Measurement method and apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium

Abstract

Provided are a measurement method and apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium, relating to the field of wireless technology. The measurement method in the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a terminal sending first information to a network side device, and / or receiving second information sent by a network side device; the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

Description

Measurement method, device, communication equipment and readable storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202311754264.1 filed in China on December 19, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure belongs to the field of wireless technology, and particularly relates to a measurement method, apparatus, communication equipment, and readable storage medium. Background Art

[0004] In related technologies, when a terminal performs adjacent frequency / neighboring cell measurements, a measurement gap (MG) is usually required. Within the measurement gap length (MGL) of the measurement gap, the terminal disconnects from the current serving frequency and tunes to the target reference symbol position for measurement. Since how the terminal performs measurements within the measurement gap is implemented by the terminal, the network will not schedule the terminal within the measurement gap. In this case, due to different terminal processing capabilities, for example, some terminals with stronger capabilities require fewer samples, resulting in the terminal not performing measurements in some measurement intervals. These unused measurement intervals can actually be scheduled by the network, but since the network does not have relevant information about how the terminal performs measurements, the network will not schedule the terminal in these idle measurement intervals, which will result in unnecessary throughput loss. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a measurement method, apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium to solve the problem that measurement methods in related arts cause unnecessary throughput loss.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, a measurement method is provided, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0008] The terminal sends first information to the network side device, and / or receives second information sent by the network side device;

[0009] The first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0010] In a second aspect, a measurement method is provided, which is applied to a network-side device and includes:

[0011] The network side device receives the first information sent by the terminal, and / or sends the second information to the terminal;

[0012] The first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0013] In a third aspect, a measuring device is provided, which is applied to a terminal and includes:

[0014] The first transceiver module is used to send first information to the network side device and / or receive second information sent by the network side device; wherein the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0015] In a fourth aspect, a measurement device is provided, which is applied to a network-side device, including:

[0016] The second transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by the terminal and / or send second information to the terminal; wherein the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0018] In a sixth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0019] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal may send first information to a network-side device and / or receive second information sent by the network-side device; the first information is measurement-related information, and the second information is measurement-related information. This allows data scheduling to be performed using measurement intervals not used by the terminal for measurement, and / or allows the terminal to transmit and receive data during indicated measurement intervals and perform measurements during unindicated measurement intervals, thereby reducing throughput loss and improving system performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG1 is a flow chart of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] FIG2 is a flow chart of another measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a measuring device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of another measuring device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0026] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present disclosure are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects related to each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0027] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies, such as New Radio (NR) systems, 6th Generation (6G) communication systems, etc.

[0028] The following will combine the accompanying drawings and, through specific embodiments and their application scenarios, elaborate on the measurement method, device, communication equipment, and readable storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:

[0030] Step 11: The terminal sends the first information to the network-side device and / or receives the second information sent by the network-side device.

[0031] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0032] Optionally, the solution in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to services such as Extended Reality (XR).

[0033] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, by means of the measurement-related information reported by the terminal to the network-side device through the first information, the network-side device can determine whether data scheduling can be performed within certain measurement intervals, and then utilize the measurement intervals not used by the terminal for measurement for data scheduling, thereby reducing throughput loss and improving system performance. For example, usually, the protocol stipulates that the maximum number of samples required for the terminal to complete the measurement of a frequency point is at most P (if it is measurement based on measurement intervals, that is, at most P measurement intervals), but a terminal with stronger capabilities may only require Q (Q < P) samples; at this time, by reporting the information of Q samples to the network-side device through the first information, the network-side device can perform data scheduling within (P - Q) measurement intervals, reducing throughput loss. Data scheduling may include: the terminal sends a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), and / or a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), and / or the terminal receives a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and / or a Phase-tracking Reference Signal (TRS).

[0034] In addition, by receiving the second information sent by the network side device, the terminal can send and receive data in the indicated measurement interval and perform measurement in the unindicated measurement interval, thereby reducing throughput loss and improving system performance.

[0035] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following: the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of synchronization signal blocks (Synchronization Signal Block, SSB), and the number of SSB measurement time configurations (SSB Measurement Timing Configuration, SMTC).

[0036] Optionally, the number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for terminal measurement; the number of samples is the number of samples required for terminal measurement; the number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for terminal measurement; and the number of SMTCs is the number of SMTCs required for terminal measurement. The number of measurement intervals required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of measurement intervals required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of measurement intervals required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of samples required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of samples required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of samples required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of SSBs required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of SSBs required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of SSBs required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of SMTCs required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of SMTCs required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of SMTCs required to meet measurement accuracy requirements.

[0037] As an optional embodiment, the first information includes the number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs required for frequency range 1 (FR) 1 measurement, and the number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs required to complete FR2 (frequency range 2) measurement.

[0038] As another optional implementation, the first information includes at least one of the following: the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of SSBs and / or the number of SMTCs required for intra-frequency measurement; the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of SSBs and / or the number of SMTCs required for inter-frequency measurement; the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of SSBs and / or the number of SMTCs required for inter-system measurement.

[0039] As another optional implementation, the first information includes information on the frequency dimension, such as: the number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs required for the measurement of the first frequency point, the number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs required for the measurement of the second frequency point, and so on.

[0040] Optionally, the measurement interval in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be configured through Radio Resource Control (RRC), and may include a measurement interval period, a measurement interval length, an offset, and the like.

[0041] Optionally, the first information may include at least one of the following:

[0042] An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length;

[0043] Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

[0044] It is understandable that in the related art, the network will not schedule data within the measurement interval length (MGL), because how the terminal performs measurements within the measurement interval length is implemented by the terminal, and the network can only not schedule data within the entire measurement interval length. However, since the same set of measurement interval configurations will be used for the measurement of multiple frequency points (or described as measurement targets), the reference symbols of different frequency points have different durations. In order to measure as many frequency points as possible, the measurement interval length will be set according to the longest reference symbol duration. This results in that for frequency points with short reference symbol durations, the terminal does not need to fully occupy the measurement interval length when measuring them. Through the indication information of measurement completion / start within the measurement interval length in this solution, the terminal can dynamically indicate whether the network can schedule data in part of the area within the measurement interval length, and can dynamically indicate the network in other time periods outside the start and / or end positions of the actual measurement of the measurement interval length. The terminal can still receive network scheduling to send and receive data, thereby reducing throughput loss.

[0045] Optionally, within the measurement interval length, the terminal may send first information carrying indication information of completion / start of measurement within the measurement interval length.

[0046] As an optional implementation manner, if the first information includes indication information indicating that measurement within the measurement interval length is completed, then the network may schedule the terminal within the remaining measurement interval length after sending the first information. If the first information includes indication information indicating that measurement within the measurement interval length has started, then the network may schedule the terminal before receiving the fourth information within the measurement interval length.

[0047] Optionally, the measurement method in the embodiment of the present disclosure may further include at least one of the following:

[0048] The terminal sends the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length after the time of sending the indication information indicating that the measurement is completed;

[0049] The terminal receives the PDSCH, PDCCH and / or TRS within a measurement interval length after the time at which the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement is sent;

[0050] The terminal sends the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within the measurement interval length before the time of sending the indication information of the start of the measurement;

[0051] The terminal receives the PDSCH, PDCCH and / or TRS within a measurement interval length before the time at which the indication information of the measurement start is sent;

[0052] The terminal sends the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length that is equal to the second duration added to the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement;

[0053] The terminal receives the PDSCH, PDCCH and / or TRS within a measurement interval length that is equal to the second duration added to the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement;

[0054] The terminal sends the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length before the third duration is subtracted from the sending time of the indication information of the start of the measurement;

[0055] The terminal receives the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length before the third duration is subtracted from the sending time of the indication information of the measurement start.

[0056] It should be noted that the second and third durations can be fixed durations, such as those pre-configured or agreed upon in a protocol. The second and third durations can be the same or different. The second and third durations are introduced to account for signaling transmission delay, terminal processing time, base station processing time, and other factors.

[0057] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may determine the first information according to at least one of the following:

[0058] The processing capability of the terminal; different terminals have different processing capabilities (such as baseband, radio frequency, etc.). The terminal can report the required number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs based on its own processing capability;

[0059] The channel environment in which the terminal is located; in scenarios with better channels, the required number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs are smaller; while in scenarios with worse channels, the required number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs and / or number of SMTCs increase.

[0060] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal may send the first information in different situations. The sending of the first information to the network side device may include at least one of the following:

[0061] 1) The terminal sends the first information to the network side device during the connection establishment process; that is, the first information can be sent during the connection establishment process;

[0062] 2) After receiving the measurement object (MO) configuration, the terminal sends the first information to the network side device; that is, the first information can be sent after receiving the MO configuration;

[0063] 3) After receiving the measurement interval configuration, the terminal sends the first information to the network side device; that is, the first information can be sent after receiving the measurement interval configuration.

[0064] Optionally, different methods may be used to trigger reporting of the first information. The sending of the first information to the network side device may include at least one of the following:

[0065] (1) The terminal sends the first information to the network side device according to the network request; that is, the terminal may send the first information to the network side device after receiving the network request;

[0066] (2) The terminal autonomously sends the first information to the network side device; for example, as the channel state changes, the number of samples required for the terminal to complete the measurement changes. At this time, the terminal can send the updated first information.

[0067] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information may include at least one of the following:

[0068] The measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurements;

[0069] The measurement interval during which the terminal sends PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0070] The measurement interval during which the terminal receives PDSCH, PDCCH or TRS;

[0071] Diagram of usage of measurement intervals.

[0072] Optionally, the second information may include an index of a measurement interval in which the terminal performs measurement. The index may be described as a number, and the number may be a number of multiple measurement intervals within a period of time.

[0073] It should be noted that if the second information indicates that the measurement interval is for measurement, then the terminal does not need to receive / send data during the measurement interval (or is described as the network not scheduling), that is, the terminal may disconnect from the serving cell and tune to other frequencies for measurement. If the second information indicates that the measurement interval is for PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS transmission, then the terminal does not perform measurement during the measurement interval, that is, the terminal needs to maintain connection with the serving cell. If the second information indicates that the measurement interval is for PDSCH / PDCCH / TR reception, then the terminal does not perform measurement during the measurement interval, that is, the terminal needs to maintain connection with the serving cell.

[0074] Optionally, the second information may include at least one of the following:

[0075] a measurement interval during which the terminal performs measurement within the first time;

[0076] Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0077] Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS;

[0078] In the first instance, measure the usage pattern of the interval.

[0079] The first time may include at least one of the following:

[0080] The time of detection of the Primary Synchronisation Signal (PSS) or Secondary Synchronisation Signal (SSS);

[0081] Time to obtain SSB index;

[0082] The time of measurement;

[0083] The first duration may be a fixed duration pre-configured, agreed upon by a protocol, or the like, and may be selected from at least one of 120 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 400 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, and 800 milliseconds;

[0084] N times the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

[0085] Here, the time for PSS / SSS detection, the time for obtaining the SSB index, and the time for measurement can also be collectively referred to as the time for cell identification. The time for PSS / SSS detection can also be described as the delay of PSS / SSS detection, and its duration is related to the number of samples, the number of frequency points, the measurement interval, the discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, etc. The time for obtaining the SSB index can also be described as the delay for obtaining the SSB index, and its duration is related to the number of samples, the number of frequency points, the measurement interval, the DRX cycle, etc. The time for measurement can also be described as the delay of measurement, and its duration is related to the number of samples, the number of frequency points, the measurement interval, the DRX cycle, etc.

[0086] In one implementation, the network may indicate measurement intervals within a duration of T in which measurements can be performed. For example, if there are M measurement intervals within the duration of T, the network may specifically indicate which of the M measurement intervals can be used for measurement. In this case, the terminal can only perform measurements within these indicated measurement intervals. The terminal needs to receive data scheduling in measurement intervals that are not indicated.

[0087] In another embodiment, the network may indicate the measurement intervals that can be scheduled within a duration of T. For example, if there are M measurement intervals within the duration of T, the network may specifically indicate which of the M measurement intervals can be used for data scheduling. In this case, the terminal needs to transmit and receive data during these indicated measurement intervals, and can perform measurements during measurement intervals that are not indicated.

[0088] In another embodiment, the measurement interval usage pattern shows which measurement intervals can be used for measurement within a certain period of time, and / or which measurement intervals need to receive data scheduling, and data scheduling includes receiving PDSCH and / or PDCCH, or sending PUSCH and / or PUCCH. The PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, and PUCCH may be related to XR. Assuming that there are M measurement intervals within a time length of T, the pattern can be indicated using N bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement interval, a bit of "1" indicating that the corresponding measurement interval can be used for measurement, and a bit of "0" indicating that the terminal needs to receive network scheduling within the corresponding measurement interval, that is, it cannot tune to other frequency points for measurement.

[0089] In another embodiment, the pattern of skipped measurement intervals shows which measurement intervals can be skipped (or described as not used for measurement) within a certain period of time, and / or which measurement intervals need to receive data scheduling, and data scheduling includes receiving PDSCH and / or PDCCH, or sending PUSCH and / or PUCCH. The PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, and PUCCH may be related to XR. Assuming that there are M measurement intervals within a time length of T, the pattern can be indicated using N bits, each bit corresponding to a measurement interval, a bit of "1" indicating that the corresponding measurement interval can be skipped, and a bit of "0" indicating that the terminal needs to receive network scheduling within the corresponding measurement interval, that is, it cannot tune to other frequency points for measurement.

[0090] The above-mentioned duration T can be a measurement delay, which is related to the number of samples, the number of frequency points, the measurement interval period, the DRX cycle, etc. It can also be a fixed duration, such as 200ms, 600ms, etc., or it can be N times the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

[0091] Optionally, the second information may include a first period, where the first period is a measurement period and may be K times of a measurement interval period (such as a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP)), where K is an integer.

[0092] Optionally, the first period is greater than or equal to a period of a measurement interval.

[0093] It should be noted that the measurement period can also be described as: the period of the measurement interval used for measurement; or as: the period of the measurement interval performed by the terminal; or as: the period of the measurement interval used by the terminal for measurement; or as: the period of the measurement interval actually used by the terminal. The period of the measurement interval used for measurement is greater than the previously configured measurement interval period. The previously configured measurement interval period can be the period configured during measurement interval configuration and can be configured together with the measurement interval length, offset value, etc.

[0094] In this way, by sending the measurement interval period to the terminal, throughput loss can be reduced and performance improved. For example, if the measurement interval period is t1, when the network knows that the terminal has strong capabilities and does not perform measurements at all measurement intervals, the network can indicate / configure a measurement interval period to be used for the terminal, such as t2, which is an integer multiple of t1. In measurement intervals outside of the T2 period, the terminal needs to receive data scheduling, thereby reducing throughput loss.

[0095] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second information may be determined according to at least one of the following:

[0096] Network load;

[0097] Downlink data packets.

[0098] Taking downlink data packets (or described as throughput requirements) as an example, if the network has a high data demand during a certain period of time, the network can require the terminal to receive data scheduling within the measurement interval during this period, that is, not perform measurements, but instruct the terminal to perform measurements in the measurement interval outside of this period.

[0099] Please refer to FIG2 , which is a flowchart of a measurement method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a network-side device. As shown in FIG2 , the method includes the following steps:

[0100] Step 21: The network-side device receives the first information sent by the terminal, and / or sends the second information to the terminal.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0102] By using the measurement-related information reported by the terminal to the network-side device via the first information, the network-side device can determine whether data scheduling can be performed within certain measurement intervals, and can then utilize measurement intervals not used by the terminal for measurement for data scheduling, thereby reducing throughput loss and improving system performance. By receiving the second information sent by the network-side device, the terminal can transmit and receive data within the indicated measurement intervals and perform measurements within the unindicated measurement intervals, thereby reducing throughput loss and improving system performance.

[0103] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following: number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs, and number of SMTCs.

[0104] Optionally, the number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for terminal measurement; the number of samples is the number of samples required for terminal measurement; the number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for terminal measurement; and the number of SMTCs is the number of SMTCs required for terminal measurement. The number of measurement intervals required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of measurement intervals required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of measurement intervals required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of measurement intervals required for terminal measurement can also be described as the number of measurement intervals not used for measurement by the terminal, or as the number of skipped measurement intervals, or as the number of unnecessary measurement intervals. Because the number of measurement intervals is known within a certain period of time, if the terminal reports the number of (idle) measurement intervals not used for measurement, the number of measurement intervals required for measurement can be inferred. The number of samples required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of samples required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of samples required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of SSBs required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of SSBs required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of SSBs required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of SSBs required for terminal measurement can also be described as the number of SSBs not used for measurement by the terminal, the number of skipped SSBs, or the number of unnecessary SSBs. Because the number of SSBs is known within a certain period of time, if the terminal reports the number of (idle) SSBs not used for measurement, the number of SSBs required for measurement can be inferred. The number of SMTCs required for terminal measurement can be described as the number of SMTCs required for the terminal to complete the measurement, which can be understood as the number of SMTCs required to meet measurement accuracy requirements. The number of SMTCs required for terminal measurement can also be described as the number of SMTCs not used for measurement by the terminal, the number of skipped SMTCs, or the number of unnecessary SMTCs. Because the number of SMTCs is known within a certain period of time, if the terminal reports the number of (idle) SMTCs not used for measurement, the number of SMTCs required for measurement can be inferred.

[0105] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0106] The measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurements;

[0107] The measurement interval during which the terminal sends PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0108] The measurement interval during which the terminal receives PDSCH, PDCCH or TRS;

[0109] Diagram of usage of measurement intervals.

[0110] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0111] a measurement interval during which the terminal performs measurement within the first time;

[0112] Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0113] Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS;

[0114] In the first instance, the use pattern of the measurement interval;

[0115] The first time includes at least one of the following:

[0116] Time of PSS or SSS testing;

[0117] Time to obtain SSB index;

[0118] The time of measurement;

[0119] The first duration may be a fixed duration pre-configured, agreed upon by a protocol, or the like, and may be selected from at least one of 120 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 400 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, and 800 milliseconds;

[0120] N times the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

[0121] Optionally, the second information includes a first period, which is a measurement period.

[0122] Optionally, the first period is greater than or equal to a period of a measurement interval.

[0123] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0124] An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length;

[0125] Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

[0126] Through the indication information of measurement completion / start within the measurement interval length in this solution, the terminal can dynamically indicate whether the network can schedule data in part of the area within the measurement interval, and can dynamically indicate other time periods outside the start and / or end positions of the actual measurement of the measurement interval length. The terminal can still receive network scheduling to send and receive data, thereby reducing throughput loss.

[0127] The measurement interval during which the terminal performs measurement may also be described as a measurement interval during which no measurement is performed, or as a skipped measurement interval, or as an interval during which the terminal is instructed to skip the measurement interval.

[0128] Optionally, the first information is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0129] The processing power of the terminal;

[0130] The channel environment in which the terminal is located.

[0131] Optionally, the first information sent by the receiving terminal may include at least one of the following:

[0132] receiving first information sent by the terminal during a connection establishment process;

[0133] receiving first information sent by the terminal after receiving the measurement object configuration;

[0134] First information sent by the terminal after receiving the measurement interval configuration is received.

[0135] Optionally, the first information is sent according to a network request, or the first information is sent autonomously by the terminal.

[0136] Optionally, the second information is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0137] Network load;

[0138] Downlink data packets.

[0139] It should be noted that the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be executed by a measurement device or a control module in the measurement device for executing the measurement method. The embodiment of the present disclosure takes the measurement method executed by the measurement device as an example to illustrate the measurement device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0140] Please refer to FIG3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a measuring device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG3 , the measuring device 30 includes:

[0141] The first transceiver module 31 is used to send first information to the network side device and / or receive second information sent by the network side device; the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0142] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following: number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs, and number of SMTCs.

[0143] Optionally, the number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for measurement by the terminal;

[0144] The sampling number is the sampling number required for the terminal measurement;

[0145] The number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for measurement by the terminal;

[0146] The number of SMTCs is the number of SMTCs required for measurement by the terminal.

[0147] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0148] a measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement;

[0149] A measurement interval for sending a PUCCH, a PUSCH or an SRS by the terminal;

[0150] A measurement interval in which the terminal receives PDSCH, PDCCH or TRS;

[0151] Diagram of usage of measurement intervals.

[0152] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0153] a measurement interval during which the terminal performs measurement within the first time;

[0154] Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0155] Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS;

[0156] In the first instance, the use pattern of the measurement interval;

[0157] The first time includes at least one of the following:

[0158] Time of PSS or SSS testing;

[0159] Time to obtain SSB index;

[0160] The time of measurement;

[0161] The first duration may be a fixed duration pre-configured, agreed upon by a protocol, or the like, and may be selected from at least one of 120 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 400 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, and 800 milliseconds;

[0162] N times the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

[0163] Optionally, the second information includes a first period, which is a measurement period.

[0164] Optionally, the first period is greater than or equal to a period of a measurement interval.

[0165] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0166] An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length;

[0167] Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

[0168] The measurement interval in which the terminal performs measurement within the first time may also be described as a measurement interval not used for measurement by the terminal within the first time, or as a measurement interval skipped by the terminal within the first time.

[0169] The usage pattern of the measurement intervals within the first period of time may also be described as a pattern of skipped measurement intervals within the first period of time.

[0170] Optionally, the measuring device 30 includes:

[0171] The transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0172] Sending the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length after the time of sending the indication information indicating that the measurement is completed;

[0173] receiving the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length after the time at which the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement is sent;

[0174] Sending the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length before the time of sending the indication information of the start of the measurement;

[0175] receiving a PDSCH, a PDCCH, and / or a TRS within a measurement interval length before the time at which the indication information for starting the measurement is sent;

[0176] Sending the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length that is equal to the second duration added to the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement;

[0177] receiving the PDSCH, the PDCCH, and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length equal to the sum of the second duration and the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement;

[0178] Sending the PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS within a measurement interval length before the time of sending the indication information of the start of the measurement minus the third duration;

[0179] The PDSCH, PDCCH and / or TRS are received within a measurement interval length before the third duration is subtracted from the sending time of the indication information of the measurement start.

[0180] Optionally, the measuring device 30 further includes:

[0181] A determining module, configured to determine the first information according to at least one of the following:

[0182] The processing power of the terminal;

[0183] The channel environment in which the terminal is located.

[0184] Optionally, the first transceiver module 31 is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0185] During the connection establishment process, sending the first information to the network side device;

[0186] After receiving the measurement object configuration, sending the first information to the network side device;

[0187] After receiving the measurement interval configuration, the first information is sent to the network side device.

[0188] Optionally, the first transceiver module 31 is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0189] Sending the first information to the network side device according to the network request;

[0190] Autonomously send the first information to the network side device.

[0191] Optionally, the second information is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0192] Network load;

[0193] Downlink data packets.

[0194] The measuring device 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement each process of the method embodiment shown in Figure 1 above and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0195] Please refer to FIG4 , which is a schematic diagram of the structure of a measurement device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a network-side device. As shown in FIG4 , the measurement device 40 includes:

[0196] The second transceiver module 41 is configured to receive first information sent by a terminal and / or send second information to the terminal; the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

[0197] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following: number of measurement intervals, number of samples, number of SSBs, and number of SMTCs.

[0198] Optionally, the number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for measurement by the terminal;

[0199] The sampling number is the sampling number required for the terminal measurement;

[0200] The number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for measurement by the terminal;

[0201] The number of SMTCs is the number of SMTCs required for measurement by the terminal.

[0202] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0203] a measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement;

[0204] A measurement interval for sending a PUCCH, a PUSCH or an SRS by the terminal;

[0205] A measurement interval in which the terminal receives PDSCH, PDCCH or TRS;

[0206] Diagram of usage of measurement intervals.

[0207] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0208] a measurement interval during which the terminal performs measurement within the first time;

[0209] Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS;

[0210] Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS;

[0211] In the first instance, the use pattern of the measurement interval;

[0212] The first time includes at least one of the following:

[0213] Time of PSS or SSS testing;

[0214] Time to obtain SSB index;

[0215] The time of measurement;

[0216] The first duration may be a fixed duration pre-configured, agreed upon by a protocol, or the like, and may be selected from at least one of 120 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 400 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, and 800 milliseconds;

[0217] N times the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

[0218] Optionally, the second information includes a first period, which is a measurement period.

[0219] Optionally, the first period is greater than or equal to a period of a measurement interval.

[0220] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0221] An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length;

[0222] Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

[0223] Optionally, the first information is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0224] The processing power of the terminal;

[0225] The channel environment in which the terminal is located.

[0226] Optionally, the second transceiver module 41 is specifically configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0227] receiving the first information sent by the terminal during the connection establishment process;

[0228] receiving the first information sent by the terminal after receiving the measurement object configuration;

[0229] The first information is received, which is sent by the terminal after the terminal receives the measurement interval configuration.

[0230] Optionally, the first information is sent according to a network request, or the first information is sent autonomously by the terminal.

[0231] Optionally, the second information is determined according to at least one of the following:

[0232] Network load;

[0233] Downlink data packets.

[0234] The measuring device 40 of the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement each process of the method embodiment shown in FIG2 and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0235] Optionally, as shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device 50, comprising a processor 51, a memory 52, and a program or instruction stored in the memory 52 and executable on the processor 51. For example, when the communication device 50 is a terminal, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 51, implements the various processes of the embodiment of the measurement method shown in FIG1 above, and can achieve the same technical effects. When the communication device 50 is a network-side device, the program or instruction, when executed by the processor 51, implements the various processes of the embodiment of the measurement method shown in FIG2 above, and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, these are not described here.

[0236] The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement method embodiment can be implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0237] Computer-readable media include both permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media, and can be implemented by any method or technology for information storage. Information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase-change memory (PRAM), static random-access memory (SRAM), dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), other types of random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. According to the definition in this article, computer-readable media does not include transitory media such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

[0238] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising the element.

[0239] The serial numbers of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0240] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure is essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), including a number of instructions for enabling a service classification device (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0241] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present disclosure. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A measurement method, comprising: The terminal sends first information to the network side device, and / or receives second information sent by the network side device; The first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of synchronization signal blocks SSB, and the number of SSB measurement time configurations SMTC.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for the terminal to measure; The sampling number is the sampling number required for the terminal measurement; The number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for measurement by the terminal; The SMTC number is the SMTC number required for the terminal to measure.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The second information includes at least one of the following: A measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement; The terminal sends a measurement interval of a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH or a sounding reference signal SRS; The terminal receives a measurement interval of a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, a physical downlink control channel PDCCH or a tracking reference signal TRS; Use pattern of measurement intervals.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The second information includes at least one of the following: A measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement within the first time; Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS; Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS; In the first instance, the use pattern of the measurement interval; Wherein, the first time includes at least one of the following: The time of detection of the primary synchronization signal PSS or the secondary synchronization signal SSS; Get the time of SSB index; The time of measurement; First duration; N times of the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The second information includes a first period, which is a measurement period.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The first period is greater than or equal to a period of a measurement interval.

8. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length; Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising at least one of the following: The terminal sends the PUCCH, the PUSCH and / or the SRS within a measurement interval length after the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement; The terminal receives the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length after the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement; The terminal sends the PUCCH, the PUSCH and / or the SRS within the measurement interval length before the sending time of the indication information of the start of the measurement; The terminal receives the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within the measurement interval length before the sending time of the indication information of the start of the measurement; The terminal sends the PUCCH, the PUSCH and / or the SRS within a measurement interval length after the second duration is added to the sending time of the indication information of the completion of the measurement; The terminal receives the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length after the second duration is added to the sending time of the indication information indicating the completion of the measurement; The terminal sends the PUCCH, the PUSCH and / or the SRS within a measurement interval length before the third duration is subtracted from the sending time of the indication information of the start of the measurement; The terminal receives the PDSCH, the PDCCH and / or the TRS within a measurement interval length before the third duration is subtracted from the sending time of the indication information of the start of the measurement.

10. The method according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising: The terminal determines the first information according to at least one of the following: the processing capability of the terminal; The channel environment in which the terminal is located.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The sending of the first information to the network side device includes at least one of the following: The terminal sends the first information to the network side device during the connection establishment process; After receiving the measurement object configuration, the terminal sends the first information to the network side device; After receiving the measurement interval configuration, the terminal sends the first information to a network side device.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The sending of the first information to the network side device includes at least one of the following: The terminal sends the first information to the network side device according to the network request; The terminal autonomously sends the first information to the network side device.

13. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: The second information is determined according to at least one of the following: Network load; Downlink data packets.

14. A measurement method, comprising: The network side device receives the first information sent by the terminal, and / or sends the second information to the terminal; The first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: the number of measurement intervals, the number of samples, the number of SSBs, and the number of SMTCs.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein: The number of measurement intervals is the number of measurement intervals required for the terminal to measure; The sampling number is the sampling number required for the terminal measurement; The number of SSBs is the number of SSBs required for measurement by the terminal; The SMTC number is the SMTC number required for the terminal to measure.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The second information includes at least one of the following: A measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement; A measurement interval for sending a PUCCH, a PUSCH or an SRS by the terminal; The terminal receives a measurement interval for PDSCH, PDCCH or TRS reception; Use pattern of measurement intervals.

18. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The second information includes at least one of the following: A measurement interval at which the terminal performs measurement within the first time; Within the first time, the terminal sends a measurement interval of PUCCH, PUSCH or SRS; Within the first time, the terminal receives a measurement interval of a PDSCH, a PDCCH or a TRS; In the first instance, the use pattern of the measurement interval; Wherein, the first time includes at least one of the following: The time of PSS or SSS testing; Get the time of SSB index; The time of measurement; First duration; N times of the measurement interval period, where N is a non-zero integer.

19. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The second information includes a first period, which is a measurement period.

20. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: An indication of the completion of the measurement within the measurement interval length; Indication of the start of a measurement within the measurement interval length.

21. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The first information is determined according to at least one of the following: the processing capability of the terminal; The channel environment in which the terminal is located.

22. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The first information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following: The network side device receives the first information sent by the terminal during the connection establishment process; The network side device receives the first information sent by the terminal after receiving the measurement object configuration; The network side device receives the first information sent by the terminal after receiving the measurement interval configuration.

23. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The first information is sent according to a network request, or the first information is sent autonomously by the terminal.

24. The method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein: The second information is determined according to at least one of the following: Network load; Downlink data packets.

25. A measuring device comprising: The first transceiver module is used to send first information to the network side device and / or receive second information sent by the network side device; wherein the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

26. A measuring device comprising: The second transceiver module is used to receive first information sent by the terminal and / or send second information to the terminal; wherein the first information is information related to measurement, and the second information is information related to measurement.

27. A communication device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 24.

28. A readable storage medium storing a program or instruction, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or the steps of the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 24.

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