Measurement method and apparatus, terminal, network device and storage medium

Abstract

The disclosure provides a measurement method and apparatus, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium, belonging to the technical field of communication. The measurement method is applied to the terminal, and the method comprises at least one of the following: receiving first information sent by a network, wherein the first information is used for indicating overlapping measurement gaps reserved by the terminal; according to measurement gap priorities, processing the overlapping measurement gaps; sending second information to the network, wherein the second information is used for indicating overlapping measurement gaps the terminal requests to reserve; and sending third information to the network, wherein the third information is information related to the priorities.

Description

A measurement method, device, terminal, network equipment and storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202311772222.0 filed in China on December 21, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network equipment, and storage medium. Background Art

[0004] As terminals support more measurement interval configurations, taking the Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) as an example, terminals can support up to five measurement intervals configured simultaneously. The MUSIM interval (gap) configured by the network needs to be based on the terminal request, that is, the gap configured by the network can only be selected from the measurement intervals requested by the terminal. In this case, for measurement intervals with time domain overlap, considering that they are requested by the terminal, if the existing technology of selecting more or one based on priority is adopted, it is a waste of resources. On the other hand, if the selection is not made based on priority, it conflicts with the existing technology. Therefore, the existing method for handling measurement intervals with time domain overlap has poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals. It is necessary to introduce a new method to handle the conflict of measurement intervals (that is, time domain overlap). Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the technical solution disclosed herein is to provide a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network device and storage medium to solve the problem that the existing processing method for time domain overlapping measurement intervals has poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide the following technical solutions:

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0008] receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0009] Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to their priority;

[0010] sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0011] The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0012] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0013] When a non-periodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the non-periodic measurement interval, retaining the non-periodic measurement interval;

[0014] When the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally reserved.

[0015] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0016] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0017] Optionally, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following:

[0018] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority;

[0019] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by prioritizing them;

[0020] Handle overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by assigning priorities;

[0021] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals assigned priorities by prioritization;

[0022] Overlaps are processed in order of decreasing priority, starting with the highest priority interval;

[0023] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is retained;

[0024] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is kept and the others are discarded.

[0025] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0026] Sending index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes index information of the reserved measurement interval.

[0027] Optionally, when the reserved N measurement intervals are multi-universal subscriber identity module intervals (MUSIM gaps), and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0028] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0029] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0030] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0031] if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than a first priority, retaining the first measurement interval or abandoning the N MUSIM gaps, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0032] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than a second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, abandoning the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0033] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0034] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0035] Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

[0036] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than a MUSIM gap;

[0037] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0038] Pre-configured measurement interval pre-MG;

[0039] Network controlled small interval NCSG;

[0040] Type-2MG.

[0041] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0042] Information related to the first MUSIM gap sent by a network, wherein the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: an index of the first MUSIM gap, an interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and an interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0043] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0044] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0045] Optionally, when the M measurement intervals overlap, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0046] If P measurement intervals among the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network instructs to retain the P MUSIM gaps, the P MUSIM gaps are retained, and overlap of the P MUSIM gaps with the MP measurement intervals is processed according to priority;

[0047] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to their priorities. If the reserved Q MUSIM gaps overlap with the MP measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals is processed by priority.

[0048] Among them, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0049] Optionally, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following:

[0050] Handle overlap between different MUSIM intervals by prioritizing;

[0051] Overlaps are processed in descending order of priority, starting with the highest priority MUSIM interval;

[0052] In each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained;

[0053] At each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained and the other MUSIM intervals are discarded.

[0054] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0055] Handling the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP

[0056] Overlapping of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals that have no assigned priority is handled by MGRP;

[0057] Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, overlaps were processed in order of decreasing MGRP;

[0058] At each overlap, the longer interval of MGRP is retained;

[0059] At each overlap, the MGRP with the longer interval is retained and the others are discarded.

[0060] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement method, applied to a network, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0061] Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0062] receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0063] The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

[0064] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0065] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0066] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0067] receiving index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

[0068] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement device, applied to a terminal, the device comprising: a first processing module;

[0069] The first processing module is used for at least one of the following:

[0070] receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0071] Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to their priority;

[0072] sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0073] The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0074] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement device, applied to a network, the device comprising: a first transceiver module;

[0075] The first transceiver module is used for at least one of the following:

[0076] Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0077] receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0078] The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

[0079] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a terminal, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the measurement method as described in any one of the first aspects is implemented.

[0080] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the measurement method as described in any one of the second aspects is implemented.

[0081] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program is stored. When the program is executed by a processor, the steps in the measurement method as described in any one of the first aspects are implemented, or the steps in the measurement method as described in any one of the second aspects are implemented.

[0082] At least one of the above technical solutions of the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

[0083] In the measurement method provided by the disclosed solution, the terminal performs at least one of the following: receiving first information sent by the network, the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals; processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement interval; sending second information to the network, the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to retain overlapping measurement intervals; sending third information to the network, the third information is information related to priority. Compared with the existing method that can only process overlapping measurement intervals in a priority manner, the gain of the first information and the second information is that the flexibility of measurement interval processing is increased, and the gain of introducing the third information is that if the measurement interval is implemented by the terminal, the third information can provide the priority tendency of the terminal's measurement interval, assist the network in configuring the priority, and is suitable for implementation by different terminals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0084] FIG1 is a flow chart of a measurement method applied to a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0085] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a measurement interval provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0086] FIG3 is a second schematic diagram of a measurement interval provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0087] FIG4 is a third schematic diagram of a measurement interval provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0088] FIG5 is a flow chart of a measurement method applied to a network provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0089] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement device applied to a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0090] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement device applied to a network according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0091] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0092] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0093] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved by the present disclosure clearer, a detailed description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0094] Before describing the specific embodiments of the present disclosure, the following description is first given:

[0095] In the prior art, due to limited terminal processing capabilities, when two configured measurement intervals (measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j) overlap in the time domain, the terminal will select one of the two and use only one measurement interval for measurement. The terminal will make this selection based on the priority level indicated by the network. Specifically, the network will indicate that the priority level of measurement interval_i is k and the priority level of measurement interval_j is h, with priority k being higher than priority h. When measurement intervals overlap, the terminal can determine how to proceed by comparing the corresponding priorities of the measurement intervals. Specifically, it can determine which measurement interval to use (using the measurement interval with the higher priority for measurement. In the above example, since priority k is higher than priority h, the terminal uses the measurement interval_i corresponding to priority k) and which measurement interval to abandon (abandoning the measurement interval with the lower priority. In the above example, the terminal abandons measurement interval_j).

[0096] To address the problem that existing methods for handling time domain overlapping measurement intervals have poor flexibility and cannot take into account different terminals, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, apparatus, terminal, network device, and storage medium.

[0097] As shown in FIG1 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement method, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes at least one of steps 101:

[0098] Step 101: Receive first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0099] Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to their priority;

[0100] sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0101] The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0102] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the “network” may be described as a network-side device, or as a network-side node, or as a network, or as a base station.

[0103] In this embodiment, the benefit of introducing the first information and the second information is that, compared to the prior art method of handling measurement conflicts (overlapping measurement intervals) solely using a priority approach, the first information and / or the second information allows for greater flexibility. As the number and types of supported measurement intervals increase, adopting only a priority-based trade-off solution is not suitable for all scenarios. For example, a MUSIM gap is configured based on a terminal request. Even if there is a time domain conflict in the measurement interval, trade-offs are not necessarily required because it is requested by the terminal. For example, different gaps are used for different purposes (reading broadcasts, measurement, etc.) at the same frequency point. In this case, the terminal expects to retain all overlapping gaps.

[0104] The benefit of introducing the third information is that if the measurement interval is implemented by the terminal, the third information can provide the priority tendency of the terminal's measurement interval, which can assist the network in configuring the priority.

[0105] The first information, the second information and the third information may be used in any combination or independently, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0106] In an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, the network determines whether to send the first information to the terminal, or determines whether the first information instructs the terminal to retain the overlapping measurement intervals, by at least one of the following methods:

[0107] The network needs to consider both measurement performance and throughput when determining the optimal measurement interval. The more measurement intervals there are, the longer the cumulative measurement interval length. The network cannot schedule terminals within the measurement interval length, resulting in a higher throughput loss. Conversely, parallel measurement intervals allow for parallel measurements, which can reduce measurement latency.

[0108] In scenarios where latency requirements are high, or the network wants the terminal to quickly feed back measurement results, the network may sacrifice throughput in exchange for improved measurement performance. In this case, the network may instruct the terminal to use a reservation method to process multiple measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain. That is, in scenarios where latency requirements are higher than preset requirements, or the network wants the terminal to feed back measurement results for a duration that is less than a preset duration, the network sends first information to the terminal, and / or the network determines that the first information instructs the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals.

[0109] It should be noted that in this embodiment, "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" can also be described as a "retention scheme," or as "the terminal can perform measurements in all overlapping measurement intervals," or as "the terminal retains all overlapping measurement intervals." Or, taking the MUSIM gap as an example, it can be described as "the terminal retains all overlapping MUSIM gap(s)," including periodic MUSIM gap(s) and aperiodic MUSIM gap(s). It can be understood that priority does not need to be considered. For example, when there are N (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) measurement intervals, "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" can be understood as the terminal being able to perform measurements in N measurement intervals. Compared to the method of processing overlapping measurement intervals based on the priority of the measurement intervals, the method of "the terminal retains overlapping measurement intervals" does not require discarding overlapping (or colliding) measurement intervals. The first information may be indicated by one bit. For example, if the bit is 1 or TRUE, the first information indicates that the terminal uses a retention scheme to process overlapping measurement intervals, or is described as instructing the terminal to use a retention scheme to process overlapping measurement intervals. If the bit is 0 or False, the terminal is instructed not to use a retention scheme to process overlapping measurement intervals, or indicates that the terminal uses a priority method to process overlapping measurement intervals, or is described as the terminal using a priority method to process overlapping measurement intervals. If multiple MUSIM gaps overlap, the terminal retaining the overlapping measurement intervals may be described as the terminal retaining the overlapping MUSIM gap(s), where the MUSIM gap may be periodic or aperiodic.

[0110] It should also be noted that the measurement interval usually corresponds to the English description measurement gap(s), or is abbreviated as gap(s), or abbreviated as MG.

[0111] The measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0112] Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module gap(s), MUSIM gap(s), which can be described as MUSIM measurement gap(s);

[0113] Pre-configured Measurement Gap (pre-MG);

[0114] Network Controlled Small Gap (NCSG);

[0115] Type-2MG: A Type-2MG is a gap that is configured through the GapConfig-r17 message but is not configured through the preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17 message.

[0116] A measurement interval typically includes at least one of the following:

[0117] Index (index can also be described as gap ID or gap pattern ID);

[0118] Measuring the length of the interval;

[0119] the repetition period of the measurement interval;

[0120] Measuring the offset of the interval;

[0121] The starting position of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a starting system frame number, a starting system frame, or a starting system subframe.

[0122] It should also be noted that overlapping measurement intervals can also be described as conflicting measurement intervals or colliding measurement intervals, including at least two measurement intervals overlapping in time and / or the time interval between at least two measurement intervals being less than or equal to a certain threshold, such as 4 milliseconds. The at least two measurement intervals can be described as at least two sets of measurement intervals, or at least two measurement gap occasions. Taking MUSIM intervals as an example, a MUSIM interval conflict includes MUSIM intervals overlapping in time (or described as MUSIM interval occasions overlapping in time) and / or the distance between two MUSIM intervals being less than or equal to 4 milliseconds. Time domain overlap of MUSIM intervals includes complete overlap in time or partial overlap in time. The distance between two MUSIM intervals (or the distance between two MUSIM interval occasions) is defined as the time difference between the end point of the first MUSIM occasion and the start point of the second MUSIM occasion. In the time domain, the first MUSIM occasion occurs earlier than the second MUSIM occasion. The aforementioned MUSIM interval conflict is a conflict between different MUSIM intervals.

[0123] MUSIM conflicts also include conflicts between MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals. A measurement interval is one configured via GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17. A conflict between a MUSIM interval and a measurement interval occurs when there is time domain overlap between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval and / or the distance between the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval is less than or equal to 4 milliseconds. Time domain overlap includes complete time domain overlap and partial time domain overlap.

[0124] In this embodiment, "handling overlapping measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals" can be described as the terminal handling overlapping measurement intervals in a priority manner (or priority method, or priority scheme), or as "in overlapping measurement intervals, the terminal retains the measurement interval with a higher priority," or as "the terminal performs measurements in the measurement interval with a higher priority," and / or "the terminal abandons the measurement interval with a lower priority." If the terminal does not receive the first information, or the first information does not instruct the terminal to adopt the retention method (the terminal retains the overlapping measurement intervals), the terminal adopts the priority method, i.e., the terminal handles the overlapping measurement intervals according to the priorities of the measurement intervals.

[0125] It should be noted that the difference between the retention mode and the priority mode is:

[0126] There are N measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain. Priority can be understood as the terminal reserving M of the N measurement intervals. The M reserved measurement intervals are determined by priority, typically the measurement intervals with the highest priority. Reservation can be understood as reserving the N measurement intervals. N is an integer greater than 2, M is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and N is greater than M. Reserving a measurement interval can also be described as performing measurements within the measurement interval. Measurement intervals that are not reserved are abandoned measurement intervals, and measurements cannot be performed within them.

[0127] In this embodiment, when there are N measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain, the reservation mode can also be understood as the terminal reserving N measurement intervals in a reservation mode, i.e., all measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain are retained. That is, even if multiple measurement intervals overlap in the time domain, the terminal does not need to abandon the measurement intervals, but can retain all conflicting measurement intervals. The priority mode can also be understood as the terminal abandoning at least one measurement interval that overlaps (collides) in the time domain. The abandoned measurement interval is determined based on priority, typically a measurement interval with a lower priority, where N is an integer greater than 2.

[0128] In this embodiment, the terminal determines whether to report the second information and / or determines whether the second information is used to instruct the terminal to request to use the first method to handle overlapping measurement intervals by at least one of the following methods:

[0129] If the multiple measurement intervals requested by the terminal are for operating on the same frequency point (different gaps are used for different purposes of the same frequency point: reading broadcasts, system messages, measurements, etc.), then even if the multiple measurement intervals overlap in the time domain, since they are measurements of the same frequency point and do not involve radio frequency modulation, the terminal can process them simultaneously. In this case, the terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information that the overlapping problem is handled in a reserved manner, that is, the overlapping measurement intervals are retained;

[0130] If the multiple measurement intervals requested by the terminal are operated on different frequency points, but the terminal has an idle radio frequency link or the baseband processing capability of the terminal is strong, the terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information that the overlapping problem is handled in a reservation manner, that is, the overlapping measurement intervals are retained;

[0131] If the multiple measurement intervals applied for by the terminal are operated on different frequency points, and there is no idle RF link, or the baseband processing is limited, then the terminal cannot process multiple time domain overlapping measurement intervals at the same time. The terminal can report the second information and / or feedback in the second information that the overlapping problem is handled in a reserved manner, that is, the overlapping measurement intervals are retained.

[0132] In an optional embodiment, if MUSIM gap(s) overlap, the terminal may request that a retention mode be used for all MUSIM gap(s), i.e., that all MUSIM gap(s) be retained. For example, a one-bit indication may be used to request that the retention mode be used for all MUSIM gaps. This bit takes a value of 1 or TRUE, indicating that the terminal requests that the retention mode be used (i.e., retaining overlapping MUSIM gaps) for handling overlapping MUSIM gaps. MUSIM gaps include periodic MUSIM gap(s) and / or aperiodic MUSIM gap(s).

[0133] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0134] When the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval, the aperiodic measurement interval is retained. This can also be described as when the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with other measurement intervals, the aperiodic measurement interval is retained.

[0135] When the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally retained. This can also be expressed as when the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM interval (gap) overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic MUSIM interval, the aperiodic MUSIM interval is retained, which can be understood as unconditionally retaining the aperiodic MUSIM gap.

[0136] It should be noted that the non-periodic measurement interval includes the non-periodic MUSIM gap, and the measurement interval other than the non-periodic measurement interval (which may also be described as other measurement intervals) includes at least one of MUSIM gap(s), pre-MG, NCSG, and Type-2MG.

[0137] It should also be noted that the embodiment of "retaining an aperiodic measurement interval when it overlaps with another measurement interval" can be used independently of step 101 above. This optional embodiment can be predefined in the protocol. The benefit of this embodiment is that, compared to periodic measurement intervals, aperiodic measurement intervals are very valuable. When an aperiodic MUSIM gap conflicts with another measurement interval (which can be understood as both being periodic measurement intervals), the aperiodic measurement interval is retained, i.e., measurement is performed within the aperiodic measurement interval. When an aperiodic MUSIM gap exists within an overlapping measurement interval, the retained measurement interval is no longer determined based on priority (i.e., the higher-priority measurement interval is not retained). Instead, the measurement interval priority is ignored, and the aperiodic MUSIM gap is always retained. Furthermore, the network does not need to configure a priority for the aperiodic MUSIM gap, and the terminal does not need to request a priority for the aperiodic MUSIM gap.

[0138] It should be further noted that measurement intervals other than non-periodic MUSIM intervals may be understood as measurement intervals of other types other than non-periodic MUSIM intervals, such as periodic MUSIM intervals, pre-MG, NCSG, Type-2MG, etc. When an aperiodic Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than a non-periodic MUSIM interval, the embodiment of retaining the aperiodic MUSIM interval may be used independently of step 101 above.

[0139] In an optional embodiment, the third information includes a priority of the terminal requesting the measurement interval.

[0140] It should be noted that the priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal can be described as the priority of the measurement interval indicated by the terminal. If the measurement interval is a MUSIM gap(s), then the terminal needs to request priority for all periodic MUSIM gap(s), that is, it cannot request priority for only some MUSIM gaps (or a subset of MUSIM gaps). The terminal does not need to request priority for non-periodic MUSIM intervals. If there is a non-periodic MUSIM interval in the conflict, the non-periodic MUSIM interval is unconditionally retained, and all other measurement intervals (including periodic MUSIM intervals, measurement intervals configured through signaling GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17) are abandoned. The requested priority includes the value of the priority of the measurement interval indicated by the request and / or the relative priority between the measurement intervals requested. Furthermore, the requested priority is the value of the priority preferred or expected by the terminal. The priority of the measurement interval actually configured by the network (including: the priority of the measurement interval, the relative priority between the measurement intervals) may be different from the terminal request. Regardless of whether it is requested by the terminal or configured by the network, different measurement intervals have different priorities. The network cannot configure priorities for non-periodic MUSIM intervals.

[0141] The terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0142] As an optional implementation manner, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following methods:

[0143] Mode 1: When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, the overlapping measurement intervals are processed in descending order of priority. It can be understood that the measurement intervals with higher priority are retained and the measurement intervals with lower priority are abandoned.

[0144] Among them, processing overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority can be understood as starting from the highest priority (or described as starting from the highest priority among the priorities of the overlapping measurement intervals), processing overlaps in descending order of priority (that is, determining the measurement interval to be retained or abandoned based on the comparison of priorities), high-priority measurement intervals are retained, and low-priority measurements are abandoned.

[0145] Method 2: Processing the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by priority, which can also be understood as processing the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement interval, where the measurement interval can be understood as an interval of a different type from the MUSIM interval. Specifically, in this method, the highest priority interval or several intervals with higher priorities among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals can be selected to be retained.

[0146] Method 3: Handling the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by assigned priorities, which can also be understood as handling the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement interval, wherein the priority of the MUSIM interval is pre-assigned. Specifically, in this method, the priority of the MUSIM interval is pre-assigned, and the method for determining the priority of intervals different from the MUSIM interval is not limited. The highest priority interval or several intervals with higher priorities among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals can be selected to be retained.

[0147] Method 4: Prioritizing the overlap of MUSIM intervals and prioritized measurement intervals, which can also be understood as processing overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals based on the priority of the measurement intervals. The priority of the measurement interval is pre-assigned, and the measurement interval can be understood as an interval of a different type from the MUSIM interval. Specifically, in this method, the priority of intervals of a different type from the MUSIM interval is pre-assigned. The method for determining the priority of the MUSIM interval is not limited. The highest priority interval or several intervals of higher priority among the overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals can be selected to be retained.

[0148] Mode 5: Starting with the highest priority interval, overlapping intervals are processed in descending order of priority. This can also be described as starting with the highest priority interval and processing overlapping intervals in descending order of priority. The intervals can be MUSIM intervals or measurement intervals, and the measurement intervals can also be understood as measurement intervals of a different type from the MUSIM interval.

[0149] Mode 6: In each overlap, the highest priority interval is retained. This can also be understood as retaining the highest priority interval for each overlapping interval. The interval can be a MUSIM interval or a measurement interval. The measurement interval can also be understood as a measurement interval of a different type from the MUSIM interval. In this mode, only the highest priority interval is retained. However, there is no restriction on how intervals other than the highest priority interval are handled. They can be retained or directly discarded.

[0150] Mode 7: In each overlap, retain the highest priority interval and abandon other intervals. This can also be understood as retaining the highest priority interval for each overlapping measurement interval and abandoning intervals other than the highest priority interval (also referred to as other intervals), that is, only retaining the highest priority interval. The interval can be a MUSIM interval or a measurement interval, and the measurement interval can also be understood as a measurement interval of a different type from the MUSIM interval.

[0151] In the above-mentioned methods 5, 6, and 7, the measurement interval that conflicts with (or overlaps with) the MUSIM interval includes a measurement interval configured through signaling GapConfig-r17 but without preConfigInd-r17 or ncsgInd-r17.

[0152] Methods 5, 6, and 7 are primarily used when more than two intervals overlap. When multiple intervals overlap, multiple points of overlap occur in the time domain. The key challenge is how to handle these points, such as which overlap to address first and which overlaps to address next. This method addresses this by starting with the highest-priority interval overlap (or conflict), and then addressing other interval conflicts in descending order of priority. For each point of overlap, the highest-priority gap in the overlapping interval is retained, while the remaining gaps are discarded.

[0153] In one implementation, the priority descending order may also be described as a priority decreasing order.

[0154] For example, as shown in FIG2 , there are multiple overlapped intervals. FIG2 includes five measurement intervals, namely gap1, gap2, gap3, gap4 and gap5. The corresponding priority levels and orders are shown in FIG2 . The priority level of gap1 is priority level 5, the priority level of gap2 is priority level 1, the priority level of gap3 is priority level 3, the priority level of gap4 is priority level 2, and the priority level of gap5 is priority level 4. Priority level 1 is higher than priority level 2, priority level 2 is higher than priority level 3, priority level 3 is higher than priority level 4, and priority level 4 is higher than priority level 5, that is, priority level 1>priority level 2>priority level 3>priority level 4>priority level 5. Based on method five, starting with the highest priority, that is, processing from gap 2, gap 3 overlaps with gap 2. Since gap 3 has a lower priority level than gap 2, the terminal abandons gap 3 (i.e., the terminal will not perform measurements in gap 3) and retain gap 2. Next, gap 4 with priority level 2 is processed. Gap 5 overlaps with gap 4, and gap 5 has a lower priority level than gap 4. Therefore, gap 4 is retained and gap 5 is abandoned. Finally, gap 1 is processed. Although gap 1 overlaps with gap 5, gap 5 has been abandoned in the previous step. In other words, it can be understood that after the previous overlap processing, gap 5 no longer exists. Therefore, gap 1 does not overlap with other gaps and is retained. In summary, after processing in this method, gaps 2, 4, and 1 are retained, and gaps 3 and 5 are abandoned.

[0155] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0156] The terminal sends index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes index information of the retained measurement interval. Specifically, when the terminal uses a priority method to process N (N is a non-zero integer) measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain, the index indication information includes index information of M (N is a non-zero integer, N is greater than or equal to M) measurement intervals retained in the N measurement intervals. When the terminal uses a reservation method to process N measurement intervals that overlap in the time domain, the index indication information may also include index information of the N measurement intervals.

[0157] Exemplarily, the index indication information includes index information for measurement interval_m and measurement interval_n. If there is time domain overlap between measurement interval_k, measurement interval_p, measurement interval_m, and measurement interval_n, the terminal needs to retain measurement interval_m and measurement interval_n for measurement and abandon measurement interval_k and measurement interval_p. Because the terminal notifies the network of the index information of the retained measurement intervals through the index indication information, the network can also clearly specify which measurement intervals cannot be scheduled and which measurement intervals can be scheduled due to abandoned measurement intervals.

[0158] In a case where the reserved N measurement intervals are multiple universal subscriber identity module intervals (MUSIM gaps), and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, where N is a non-zero integer, and the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the N MUSIM gaps, and the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the MUSIM gap, including at least one of pre-MG, NCSG, and Type-2MG. As an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following implementations:

[0159] Mode eight: if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0160] Mode nine: if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0161] Method 10: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0162] Mode 11: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, and the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0163] Mode 12: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, and the second priority is the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0164] Mode 13: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0165] Mode 14: If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap.

[0166] In the above methods, when the retention method is adopted for multiple overlapping MUSIM gaps, but the retained MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, in this case, the N retained MUSIM gaps are regarded as a whole. When the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, all N MUSIM gaps can be discarded and the first measurement interval can be retained; or all N MUSIM gaps can be retained and the first measurement interval can be discarded. The discarding or retaining is determined based on priority.

[0167] Exemplarily, for the eighth approach, referring to FIG. 3 , measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are MUSIM gaps, both have a priority of m. If the retention approach is adopted, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_k, has a priority of n, and measurement interval_i, measurement interval_j, and measurement interval_k in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority n is higher than priority m, measurement interval_k may be retained or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j may be discarded.

[0168] Regarding the ninth approach, please refer to FIG. 4 . Measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval_j is w, and the priority of measurement interval_k is n. If the retention approach is used, both measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_i, which has a priority of m. Measurement interval_j, measurement interval_k, and measurement interval_i in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, measurement interval_i can be retained or measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k can be discarded.

[0169] Regarding the ninth approach, please refer to FIG. 4 . Measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval_i is m, and the priority of measurement interval_j is w. If the retention approach is adopted, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_k, which has a priority of n. Measurement interval_i, measurement interval_j, and measurement interval_k in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of measurement interval_j in the MUSIM gap, then measurement interval_k can be retained or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j can be discarded.

[0170] Regarding the tenth method, please refer to FIG. 4 . Measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval_i is m, and the priority of measurement interval_j is w. If the reservation method is used, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_k, which has a priority of n. Measurement interval_i, measurement interval_j, and measurement interval_k in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of measurement interval_i in the MUSIM gap, then measurement interval_k can be discarded or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j can be retained.

[0171] Regarding the eleventh method, refer to FIG. 4 . Measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval_j is w, and the priority of measurement interval_k is n. Priority n is higher than priority w, i.e., the first priority is priority n. If the reservation method is used, both measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_i, which has a priority of m. Measurement interval_j, measurement interval_k, and measurement interval_i in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, i.e., the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the first priority, then measurement interval_i can be retained or measurement interval_j and measurement interval_k can be discarded.

[0172] Regarding the twelfth method, please refer to FIG. 4 . Measurement interval_i and measurement interval_k are MUSIM gaps. The priority of measurement interval_i is m, and the priority of measurement interval_k is n, that is, the second priority is priority n. If the reservation method is used, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_k are reserved for measurement. The first measurement interval is measurement interval_j, and the priority is w. Measurement interval_i, measurement interval_k, and measurement interval_j in the MUSIM gap overlap. If priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority w, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, then measurement interval_j can be discarded or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_k can be retained.

[0173] Regarding the thirteenth method, please continue to refer to FIG. 4 . If the MUSIM gap includes measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j, the first MUSIM gap is measurement interval_j, the priority of measurement interval_i is priority m, the priority of measurement interval_j is priority w, and the first measurement interval is measurement interval_k with priority n, if the reservation method is used, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are reserved for measurement, and there is overlap between measurement interval_i, measurement interval_j, and measurement interval_k in the MUSIM gap, if priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority k, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, then measurement interval_k is retained or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are discarded.

[0174] Regarding the above-mentioned fourteenth method, please continue to refer to FIG. 4 . If the MUSIM gap includes measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j, the first MUSIM gap is measurement interval_i, the priority of measurement interval_i is priority m, the priority of measurement interval_j is priority w, and the first measurement interval is measurement interval_k with priority n, if the reservation method is used, both measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are reserved for measurement, and there is overlap between measurement interval_i, measurement interval_j, and measurement interval_k in the MUSIM gap, and if priority m is higher than priority n, and priority n is higher than priority k, that is, the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, then measurement interval_k is discarded or measurement interval_i and measurement interval_j are retained.

[0175] Furthermore, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0176] Information related to the first MUSIM gap sent by the network, wherein the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: an index of the first MUSIM gap, an interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and an interval length of the first MUSIM gap, that is, the terminal determines the first MUSIM gap according to the target indication information sent by the network;

[0177] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0178] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0179] In the case where the M measurement intervals overlap, in an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes at least one of the following embodiments:

[0180] Mode 15: If P measurement intervals among the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reservation manner or the network instructs to retain the P MUSIM gaps, the terminal first reserves the P MUSIM gaps, and then, overlaps of the P MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals are processed according to priority (that is, the MP measurement intervals and the P MUSIM gaps are processed according to the priority of the P MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals). Optionally, the P MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals may be processed in descending order of priority, or processed in other ways.

[0181] Mode 16: The terminal processes the P MUSIM gaps according to the priorities of the P MUSIM gaps. When the reserved Q MUSIM gaps overlap with the MP measurement intervals, the overlap of the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals is processed by priority (that is, the MP measurement interval and the Q MUSIM gaps are processed according to the priorities of the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals). Optionally, the P MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals may be processed in descending order of priority, or processed in other ways.

[0182] Among them, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0183] As an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, processing overlapping measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals includes at least one of the following implementations:

[0184] Method 17: Handling overlap between different MUSIM intervals by priority, which can also be expressed as handling overlapping MUSIM intervals according to the priority of the measurement interval. The overlapping MUSIM intervals can be understood as overlap between different MUSIM intervals, that is, overlap between two or more MUSIM intervals.

[0185] Mode 18: Starting from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, overlapping MUSIM intervals are processed in descending order of priority. This can also be expressed as starting from the MUSIM interval with the highest priority, overlapping MUSIM intervals are processed in descending order of priority.

[0186] Mode 19: In each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained. This can also be expressed as retaining the highest priority MUSIM interval for each overlapping MUSIM interval. In this mode, for each overlapping MUSIM interval, there is no restriction on whether intervals other than the highest priority MUSIM interval are retained or discarded.

[0187] Method 20: In each overlap, the MUSIM interval with the highest priority is retained and other MUSIM intervals are abandoned. This can also be expressed as, for each overlapping MUSIM interval, the MUSIM interval with the highest priority is retained and other MUSIM intervals except the MUSIM interval with the highest priority are abandoned.

[0188] Methods 18, 19, and 20 in this optional embodiment are mainly used in scenarios where more than two MUSIM intervals overlap. When multiple MUSIM intervals overlap, that is, when more than two MUSIM intervals overlap in the time domain, how to handle these multiple overlaps, such as which overlap to handle first and which overlaps to handle next, is a problem that needs to be solved. The solution of this optional embodiment is to start processing the overlap (or conflict) of the highest-priority MUSIM interval, and process other MUSIM interval conflicts in descending order of priority. At each overlap, the MUSIM gap with the highest priority in the overlapping MUSIM interval is retained, and other MUSIM gaps are abandoned. In one embodiment, abandoning other MUSIM gaps can also be described as abandoning low-priority MUSIM intervals.

[0189] For example, referring to FIG2 , there are multiple MUSIM gap overlaps. FIG2 includes five MUSIM gaps, namely gap1, gap2, gap3, gap4, and gap5. The corresponding priority levels are shown in FIG2 . Gap1 corresponds to priority level 5, gap2 corresponds to priority level 1, gap3 corresponds to priority level 3, gap4 corresponds to priority level 2, and gap5 corresponds to priority level 4. Priority level 1 is higher than priority level 2, priority level 2 is higher than priority level 3, priority level 3 is higher than priority level 4, and priority level 4 is higher than priority level 5, i.e., priority level 1 > priority level 2 > priority level 3 > priority level 4 > priority level 5. Based on method 18, starting with the highest priority, that is, gap 2, gap 3 overlaps with gap 2. Since gap 3 has a lower priority level than gap 2, the terminal abandons gap 3 (i.e., the terminal does not perform measurements in gap 3) and retains gap 2. Next, gap 4, with a priority level of 2, is processed. Gap 5 overlaps with gap 4, and gap 5 has a lower priority level than gap 4. Therefore, gap 4 is retained and gap 5 is abandoned. Finally, gap 1 is processed. Although gap 1 overlaps with gap 5, gap 5 was abandoned in the previous step. This means that gap 5 no longer exists after the previous overlap processing. Therefore, gap 1 does not overlap with other gaps and is retained. In summary, after processing using this method, gaps 2, 4, and 1 are retained, while gaps 3 and 5 are abandoned.

[0190] Furthermore, in an optional embodiment, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0191] The overlap of the MUSIM interval and the measurement interval is handled by the Measurement Gap Repetition Period (MGRP), which can also be expressed as handling the overlapping MUSIM interval and measurement interval according to the Measurement Gap Repetition Period MGRP;

[0192] Processing the overlap of a MUSIM interval and a measurement interval to which no priority is assigned by MGRP may also be expressed as processing the overlapping MUSIM interval and the measurement interval according to MGRP, wherein the measurement interval is not assigned a priority;

[0193] Starting from the longest MGRP interval, overlapping is processed in the order of decreasing MGRP. This can also be expressed as starting from the measurement interval corresponding to the longest MGRP, and processing overlapping measurement intervals in the order of decreasing MGRP.

[0194] In each overlap, retaining the longer MGRP interval can also be expressed as retaining the longest MGRP interval in the overlapped measurement interval for each overlapped measurement interval, or, for each overlapped measurement interval, retaining the first N intervals with the longest MGRP in the overlapped measurement interval, where N is less than the number of the overlapped measurement intervals, or, for each overlapped measurement interval, retaining the interval in which the MGRP exceeds a preset period in the overlapped measurement interval;

[0195] In each overlap, the MGRP interval with a longer duration is retained and other intervals are discarded. This can also be expressed as, for each overlapping measurement interval, retaining the longest MGRP interval in the overlapping measurement interval and discarding intervals other than the longest MGRP interval; or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retaining the first N longest MGRP intervals in the overlapping measurement interval and discarding intervals other than the first N longest MGRP intervals, where N is less than the number of overlapping measurement intervals; or, for each overlapping measurement interval, retaining intervals in which MGRP exceeds a preset period in the overlapping measurement interval and discarding intervals other than intervals in which MGRP exceeds a preset period.

[0196] It should be noted that, in this optional embodiment, the processing logic of processing overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to MGRP is substantially the same as the processing logic of processing overlapping MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals according to the priority of the measurement intervals described above.

[0197] The main application scenarios of the optional embodiments of "handling overlaps between MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals without assigned priorities through MGRP," "handling overlaps starting with the longest MGRP interval and in descending order of MGRP," "retaining the interval with the longer MGRP interval at each overlap," and "retaining the interval with the longer MGRP interval at each overlap and discarding other intervals" are where conflict resolution through priority cannot be achieved if measurement intervals are not assigned priorities. The solution is to resolve conflicts through MGRP and retain the longer MGRP interval. This is because, over a certain period of time, the longer MGRP intervals occur less frequently than the shorter MGRP intervals, making them more valuable resources and requiring priority.

[0198] In this optional embodiment, the preset period may be a longer period, and the specific value may be set according to demand. The measurement interval of the MGRP that exceeds the preset period may be understood as a longer interval.

[0199] It should be noted that this optional embodiment can be used independently of the above step 101 or in combination with the above step 101.

[0200] As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement method, which is applied to a network. The method includes at least one of steps 501:

[0201] Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0202] receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0203] The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

[0204] As an optional implementation manner, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal. The priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal can be described as a priority of the measurement interval indicated by the terminal.

[0205] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0206] As an optional implementation, the method further includes:

[0207] receiving index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

[0208] It should be noted that the measurement method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is a network-side measurement method corresponding to the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal. All embodiments of the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal are applicable to the measurement method applied to the terminal provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0209] As shown in FIG6 , an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement device, which is applied to a terminal. The device includes: a first processing module 601;

[0210] The first processing module 601 is used for at least one of the following:

[0211] receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0212] Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to their priority;

[0213] sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0214] The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0215] Optionally, the device further includes a second processing module, wherein the second processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0216] a second processing module, configured to retain the aperiodic measurement interval when the aperiodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the aperiodic measurement interval;

[0217] When the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally reserved.

[0218] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0219] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0220] Optionally, the first processing module 601 includes a first processing unit, and the first processing unit is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0221] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority;

[0222] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by prioritizing them;

[0223] Handle overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by assigning priorities;

[0224] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals assigned priorities by prioritization;

[0225] Overlaps are processed in order of decreasing priority, starting with the highest priority interval;

[0226] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is retained;

[0227] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is kept and the others are discarded.

[0228] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0229] The first sending module is configured to send index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes index information of the reserved measurement interval.

[0230] Optionally, the method further includes: a third processing module;

[0231] When the reserved N measurement intervals are multiple universal subscriber identity module intervals (MUSIM gaps), and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the third processing module is configured to do at least one of the following:

[0232] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0233] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0234] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0235] if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than a first priority, retaining the first measurement interval or abandoning the N MUSIM gaps, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0236] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than a second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, abandoning the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0237] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0238] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0239] Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

[0240] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than a MUSIM gap;

[0241] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0242] Pre-configured measurement interval pre-MG;

[0243] Network controlled small interval NCSG;

[0244] Type-2MG.

[0245] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0246] Information related to the first MUSIM gap sent by a network, wherein the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: an index of the first MUSIM gap, an interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and an interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0247] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0248] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0249] Optionally, the device further comprises: a fourth processing module;

[0250] In a case where the M measurement intervals overlap, the fourth processing module is configured to do at least one of the following:

[0251] If P measurement intervals among the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network instructs to retain the P MUSIM gaps, the P MUSIM gaps are retained, and overlap of the P MUSIM gaps with the MP measurement intervals is processed according to priority;

[0252] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to their priorities. If the reserved Q MUSIM gaps overlap with the MP measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals is processed by priority.

[0253] Among them, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0254] Optionally, the first processing module 601 includes a second processing unit, and the second processing unit is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0255] Handle overlap between different MUSIM intervals by prioritizing;

[0256] Overlaps are processed in descending order of priority, starting with the highest priority MUSIM interval;

[0257] In each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained;

[0258] At each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained and the other MUSIM intervals are discarded.

[0259] Optionally, the device further includes a fourth processing module, wherein the fourth processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0260] Handling the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP

[0261] Overlapping of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals that have no assigned priority is handled by MGRP;

[0262] Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, overlaps were processed in order of decreasing MGRP;

[0263] At each overlap, the longer interval of MGRP is retained;

[0264] At each overlap, the MGRP with the longer interval is retained and the others are discarded.

[0265] It should be noted that the measurement device applied to the terminal provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is a device capable of executing the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal. All embodiments of the above-mentioned measurement method applied to the terminal are applicable to the device and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0266] As shown in FIG7 , an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a measurement device, which is applied to a network. The device includes: a first transceiver module 701 ;

[0267] The first transceiver module 701 is used for at least one of the following:

[0268] Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0269] receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0270] The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

[0271] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0272] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0273] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0274] The first receiving module is configured to receive index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

[0275] It should be noted that the measurement device applied to a network provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure is a device capable of executing the above-mentioned measurement method applied to a network. All embodiments of the above-mentioned measurement method applied to a network are applicable to the device and can achieve the same or similar technical effects.

[0276] As shown in Figure 8, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a terminal, including: a processor 801; and a memory 803 connected to the processor 801 through a bus interface 802, wherein the memory 803 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 801 when performing operations, and the processor 801 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 803.

[0277] The transceiver 804 is connected to the bus interface 802 and is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 801. Specifically, the processor 801 is configured to read the program in the memory 803 and execute the following process:

[0278] Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to their priority;

[0279] and / or,

[0280] The transceiver 804 performs at least one of the following processes:

[0281] receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0282] sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement intervals;

[0283] The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

[0284] Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to:

[0285] When a non-periodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the non-periodic measurement interval, retaining the non-periodic measurement interval;

[0286] When the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally reserved.

[0287] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0288] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0289] Optionally, the processor 801 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0290] When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority;

[0291] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by prioritizing them;

[0292] Handle overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals by assigning priorities;

[0293] Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals assigned priorities by prioritization;

[0294] Overlaps are processed in order of decreasing priority, starting with the highest priority interval;

[0295] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is retained;

[0296] At each overlap, the highest priority interval is kept and the others are discarded.

[0297] Optionally, the transceiver 804 is further configured to:

[0298] Sending index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes index information of the reserved measurement interval.

[0299] Optionally, when the reserved N measurement intervals are multi-universal subscriber identity module intervals MUSIM gaps, and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the processor 801 is further configured to do at least one of the following:

[0300] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0301] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps;

[0302] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps;

[0303] if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than a first priority, retaining the first measurement interval or abandoning the N MUSIM gaps, where the first priority is the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps;

[0304] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than a second priority, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, abandoning the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps, where the second priority is the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0305] If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0306] If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap;

[0307] Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

[0308] Optionally, the first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than a MUSIM gap;

[0309] The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0310] Pre-configured measurement interval pre-MG;

[0311] Network controlled small interval NCSG;

[0312] Type-2MG.

[0313] Optionally, the first MUSIM gap includes:

[0314] Information related to the first MUSIM gap sent by a network, wherein the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: an index of the first MUSIM gap, an interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and an interval length of the first MUSIM gap;

[0315] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps;

[0316] The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

[0317] Optionally, when the M measurement intervals overlap, the processor 801 is further configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0318] If P measurement intervals among the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network instructs to retain the P MUSIM gaps, the P MUSIM gaps are retained, and overlap of the P MUSIM gaps with the MP measurement intervals is processed according to priority;

[0319] Process the P MUSIM gaps according to their priorities. If the reserved Q MUSIM gaps overlap with the MP measurement intervals, the overlap between the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals is processed by priority.

[0320] Among them, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

[0321] Optionally, the processor 801 is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0322] Handle overlap between different MUSIM intervals by prioritizing;

[0323] Overlaps are processed in descending order of priority, starting with the highest priority MUSIM interval;

[0324] In each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained;

[0325] At each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained and the other MUSIM intervals are discarded.

[0326] Optionally, the processor 801 is further configured to:

[0327] Handling the overlap of MUSIM intervals and measurement intervals through the measurement interval repetition period MGRP

[0328] Overlapping of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals that have no assigned priority is handled by MGRP;

[0329] Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, overlaps were processed in order of decreasing MGRP;

[0330] At each overlap, the longer interval of MGRP is retained;

[0331] At each overlap, the MGRP with the longer interval is retained and the others are discarded.

[0332] In FIG8 , the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 801 and memory represented by memory 803. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, all of which are well known in the art and, therefore, will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides a user interface 805. The transceiver 804 may be a plurality of components, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The processor 801 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 803 may store data used by the processor 801 when performing operations.

[0333] As shown in Figure 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a network device, including: a processor 901; and a memory 903 connected to the processor 901 through a bus interface 902, the memory 903 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 901 when performing operations, and the processor 901 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 903.

[0334] The transceiver 904 is connected to the bus interface 902 and is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor 901. Specifically, the processor 901 is configured to read the program in the memory 903, and the transceiver 904 performs at least one of the following processes:

[0335] Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0336] receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain overlapping measurement intervals;

[0337] The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

[0338] Optionally, the third information includes a priority of the measurement interval requested by the terminal.

[0339] Optionally, the terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

[0340] Optionally, the transceiver 904 is further configured to:

[0341] receiving index indication information sent by the terminal, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

[0342] In FIG9 , the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 901 and memory represented by memory 903. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, all of which are well known in the art and, therefore, will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 904 may be a plurality of components, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. The processor 901 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 903 may store data used by the processor 901 when performing operations.

[0343] In addition, a specific embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the measurement method applied to the terminal as described in any one of the above are implemented, or the steps of the measurement method applied to the network device as described in any one of the above are implemented.

[0344] In the several embodiments provided in the present disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is merely a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection of some interfaces, devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0345] In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into a single processing unit, each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into a single unit. The aforementioned integrated units may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0346] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute some steps of the sending and receiving methods described in various embodiments of the present disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes: a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc., various media that can store program code.

[0347] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be pointed out that for ordinary personnel in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles described in 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, applied to a terminal, the method comprising at least one of the following: receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals; Handle overlapping measurement intervals according to their priority; Sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement interval; The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following: When a non-periodic measurement interval overlaps with a measurement interval other than the non-periodic measurement interval, retaining the non-periodic measurement interval; When the aperiodic multi-universal subscriber identity module interval MUSIM gap overlaps with other intervals, the aperiodic MUSIM gap is unconditionally reserved.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The third information includes the priority of the terminal requesting the measurement interval.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein: Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to the priority of the measurement intervals, including at least one of the following: When the number of overlapping measurement intervals is greater than 2, processing the overlapping measurement intervals in descending order of priority; Handle the overlap of MUSIM interval and measurement interval by giving priority; Handle overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals by assigning priorities; Handle the overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals to which priorities are assigned by means of priorities; Starting with the highest priority interval, overlaps are processed in order of decreasing priority; At each overlap, the highest priority interval is retained; At each overlap, the highest priority interval is kept and the others are discarded.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Sending index indication information to the network, where the index indication information includes index information of the reserved measurement interval.

7. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: In a case where the reserved N measurement intervals are multiple universal subscriber identity module intervals MUSIM gaps, and the N MUSIM gaps overlap with the first measurement interval, the method further includes at least one of the following: If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of any MUSIM gap among the N MUSIM gaps, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps; if the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than a first priority, retaining the first measurement interval or abandoning the N MUSIM gaps, the first priority being the highest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps; if the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the second priority, the second priority being the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps, abandoning the first measurement interval or retaining the N MUSIM gaps, the second priority being the lowest priority among the priorities of the N MUSIM gaps; If the priority of the first measurement interval is higher than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, retain the first measurement interval or abandon the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap; If the priority of the first measurement interval is lower than the priority of the first MUSIM gap, abandon the first measurement interval or retain the N MUSIM gaps, where the N MUSIM gaps include the first MUSIM gap; Wherein, N is a non-zero integer.

8. The measuring method according to claim 7, wherein: The first measurement interval is a measurement interval other than the MUSIM gap; The first measurement interval includes at least one of the following: Pre-configured measurement interval pre-MG; Network controlled small interval NCSG; Type-2 MG.

9. The measuring method according to claim 7, wherein: The first MUSIM gap includes: Information related to the first MUSIM gap sent by a network, wherein the information related to the first MUSIM gap includes at least one of the following: an index of the first MUSIM gap, an interval period of the first MUSIM gap, and an interval length of the first MUSIM gap; The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the highest priority among the N MUSIM gaps; The first MUSIM gap is a MUSIM gap with the lowest priority among the N MUSIM gaps.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein: In the case where the M measurement intervals overlap, the method further includes at least one of the following: If P measurement intervals among the M measurement intervals are MUSIM gaps, and the terminal requests to process the P MUSIM gaps in a reserved manner or the network instructs to reserve the P MUSIM gaps, the P MUSIM gaps are reserved, and overlaps of the P MUSIM gaps with the MP measurement intervals are processed by priority; Processing the P MUSIM gaps according to their priorities, and in the case where the reserved Q MUSIM gaps overlap with the MP measurement intervals, the overlaps of the Q MUSIM gaps and the MP measurement intervals are processed by priority; Among them, M, P, and Q are all non-zero integers, M is greater than P, and P is greater than Q.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein: Overlapping measurement intervals are handled according to the priority of the measurement intervals, including at least one of the following: Handle overlap between different MUSIM intervals by prioritizing; Starting with the highest priority MUSIM interval, overlaps are processed in order of decreasing priority; In each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained; At each overlap, the highest priority MUSIM interval is retained and the other MUSIM intervals are discarded.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of the following: The overlap between MUSIM interval and measurement interval is handled by the measurement interval repetition period MGRP; Overlap of MUSIM intervals with measurement intervals that have no assigned priority is handled by MGRP; Starting from the interval with the longest MGRP, overlaps were processed in order of decreasing MGRP; At each overlap, the longer interval of MGRP is retained; At each overlap, the MGRP with the longer interval is retained and the others are discarded.

13. A measurement method, applied to a network, comprising at least one of the following: Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals; receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement interval; The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein: The third information includes the priority of the terminal requesting the measurement interval.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein: The terminal requests a different priority for each measurement interval.

16. The method according to claim 13, further comprising: Index indication information sent by the terminal is received, where the index indication information includes index information of a reserved measurement interval.

17. A measuring device, applied to a terminal, comprising: A first processing module; The first processing module is used for at least one of the following: receiving first information sent by a network, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals; Handle overlapping measurement intervals according to their priority; Sending second information to the network, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement interval; The third information is sent to the network, where the third information is information related to the priority.

18. A measuring device, applied to a network, comprising: A first transceiver module; The first transceiver module is used for at least one of the following: Sending first information to a terminal, where the first information is used to instruct the terminal to retain overlapping measurement intervals; receiving second information sent by a terminal, where the second information is used to indicate that the terminal requests to retain the overlapping measurement interval; The third information sent by the receiving terminal is priority-related information.

19. A terminal, comprising: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 is implemented.

20. A network device comprising: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 16 is implemented.

21. A readable storage medium having a program stored thereon, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the program implements the steps in the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, or implements the steps in the measurement method according to any one of claims 14 to 16.

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