Information processing method and apparatus thereof

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are an information processing method and an apparatus thereof. The method is executed by a terminal, and comprises: measuring a discovery reference signal (DRS) of a second cell on the basis of a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, wherein the second cell is one or more of network energy-saving cells associated with a first cell. By means of implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement for a DRS of a second cell is started on the basis of a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, such that the terminal determines, on the basis of a DRS measurement, whether it is necessary to request that a network energy-saving cell sends an SSB and / or an SIB1, thereby enabling the terminal to communicate with the second cell subsequently.

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Information processing method and device thereof Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method and device thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the gradual application of large-scale active antenna arrays and the large-scale construction of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the energy consumption of wireless communication networks has increased significantly. The growth rate of energy consumption costs has even exceeded the growth of operators' revenue. Therefore, network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the cost of operating 5G systems. The terminal is within the coverage of an anchor cell (also called a normal cell). The anchor cell can be associated with one or more network energy-saving cells. Some information or signals of the network energy-saving cells can be broadcast and configured through the anchor cell. Among them, network energy-saving cells are generally divided into network energy-saving cells without DRS (Discovery Reference Signal) and network energy-saving cells with DRS.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and an apparatus thereof.

[0005] According to the first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, which is executed by a terminal, and the terminal is within the coverage of a first cell. The method includes: starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0006] According to the second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending first indication information to a terminal, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring a discovery reference signal DRS of a second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0007] According to the third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling, and the DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell, and the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell.

[0008] According to the fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through a system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, sending a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0009] According to the fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is proposed, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a synchronization signal block SSB to a terminal; sending an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, the SSB measurement configuration being used by the terminal to measure the reference signal received power RSRP of the SSB, the SSB measurement configuration including a first threshold, the first threshold being used by the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0010] According to the sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, which is within the coverage of a first cell, and includes: a processing module for starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0011] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first cell is proposed, including: a transceiver module, used to send first indication information to a terminal, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring the discovery reference signal DRS of a second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0012] According to the eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first cell is proposed, comprising: a transceiver module, used to send a discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling, wherein the DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; and the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell.

[0013] According to the ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first cell is proposed, comprising: a transceiver module, used to send a discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through a system information block (SIB) or dedicated radio resource control (RRC) signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, the transceiver module is further used to send a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state, radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state; wherein the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0014] According to the tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first cell is proposed, comprising: a transceiver module for sending a synchronization signal block (SSB) to a terminal; the transceiver module is also used to send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, the SSB measurement configuration being used by the terminal to measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB, the SSB measurement configuration comprising a first threshold, the first threshold being used by the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0015] According to an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including:

[0016] A terminal, configured to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect;

[0017] The first cell is configured to execute the optional implementation of the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0018] According to a twelfth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including: one or more processors;

[0019] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation methods of the aforementioned first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect and fifth aspect.

[0020] According to the thirteenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the optional implementation methods of the aforementioned first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect and fifth aspect.

[0021] According to the technical solution disclosed in the present invention, the DRS of the second cell is measured according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, so that the terminal can determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to communicate with the second cell subsequently. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG2B is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG2C is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG2D is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG3A is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG3B is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG3C is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG3D is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG3E is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG4A is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG4B is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG4C is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG4D is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG4E is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG4F is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG4G is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG4H is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG5A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0042] FIG5B is a schematic structural diagram of a first cell proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0043] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0044] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method and an apparatus thereof.

[0046] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the terminal is within the coverage of a first cell. The method includes: starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0047] In the above embodiment, the DRS of the second cell is measured according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, so that the terminal can determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to communicate with the network energy-saving cell subsequently.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: receiving first indication information sent by the first cell, and starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the measurement of the DRS of the second cell.

[0049] In the above embodiment, upon receiving the first indication information of the first cell, the measurement of the DRS of the second cell is started, which can solve the problem of when the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the network energy-saving cell in the SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell, and the method further includes: receiving a system information block SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; or, receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling including the DRS measurement configuration.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes: measuring the reference signal received power RSRP of the synchronization signal block SSB sent by the first cell; determining to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the terminal measures the SSB of the first cell and reports the measurement report of the SSB to the first cell, so that the first cell instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the network energy-saving cell, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling including the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, and the DRS measurement configuration information implicitly indicating the start of measuring the DRS of the second cell; starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the first cell configures the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through dedicated RRC signaling, implicitly instructing the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell, which can solve the problem of when the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the network energy-saving cell in the SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes: measuring the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell; determining to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the terminal measures the SSB of the first cell and reports the SSB measurement report to the first cell, so that the first cell can determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, so that when the terminal receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell, it starts to measure the DRS of the second cell. This can solve the problem of when the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the network energy-saving cell in the SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it needs to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, so that the terminal can subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell includes: periodically sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, measuring the reference signal received power RSRP of the synchronization signal block SSB sent by the first cell includes: receiving the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; based on the SSB measurement configuration, measuring the RSRP of the SSB, and obtaining the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, determining to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB includes: determining that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold; wherein the first threshold is included in the SSB measurement configuration; determining to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell, and starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0061] In the above embodiment, when the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from the first cell, it starts to measure the DRS of the second cell, which can solve the problem of when the terminal starts to measure the DRS of the network energy-saving cell in the SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell; the received DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell includes: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; or, receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling including the DRS measurement configuration.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving of the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell includes: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; wherein the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: based on the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB of the first cell being less than or equal to the first threshold, starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0065] In the above embodiment, when the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal starts to measure the DRS of the second cell, which can solve the problem of when the terminal starts to measure the DRS of the network energy-saving cell in the SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario, thereby facilitating the terminal to determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to subsequently communicate with the network energy-saving cell.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes: receiving an SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; the SSB measurement configuration includes the first threshold; based on the SSB measurement configuration, measuring the RSRP of the SSB to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell; the method also includes: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; or, receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling including the DRS measurement configuration.

[0068] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; wherein, the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: the period of the DRS; the frequency domain resources of the DRS; the sequence generation related configuration of the DRS; the second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; and the measurement quantity configuration.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0071] In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending first indication information to a terminal, wherein the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring the discovery reference signal DRS of a second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes at least one of the following: sending a synchronization signal block SSB to the terminal; receiving a reference signal received power RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information; based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, determining that the first indication information needs to be sent.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes: sending a system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling to the terminal, the SIB or the dedicated RRC signaling including the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: the period of the DRS; the frequency domain resources of the DRS; the sequence generation related configuration of the DRS; the second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; and the measurement quantity configuration.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0078] In the third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling, and the DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell, and the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes at least one of the following: sending a synchronization signal block SSB to the terminal; receiving a reference signal received power RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration; based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, determining that the DRS measurement configuration needs to be sent.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: the period of the DRS; the frequency domain resources of the DRS; the sequence generation related configuration of the DRS; the second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; and the measurement quantity configuration.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0084] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal through a system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, sending a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: the period of the DRS; the frequency domain resources of the DRS; the sequence generation related configuration of the DRS; the second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; and the measurement quantity configuration.

[0086] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0087] In the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: sending a synchronization signal block SSB to the terminal; sending an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the reference signal received power RSRP of the SSB, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the method also includes: sending the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, sending the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein, the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0089] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: the period of the DRS; the frequency domain resources of the DRS; the sequence generation related configuration of the DRS; the second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; and the measurement quantity configuration.

[0090] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0091] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0092] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a first cell, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the above-mentioned first cell is used to execute the optional implementation methods of the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0093] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, including:

[0094] A terminal configured as an optional implementation of the first aspect;

[0095] The first cell is configured to execute the optional implementation of the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0096] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation method of the aforementioned first aspect.

[0097] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the optional implementation methods of the aforementioned second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect and fifth aspect.

[0098] In the eleventh 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 optional implementation methods of the aforementioned first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect and fifth aspect.

[0099] In the twelfth 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 optional implementation of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth aspects.

[0100] In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth aspects.

[0101] In a fourteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, which includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth aspects above.

[0102] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminal, first cell, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0103] The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus thereof. In some embodiments, the terms information processing method, communication method, etc. are interchangeable, the terms information processing apparatus, communication apparatus, etc. are interchangeable, and the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. are interchangeable.

[0104] 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 implementation methods 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 implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0105] 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.

[0106] 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.

[0107] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0108] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0109] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0110] 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.

[0111] 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.

[0112] 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 restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0113] 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.

[0114] In some embodiments, terms such as "time / frequency" and "time / frequency domain" refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0115] 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.

[0116] 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.

[0117] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0118] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0119] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or 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)", etc.

[0120] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "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.

[0121] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0122] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0123] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a terminal, a first cell, and a second cell. The number and configuration of devices shown in Figure 1 are for example purposes only and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. In actual applications, two or more terminals, two or more first cells, and two or more second cells may be included. The communication system 100 shown in Figure 1 includes, for example, a terminal 101, a first cell 102, and a second cell 103.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 herein may be an entity on the user side for receiving or transmitting signals, such as a mobile phone. It may also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal may be a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal, an augmented reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a wireless terminal in transportation safety, a wireless terminal in a smart city, a wireless terminal in a smart home, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal.

[0125] In some embodiments, the second cell 103 herein may be a Network Energy Saving cell (NES cell). In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is within the coverage of the first cell 102; the second cell 103 may be one or more NES cells associated with the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the association of the second cell 103 with the first cell 102 may mean that information or signals (such as SIB1) of the second cell 103 may be broadcast and configured via the first cell 102.

[0126] Exemplarily, a network energy-saving cell may refer to an SSB / SIB1-less cell. The SSB / SIB1-less cell does not send one or more of SSB (Synchronization Signal Block), SIB (System Information Block) 1, other SIB, and paging. The SSB / SIB1-less cell does not send SSB, and SIB1 can be broadcast and configured through an associated first cell (such as an anchor cell, also called an anchor cell, or a normal cell, or other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure). At the same time, the deployment of SSB / SIB1-less cells makes network deployment more flexible, because the SSB / SIB1-less cell does not change the network coverage, it only provides data services and expands the system capacity, so the SSB / SIB1-less cell can be quickly deployed, quickly used, flexibly deployed, and enabled on demand, that is, "plug and play", which improves the flexibility and timeliness of network deployment.

[0127] In some embodiments, the second cell 103 is in a neighboring relationship with the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the second cell 103 and the first cell 102 have overlapping coverage or adjacent coverage, that is, the second cell 103 and the first cell 102 are in a neighboring relationship.

[0128] In some embodiments, the second cell 103 may be a second cell with a DRS (Discovery Reference Signal).

[0129] In some embodiments, the first cell 102 may be a normal cell under a network device, and the second cell 103 may belong to the same network device as the first cell 102, or may belong to a different network device. For example, the network device associated with the first cell 102 may be referred to as a first network device, and the network device associated with the second cell 103 may be referred to as a second network device. The first network device and the second network device may be the same network device or different network devices.

[0130] In some embodiments, the network device associated with the first cell 102 (hereinafter referred to as the first network device) may be an access network device. The network device associated with the second cell 103 (hereinafter referred to as the second network device) may be an access network device. In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal device 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] 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.

[0133] 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.

[0134] 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.

[0135] 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).

[0136] It's important to note that with the increasing demand for speed, latency, high-speed mobility, and energy efficiency, coupled with the increasing diversity and complexity of future services, the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) international standards organization has begun developing 5G. The main application scenarios for 5G are: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine-type communications (mMTC). eMBB continues to focus on providing users with multimedia content, services, and data, and demand for it is growing rapidly. However, since eMBB can be deployed in diverse scenarios, such as indoors, in urban areas, and in rural areas, its capabilities and requirements vary significantly, making a generalized approach difficult and requiring detailed analysis based on specific deployment scenarios. Typical applications of URLLC include industrial automation, power automation, remote medical operations (surgery), and traffic safety. mMTC's key features include high connection density, low data volumes, latency-insensitive services, low module costs, and a long service life.

[0137] Since the energy consumption of 5G base stations is four times that of LTE base stations, network energy saving is an important means for operators to reduce the cost of operating 5G systems. In some embodiments, in order to save energy in the RRC connected state (RRC_CONNECTED) terminal, WUS (wake up signal) is introduced. An offset in front of the on duration of UE C-DRX (Connected Discontinuous Reception) defines a duration for sending a WUS signal. During this WUS duration, the WUS signal, i.e., DCI 2-6, is sent and scrambled by PS-RNTI (Power Saving RNTI) to indicate whether the terminal wakes up to monitor PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) during the next UE C-DRX onduration.

[0138] In some embodiments, a paging WUS (paging wake-up signal) is introduced to save energy in RRC_IDLE / INACTIVE terminals. This WUS, also known as the PEI (paging early indication), is sent sometime before the paging occasion (PO) to indicate whether the terminal is monitoring paging schedule information at that PO. The PEI is DCI 2-7, scrambled by the PEI-RNTI (paging early indication radio network temporary identifier).

[0139] In some embodiments, a request-based wake-up signal (On demand WUS) can be used to request SSB and / or SIB1 from a second cell (such as an SSB / SIB1-less cell). The second cell can be considered to be in a sleeping state at ordinary times and does not send SSB and / or SIB1. Therefore, the second cell can also be called a sleeping cell, or can be called other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure. If the terminal needs to obtain the SSB and / or SIB1 of the second cell, it can use WUS to wake up the sleeping cell to send SSB and / or SIB1. In some embodiments, the second cell does not have a DRS (discovery reference signal), and in some embodiments, the second cell has a DRS.

[0140] An embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method, which can start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, so that the terminal can determine whether it is necessary to request the network energy-saving cell to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement, thereby facilitating the terminal to communicate with the second cell subsequently.

[0141] FIG2A is an interactive diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100 , and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0142] Step S2101 : The first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0143] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0144] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 can be sent by a network device such as a base station (such as a first network device) to the terminal via the first cell, so that the terminal performs corresponding measurements. For example, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 is used for the terminal 101 within the coverage of the first cell to measure the DRS of the second cell 103. The first network device is a network device associated with the first cell. In some embodiments, "first cell", "first network device", "first base station", etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0145] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends an SIB to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In a possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 may obtain the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through the SIB of the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 does not provide the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through dedicated RRC signaling.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends dedicated RRC signaling to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell 102, and the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 may obtain the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102.

[0147] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the above-mentioned second cell 103 may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; measurement quantity configuration.

[0148] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103 and the above-mentioned second threshold.

[0149] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to transmit an SSB based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103 and the second threshold. In some embodiments, the second threshold may be configured per beam granularity, where the beam may be a CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal) or an SSB. Alternatively, the second threshold may be configured per beam group granularity. Exemplarily, the second threshold may be configured per CSI-RS granularity, or per CSI-RS group granularity, or per SSB index granularity, or per SSB index group granularity, or per CSI-RS and SSB index group granularity. The measurement value used for evaluation may be per beam, i.e., per CSI-RS or SSB.

[0150] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP); Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ); and Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR). The measurement quantity depends on network configuration.

[0151] Step S2102, the first cell 102 sends SSB measurement configuration.

[0152] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the SSB measurement configuration to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0153] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration can be sent by a network device such as a base station (such as a first network device) to the terminal via the first cell, so that the terminal performs corresponding measurements. For example, the SSB measurement configuration is used for the terminal 101 within the coverage of the first cell to measure the SSB sent by the first cell.

[0154] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: content information of the measurement report, information related to the measured reference signal resource, a first threshold (the above-mentioned SSB measurement result decision threshold), and association information between the reference signal resource and the measurement report, etc. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration can be used by the terminal 101 to measure the SSB sent by the first cell 102 (such as measuring the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102), so that the terminal 101 can determine whether to report the SSB measurement report of the first cell 102 to the first cell 102 based on the SSB measurement of the first cell 102, thereby facilitating whether the first cell 102 instructs the terminal 101 to start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends an SIB to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 in the RRC connected state on the first cell 102 may obtain the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through the SIB of the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 does not provide the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through dedicated RRC signaling.

[0156] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends dedicated RRC signaling to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell 102, and the dedicated RRC signaling includes the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 in the RRC connected state on the first cell 102 may obtain the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102.

[0157] In some embodiments, step S2101 and step S2102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0158] In step S2103, the terminal 101 measures the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 based on the SSB measurement configuration, and obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0159] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102, and can measure the RSRP value of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB, which is the RSRP measurement result of the SSB of the first cell 102.

[0160] Step S2104: Terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0161] In some embodiments, the first threshold is used by the terminal 101 to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0162] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 compares the RSRP measurement result of the SSB (such as the measured RSRP value of the SSB) with the first threshold. For example, the terminal can determine whether the measured RSRP value of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold. If the measured RSRP value of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, it can be considered that the RSRP measurement result of the above SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0163] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be preconfigured. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first threshold may be included in the SSB measurement configuration, that is, the first threshold may be obtained by the terminal 101 from the SSB measurement configuration of the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101 includes the first threshold, and the first threshold may be used by the terminal 101 to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may obtain the first threshold from the SSB measurement configuration, so that the terminal 101 can determine the signal quality of the SSB of the first cell based on the first threshold.

[0164] In step S2105, the terminal 101 determines to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0165] Exemplarily, if the terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of the above-mentioned SSB is less than or equal to the above-mentioned first threshold, it determines that the RSRP measurement report of the SSB needs to be reported to the first cell 102, so that the first cell 102 can determine whether to send a first indication information to the terminal 101 based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 can determine whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0166] Step S2106, the terminal 101 sends the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102.

[0167] In some embodiments, the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB is used by the first cell 102 to determine whether to send first indication information, and the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0168] In some embodiments, when the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal 101 reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102. Accordingly, the first cell 102 may receive the RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal 101. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may periodically send the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 periodically reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102, so that the first cell 102 determines whether to send first indication information to the terminal 101 based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0169] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, steps S2104 and S2105 are optional. That is, after the terminal 101 obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB of the first cell 102, the RSRP measurement report of the SSB may be sent to the first cell 102. Alternatively, after the terminal 101 obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB and determines that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is sent to the first cell 102.

[0170] Step S2107: The first cell 102 sends first indication information.

[0171] In some embodiments, the first indication information may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101 . Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the first indication information sent by the first cell 102 .

[0172] In some embodiments, the first cell 102 determines whether to send the first indication information based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB. If the first cell 102 determines that the first indication information needs to be sent based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, the first cell 102 sends the first indication information.

[0173] Exemplarily, the first cell 102 may determine whether the terminal 101 needs to send the first indication information based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB reported by the terminal 101. For example, the first cell 102 determines that the RSRP of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB reported by the terminal 101, and may determine that the terminal 101 needs to send the first indication information to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 determines that it needs to send the first indication information to the terminal 101 based on network implementation to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0174] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first indication information may be sent by a network device such as a base station (e.g., a first network device) to a terminal via the first cell, so that the terminal performs corresponding measurements. For example, the first indication information may instruct a terminal within the coverage area of ​​the first cell to measure the second cell.

[0175] In some embodiments, the first indication information may be RRC signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) CE (Control Element), or DCI (Downlink Control Information). For example, the first cell 102 may instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103 via RRC signaling / MAC CE / DCI. Regarding the specific bearer signaling of the first indication information, the above examples are merely examples, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0176] In step S2108 , the terminal 101 receives the first indication information sent by the first cell 102 , and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0177] Exemplarily, when the terminal 101 receives the first indication information sent by the first cell 102, it may start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, when the terminal 101 receives the first indication information sent by the first cell 102, it may start measuring at least one of the RSRP, RSRQ and SINR of the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. For example, the DRS of the second cell 103 may be measured accordingly based on the measurement amount in the DRS measurement configuration.

[0178] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103, and obtains a DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send an SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103.

[0179] In some embodiments, a possible implementation manner in which the terminal 101 determines whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 may include: the terminal 101 determines that the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 (such as the RSRP value and / or RSRQ value and / or SINR value of the DRS of the second cell 103) is greater than or equal to the corresponding second threshold, and the terminal 101 sends first information to the second cell 103 to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1. In some embodiments, the first information herein may be a wake-up signal (WUS), or may also be included in the wake-up signal.

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 determines whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. Possible implementation methods may include: the terminal 101 determines that the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 (such as the RSRP value and / or RSRQ value and / or SINR value of the DRS of the second cell 103) is greater than or equal to the corresponding second threshold, and the RSRP measurement result of the SSB of the first cell 102 is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the terminal 101 sends first information to the second cell 103 to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1.

[0181] In some embodiments, a possible implementation manner in which the terminal 101 determines whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 may include: the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103, and may report the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102; or, the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103, determines that the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 is greater than or equal to the corresponding second threshold, and may report the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 periodically reports the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102. The DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 is used by the first cell 102 to determine whether to send second indication information, and the second indication information is used to instruct the terminal 101 to send first information, and the first information is used to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1. Exemplarily, the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 can be used by the first cell 102 to determine whether it is necessary to trigger the terminal 101 to send the first information. The terminal 101 receives the second indication information and sends the first information to the second cell 103 to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first cell 102 may determine whether to send the second indication information based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB of the first cell 102 and / or the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 determines, based on network implementation, to send the second indication information to the terminal 101 according to the RSRP measurement report of the SSB of the first cell 102 and / or the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103. The terminal 101 receives the second indication information and sends the first information to the second cell 103 to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1.

[0183] It is worth noting that the terminal 101 can request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 through the first information. In some embodiments, the first information used to request the second cell 103 to send SSB may be the same as or different from the first information used to request the second cell 103 to send SIB1. Exemplarily, the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SSB through a first WUS, and the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SIB1 through a second WUS, wherein the first WUS and the second WUS may be the same as or different. Exemplarily, the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SSB through a WUS, and the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SIB1 through other information; or, the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SSB through other information, and the terminal may request the second cell 103 to send SIB1 through a WUS, and the other information may not be a WUS, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may obtain the configuration information of the second cell 103 through the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102. The terminal 101 may obtain the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 103 through the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may send the first information to the second cell 103 based on the configuration information of the second cell 103 and / or the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 103.

[0185] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the second cell 103 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: an identifier and / or frequency of the second cell; configuration information related to a random access channel (RACH) of the second cell 103; configuration information of first information associated with the second cell 103; and information in SIB1 of the second cell 103. Optionally, the DRS measurement configuration may be included in the configuration information of the second cell 103, that is, the configuration information of the second cell 103 may also include the DRS measurement configuration.

[0186] In some embodiments, the configuration information of the first information may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a preamble index or sequence reserved for the first information; configuration information of a random access occasion (RACH Occasion, RO) resource, the RO resource being used to transmit the first information; the initial transmit power of the first information, or a parameter for calculating the initial transmit power. Optionally, the configuration information of the first information may also include at least one of the following: timer configuration; a power ramp-up step for the first information; and a maximum number of transmissions of the first information. The timer is used by the terminal 101 to determine whether it is necessary to resend the first information to the second cell 103. The timer is used to indicate the duration for which the terminal 101 monitors the SSB and / or SIB transmitted by the second cell 103. Exemplarily, after the terminal 101 determines that the first information has been transmitted, it starts the timer. If it monitors the SSB and / or SIB transmitted by the second cell 103 during the timer's operation, it stops the timer, and it is considered that it is not necessary to resend the first information to the second cell 103. If the SSB and / or SIB transmitted by the second cell 103 is not monitored during the timer, and the timer times out, it can be considered that the first information needs to be resent to the second cell 103. The power ramp-up step size can be increased based on the transmit power of the first information to obtain the transmit power of the first information to be resent, and the first information is resent to the second cell 103 using the transmit power. The initial transmit power of the first information refers to the transmit power used when the terminal first transmits the first information to the second cell 103 when determining that it needs to request the second cell 103 to transmit the SSB and / or SIB. In some embodiments, the terms "monitor," "detect," "receive," and "discover" are interchangeable.

[0187] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first cell 102 may be associated with one or more second cells, and the configuration information of the first information associated with the one or more second cells may be the same or different. For example, the one or more second cells may be associated with different configuration information of the first information, and for example, the one or more second cells may be associated with the same configuration information of the first information. For example, the first cell 102 may be associated with one or more second cells, and the terminal 101 may send the first information to at least some of the one or more second cells 103 associated with the first cell 102. For example, the first cell 102 may be associated with one or more second cells, and the terminal 101 may send the first information to at least some of the one or more second cells 103 associated with the first cell 102. Sending the first information to at least some of the one or more second cells 103 associated with the first cell 102 may mean sending the first information to one or more of the one or more second cells 103 associated with the first cell 102, or sending the first information to all of the second cells 103 associated with the first cell 102. When there is more than one second cell 103, the first information is sent using the configuration information of the first information of the more than one second cells 103. For example, the second cell 1, the second cell 2, and the second cell 3 are each a network energy-saving cell associated with the first cell 102. The terminal may use the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 1 to send the first information to the second cell 1, use the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 2 to send the first information to the second cell 2, and use the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 3 to send the first information to the second cell 3. The configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell 1, the second cell 2, and the second cell 3 may be the same or different. In which, taking the case where the configuration information of the first information associated with at least part of the second cell is the same as an example, the terminal 101 may send the first information to the at least part of the second cell based on the configuration information of the at least part of the second cell and / or the configuration information of the same first information associated with the at least part of the second cell. For example, taking the case where the first cell 102 is associated with the second cell a and the second cell b, the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell a and the second cell b may be the same, and the terminal 101 may send the first information to the second cell a and the second cell b respectively based on the configuration information of the second cell a and the second cell b and / or the configuration information of the same first information associated with the second cell a and the second cell b.

[0188] Taking the configuration information of at least part of the second cell being associated with different first information as an example, the terminal 101 can send the first information to the at least part of the second cell based on the configuration information of the at least part of the second cell and / or the configuration information of the first information associated with the at least part of the second cell. For example, the first cell 102 is associated with the second cell a and the second cell b, and the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell a is different from the configuration information of the first information associated with the second cell b. For example, the first information associated with the second cell a is called first information 1, and the first information associated with the second cell b is 2. The terminal 101 can send the first information 1 to the second cell a based on the configuration information of the second cell a and / or the configuration information of the first information 1 associated with the second cell a, and send the first information 2 to the second cell b based on the configuration information of the second cell b and / or the configuration information of the first information 2 associated with the second cell b.

[0189] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first cell 102 can be associated with one or more second cells 103, and the terminal can determine based on terminal implementation whether to send the first information to a second cell associated with the first cell 102, or to send the first information to multiple second cells associated with the first cell 102, or to send the first information to all second cells associated with the first cell 102.

[0190] In some embodiments, a possible implementation manner in which the terminal 101 determines whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 may include: the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103, and may report the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102; or, the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103, determines that the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103 is greater than or equal to the corresponding second threshold, and may report the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 periodically reports the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 to the first cell 102. The DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 is used by the first cell 102 to determine whether to send second information, and the second information is used to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1. Exemplarily, the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 can be used by the first cell 102 to determine whether to trigger the second cell 103 to wake up and send SSB and / or SIB1. The first cell 102 receives the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103 reported by the terminal, and determines to send second information to the second cell 103 based on network implementation to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1. In some embodiments, the SSB and / or SIB1 sent by the second cell 103 can be sent to the terminal by the second network device via the second cell. The second network device is a network device associated with the second cell 103. In some embodiments, "second cell", "second network device", "second base station", etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0191] In some embodiments, the first cell 102 may determine whether to send the second information based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB of the first cell 102 and / or the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 determines based on network implementation to send the second information to the second cell 103 according to the RSRP measurement report of the SSB of the first cell 102 and / or the DRS measurement report of the second cell 103. The second cell 103 receives the second information and sends the SSB and / or SIB1 to the terminal 101.

[0192] In some embodiments, the second information may be Xn signaling between base stations, or the second information may be included in the Xn signaling. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 may wake up the second cell 103 through Xn signaling between base stations.

[0193] In some embodiments, the second information may be a handover request (HO request). Exemplarily, the first cell 102 may wake up the second cell 103 through the HO request. In one possible implementation, the HO request may implicitly wake up the second cell 103, and the second cell 103 wakes up and sends SSB and / or SIB1 upon receiving the HO request. In another possible implementation, the HO request may explicitly wake up the second cell 103, define a new indication bit in the HO request, and use the indication bit to explicitly wake up the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1. Optionally, the second information may also be other Xn signaling, which is not specifically limited in the present disclosure.

[0194] In some embodiments, the SSB sent by the second cell 103 is used for the terminal 101 to achieve synchronization in the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the second cell 103 sends the SSB to the terminal 101 to facilitate the terminal 101 to perform cell search and identification.

[0195] In some embodiments, SIB1 may carry information related to whether terminal 101 is allowed to access the cell (such as parameters for terminal 101 to access the cell), or it may also carry scheduling information of other SIB types (such as one or more of but not limited to SIB5, SIB6, SIB7, etc.). The SIB1 may also provide radio resource configuration information shared by all terminals and prohibition information required for unified access control, or it may also carry other information. This disclosure does not limit this and will not elaborate on it.

[0196] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the DRS of the second cell 103 may be a synchronization signal block or other reference signal of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, for the second cell 103 with a synchronization signal block, the terminal 101 may request the second cell to send SIB1, and the synchronization signal block of the second cell 103 may be used as the DRS of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell to send SIB1 based on the measured synchronization signal block of the second cell 103. For example, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to send first information to the second cell to request the second cell to send SIB1 based on the measured synchronization signal block of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, other reference signals may be used as DRSs. The terminal may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell to send SSB based on the measured other reference signals of the second cell 103. For example, the terminal may determine whether it is necessary to send first information to the second cell to request the second cell to send SSB based on the measured other reference signals of the second cell 103.

[0197] 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.

[0198] In some embodiments, terms such as "uplink", "uplink", "physical uplink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "downlink", "downlink", "physical downlink" can be interchangeable with each other, and terms such as "side", "sidelink", "side communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", "direct link communication" can be interchangeable with each other.

[0199] 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.

[0200] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0201] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0202] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0203] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2108. For example, step S2101+step S2102+step S2103+step S2104+step S2106+step S2107+step S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101+step S2102+step S2103+step S2104+step S2105+step S2106+step S2107+step S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101+step S2102+step S2103+step S2106+step S2107+step S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2101+step S2102+step S2103+step S2105+step S2106+step S2107+step S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this.

[0204] In some embodiments, step S2104 and step S2105 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0205] In some embodiments, step S2105 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0206] In some embodiments, step S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0207] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0208] Figure 2B is an interactive diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0209] Step S2201, the first cell 102 sends SSB measurement configuration.

[0210] The optional implementation of step S2201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0211] In step S2202, the terminal 101 measures the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 based on the SSB measurement configuration, and obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0212] The optional implementation of step S2202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0213] Step S2203: Terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0214] The optional implementation of step S2203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0215] In step S2204, the terminal 101 determines to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0216] Exemplarily, if the terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of the above-mentioned SSB is less than or equal to the above-mentioned first threshold, it determines that the RSRP measurement report of the SSB needs to be reported to the first cell 102, so that the first cell 102 can determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101 based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, so as to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 can determine whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0217] In step S2205 , the terminal 101 sends the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102 .

[0218] In some embodiments, the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB is used by the first cell 102 to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101 to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0219] In some embodiments, when the RSRP measurement result of the above-mentioned SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, the terminal 101 reports the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB to the first cell 102. Accordingly, the first cell 102 can receive the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB sent by the terminal 101. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can periodically send the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 periodically reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102, so that the first cell 102 can determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101 based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, so as to instruct the terminal 101 to measure (or start measuring) the DRS of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103, which can be considered as starting to measure the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0220] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, steps S2103 and S2104 are optional. That is, after the terminal 101 obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB of the first cell 102, the RSRP measurement report of the SSB may be sent to the first cell 102. Alternatively, after the terminal 101 obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB and determines that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is sent to the first cell 102.

[0221] Step S2206 , the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0222] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0223] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 is sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends dedicated RRC signaling to the terminal 101. Correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell 102, and the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In a possible implementation, for the terminal 101 in the RRC connected state on the first cell 102, the first cell 102 configures the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101 through dedicated RRC signaling, so as to instruct the terminal 101 to start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 and the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103.

[0224] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the above-mentioned second cell 103 may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; measurement quantity configuration.

[0225] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103 and the second threshold. Optional implementations may refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 of FIG. 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0226] In step S2207 , the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 , and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0227] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling, and starts to measure the DRS of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 measures at least one of the DRSRSRP, RSRQ and SINR of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 obtained by the dedicated RRC signaling. For example, the DRS of the second cell 103 can be measured accordingly based on the measurement quantity in the DRS measurement configuration.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103, and obtains a DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine whether to request the second cell 103 to send an SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. For optional implementations, please refer to the optional implementation of step S2108 of Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0229] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2207. For example, steps S2201, S2202, S2205, S2206, and S2207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2201, S2202, S2203, S2205, S2206, and S2207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S2201, S2202, S2204, S2205, S2206, and S2207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S2201, S2202, S2203, S2204, S2205, S2206, and S2207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0230] In some embodiments, step S2203 and step S2204 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0231] In some embodiments, step S2203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0232] In some embodiments, step S2204 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0233] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2B .

[0234] Figure 2C is an interactive diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2C, the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0235] Step S2301 : The first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0236] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0237] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends an SIB to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In a possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 may obtain the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through the SIB of the first cell 102.

[0238] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends dedicated RRC signaling to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell 102, and the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 may obtain the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102.

[0239] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE (radio resource control idle) state, RRC_INACTIVE (radio resource control inactive) state, and the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 can be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state, the first cell 102 sends the SIB to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. In a possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state, and the terminal 101 can obtain the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 through the SIB of the first cell 102.

[0240] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the above-mentioned second cell 103 may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result judgment threshold; measurement quantity configuration.

[0241] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may determine whether it is necessary to request the second cell 103 to send the SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103 and the second threshold. Optional implementations may refer to the optional implementations of step S2101 of FIG. 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0242] In step S2302 , the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0243] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 from the SIB / dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 from the SIB of the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103. The terminal 101 measures the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 obtained from the SIB. Terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102. Terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 from the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102. Terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103. Terminal 101 measures the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 obtained from the dedicated RRC signaling.

[0244] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in the RRC_IDLE / RRC_INACTIVE state on the first cell 102, the terminal 101 obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 from the SIB of the first cell 102, the terminal 101 starts to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, and the terminal 101 measures the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 obtained from the SIB of the first cell 102.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103, and obtains a DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine whether to request the second cell 103 to send an SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. For optional implementations, please refer to the optional implementation of step S2108 of Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0246] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2301 to S2302.

[0247] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2C .

[0248] Figure 2D is an interactive diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2D, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100, and the method includes but is not limited to the following steps.

[0249] Step S2401 , the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0250] The optional implementation of step S2401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2301 in Figure 2C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2C, which will not be repeated here.

[0251] Step S2402, the first cell 102 sends SSB measurement configuration.

[0252] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the SSB measurement configuration to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0253] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: content information of the measurement report, information related to the measured reference signal resource, a first threshold (SSB measurement result decision threshold), and association information between the reference signal resource and the measurement report. In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the SSB sent by the first cell 102 (such as measuring the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102), so that the terminal 101 can determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 based on the SSB measurement of the first cell 102.

[0254] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends an SIB to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 in the RRC connected state on the first cell 102 may obtain the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through the SIB of the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 does not provide the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through dedicated RRC signaling.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through dedicated RRC signaling. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in an RRC connected state on the first cell 102, and the first cell 102 sends dedicated RRC signaling to the terminal 101. Accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell 102, and the dedicated RRC signaling includes the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration. In one possible implementation, the terminal 101 in the RRC connected state on the first cell 102 may obtain the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell 102.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE (radio resource control idle) state, RRC_INACTIVE (radio resource control inactive) state, and the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal by the first cell 102 through the SIB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state, the first cell 102 sends the SIB to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the SIB sent by the first cell 102, and the SIB includes the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration. In a possible implementation, the terminal 101 is in any of the following states on the first cell 102: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state, and the terminal 101 may obtain the above-mentioned SSB measurement configuration through the SIB of the first cell 102.

[0257] In some embodiments, step S2401 and step S2402 may be executed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0258] In step S2403, the terminal 101 measures the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 based on the SSB measurement configuration, and obtains the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0259] The optional implementation of step S2403 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0260] Step S2404: Terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first threshold is used by the terminal 101 to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0262] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 compares the RSRP measurement result of the SSB (such as the measured RSRP value of the SSB) with the first threshold. For example, the terminal can determine whether the measured RSRP value of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold. If the measured RSRP value of the SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, it can be considered that the RSRP measurement result of the above SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0263] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be preconfigured. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first threshold may be included in the SSB measurement configuration, that is, the first threshold may be obtained by the terminal 101 from the SSB measurement configuration of the first cell 102. Exemplarily, the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101 includes the first threshold, and the first threshold may be used by the terminal 101 to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 may obtain the first threshold from the SSB measurement configuration, so that the terminal 101 can determine the signal quality of the SSB of the first cell based on the first threshold.

[0264] In step S2405 , the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0265] Exemplarily, the terminal 101 measures the RSRP of the SSB of the first cell 102, and the terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103. Exemplarily, the terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, and can start measuring at least one of the RSRP, RSRQ and SINR of the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103. For example, the DRS of the second cell 103 can be measured accordingly based on the measurement amount in the DRS measurement configuration.

[0266] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103, and obtains a DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may determine whether to request the second cell 103 to send an SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement result of the second cell 103. For optional implementations, please refer to the optional implementation of step S2108 of Figure 2A and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0267] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2401 to S2405.

[0268] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2D .

[0269] FIG3A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by terminal 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0270] Step S3101: Receive the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102.

[0271] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0272] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0273] Step S3102, receive the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0274] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the SSB measurement configuration to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0275] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0276] Step S3103: Based on the SSB measurement configuration, measure the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0277] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0278] Step S3104: Determine whether the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0279] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0280] Step S3105: Determine the RSRP measurement report to be reported for SSB.

[0281] The optional implementation of step S3105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2105 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0282] Step S3106: Send the RSRP measurement report of SSB to the first cell 102.

[0283] The optional implementation of step S3106 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2106 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0284] Step S3107: Receive the first indication information sent by the first cell 102.

[0285] The optional implementation of step S3107 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2107 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0286] Step S3108 : Receive the first indication information sent by the first cell 102 , and start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0287] The optional implementation of step S3108 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2108 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0288] The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3108. For example, step S3101+step S3102+step S3103+step S3104+step S3106+step S3107+step S3108 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S3101+step S3102+step S3103+step S3104+step S3105+step S3106+step S3107+step S3108 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S3101+step S3102+step S3103+step S3106+step S3107+step S3108 can be implemented as independent embodiments, step S3101+step S3102+step S3103+step S3105+step S3106+step S3107+step S3108 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited to this.

[0289] In some embodiments, step S3104 and step S3105 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0290] In some embodiments, step S3105 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0291] In some embodiments, step S3104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0292] FIG3B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by terminal 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0293] Step S3201, receive the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0294] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0295] Step S3202: Based on the SSB measurement configuration, measure the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0296] The optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2202 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0297] Step S3203: Terminal 101 determines that the RSRP measurement result of SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0298] The optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2203 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In step S3204, the terminal 101 determines to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0300] The optional implementation of step S3204 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2204 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0301] Step S3205, the terminal 101 sends the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell 102.

[0302] The optional implementation of step S3205 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2205 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0303] Step S3206 , receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102 .

[0304] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102.

[0305] The optional implementation of step S3206 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2206 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0306] Step S3207 : Receive the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 , and start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0307] The optional implementation of step S3207 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2207 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0308] The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3207. For example, steps S3201, S3202, S3205, S3206, and S3207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S3201, S3202, S3203, S3205, S3206, and S3207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S3201, S3202, S3204, S3205, S3206, and S3207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, and steps S3201, S3202, S3203, S3204, S3205, S3206, and S3207 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0309] In some embodiments, step S3203 and step S3204 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0310] In some embodiments, step S3203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0311] In some embodiments, step S3204 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0312] FIG3C is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by terminal 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0313] Step S3301: Receive the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102.

[0314] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and accordingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102. In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 may be used by the terminal 101 to measure the DRS of the second cell 103, so that the terminal 101 determines whether to request the second cell 103 to send SSB and / or SIB1 based on the DRS measurement of the second cell 103.

[0315] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2301 in Figure 2C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2C, which will not be repeated here.

[0316] Step S3302 : Start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0317] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2302 in Figure 2C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2C, which will not be repeated here.

[0318] FIG3D is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by terminal 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0319] Step S3401: Receive the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102.

[0320] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 is sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 sent by the first cell 102.

[0321] The optional implementation of step S3401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2401 in Figure 2D and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0322] Step S3402, receive the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0323] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration is sent by the first cell 102 to the terminal 101. Exemplarily, the first cell 102 sends the SSB measurement configuration to the terminal 101, and correspondingly, the terminal 101 receives the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell 102.

[0324] The optional implementation of step S3402 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2402 in Figure 2D and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0325] Step S3403: Based on the SSB measurement configuration, measure the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell 102 to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0326] The optional implementation of step S3403 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2403 in Figure 2D and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0327] Step S3404: Determine whether the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold.

[0328] The optional implementation of step S3404 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2404 in Figure 2D and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0329] Step S3405 : Start measuring the DRS of the second cell 103 according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 .

[0330] The optional implementation of step S3405 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2405 in Figure 2D and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0331] FIG3E is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3E , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by terminal 101 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0332] Step S3501: Start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0333] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 starts measuring the DRS of the second cell in a first case according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell. The first case includes any one of the following: receiving first indication information sent by the first cell, the first indication information is used to indicate the measurement of the DRS of the second cell; the terminal in an RRC connected state on the first cell receives dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; obtaining the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from the SIB of the first cell or the dedicated RRC signaling; determining that the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB of the first cell is less than or equal to the first threshold.

[0334] In some embodiments, the possible implementation methods of starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell include: receiving first indication information sent by the first cell, and starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the measurement of the DRS of the second cell.

[0335] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on a first cell, and the terminal receives a system information block (SIB) sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes a DRS measurement configuration. In some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell, and the terminal receives dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, where the dedicated RRC signaling includes a DRS measurement configuration.

[0336] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the reference signal received power RSRP of the synchronization signal block SSB sent by the first cell; based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB, determines to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB; and sends the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information.

[0337] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; the possible implementation methods of starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell include: receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; wherein the DRS measurement configuration information implicitly indicates to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; and starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0338] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell; the terminal determines to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; the terminal sends the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration.

[0339] In some embodiments, the possible implementation of sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell includes: periodically sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell.

[0340] In some embodiments, possible implementation methods of measuring the reference signal received power RSRP of the synchronization signal block SSB sent by the first cell include: receiving the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; based on the SSB measurement configuration, measuring the RSRP of the SSB, and obtaining the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0341] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned possible implementation methods of determining the RSRP measurement report to be reported for the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB include: determining that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold; wherein the first threshold is included in the SSB measurement configuration; and determining the RSRP measurement report to be reported for the SSB.

[0342] In some embodiments, the possible implementation methods of starting to measure the DRS of the second cell based on the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell include: receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell; and starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0343] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell; possible implementation methods of the above-mentioned receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell include: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

[0344] In some embodiments, possible implementation methods of the above-mentioned receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell include: receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; wherein, the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0345] In some embodiments, the possible implementation methods of starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell include: based on the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB of the first cell being less than or equal to the first threshold, starting to measure the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0346] In some embodiments, the terminal receives an SSB measurement configuration sent by a first cell; the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold; the terminal measures the RSRP of the SSB based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain an RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0347] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state on a first cell; the terminal receives a SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including a DRS measurement configuration. In some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state on the first cell; the terminal receives dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling including a DRS measurement configuration.

[0348] In some embodiments, the terminal receives an SIB sent by a first cell, where the SIB includes a DRS measurement configuration; wherein the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: an RRC connected state, an RRC_IDLE state, or an RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0349] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration of the above-mentioned second cell includes at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, the second threshold is the DRS measurement result decision threshold; and measurement quantity configuration.

[0350] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power RSRP; reference signal received quality RSRQ; signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.

[0351] For the implementation of the terminal-side method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant description of the terminal-side steps in Figures 2A to 2D above, which will not be repeated here.

[0352] Figure 4A is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by a first cell and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0353] Step S4101: Send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101.

[0354] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0355] Step S4102, sending SSB measurement configuration to terminal 101.

[0356] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0357] In some embodiments, step S4101 and step S4102 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0358] Step S4103: Receive the RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal 101.

[0359] In some embodiments, the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB is sent by the terminal 101 to the first cell 102.

[0360] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2106 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0361] Step S4104: Send first indication information to terminal 101.

[0362] The optional implementation of step S4104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2107 in Figure 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2A, which will not be repeated here.

[0363] Figure 4B is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the first cell and can include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0364] Step S4201, send SSB measurement configuration to terminal 101.

[0365] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2201 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0366] Step S4202: Receive the RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal 101.

[0367] In some embodiments, the RSRP measurement report of the above-mentioned SSB is sent by the terminal 101 to the first cell 102.

[0368] The optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2205 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0369] Step S4203 , sending the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101 .

[0370] The optional implementation of step S4203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2206 in Figure 2B and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2B, which will not be repeated here.

[0371] FIG4C is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which may be executed by the first cell 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0372] Step S4301: Send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101.

[0373] The optional implementation of step S4301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2301 in Figure 2C and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2C, which will not be repeated here.

[0374] FIG4D is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which may be executed by the first cell 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0375] Step S4401: Send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell 103 to the terminal 101.

[0376] The optional implementation of step S4401 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2401 in Figure 2D and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0377] Step S4402, sending SSB measurement configuration to terminal 101.

[0378] In some embodiments, step S4401 and step S4402 may be executed in an interchanged order or simultaneously.

[0379] The optional implementation of step S4402 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2402 in Figure 2D and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2D, which will not be repeated here.

[0380] FIG4E is a flow chart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which may be executed by the first cell 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0381] Step S4501: Send first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring a discovery reference signal DRS of a second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0382] In some embodiments, the first cell may further send a synchronization signal block (SSB) to the terminal. In some embodiments, the first cell may further receive a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information; and based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, it is determined that the first indication information needs to be sent.

[0383] In some embodiments, the first cell may also send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0384] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0385] In some embodiments, the first cell may also send a system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling to the terminal, where the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling includes a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0386] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and measurement quantity configuration.

[0387] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0388] For the implementation of the first cell side method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant description of the first cell side step in Figure 2A above, which will not be repeated here.

[0389] FIG4F is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4F , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which may be executed by the first cell 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0390] Step S4601: Send the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through dedicated RRC signaling. The DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell. The second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell.

[0391] In some embodiments, the first cell may also send a synchronization signal block (SSB) to the terminal. In some embodiments, the first cell may also receive a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send a DRS measurement configuration. In some embodiments, the first cell may also determine the need to send a DRS measurement configuration based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0392] In some embodiments, the first cell may also send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0393] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0394] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and measurement quantity configuration.

[0395] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0396] For the implementation of the first cell side method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant description of the first cell side step in Figure 2B above, which will not be repeated here.

[0397] FIG4G is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4G , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which may be executed by the first cell 102 and may include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0398] Step S4701: Sending a discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement configuration of a second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell or dedicated radio resource control (RRC) signaling, where the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or sending a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, where the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, or radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0399] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0400] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: a DRS period; a DRS frequency domain resource; a DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and a measurement quantity configuration.

[0401] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0402] For the implementation of the first cell side method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant description of the first cell side step in Figure 2C above, which will not be repeated here.

[0403] Figure 4H is a flow chart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4H, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which can be executed by the first cell 102 and can include but is not limited to the following steps.

[0404] Step S4801, sending a synchronization signal block SSB to the terminal.

[0405] Step S4802: Send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal. The SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the reference signal received power RSRP of the SSB. The SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold. The first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0406] In some embodiments, the first cell may further send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the system information block SIB of the first cell or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell. In some embodiments, the first cell may further send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, and radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0407] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: a DRS period; a DRS frequency domain resource; a DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and a measurement quantity configuration.

[0408] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0409] For the implementation of the first cell side method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to the relevant description of the first cell side step in Figure 2D above, which will not be repeated here.

[0410] An embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes an information processing method, which can be applied to the communication system 100. The method includes but is not limited to the following steps: the first cell sends a first indication message to the terminal, and the first indication message is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring the discovery reference signal DRS of the second cell; the terminal receives the first indication message sent by the first cell, and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0411] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose an information processing method, which can be applied to the communication system 100. The method includes but is not limited to the following steps: the first cell sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through dedicated RRC signaling, and the DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell. The terminal receives the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell. The second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell.

[0412] The embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes an information processing method, which can be applied to the communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps: the first cell sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell or dedicated RRC signaling, and the terminal is in the RRC connection state on the first cell; or, the first cell sends the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connection state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; the terminal receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell through the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling, and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell. The DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0413] The embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes an information processing method, which can be applied to the communication system 100, and the above method includes but is not limited to the following steps: the first cell sends an SSB to the terminal; the first cell sends an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the reference signal received power RSRP of the SSB, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB. The terminal starts measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB of the first cell being less than or equal to the first threshold. The second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

[0414] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the terminal side, the first cell side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0415] An embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an information processing method to solve the problem of when the terminal starts measuring DRS for a second cell (such as an SSB / SIB1-less cell) with DRS when the terminal is within the coverage of the first cell in an SSB / SIB1-less cell scenario.

[0416] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the SSB of the first cell, reports the measurement report of the SSB to the first cell, and the first cell instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell.

[0417] In one possible implementation, the terminal is in an RRC connected state, the terminal measures the SSB of the first cell, obtains the RSRP of the measured SSB, and reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell. Exemplarily, the terminal determines that the RSRP value of the measured SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold, and the terminal reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell. The first threshold may be obtained by the terminal from the SSB measurement configuration of the first cell. Exemplarily, the terminal periodically reports the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell.

[0418] In one possible implementation, the first cell instructs the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell through first indication information based on the SSB measurement report reported by the terminal. Exemplarily, the first indication information may be dedicated RRC signaling / MAC CE / DCI, or the first indication information may be included in dedicated RRC signaling / MAC CE / DCI. Exemplarily, the first cell instructs the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell through dedicated RRC signaling / MAC CE / DCI, and the terminal receives the first indication information and starts measuring the DRS of the second cell. The terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell through the dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell. In another possible implementation, the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell through the SIB of the first cell, and the first cell does not provide the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell through dedicated RRC signaling. The measurement configuration of the DRS of the second cell, for example, includes: DRS period, frequency domain resources, sequence generation related configuration, etc., and may also include a second threshold, measurement quantity configuration, etc. The terminal measures the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration.

[0419] In one possible implementation, the first cell configures the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through dedicated RRC signaling. The DRS measurement configuration of the second cell implicitly instructs the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell. After the terminal receives the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the second cell. The terminal measures the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained through the dedicated RRC signaling.

[0420] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from the SIB / dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the second cell.

[0421] In one possible implementation, the terminal is in an RRC connected state, the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from the SIB of the first cell, the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the second cell, and the terminal measures the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained from the SIB. The terminal is in an RRC connected state, the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell, the terminal starts measuring the DRS of the second cell, and the terminal measures the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained from the dedicated RRC signaling.

[0422] In one possible implementation, the terminal is in the RRC_idle / inactive state, the terminal obtains the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell from the SIB of the first cell, the terminal starts to measure the DRS of the second cell, and the terminal measures the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained from the SIB of the first cell.

[0423] In some embodiments, the terminal measures the SSB of the first cell, and the terminal determines that the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB is less than or equal to the first threshold, and the terminal starts to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0424] In one possible implementation, the terminal is in an RRC connected state, measures the SSB of a first cell, obtains a measured RSRP, determines that the measured RSPR is less than or equal to a first threshold, and starts measuring the DRS configuration of a second cell. The terminal measures the DRS of the second cell based on the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained from the SIB / dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell.

[0425] In one possible implementation, the terminal is in an RRC_idle / inactive state, measures the SSB of a first cell, obtains a measured RSRP, determines that the measured RSPR is less than or equal to a first threshold, and starts measuring the DRS configuration of a second cell. The terminal measures the DRS of the second cell based on the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell obtained from the SIB of the first cell.

[0426] The present disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, a device is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is provided that includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by a first cell in any of the above methods.

[0427] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0428] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with information 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.

[0429] Figure 5A is a structural diagram of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal is within the coverage of the first cell. As shown in Figure 5A, the terminal 5100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 5101, a processing module 5102, etc. In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is used to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2106, step S2205, but not limited to this) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105, step S2108, step S2202, step S2203, step S2204, step S2207, step S2302, step S2403, step S2404, step S2405, but not limited to these), which are not repeated here.

[0430] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is specifically used to: receive first indication information sent by the first cell, and start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the measurement of the DRS of the second cell.

[0431] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell, and the transceiver module 5101 is used to: receive the system information block SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, receive the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

[0432] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is further configured to: measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of a synchronization signal block (SSB) sent by the first cell; and determine, based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB, to report an RSRP measurement report for the SSB. The transceiver module 5101 is further configured to send the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information.

[0433] In some embodiments, the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; the processing module 5102 is specifically used to: receive dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, and the DRS measurement configuration information implicitly indicates the start of measuring the DRS of the second cell; according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell, start measuring the DRS of the second cell.

[0434] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is further configured to: measure the RSRP of the SSB transmitted by the first cell; and determine, based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB, to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB. The transceiver module 5101 is further configured to send the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; wherein the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send a DRS measurement configuration.

[0435] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is specifically used to periodically send the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell.

[0436] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is further used to receive the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; the processing module 5102 measures the RSRP of the SSB based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0437] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is specifically used to: determine that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold; wherein the first threshold is included in the SSB measurement configuration; and determine to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

[0438] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is specifically used to: receive the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell, and start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0439] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell; the transceiver module 5101 is specifically used to: receive the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, receive the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

[0440] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is specifically used to: receive the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; wherein, the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0441] In some embodiments, the processing module 5102 is specifically used to: based on the RSRP measurement result of the measured SSB of the first cell being less than or equal to the first threshold, start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

[0442] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is further used to receive the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold; the processing module 5102 measures the RSRP of the SSB based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0443] In some embodiments, the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell; the transceiver module 5101 is also used to: receive the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, receive the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

[0444] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5101 is further used to: receive the SIB sent by the first cell, the SIB including the DRS measurement configuration; wherein the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state.

[0445] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: a DRS period; a DRS frequency domain resource; a DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and a measurement quantity configuration.

[0446] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0447] Figure 5B is a structural diagram of the first cell proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the first cell 5200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 5201, a processing module 5202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is used to send a first indication message to the terminal, and the first indication message is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring the discovery reference signal DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2107, but not limited to this) performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0448] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is further configured to send a synchronization signal block (SSB) to the terminal. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is further configured to receive a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information; and based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, determining that the first indication information needs to be sent.

[0449] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is further used to send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0450] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0451] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is also used to: send a system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling to the terminal, the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0452] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and measurement quantity configuration.

[0453] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0454] The embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a first cell, which may include: at least one of a transceiver module, a processing module, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling, and the DRS measurement configuration implicitly instructs the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC connection state on the first cell. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2201, step S2206, but not limited to this) performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0455] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is also used to send a synchronization signal block SSB to the terminal; in some embodiments, the transceiver module is also used to receive a reference signal received power RSRP measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send a DRS measurement configuration; based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, it is determined that the DRS measurement configuration needs to be sent.

[0456] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is further used to send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

[0457] In some embodiments, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

[0458] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: DRS period; DRS frequency domain resources; DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and measurement quantity configuration.

[0459] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0460] The embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a first cell, which may include: at least one of a transceiver module, a processing module, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send the discovery reference signal DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, the transceiver module is also used to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to start measuring the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2301, but not limited thereto), which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0461] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: a DRS period; a DRS frequency domain resource; a DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and a measurement quantity configuration.

[0462] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0463] The embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a first cell, which may include: at least one of a transceiver module, a processing module, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is used to send a synchronization signal block (SSB) to a terminal; the transceiver module is also used to send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, the SSB measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB, the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, and the first threshold is used for the terminal to determine whether to start measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein the second cell is one or more network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2401 and step S2402, but not limited thereto) performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module is used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the first cell 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0464] In some embodiments, the transceiver module is also used to: send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the system information block SIB or dedicated radio resource control RRC signaling of the first cell, and the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal through the SIB of the first cell, and the terminal is in any of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle RRC_IDLE state, radio resource control inactive RRC_INACTIVE state; wherein, the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

[0465] In some embodiments, the DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: a DRS period; a DRS frequency domain resource; a DRS sequence generation related configuration; a second threshold, which is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; and a measurement quantity configuration.

[0466] In some embodiments, the measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP); reference signal received quality (RSRQ); and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0467] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0468] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0469] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6100 can be a first cell, or a network device associated with the first cell (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 6100 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.

[0470] As shown in Figure 6A, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 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. Optionally, the communication device 6100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 are used to call instructions to cause the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0471] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6103. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6103, the transceiver 6103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2106, step S2205, step S2101, step S2102, step S2107, step S2201, step S2206, step S2301, step S2401, and step S2402, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105, step S2108, step S2202, step S2203, step S2204, step S2207, step S2302, step S2403, step S2404, and step S2405, but not limited thereto). In an optional embodiment, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface 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.

[0472] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6102 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6102 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6102 and may be configured to receive data from the memories 6102 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 6102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 may read data stored in the memories 6102 and send the data to the processor 6101.

[0473] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited to FIG6A. 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 and 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.

[0474] 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 6200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 6200 shown in FIG6B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0475] The chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. The chip 6200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0476] In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 6203 may be located external to chip 6200. Optionally, interface circuit 6202 is connected to memory 6203 and may be used to receive data from memory 6203 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 may read data stored in memory 6203 and send the data to processor 6201.

[0477] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., step S2106, step S2205, step S2101, step S2102, step S2107, step S2201, step S2206, step S2301, step S2401, and step S2402, but not limited thereto). The interface circuit 6202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, for example, means that the interface circuit 6202 performs data exchange between the processor 6201, chip 6200, memory 6203, or a transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 6201 executes at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2103, step S2104, step S2105, step S2108, step S2202, step S2203, step S2204, step S2207, step S2302, step S2403, step S2404, step S2405, but not limited to these).

[0478] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 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 transient storage medium.

[0479] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0480] 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.

[0481] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0482] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0483] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0484] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a terminal, and the method includes: Measuring discovery reference signals (DRSs) of a second cell according to a DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of network energy-saving cells associated with a first cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The measuring the DRSs of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: Receiving first indication information sent by the first cell, where the first indication information is used to indicate measuring the DRSs of the second cell; Measuring the DRSs of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell, and the method further includes: Receiving a system information block (SIB) sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, Receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, where the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: Measuring the reference signal received power (RSRP) of a synchronization signal block (SSB) sent by the first cell; Determining to report an RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; Sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; where the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; the measuring the DRSs of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell includes: Receiving dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, where the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; Measuring the DRSs of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Measuring the RSRP of the SSB sent by the first cell; Determining to report an RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; Sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell; where the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration.

7. The method according to claim 4 or 6, characterized in that, The sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell includes: Periodically sending the RSRP measurement report of the SSB to the first cell.

8. The method according to claim 4 or 6, characterized in that, The measuring the reference signal received power (RSRP) of a synchronization signal block (SSB) sent by the first cell includes: Receiving an SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; Measuring the RSRP of the SSB based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain an RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The determining to report an RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB includes: Determining that the RSRP measurement result of the SSB is less than or equal to a first threshold; where the first threshold is included in the SSB measurement configuration; Determining to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Measuring the discovery reference signal (DRS) of the second cell according to the measurement configuration of the DRS of the second cell includes: Receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell; Measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein The terminal is in the radio resource control (RRC) connected state on the first cell; the receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell includes: Receiving the system information block (SIB) sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, Receiving the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, where the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein The receiving the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell sent by the first cell includes: Receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; where the terminal is in any one of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state, radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein The measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the measurement configuration of the DRS of the second cell includes: Based on the measured RSRP of the synchronization signal block (SSB) of the first cell being less than or equal to a first threshold, measuring the DRS of the second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The method further includes: Receiving the SSB measurement configuration sent by the first cell; the SSB measurement configuration includes the first threshold; Measuring the RSRP of the SSB based on the SSB measurement configuration to obtain the measured RSRP of the SSB.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein The terminal is in the RRC connected state on the first cell; the method further includes: Receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; or, Receiving the dedicated RRC signaling sent by the first cell, where the dedicated RRC signaling includes the DRS measurement configuration.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein The method further includes: Receiving the SIB sent by the first cell, where the SIB includes the DRS measurement configuration; where the terminal is in any one of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1-16, wherein The DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: The period of the DRS; The frequency domain resources of the DRS; The configuration related to sequence generation of the DRS; A second threshold, where the second threshold is the decision threshold for the DRS measurement result; The measurement quantity configuration.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein The measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: Reference signal received power (RSRP); Reference signal received quality (RSRQ); Signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).

19. An information processing method, wherein The method is executed by the first cell, and the method includes: Sending first indication information to the terminal, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to measure the discovery reference signal (DRS) of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein The method further includes at least one of the following: Send a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) to the terminal; Receive a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the first indication information; Based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, determine that the first indication information needs to be sent.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, which is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19-22, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send a System Information Block (SIB) or dedicated Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to the terminal, where the SIB or the dedicated RRC signaling includes a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) measurement configuration of the second cell; the DRS measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that, The DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: The period of the DRS; The frequency domain resources of the DRS; The configuration related to the sequence generation of the DRS; A second threshold, which is a decision threshold for the DRS measurement result; The measurement quantity configuration.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that, The measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP); Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ); Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR).

26. An information processing method, characterized in that, The method is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: Send a DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to the terminal through dedicated Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, where the DRS measurement configuration instructs the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell, and the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in the RRC connected state on the first cell.

27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that, The method further includes at least one of the following: Send a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) to the terminal; Receive a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) measurement report of the SSB sent by the terminal; the RSRP measurement report of the SSB is used by the first cell to determine whether to send the DRS measurement configuration; Based on the RSRP measurement report of the SSB, determine that the DRS measurement configuration needs to be sent.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal; the SSB measurement configuration is used by the terminal to measure the RSRP of the SSB.

29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that, The SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, which is used by the terminal to determine whether to report the RSRP measurement report of the SSB based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB.

30. The method according to any one of claims 26-29, characterized in that, The DRS measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following: The period of the DRS; The frequency domain resources of the DRS; The configuration related to the sequence generation of the DRS; A second threshold, which is a decision threshold for the DRS measurement result; The measurement quantity configuration.

31. The method according to claim 30, wherein, The measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP); Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ); Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR).

32. An information processing method, wherein, The method is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: Sending, to a terminal, discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement configuration of a second cell via a system information block (SIB) or dedicated radio resource control (RRC) signaling of the first cell, where the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, Sending, to the terminal, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell via the SIB of the first cell, where the terminal is in any one of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state, radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state; Wherein, the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein, The DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: The period of the DRS; The frequency domain resource of the DRS; The configuration related to sequence generation of the DRS; A second threshold, where the second threshold is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; Measurement quantity configuration.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein, The measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: Reference signal received power (RSRP); Reference signal received quality (RSRQ); Signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).

35. An information processing method, wherein, The method is executed by a first cell, and the method includes: Sending a synchronization signal block (SSB) to the terminal; Sending, to the terminal, an SSB measurement configuration, where the SSB measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB, and the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, where the first threshold is used for the terminal to determine whether to measure the DRS of a second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein, the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein, The method further includes: Sending, to the terminal, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell via the SIB or dedicated RRC signaling of the first cell, where the terminal is in an RRC connected state on the first cell; or, Sending, to the terminal, the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell via the SIB of the first cell, where the terminal is in any one of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, RRC_IDLE state, RRC_INACTIVE state; Wherein, the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell.

37. The method according to claim 35 or 36, wherein, The DRS measurement configuration includes at least one of the following: The period of the DRS; The frequency domain resource of the DRS; The configuration related to sequence generation of the DRS; A second threshold, where the second threshold is a DRS measurement result decision threshold; Measurement quantity configuration.

38. The method according to claim 37, wherein, The measurement quantity includes at least one of the following: RSRP; RSRQ; SINR.

39. A terminal, wherein, The terminal includes: A processing module, configured to measure the discovery reference signal (DRS) of a second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

40. A first cell, wherein, Comprising: A transceiver module, configured to send first indication information to a terminal, where the first indication information is used to instruct the terminal to measure the discovery reference signal (DRS) of a second cell; The second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

41. A first cell, wherein, Comprising: A transceiver module, configured to send, via dedicated radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal, where the DRS measurement configuration instructs the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell; the terminal is in the radio resource control (RRC) connected state on the first cell.

42. A first cell, wherein, Comprising: A transceiver module, configured to send, via a system information block (SIB) of the first cell or dedicated RRC signaling, the DRS measurement configuration of a second cell to a terminal, where the terminal is in the RRC connected state on the first cell; Or The transceiver module is further configured to send the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell to the terminal via the SIB of the first cell, The terminal is in any one of the following states on the first cell: RRC connected state, radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state, radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state; Wherein, the DRS measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the DRS of the second cell; the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

43. A first cell, wherein, Comprising: A transceiver module, configured to send a synchronization signal block (SSB) to a terminal; The transceiver module is further configured to send an SSB measurement configuration to the terminal, where the SSB measurement configuration is used for the terminal to measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the SSB, and the SSB measurement configuration includes a first threshold, where the first threshold is used for the terminal to determine whether to measure the DRS of a second cell according to the DRS measurement configuration of the second cell based on the RSRP measurement result of the SSB; wherein, the second cell is one or more of the network energy-saving cells associated with the first cell.

44. A communication system, wherein, Comprising: A terminal, configured to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1-18; A first cell, configured to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 19-25, 26-31, 32-34, 35-38.

45. A communication device, wherein, Comprising: One or more processors; Wherein, the processor is configured to call instructions to cause the communication device to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1-18, 19-25, 26-31, 32-34, 35-38.

46. A storage medium, the storage medium stores instructions, wherein, When the instruction runs on the communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the information processing method described in any one of claims 1-18, 19-25, 26-31, 32-34, 35-38.

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