of restrictions on the measurement within the first time-domain resource includes: There are restrictions on the measurement of the reference signal of the target frequency band and / or the reference signal of the target measurement cell within the first time-domain resource.

14. The method according to any one of claims 11-13, wherein, The N measurement gaps include at least one network-controlled small gap NCSG; The first interval of the NCSG includes: a first visible interruption length and a second visible interruption length; The second interval of the NCSG includes: a measurement length.

15. The method according to any one of claims 9-14, wherein, Before sending the first information to the terminal, the method further includes: Determining that the terminal supports M radio frequency chains, where M is a positive integer greater than 2.

16. An application device for measurement gaps, wherein, It includes: A transceiver module, configured to receive first information from a network device, where the first information is used to indicate the configuration of concurrent measurement gaps; A processing module, configured to perform measurements using the N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps within the concurrent measurement gaps; wherein, the time-domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

17. An application device for measurement gaps, wherein, It includes: A processing module, configured to determine first information for indicating the configuration of concurrent measurement gaps to a terminal, so that the terminal performs measurements using the N measurement gaps included in the concurrent measurement gaps within the concurrent measurement gaps; wherein, the time-domain resources corresponding to the N measurement gaps overlap, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; A transceiver module, configured to send the first information to the terminal.

18. A terminal, wherein, It includes: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, and executable instructions are stored on the memory, wherein when the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the terminal executes the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 1-8.

19. A network device, wherein, It includes: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, and executable instructions are stored on the memory, wherein when the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the network device executes the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 9-15.

20. A communication device, wherein, It includes: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, and executable instructions are stored on the memory, wherein when the executable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is caused to call instructions to cause the communication device to execute the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 1-8, or the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 9-15.

21. A communication system, Characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 1-8, and the network device is configured to implement the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 9-15.

22. A storage medium storing instructions, Characterized in that when the instructions run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 1-8, and / or the application method of the measurement gap according to any one of claims 9-15.

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