Communication method and communication apparatus

Abstract

Provided in the present application are a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method may comprise: a terminal device determines a first measurement report, the first measurement report being a measurement report to be reported initiated by the terminal device; on the basis of an indication (or pre-configuration) of a network device, the terminal device determines a second measurement report, the second measurement report being a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device on the basis of the indication of the network device; and, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the terminal device sends at a conflict position the first measurement report. In this way, the problem that different types of measurement reports may conflict with each other can be solved, so as to report the measurement reports, and the user experience of the terminal device can be improved.

Description

Communication method and communication device

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on December 28, 2023, with application number 202311852775.7, and priority to the Chinese patent application with the invention name “Communication Method and Communication Device”, all contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly, to a communication method and a communication device. Background Art

[0003] In wireless communications, reference signals are transmitted between transmitters and receivers for purposes such as sending and receiving data, achieving system synchronization, and providing feedback on channel information. For example, a transmitter sends a reference signal to a receiver, which then receives the reference signal and performs operations based on the reference information, such as performing channel measurements and submitting measurement reports. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides a communication method and a communication device, which can implement reporting of measurement reports.

[0005] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be performed by an apparatus. The apparatus can be a device (such as a terminal device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0006] The method may include: determining a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; determining a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of a network device; and sending the first measurement report in the event that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0007] Optionally, the measurement report is a (channel state information, CSI) report.

[0008] Optionally, a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, and the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report conflict, or in other words, the transmission resources used to report the first measurement report and the transmission resources used to report the second measurement report conflict. Accordingly, in the event that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report indicates that the first measurement report is sent at the conflicting location (or using conflicting transmission resources).

[0009] Based on the above technical solution, if a conflict occurs between a first measurement report and a second measurement report, the first measurement report can be sent first. That is, the report initiated by the terminal device at the conflicting location is sent first. This not only resolves the problem of potential conflicts between different types of measurement reports, enabling the reporting of measurement reports, but also improves the user experience of the terminal device.

[0010] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, sending the first measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the first measurement report based on a first parameter in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated or the configuration index of the first measurement report.

[0011] Based on the above technical solution, it can be determined based on the judgment condition related to the first parameter that, in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report should be sent first.

[0012] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the first measurement report based on at least one of the following when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or (j+1)·s; wherein the value of j is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s,j is the maximum number of reports of the first measurement report, and the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report. In other words, sending the first measurement report based on the first parameter includes: in the case where a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, determining to send the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s, where the first parameter includes j and / or s. In other words, in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent based on a first formula (or a priority formula, or a formula for calculating a priority value), where the first formula includes at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s.

[0013] Optionally, the value of n is related to the number of candidate cells.

[0014] Optionally, N cells The maximum number of carriers configured for a network device, that is, the maximum number of carriers configured by the network device for a terminal device.

[0015] Optionally, the first parameter includes j and / or s.

[0016] Optionally, the value of the first parameter corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the value of the first parameter corresponding to the second measurement report. As an example, the value of j corresponding to the first measurement report is 0, and the value corresponding to the second measurement report is 1. As an example, the value of s corresponding to the first measurement report is the configuration index of the first measurement report, and the value of s corresponding to the second measurement report is the configuration index of the second measurement report.

[0017] Based on the above technical solution, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report based on any one of the above judgments, the first measurement report is sent first.

[0018] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

[0019] Based on the above technical solution, priority values ​​corresponding to different measurement reports can be calculated based on any of the above items, and when calculating the priority values ​​corresponding to different measurement reports, the values ​​of the above parameters j and / or s are different. Furthermore, the measurement report with the lower priority value can be reported. In this way, any of the above items can be used to prioritize sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0020] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, sending the first measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the first measurement report based on a second parameter in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0021] Optionally, a value of the second parameter corresponding to the first measurement report is smaller than a value of the second parameter corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0022] Based on the above technical solution, it can be determined based on a judgment condition related to the second parameter that, in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the second measurement report should be sent first.

[0023] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the first measurement report based on at least one of the following when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; wherein the value of y is related to the type of measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s In other words, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report based on the second parameter includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·y; wherein the second parameter includes y. In other words, sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the first measurement report based on a second formula (or a priority formula, or a formula for calculating a priority value) when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the second formula includes at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·Ms ·y.

[0024] Optionally, the value of n is related to the number of candidate cells.

[0025] Optionally, N cells The maximum number of carriers configured for a network device, that is, the maximum number of carriers configured by the network device for a terminal device.

[0026] Optionally, the second parameter includes y.

[0027] Based on the above technical solution, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report based on any one of the above judgments, the first measurement report is sent first.

[0028] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the values ​​of y corresponding to different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report are different.

[0029] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·y, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

[0030] Based on the above technical solution, priority values ​​corresponding to different measurement reports can be calculated based on any of the above items, and when calculating the priority values ​​corresponding to different measurement reports, the value of the parameter y can be different. Furthermore, the measurement report with the lower priority value can be reported. In this way, any of the above items can be used to prioritize sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0031] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving configuration information of the first measurement report and / or configuration information of the second measurement report.

[0032] In one example, the receiving configuration information of the first measurement report and the receiving configuration information of the second measurement report includes: receiving first configuration information and second configuration information respectively, wherein the first configuration information includes configuration information of the first measurement report, and the second configuration information includes configuration information of the second measurement report. Based on this, it can be seen that the first measurement report and the second measurement report can be configured separately, that is, the configuration index of each measurement can be designed independently.

[0033] In another example, the receiving configuration information of the first measurement report and the configuration information of the second measurement report includes: receiving third configuration information, where the third configuration information includes the configuration information of the first measurement report and the configuration information of the second measurement report. Based on this, it can be seen that the first measurement report and the second measurement report can be configured together, so that they can be used in combination with the existing CSI reporting configuration.

[0034] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report. Alternatively, the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is lower than the priority of the second measurement report.

[0035] In combination with the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending the second measurement report when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0036] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE).

[0037] Optionally, the data channel is a physical uplink data signal, and the control channel is a physical uplink control channel.

[0038] Optionally, the non-layer 1 signal quality measurement report includes the signal quality after layer 3 filtering.

[0039] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the method further includes: when the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report overlap with the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report, determining that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0040] The transmission resources include time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources.

[0041] Optionally, the overlap may be partial overlap or full overlap. For example, time domain resources overlap (e.g., partial overlap, or full overlap). For another example, frequency domain resources overlap (e.g., partial overlap, or full overlap). For another example, time domain resources overlap (e.g., partial overlap, or full overlap) and frequency domain resources overlap (e.g., partial overlap, or full overlap).

[0042] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the overlap between the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0043] Optionally, the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, and the frequency domain resources may be partially or completely the same, or the frequency domain resources may partially or completely overlap.

[0044] Optionally, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, and the time domain resources may be partially or completely the same, or the time domain resources may partially or completely overlap.

[0045] In combination with the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, including: the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is the same as the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report; or, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located in the same time window as the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report; or, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located; or, the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located.

[0046] In a second aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be performed by an apparatus. The apparatus can be a device (such as a terminal device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0047] The method may include: determining a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; determining a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of a network device; and sending the second measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0048] Based on the above technical solution, if a conflict occurs between the first and second measurement reports, the second measurement report can be sent first. That is, the report indicated by the network device at the conflicting location is sent first. This can resolve the problem of potential conflicts between different types of measurement reports and enable the reporting of measurement reports.

[0049] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, sending the second measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the second measurement report based on a first parameter in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the value of the first parameter is related to the configuration index of whether to initiate the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0050] In conjunction with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or (j+1)·s; wherein the value of j is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s,j is the maximum number of reports of the first measurement report, and the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report. In other words, in the case where a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on the first parameter includes: in the case where a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, determining to send the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j·j, or, (j+1)·s, where the first parameter includes j and / or s. In other words, sending the second measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the second measurement report based on a first formula (or a priority formula, or a formula for calculating a priority value) when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, where the first formula includes at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s.

[0051] Optionally, the value of the first parameter corresponding to the second measurement report is less than the value of the first parameter corresponding to the first measurement report. As an example, the value of j corresponding to the second measurement report is 0, and the value corresponding to the first measurement report is 1. As an example, the value of s corresponding to the first measurement report is the configuration index of the first measurement report, and the value of s corresponding to the second measurement report is the configuration index of the second measurement report.

[0052] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the second measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

[0053] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, sending the second measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the second measurement report based on a second parameter in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0054] Optionally, the value of the second parameter corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the value of the second parameter corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0055] In conjunction with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; wherein the value of y is related to the type of measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s In other words, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on the second parameter includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·y; wherein the second parameter includes y. In other words, sending the second measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: sending the second measurement report based on a second formula (or a priority formula, or a formula for calculating a priority value) when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, wherein the second formula includes at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·y.

[0056] Optionally, a value of the second parameter corresponding to the second measurement report is smaller than a value of the second parameter corresponding to the first measurement report.

[0057] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report have different values ​​of y.

[0058] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the second measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s·y, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

[0059] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving configuration information of the first measurement report and / or configuration information of the second measurement report.

[0060] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: receiving indication information, where the indication information indicates that the priority of the second measurement report is higher than the priority of the first measurement report.

[0061] In combination with the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: sending the first measurement report when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0062] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, a non-periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a MAC-CE.

[0063] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the method further includes: when the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report overlap with the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report, determining that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0064] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the overlap between the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0065] In combination with the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, including: the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is the same as the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report; or, the time window in which the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located is the same as the time window in which the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located; or, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located within the time window in which the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located; or, the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located within the time window in which the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located.

[0066] In a third aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be performed by an apparatus. The apparatus can be a device (such as a terminal device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or chip system or circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0067] The method may include: determining a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; determining a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of a network device; and in the event that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0068] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, sending the first measurement report in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: in the event of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a first parameter, wherein the value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report or the configuration index of the first measurement report is initiated.

[0069] For the relevant solutions regarding the first parameter, please refer to the description in the first or second aspect above, which will not be repeated here.

[0070] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or (j+1)·s; wherein the value of j is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, Ms,j is the maximum reporting number of the first measurement report, and the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report.

[0071] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report or the second measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j+1)·s; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report; or, when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

[0072] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a second parameter, wherein the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0073] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report or the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; wherein the value of y is related to the type of measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s The maximum number of measurement reports.

[0074] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the values ​​of y corresponding to different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report are different.

[0075] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report or the second measurement report is sent based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·y, including: the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s y; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report; or when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

[0076] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: receiving indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report, or the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is lower than the priority of the second measurement report.

[0077] In combination with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE).

[0078] In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method further includes: determining that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report when a transmission resource corresponding to the first measurement report overlaps with a transmission resource corresponding to the second measurement report. For this implementation, reference may be made to the relevant description in the first aspect or the second aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0079] In a fourth aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be performed by an apparatus. The apparatus can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0080] The method may include: sending first configuration information, the first configuration information including configuration information of a first measurement report, the first measurement report being a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; sending second configuration information, the second configuration information including relevant information of a second measurement report, the second measurement report being a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of the terminal device.

[0081] In conjunction with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the method further includes: sending indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report. Alternatively, the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is lower than the priority of the second measurement report.

[0082] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, a non-periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a MAC-CE.

[0083] In combination with the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the data channel is a physical uplink data signal, and the control channel is a physical uplink control channel.

[0084] In a fifth aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be performed by an apparatus. The apparatus can be a device (such as a network device) or a component of a device (such as a chip or a chip system or a circuit), which is not limited in this application.

[0085] The method may include: sending third configuration information, the third configuration information including configuration information of a first measurement report and configuration information of a second measurement report, the first measurement report being a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device, and the second measurement report being a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of the terminal device.

[0086] In conjunction with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the method further includes: sending indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report. Alternatively, the indication information indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is lower than the priority of the second measurement report.

[0087] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, a non-periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a MAC-CE.

[0088] In combination with the fifth aspect, in certain implementations of the fifth aspect, the data channel is a physical uplink data signal, and the control channel is a physical uplink control channel.

[0089] Regarding the beneficial effects and possible designs of the second to fifth aspects, please refer to the relevant description in the first aspect and will not be repeated here.

[0090] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, the device being configured to execute the method of any possible implementation of aspects 1 to 5. Specifically, the device may include units and / or modules, such as a processing unit and / or a communication unit, for executing the method of any possible implementation of aspects 1 to 5.

[0091] In one implementation, the apparatus is a communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device). When the apparatus is a terminal device, the communication unit may be a transceiver or an input / output interface; the processing unit may be at least one processor. Alternatively, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit. Alternatively, the input / output interface may be an input / output circuit.

[0092] In another implementation, the device is a chip, chip system, or circuit for a communication device (e.g., a terminal device or a network device). When the device is a chip, chip system, or circuit for a terminal device, the communication unit may be an input / output interface, interface circuit, output circuit, input circuit, pin, or related circuit on the chip, chip system, or circuit; and the processing unit may be at least one processor, processing circuit, or logic circuit.

[0093] In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute a computer program or instruction stored in a memory to perform the method of any possible implementation of aspects 1 to 5. Optionally, the device further comprises a memory configured to store the computer program or instruction. Optionally, the device further comprises a communication interface, and the processor reads the computer program or instruction in the memory through the communication interface.

[0094] In one implementation, the device is a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device).

[0095] In another implementation, the device is a chip, a chip system, or a circuit used in a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device).

[0096] In an eighth aspect, a processor is provided for executing the methods provided in the first to fifth aspects above.

[0097] For the operations such as sending and acquiring / receiving involved in the processor, unless otherwise specified, or if they do not conflict with their actual functions or internal logic in the relevant descriptions, they can be understood as processor output, reception, input and other operations, and can also be understood as sending and receiving operations performed by the radio frequency circuit and antenna. This application does not limit this.

[0098] Optionally, the device further includes: a memory for storing programs; accordingly, at least one processor is used to execute computer programs or instructions in the memory.

[0099] Optionally, the device further includes a communication interface, which is coupled to the processor and can be used to input information to the processor or output information from the processor.

[0100] In a ninth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a program code for execution by a device, wherein the program code includes a method for executing any possible implementation of the first to fifth aspects above.

[0101] In a tenth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method in any possible implementation of the first to fifth aspects above.

[0102] In the eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The processor reads instructions on the memory through the communication interface and executes the method provided by any of the above-mentioned implementation methods of any of the above-mentioned first to fifth aspects.

[0103] Optionally, as an implementation method, the chip also includes a memory, in which a computer program or instruction is stored, and the processor is used to execute the computer program or instruction on the memory. When the computer program or instruction is executed, the processor is used to execute the method provided in any one of the above implementation methods of any one of the first to fifth aspects.

[0104] In a twelfth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which, when run on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method provided by any one of the above-mentioned implementations of the first aspect.

[0105] In the thirteenth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising the aforementioned terminal device and network device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0106] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0107] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a communication method 200 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0108] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 300 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0109] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of another communication device 400 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0110] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a chip system 500 provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0111] The technical solution in this application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0112] The technical solutions provided in this application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: fifth generation (5G) or new radio (NR) systems, long term evolution (LTE) systems, LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) systems, LTE time division duplex (TDD) systems, etc. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to future communication systems. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to device to device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and Internet of Things (IoT) communication systems. The technical solutions provided in this application can also be applied to low-frequency scenarios, high-frequency scenarios, terahertz, optical communications, licensed frequency bands, and can also be used in unlicensed frequency bands, etc.

[0113] The technical solution provided in this application can also be applied to non-terrestrial communication network (NTN) systems such as intersatellite communication and satellite communication. As an example, a satellite communication system includes a satellite base station and a terminal device. The satellite base station provides communication services for the terminal device. The satellite base station can also communicate with the base station. A satellite can be used as a base station or as a terminal device. Among them, a satellite can refer to a drone, a hot air balloon, a low-orbit satellite, a medium-orbit satellite, a high-orbit satellite, etc. A satellite can also refer to a non-ground base station or non-ground equipment, etc.

[0114] A device in a communication system can send signals to or receive signals from another device. These signals may include information, signaling, or data. The term "device" can also be replaced by an entity, network entity, network element, communication device, communication module, node, communication node, and the like. This disclosure uses devices as examples for description. For example, a communication system may include at least one terminal device and at least one network device. A network device can send downlink signals to a terminal device, and / or a terminal device can send uplink signals to a network device.

[0115] The terminal devices in the embodiments of the present application include various devices with wireless communication functions, which can be used to connect people, objects, machines, etc. The terminal devices can be widely used in various scenarios, such as: cellular communication, D2D, V2X, peer to peer (P2P), M2M, MTC, IoT, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, autonomous driving, telemedicine, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wearable, smart transportation, smart city drones, robots, remote sensing, passive sensing, positioning, navigation and tracking, autonomous delivery, etc. The terminal device can be a terminal in any of the above scenarios, such as an MTC terminal, an IoT terminal, etc. The terminal device may be a user equipment (UE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) standard, a terminal, a fixed device, a mobile station device or a mobile device, a subscriber unit, a handheld device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a session initiation protocol (SIP) phone, a wireless data card, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a computer, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a wireless modem, a handheld device (handset), a laptop computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a smart book, a vehicle, a satellite, a global positioning system (GPS) device, a target tracking device, an aircraft (such as a drone, a helicopter, a multi-copter, a quadcopter, or an airplane), a ship, a remote control device, a smart home device, an industrial device, or a device built into the above-mentioned device (such as a communication module, a modem or a chip in the above-mentioned device), or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. For the sake of convenience of description, the terminal device will be described below by taking the terminal or UE as an example.

[0116] It should be understood that in some scenarios, a UE can also be used to act as a base station. For example, a UE can act as a scheduling entity that provides sidelink signals between UEs in scenarios such as V2X, D2D, or P2P.

[0117] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the terminal device, i.e., the terminal device, can be the terminal device, or a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system or chip, which can be installed in the terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of a chip, or can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0118] The network device in the embodiments of the present application may be a device for communicating with a terminal device, and may also be referred to as an access network device or a radio access network device. For example, the network device may be a base station. The network device in the embodiments of the present application may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node (or device) that connects a terminal device to a wireless network. Base station can broadly cover various names as follows, or replace the following names, such as: NodeB, evolved NodeB (eNB), next generation NodeB (gNB), relay station, access point, transmission point (TRP), transmission point, master station, auxiliary station, multiple standard radio (MSR) node, home base station, network controller, access node, wireless node, access point (AP), transmission node, transceiver node, baseband unit (BBU), remote radio unit (RRU), active antenna unit (AAU), remote radio head (RRH), central unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), positioning node, etc. The base station can be a macro base station, micro base station, relay node, donor node or the like, or a combination thereof. The base station can also refer to a communication module, modem or chip used to be set in the aforementioned device or apparatus. A base station may also be a mobile switching center, a device that performs base station functions in D2D, V2X, and M2M communications, a network-side device in a future communication network, or a device that performs base station functions in a future communication system. A base station may support networks with the same or different access technologies. The embodiments of this application do not limit the specific technologies and device forms used by network devices.

[0119] Base stations can be fixed or mobile. For example, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a mobile base station, and one or more cells can move based on the location of the mobile base station. In other examples, a helicopter or drone can be configured to act as a device that communicates with another base station.

[0120] In some deployments, the network devices mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may include a CU, a DU, or both a CU and a DU, or a control plane CU node (central unit-control plane (CU-CP)), a user plane CU node (central unit-user plane (CU-UP)), and a DU node. For example, the network devices may include a gNB-CU-CP, a gNB-CU-UP, and a gNB-DU.

[0121] In some deployments, multiple RAN nodes collaborate to assist terminals in achieving wireless access, with different RAN nodes implementing portions of the base station's functionality. For example, a RAN node can be a CU, DU, CU-CP, CU-UP, or radio unit (RU). The CU and DU can be separate or included in the same network element, such as the BBU. The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or radio unit, such as an RRU, AAU, or RRH.

[0122] The RAN node may support one or more types of fronthaul interfaces, with different fronthaul interfaces corresponding to DUs and RUs with different functions. If the fronthaul interface between the DU and the RU is a common public radio interface (CPRI), the DU is configured to implement one or more baseband functions, and the RU is configured to implement one or more radio frequency functions. If the fronthaul interface between the DU and the RU is another type of interface, relative to the CPRI, some of the downlink and / or uplink baseband functions, such as precoding, digital beamforming (BF), or one or more of inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) for downlink, are moved from the DU to the RU for implementation; and for uplink, one or more of digital beamforming (BF), or fast Fourier transform (FFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) removal, are moved from the DU to the RU for implementation. In one possible implementation, the interface may be an enhanced common public radio interface (eCPRI). In the eCPRI architecture, the division between the DU and RU is different, corresponding to different types (category, Cat) of eCPRI, such as eCPRI Cat A, B, C, D, E, and F.

[0123] Taking eCPRI Cat A as an example, for downlink transmission, based on layer mapping, the DU is configured to implement layer mapping and one or more functions preceding it (i.e., one or more of coding, rate matching, scrambling, modulation, and layer mapping). Other functions after layer mapping (e.g., resource element (RE) mapping, digital beamforming (BF), or one or more of inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) / cyclic prefix (CP) addition) are moved to the RU for implementation. For uplink transmission, based on RE demapping, the DU is configured to implement demapping and one or more functions preceding it (i.e., one or more of decoding, rate matching, descrambling, demodulation, inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT), channel equalization, and RE demapping). Other functions after demapping (e.g., one or more of digital BF or fast Fourier transform (FFT) / CP removal) are moved to the RU for implementation. It is understandable that for the functional description of DU and RU corresponding to various types of eCPRI, reference can be made to the eCPRI protocol, which will not be described in detail here.

[0124] In one possible design, the processing unit for implementing baseband functions in the BBU is called a baseband high layer (BBH) unit, and the processing unit for implementing baseband functions in the RRU / AAU / RRH is called a baseband low layer (BBL) unit.

[0125] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, the radio access network may also be an open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture. In the ORAN system, CU may also be called an open CU (open CU, O-CU), DU may also be called an open DU (open DU, O-DU), CU-CP may also be called an open (open CU-CP, O-CU-CP), CU-UP may also be called an open (open CU-UP, O-CU-UP), and RU may also be called an open RU (open RU, O-RU). Any unit of CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0126] In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the function of the network device can be a network device, or a device that can support the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system or chip, which can be installed in the network device. In the embodiments of the present application, the chip system can be composed of chips, or it can include chips and other discrete devices. In the embodiments of the present application, only the device for implementing the function of the network device is a network device as an example for description, and does not constitute a limitation on the solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

[0127] Network devices and terminal devices can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; they can also be deployed on the water surface; they can also be deployed on aircraft, balloons and satellites in the air. The embodiments of this application do not limit the scenarios in which network devices and terminal devices are located. In addition, terminal devices and network devices can be hardware devices, or they can be software functions running on dedicated hardware, software functions running on general-purpose hardware, such as virtualization functions instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform), or entities including dedicated or general-purpose hardware devices and software functions. This application does not limit the specific forms of terminal devices and network devices.

[0128] First, a communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application is briefly introduced as follows.

[0129] Refer to FIG1 , which is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application.

[0130] As shown in Figure 1, the wireless communication system includes a radio access network 100. Radio access network 100 can be a next-generation (e.g., higher-version) radio access network or a traditional (e.g., 5G, 4G, 3G, or 2G) radio access network. One or more terminal devices (120a-120j, collectively referred to as 12) can be connected to each other or to one or more network devices (110a, 110b, collectively referred to as 110) in radio access network 100. Network elements in the wireless communication system are connected via interfaces (e.g., NG, Xn), or air interfaces.

[0131] FIG1 is only a schematic diagram. The wireless communication system may further include other devices, such as core network devices, wireless relay devices and / or wireless backhaul devices, which are not shown in FIG1 .

[0132] In order to facilitate a better understanding of the technical solution of this application, some related technologies involved in the technical solution of this application are introduced.

[0133] 1. Beam: A communication resource. Different beams can be considered different resources. Different beams can send the same or different information.

[0134] The NR protocol uses a beam as a spatial domain filter, also known as a spatial filter or spatial parameter. The beam used to send signals is called a transmission beam (Tx beam), and the beam used to receive signals is called a reception beam (Rx beam).

[0135] The transmit beam may refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space after the signal is transmitted by the antenna, and the receive beam may refer to the distribution of signal strength in different directions in space of the wireless signal received from the antenna.

[0136] Furthermore, the beam can be a wide beam, a narrow beam, or other types of beams. The beam forming technology can be beamforming technology or other technologies. The beamforming technology can specifically be digital beamforming technology, analog beamforming technology, or hybrid digital / analog beamforming technology.

[0137] As an example, multiple beams having the same or similar communication characteristics may be considered as one beam.

[0138] A beam can correspond to one or more antenna ports, which are used to transmit data channels, control channels, and sounding signals. The one or more antenna ports corresponding to a beam can also be regarded as an antenna port set.

[0139] 2. Reference Signal: This can also be called a pilot, reference sequence, or benchmark signal. For consistency, the term "reference signal" will be used in the following descriptions. A reference signal is a physical signal that carries a sequence and is transmitted to achieve a specific function. Specifically, a reference signal is a physical signal generated by mapping a specific sequence onto the corresponding resources using a pre-transmitted resource mapping method.

[0140] In the present application, the reference signal (RS) involved, as an example, can be any of the following: channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), sounding reference signal (SRS), demodulation reference signal (DMRS), phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), cell reference signal (CRS), etc.

[0141] It should be understood that the reference signals listed above are only examples and should not constitute any limitation to this application. This application does not exclude the possibility of defining other reference signals in future protocols to achieve the same or similar functions.

[0142] 3. Resources: Data or information can be carried by resources.

[0143] In the time domain, resources may include one or more time domain units (or time units). A time domain unit may be a symbol, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, a mini-slot, a slot, a partial slot, a subframe, or a radio frame.

[0144] In the frequency domain, resources can include one or more frequency domain units. A frequency domain unit can be a resource block (RB), a subcarrier, a resource block group (RBG), a subband, a precoding resource block group (PRG), a bandwidth part (BWP), a carrier, or a serving cell.

[0145] Before introducing the solution of this application, the following points are explained.

[0146] (1) In this application, “indication” may include direct indication, indirect indication, explicit indication, and implicit indication. When describing that a certain indication information is used to indicate A, it can be understood that the indication information carries A, directly indicates A, or indirectly indicates A.

[0147] In this application, the information indicated by the indication information is referred to as the information to be indicated. In the specific implementation process, there are many ways to indicate the information to be indicated, such as but not limited to, the information to be indicated can be directly indicated, such as the information to be indicated itself or the index of the information to be indicated. The information to be indicated can also be indirectly indicated by indicating other information, wherein there is an association between the other information and the information to be indicated. It is also possible to indicate only a part of the information to be indicated, while the other parts of the information to be indicated are known or agreed in advance. For example, the indication of specific information can also be achieved with the help of the arrangement order of each information agreed in advance (for example, stipulated by the protocol), thereby reducing the indication overhead to a certain extent. In addition, the information to be indicated can be sent together as a whole, or it can be divided into multiple sub-information and sent separately, and the sending period and / or sending time of these sub-information can be the same or different.

[0148] (2) In this application, "sending" and "receiving" indicate the direction of signal transmission. For example, "sending information to XX" can be understood as the destination of the information being XX, which can include direct sending through the air interface, and also include indirect sending through the air interface by other units or modules. "Receiving information from YY" can be understood as the source of the information being YY, which can include direct receiving from YY through the air interface, and also include indirect receiving from YY through the air interface from other units or modules. "Sending" can also be understood as the "output" of the chip interface, and "receiving" can also be understood as the "input" of the chip interface. In other words, sending and receiving can be carried out between devices, for example, between a network device and a terminal device, or can be carried out within a device, for example, sending or receiving between components, modules, chips, software modules or hardware modules within the device through a bus, a line or an interface.

[0149] (3) In the various embodiments of this application, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0150] (4) In this application, the terms "first" and "second" are used for convenience of description only and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this application. They are not used to describe the order or precedence of features. It should be understood that the terms described in this manner may be interchangeable, where appropriate, to describe solutions other than the embodiments of this application.

[0151] The method provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment provided by the present application can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG1 above without limitation.

[0152] In the following embodiments, terminal devices and network devices are used as examples for illustrative description, wherein the terminal device can be replaced by a component of the terminal device (such as a chip or circuit), and the network device can be replaced by a component of the network device (such as a chip or circuit).

[0153] Referring to Figure 2, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication method 200 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The method 200 shown in Figure 2 may include the following steps.

[0154] Optionally, method 200 includes steps 210 and 220 .

[0155] 210. The terminal device determines a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report initiated by the terminal device to be reported.

[0156] In a possible implementation, the terminal device determines the first measurement report, including: the terminal device performs measurement based on a reference signal to obtain the first measurement report, where the signal is, for example, a CSI-RS.

[0157] Among them, the measurement report to be reported initiated by the terminal device represents the report initiated by the terminal device (UE initiated report), that is, the measurement report after the terminal device actively measures. For example, the terminal device can actively perform measurements (such as beam measurements, or channel measurements, etc.), and then obtain a measurement report (that is, the first measurement report). For another example, the terminal device can perform measurements based on the reference signal according to the configuration of the reference signal resources, and then obtain a measurement report (that is, the first measurement report). For another example, the terminal device actively measures and reports the measurement report when specific conditions are met. The specific conditions can be, for example, that the quality of the current reference signal is less than a threshold, or that other reference signals are stronger than the current reference signal quality, or that other reference signals are stronger than the current reference signal quality by a second threshold, and so on.

[0158] In the embodiment of the present application, as an example, the measurement report may be a channel state information (CSI) report.

[0159] As an example, the measurement report includes at least one or more of the following: reference signal receiving power (RSRP), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), precoding matrix indicator (PMI), rank indicator (RI), channel quality indicator (CQI), whether the beam is available, whether the uplink transmission timing needs to be adjusted, whether the downlink reception timing change exceeds the threshold, the resource identifier used to obtain the measurement result or the logical identifier of the antenna panel (for example, a capability value identifier).

[0160] 220. The terminal device determines a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an instruction from the network device.

[0161] In one possible implementation, the terminal device determines the second measurement report, including: the terminal device performs measurement based on a reference signal to obtain the second measurement report. The signal is, for example, a CSI-RS. The reference signal used to obtain the first measurement report and the reference signal used to obtain the second measurement report may be the same or different, and this is not limited.

[0162] The measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on the indication of the network device may also be replaced by a traditional measurement report or a report not initiated by the terminal device. The measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on the indication of the network device, that is, the terminal device performs measurements based on the configuration of the network device (such as dynamic configuration or pre-configuration), and then obtains the measurement report.

[0163] Optionally, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying Layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-Layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a MAC-CE. The following briefly introduces the above-mentioned various measurement reports.

[0164] 1) Periodic measurement reports carried by data channels

[0165] The periodic measurement report carried by the data channel means that the measurement report is carried on the data channel and the measurement report is reported periodically, or in other words, the network device is configured to report the measurement report periodically.

[0166] As an example, the data channel is a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

[0167] As an example, periodic measurement reporting can be called P-type reporting or PCSI (or PCSI report). Periodic measurement reporting means that the terminal device can periodically report measurement reports. For example, the network device configures periodic reporting of measurement reports. After the configuration signaling takes effect, the terminal device periodically reports measurement reports.

[0168] 2) Semi-static measurement reports carried by data channels

[0169] The periodic measurement report carried by the data channel (such as PUSCH) means that the measurement report is carried on the data channel and is reported semi-statically.

[0170] As an example, a semi-persistent measurement report may be referred to as an SP-type report or SP CSI (or SP CSI report). A semi-persistent measurement report means that a terminal device may continue to report measurement reports after receiving activation signaling from a network device until the terminal device receives deactivation signaling from the network device.

[0171] 3) Aperiodic measurement reports carried by the control channel

[0172] The aperiodic measurement report carried by the control channel means that the measurement report is carried on the control channel and the measurement report is reported aperiodically, or the network device is dynamically configured to report the measurement report.

[0173] As an example, the control channel is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

[0174] As an example, aperiodic measurement report may be referred to as AP-class reporting or AP CSI (or AP CSI report). Aperiodic measurement reporting means that the terminal device may report the measurement report after receiving a notification from the network device.

[0175] 4) Periodic measurement reports carried by control channels

[0176] The periodic measurement report carried by the control channel (such as PUCCH) means that the measurement report is carried on the control channel and the measurement report is reported periodically, or the network device is configured to report the measurement report periodically. For the periodic measurement report, please refer to the previous description and will not be repeated here.

[0177] 5) Carrying layer 1 signal quality measurement report

[0178] The measurement report carrying the layer 1 (layer 1, L1) signal quality indicates that the content carried in the measurement report includes the L1 signal quality.

[0179] As an example, the signal quality may be at least one of the following: RSRP, SINR. Similarly, the L1 signal quality includes at least one of the following: L1RSRP, L1SINR.

[0180] 6) Carrying non-layer 1 signal quality measurement reports

[0181] The measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality indicates that the content carried in the measurement report does not include L1 signal quality, or in other words, includes non-L1 signal quality, such as non-L1 RSRP and non-L1 SINR.

[0182] As an example, non-layer 1 signal quality measurement reports include layer 3 filtered signal quality.

[0183] 7) MAC-CE bearer measurement report

[0184] The measurement report carried by MAC-CE indicates that the measurement report is carried in MAC-CE.

[0185] It can be understood that the specific definitions of the above-mentioned various measurement reports can refer to existing protocols or future protocols.

[0186] 230. When a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

[0187] The fact that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report indicates that a transmission resource corresponding to the first measurement report conflicts with a transmission resource corresponding to the second measurement report, or in other words, a transmission resource used to report the first measurement report conflicts with a transmission resource used to report the second measurement report. Accordingly, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report indicates that the first measurement report is sent at the conflicting location (or using conflicting transmission resources). This will not be further described below.

[0188] Based on the above technical solution, if a conflict occurs between the first and second measurement reports, the first measurement report can be sent first, that is, the report initiated by the terminal device can be sent first. This not only resolves the problem of potential conflicts between different types of measurement reports, enabling the reporting of measurement reports, but also improves the user experience of the terminal device.

[0189] Optionally, the method 200 further includes: the terminal device determining that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0190] Optionally, the reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: a transmission resource corresponding to the first measurement report overlaps with a transmission resource corresponding to the second measurement report, where the overlap may be partial or complete.

[0191] The transmission resources include time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources.

[0192] In one possible implementation method, a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, including: the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, and / or the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0193] Among them, the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, and the frequency domain resources may be partially the same or completely the same, or the frequency domain resources may partially overlap or completely overlap. As an example, the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report, and it can be that: the frequency domain unit (such as CC) for sending the first measurement report and the frequency domain unit (such as CC) for sending the second measurement report overlap (such as partially overlap, or completely overlap). For example, F1 frequency domain units in the frequency domain unit for sending the first measurement report are the same as F1 frequency domain units in the frequency domain unit for sending the second measurement report, where F1 is an integer greater than 1 or equal to 1. F1 can be preconfigured, or predefined, or pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited to this.

[0194] The time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report are the same, and the time domain resources may be partially or completely the same, or the time domain resources partially or completely overlap. As an example, the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report are the same, which may include the following possible scenarios.

[0195] In one possible scenario, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is the same as the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report. Based on this, if the time domain unit (such as symbol) for sending the first measurement report is the same as the time domain unit (such as symbol) for sending the second measurement report, it can be considered that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement. For example, T1 time domain units in the time domain unit for sending the first measurement report are the same as T1 time domain units in the time domain unit for sending the second measurement report, where T1 is an integer greater than 1 or equal to 1. T1 can be preconfigured, or predefined, or pre-agreed, or indicated by a network device, and is not limited to this.

[0196] In another possible scenario, the time window of the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is the same as the time window of the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report. Based on this, if the time window of the time domain unit for sending the first measurement report is the same as the time window of the time domain unit for sending the second measurement report, it can be considered that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement. The same time windows can be completely identical or partially overlapping.

[0197] In another possible scenario, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located. Based on this, if the time domain unit for sending the first measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit for sending the second measurement report is located, it can be considered that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement. Among them, the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located, or part of the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located.

[0198] In another possible scenario, the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located. Based on this, if the time domain unit for sending the second measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit for sending the first measurement report is located, it can be considered that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement. Among them, the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located, or part of the time domain unit occupied by the second measurement report is located within the time window where the time domain unit occupied by the first measurement report is located.

[0199] / / About configuration

[0200] Optionally, method 200 further includes: the terminal device receives configuration information, the configuration information including configuration information of the first measurement report and / or configuration information of the second measurement report. For example, the configuration information includes configuration information of the first measurement report and configuration information of the second measurement report. For another example, the configuration information includes configuration information of the first measurement report, the configuration information of the first measurement report is associated with the configuration information of the second measurement report, and the terminal device can obtain the configuration information of the second measurement report based on the configuration information of the first measurement report. For another example, the configuration information includes configuration information of the second measurement report, the configuration information of the first measurement report is associated with the configuration information of the second measurement report, and the terminal device can obtain the configuration information of the first measurement report based on the configuration information of the second measurement report.

[0201] In the embodiment of the present application, the configuration of the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes the following two methods.

[0202] In a first possible implementation, the first measurement report and the second measurement report are configured independently. For example, the configuration identifier (identity, ID) corresponding to the first measurement report and the configuration ID corresponding to the second measurement report are independent, such as being independently numbered starting from 0. In other words, the reporting configuration initiated by the terminal device (UE initiated report configuration) and the existing CSI report configuration do not share configuration information elements.

[0203] Specifically, the terminal device receives first configuration information and second configuration information respectively, wherein the first configuration information includes configuration information of the first measurement report, and the second configuration information includes configuration information of the second measurement report. The first configuration information and the second configuration information can be transmitted in one signaling, or can be transmitted separately through two signalings, which is not limited. As an example, the first configuration information and the second configuration information include the value of the first parameter (such as s in solution #1 described below). Specifically, the first configuration information includes the value of the first parameter corresponding to the first measurement report, and the second configuration information includes the value of the first parameter corresponding to the second measurement report.

[0204] As an example, the first measurement report is configured through UE-initiated-CSI-ReportConfig, where the value of the report ID can be, for example, 0-15.

[0205] As an example, the second measurement report is configured through a CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig), wherein the value of the report identifier (report ID) can be, for example, 0 to 47.

[0206] It is understood that the above configuration information element name and the value range of the ID are only exemplary and not limiting. In actual communication, the configuration information element can be replaced with any other name, and the value range of the ID can also be replaced with any other value range.

[0207] In a second possible implementation, the first measurement report and the second measurement report are configured together, such as the first measurement report is configured through an existing CSI report, that is, the UE initiated report configuration and the existing CSI report configuration share a common configuration information element.

[0208] Specifically, the terminal device receives third configuration information, where the third configuration information includes configuration information of the first measurement report and configuration information of the second measurement report.

[0209] / / About judging priority

[0210] Optionally, in step 230, sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, if a certain condition (such as condition #A) is met, sending the first measurement report; otherwise, sending the second measurement report. Based on this, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, a judgment can be made based on condition #A: if condition #A is met, sending the first measurement report; if condition #A is not met, sending the second measurement report.

[0211] Here are several possible solutions.

[0212] Solution #1: When a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent based on a first parameter, where the value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated or the configuration index of the first measurement report.

[0213] Under this scheme, condition #A can be considered as a condition related to the first parameter.

[0214] As an example, solution #1 is applicable to a scenario where the first measurement report and the second measurement report are configured independently.

[0215] The value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated or the configuration index of the first measurement report. For example, for the first measurement report (i.e., the first measurement report is initiated), the value of the first parameter is a first value; for the second measurement report (i.e., the first measurement report is not initiated), the value of the first parameter is a second value, where the first value and the second value are different. As an example, the first value is less than the second value.

[0216] The value of the first parameter is related to whether a first measurement report is initiated, which can also be replaced by: the value of the first parameter is related to whether the measurement corresponding to the first measurement report is initiated, that is, the value of the first parameter is related to whether a UE initiated report is initiated. For example, for a measurement report corresponding to a UE initiated report (i.e., a first measurement report), the value of the first parameter is a first value; for a measurement report not corresponding to a UE initiated report (i.e., a second measurement report), the value of the first parameter is a second value.

[0217] Alternatively, the value of the first parameter is related to whether to initiate a first measurement report, which can also be replaced by: the value of the first parameter is related to whether to initiate the measurement corresponding to the second measurement report, that is, the value of the first parameter is related to whether to initiate the measurement indicated (or configured) by the network device. For example, for a measurement report corresponding to a measurement not indicated by a network device (i.e., a first measurement report), the value of the first parameter is the first numerical value; for a measurement report corresponding to a measurement indicated by a network device (i.e., a second measurement report), the value of the first parameter is the second numerical value.

[0218] Alternatively, the value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated, and may be replaced by: the value of the first parameter is related to the UE initiated report and the measurement indicated by the network device. For example, for the measurement report corresponding to the UE initiated report (i.e., the first measurement report), the value of the first parameter is the first value; for the measurement report corresponding to the measurement indicated by the network device (i.e., the second measurement report), the value of the first parameter is the second value.

[0219] It is understood that if UE initiated report is not initiated, the terminal device does not need to send the first measurement report, that is, the terminal device does not perform measurements to obtain the first measurement report. Similarly, if the network device does not instruct to perform measurements (that is, measurements corresponding to the second measurement report), the terminal device does not need to send the second measurement report.

[0220] Specifically, based on Solution #1, the priority values ​​corresponding to the first and second measurement reports can be calculated based on the first parameter, and the priority values ​​corresponding to the first and second measurement reports can be compared to determine which one to report. For example, the measurement report with the smaller priority value can be reported. Two implementation methods are described below.

[0221] The first possible implementation is based on: n·N cells ·M s,j j. Determine whether to report the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0222] Where n is a positive integer. cells The maximum number of carriers, such as the maximum number of component carriers (CCs) configured by the network device, that is, the maximum number of CCs configured by the network device for the terminal device. As an example, the carrier in the configuration can also be a cell (such as a serving cell). Specifically, the network device configures multiple carriers for the terminal device (such as the network device configures multiple carriers for the terminal device through high-layer signaling), which can be achieved by configuring multiple serving cells for the terminal device.

[0223] As an example, if this mechanism is used to trigger measurements of candidate neighbor cells in L1 / Layer 2 (L2) mobility, the value of n can be related to the configured maximum number of candidate cells (e.g., n is equal to the maximum number of candidate cells). For example, the more candidate cells, the larger n; for another example, the more candidate cells, the smaller n. For example, when there are no candidate cells, n can be 1 (or other constants).

[0224] Among them, M s,j The maximum number of first measurement reports reported, such as the maximum number of CSI reports initiated by the configured terminal device.

[0225] The value of j (i.e., the first parameter) is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated. As an example, the value of j corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the value of j corresponding to the second measurement report. For example, for the initiated report (i.e., the first measurement report), j = 0; otherwise, j = 1. When j = 1, M s,j =M s . M s The maximum number of measurement reports, such as the maximum number of CSI reporting configurations.

[0226] For example, the priority value of the conflicting measurement reports (i.e., the first measurement report and the second measurement report) is calculated according to a certain formula (such as priority formula #1), and the priority formula #1 includes the above parameters (such as n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or other forms including j); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report, the value of j is the first value (such as j=0); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, the value of j is the second value (such as j=1); then as an example, the terminal device can report the measurement report with a lower priority value. If the priority value of the first measurement report is less than the priority value of the second measurement report, the first measurement report is reported; if the priority value of the first measurement report is greater than the priority value of the second measurement report, the second measurement report is reported. If the priority value of the first measurement report is equal to the priority value of the second measurement report, you can choose one to report; or you can report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a pre-agreed, pre-configured, or predefined report; or you can report neither.

[0227] A second possible implementation manner is to determine whether to report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on (j+1)·s.

[0228] Among them, the value of s (that is, the first parameter) is related to the value of j. As an example, the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report. For example, if j = 0, s is the configuration index initiated by the terminal device (that is, the configuration index of the first measurement report); if j = 1, s is the value of the report configuration ID (reportConfigID) (that is, the index of the second measurement report).

[0229] Based on this implementation, the configuration index of each measurement report may be designed so that a certain measurement report has a higher priority (eg, the first measurement report has a higher priority).

[0230] For example, the priority value of the conflicting measurement reports (i.e., the first measurement report and the second measurement report) is calculated according to a certain formula (such as priority formula #2), and the priority formula #2 includes the above parameters (such as (j+1)·s, or other forms including j and / or s); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report, j is taken as a first value (such as j=0), and s is the configuration index of the first measurement report; when calculating the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, j is taken as a second value (such as j=1), and s is the configuration index of the second measurement report; then, as an example, the terminal device can report the measurement report with a lower priority value. If the priority value of the first measurement report is less than the priority value of the second measurement report, the first measurement report is reported; if the priority value of the first measurement report is greater than the priority value of the second measurement report, the second measurement report is reported. If the priority value of the first measurement report is equal to the priority value of the second measurement report, you can choose one to report; or you can report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a pre-agreed, pre-configured, or predefined report; or you can report neither.

[0231] It is understood that the above two implementations can be used alone or in combination, and there is no limitation on this. For example, when the above two implementations are used in combination, n·N cells ·M s,j ·j and (j+1)·s are summed first, and then the judgment is made, that is, the priority formula includes n·N cells ·M s,j The sum of ·j and (j+1)·s.

[0232] Solution #2: When a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent based on the second parameter, where the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0233] The type of the first measurement report is different from the type of the second measurement report, and the value of the second parameter corresponding to different types of measurement reports is different.

[0234] In addition, the second measurement report may include multiple types of measurement reports. As an example, the values ​​of the second parameters corresponding to different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report are different. As described above, the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried by a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried by a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried by a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a MAC-CE. As an example, the above items can be considered to be different types of measurement reports, that is, the values ​​of the second parameters corresponding to the above items can be different.

[0235] Under this scheme, condition #A can be considered as a condition related to the second parameter.

[0236] As an example, solution #2 is applicable to a scenario where the first measurement report and the second measurement report are configured together.

[0237] Specifically, based on Solution #2, the priority values ​​corresponding to the first and second measurement reports can be calculated based on the second parameter, and the priority values ​​corresponding to the first and second measurement reports can be compared to determine which one to report. For example, the measurement report with the smaller priority value can be reported. Two implementation methods are described below.

[0238] The first possible implementation is based on: n·N cells ·M s y, determine whether to report the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0239] Among them, about n, N cells 、M s Please refer to the previous related description and will not go into details here.

[0240] The value of y (ie, the second parameter) is related to the type of measurement report. Some examples are listed below.

[0241] As an example, for the first measurement report (that is, the report initiated by the terminal device), y=0; for the non-periodic measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=1; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=2; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=3; for the periodic measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=4.

[0242] In another example, for the first measurement report (ie, the report initiated by the terminal device), y=0; for the measurement report carrying L1 signal quality (such as L1RSRP and / or L1SINR), y=1; for the measurement report carrying non-L1 signal quality, y=2.

[0243] The above is an example description, and any variation of the above is applicable to the embodiments of the present application.

[0244] For example, the priority value of the conflicting measurement reports (i.e., the first measurement report and the second measurement report) is calculated according to a certain formula (such as priority formula #3), and the priority formula #3 includes the above parameters (such as n·N cells ·M s ·y, or other forms including y); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report, the value of y is the first value (such as y=0); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, the value of y is the second value (such as y=1 if the second measurement report is a non-periodic measurement report carried by PUSCH, and y=2 if the second measurement report is a semi-static measurement report carried by PUSCH, and y=3 if the second measurement report is a semi-static measurement report carried by PUCCH, and y=4 if the second measurement report is a periodic measurement report carried by PUCCH); then as an example, the terminal device can report a measurement report with a lower priority value. If the priority value of the first measurement report is less than the priority value of the second measurement report, the first measurement report is reported; if the priority value of the first measurement report is greater than the priority value of the second measurement report, the second measurement report is reported. If the priority value of the first measurement report is equal to the priority value of the second measurement report, you can choose one to report; or you can report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a pre-agreed, pre-configured, or pre-defined report; or you can report neither.

[0245] The second possible implementation is based on: N cells ·M s y, determine whether to report the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0246] This implementation is similar to the first possible implementation type in Solution #2 above and will not be described in detail here.

[0247] The third possible implementation is based on: N cells ·M s k+n N cells ·M s y, determine whether to report the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

[0248] The value of k (ie, the second parameter) is related to the type of the measurement report.

[0249] As an example, for the first measurement report (that is, the report initiated by the terminal device), y=0; for the non-periodic measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=1; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=2; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=3; for the periodic measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=4; for the measurement report carrying L1 signal quality (such as L1RSRP and / or L1SINR), k=0 (or k=1); for the measurement report carrying non-L1 signal quality, k=1 (or k=2).

[0250] In another example, for the first measurement report (that is, the report initiated by the terminal device), k=0; for the non-periodic measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=0; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUSCH, y=1; for the semi-static measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=2; for the periodic measurement report carried by PUCCH, y=3; for the measurement report carrying L1 signal quality (such as L1RSRP and / or L1SINR), k=1; for the measurement report carrying non-L1 signal quality, k=2.

[0251] For example, the priority value of the conflicting measurement reports (ie, the first measurement report and the second measurement report) is calculated according to a certain formula (such as priority formula #4), and the priority formula #4 includes the above parameters (such as N cells ·M s k+n N cells ·M s ·y, or n·N cells ·M s y, or N cells ·M s ·k, or other forms including y, or other forms including k); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report, the value of y is the first value (such as y=0) or the value of k is a certain value; when calculating the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, the value of y is the second value or the value of k is another value; then as an example, the terminal device can report the measurement report with a lower priority value. If the priority value of the first measurement report is less than the priority value of the second measurement report, the first measurement report is reported; if the priority value of the first measurement report is greater than the priority value of the second measurement report, the second measurement report is reported. If the priority value of the first measurement report is equal to the priority value of the second measurement report, you can choose one to report; or you can report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a pre-agreed, pre-configured, or pre-defined report; or you can report neither.

[0252] Solution #3: By default, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report is sent.

[0253] Specifically, it may be set by default, or predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured that the report initiated by the UE always has a higher priority than the existing report.

[0254] The above various solutions are illustrative and not limiting. Any variation of the solutions is applicable to the embodiments of the present application. For example, the above solution #1 and solution #2 can be used in combination.

[0255] For example, the priority values ​​of conflicting measurement reports (ie, the first measurement report and the second measurement report) are calculated according to a certain formula (eg, priority formula #5), wherein the priority formula #5 includes the following parameters: n·N cells ·M s ,j·j and / or (j+1)·s, and n·N cells ·M s y and / or N cells ·M s k (as included in the priority formula #5: N cells ·M s k+n N cells ·M s ·y+n·N cells ·M s,j ·j+(j+1)·s, or the sum of any two or more of the above four parameters, or other forms); when calculating the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report, the value of y is the first value (such as y=0) or the value of k is a certain value, the value of j is the first value (such as j=0), and s is the configuration index of the first measurement report; when calculating the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, the value of y is the second value or the value of k is another value, the value of j is the second value (such as j=1), and s is the configuration index of the second measurement report; then as an example, the terminal device can report the measurement report with a lower priority value. If the priority value of the first measurement report is less than the priority value of the second measurement report, the first measurement report is reported; if the priority value of the first measurement report is greater than the priority value of the second measurement report, the second measurement report is reported. If the priority value of the first measurement report is equal to the priority value of the second measurement report, you can choose one to report; or you can report the first measurement report or the second measurement report based on a pre-agreed, pre-configured, or pre-defined report; or you can report neither.

[0256] Optionally, the method further includes: the terminal device receiving indication information, the indication information indicating that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report. Based on this, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, it can be determined based on the indication information that the first measurement report should be sent first.

[0257] Further, as an example, if it is determined that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report, then when calculating based on the above-mentioned Scheme #1 or Scheme #2, if a measurement report with a lower priority value is reported, then the value of y or j or k corresponding to the first measurement report during calculation is smaller than that of the second measurement report; if it is determined that the priority of the first measurement report is not higher than the priority of the second measurement report, then when calculating based on the above-mentioned Scheme #1 or Scheme #2, if a measurement report with a lower priority value is reported, then the value of y or j or k corresponding to the first measurement report during calculation is larger, or the values ​​of y or j or k corresponding to the first measurement report and the second measurement report are the same.

[0258] As an example, the indication information may be carried in configuration information (such as CSI reporting configuration, or the third configuration information mentioned above).

[0259] In one possible implementation, the indication information is implemented using at least one bit. For example, assume that one bit is used to indicate whether the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report. If the bit is set to "0", it indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report; if the bit is set to "1", it indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is not higher than the priority of the second measurement report. It should be understood that the above is merely an exemplary description and is not limiting.

[0260] In another possible implementation, the indication information is implemented through a specific field. For example, if the configuration information (such as the CSI reporting configuration, or the third configuration information described above) includes this field, it indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report; if the configuration information (such as the CSI reporting configuration, or the third configuration information described above) does not include this field, it indicates that the priority of the first measurement report is not higher than the priority of the second measurement report.

[0261] It can be understood that the above description uses the example of giving priority to sending the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, and this is not limited to this. For example, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the second measurement report may also be sent first. In this case, when calculating based on the above-mentioned scheme #1 or scheme #2, if a measurement report with a lower priority value is reported, the value of y or j or k corresponding to the second measurement report during the calculation is smaller than that of the first measurement report. Alternatively, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, the first measurement report and the second measurement report may not be sent. For example, the conflict may be reported to the network device, and the network device may instruct how to handle it, such as the network device instructing which one to send, or the network device re-instructs the resources for sending each measurement report.

[0262] It is also understood that the formulas involved in the various embodiments of the present application are merely illustrative and do not limit the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. In the process of calculating the various parameters involved above, calculations can also be performed according to the above formulas, or based on variations of the above formulas, or calculations can be performed in other ways to meet the results of the formula calculations.

[0263] It is also understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the interaction between a terminal device and a network device is mainly used as an example for illustrative description, and the present application is not limited thereto. The terminal device can be replaced by a receiving device, which can be a terminal device or a network device; the network device can be replaced by a sending device, which can be a terminal device or a network device. For example, "terminal device" can be replaced by "first terminal device" and "network device" can be replaced by "second terminal device."

[0264] It can also be understood that some optional features in the various embodiments of the present application may not depend on other features in certain scenarios, and may also be combined with other features in certain scenarios, without limitation.

[0265] It can also be understood that the solutions in the various embodiments of the present application can be reasonably combined and used, and the explanations or descriptions of the various terms appearing in the embodiments can be referenced or explained with each other in the various embodiments, without limitation to this.

[0266] It can also be understood that in the above-mentioned various method embodiments, the methods and operations implemented by devices (such as terminal devices, network devices) can also be implemented by components of the devices (such as chips or circuits) without limitation.

[0267] The method provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above in conjunction with Figure 2. Below, the apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail in conjunction with Figures 3 to 5. It should be understood that the description of the apparatus embodiment corresponds to the description of the method embodiment. Therefore, for matters not described in detail, please refer to the method embodiment above. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0268] Referring to Figure 3, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a communication device 300 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device 300 includes a transceiver unit 310. The transceiver unit 310 can be used to implement corresponding communication functions. The transceiver unit 310 can also be referred to as a communication interface or a communication unit. Optionally, the device 300 also includes a processing unit 320. The processing unit 320 can be used to perform processing, such as channel measurement.

[0269] Optionally, the device 300 may further include a storage unit, which may be used to store instructions and / or data. The processing unit 320 may read the instructions and / or data in the storage unit so that the device implements the aforementioned method embodiment.

[0270] Optionally, the transceiver unit 310 may include a receiving unit and a sending unit, wherein the receiving unit may be used to perform reception-related operations (such as receiving data or messages), and the sending unit may be used to perform transmission-related operations (such as sending data or messages).

[0271] In a first possible design, the apparatus 300 may be the terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment, and the apparatus 300 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 310 may be used to perform the transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the terminal device in the above method embodiment. For example, the transceiver unit 310 may be used to perform step 230 in the embodiment shown in FIG2 . The processing unit 320 may be used to perform the processing-related operations of the terminal device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages). For example, the processing unit 320 may be used to perform steps 210 and 220 in the embodiment shown in FIG2 .

[0272] In one possible implementation method, the processing unit 320 is used to determine a first measurement report, which is a measurement report to be reported initiated by the terminal device; the processing unit 320 is also used to determine a second measurement report, which is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication of the network device; the transceiver unit 310 is used to send the first measurement report when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

[0273] In a second possible design, the apparatus 300 may be the network device of the aforementioned embodiment, and the apparatus 300 may implement the steps or processes corresponding to those performed by the network device in the above method embodiment. The transceiver unit 310 may be used to perform transceiver-related operations (such as operations of sending and / or receiving data or messages) of the network device in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 320 may be used to perform processing-related operations of the network device in the above method embodiment, or operations other than transceiver operations (such as operations other than sending and / or receiving data or messages).

[0274] It should be understood that the specific process of each unit executing the above corresponding steps has been described in detail in the above method embodiment, and for the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0275] It should also be understood that the device 300 here is embodied in the form of a functional unit. The term "unit" here can refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (such as a shared processor, a dedicated processor or a group processor, etc.) and a memory for executing one or more software or firmware programs, a combined logic circuit and / or other suitable components that support the described functions. In an optional example, those skilled in the art will understand that the device 300 can be specifically the communication device in the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be used to execute the various processes and / or steps corresponding to the communication device in the above-mentioned method embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here.

[0276] The apparatus 300 of each of the above-described solutions has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by the communication device in the above-described method. The functions can be implemented by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software implementations. The hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-described functions; for example, the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transceiver (for example, the transmitting unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transmitter, and the receiving unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a receiver), and other units, such as the processing unit, can be replaced by a processor to respectively perform the transceiver operations and related processing operations in each method embodiment.

[0277] In addition, the transceiver unit 310 may also be a transceiver circuit (for example, may include a receiving circuit and a sending circuit), and the processing unit may be a processing circuit.

[0278] It should be noted that the apparatus in FIG3 may be the communication device in the aforementioned embodiment, or may be a chip or chip system, such as a system on chip (SoC). The transceiver unit may be an input / output circuit or a communication interface; the processing unit may be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. This is not limited here.

[0279] Referring to FIG4 , FIG4 is a schematic diagram of another communication device 400 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The device 400 includes a processor 410, which is coupled to a memory 420. The memory 420 is used to store computer programs or instructions and / or data. The processor 410 is used to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 420, or read the data stored in the memory 420, to perform the methods in the above method embodiments.

[0280] Optionally, there are one or more processors 410 .

[0281] Optionally, there are one or more memories 420 .

[0282] Optionally, the memory 420 is integrated with the processor 410 or provided separately.

[0283] Optionally, as shown in Figure 4, the apparatus 400 further includes a transceiver 430, which is configured to receive and / or transmit signals. For example, the processor 410 is configured to control the transceiver 430 to receive and / or transmit signals.

[0284] As an example, the processor 410 may have the function of the processing unit 320 shown in FIG. 3 , the memory 420 may have the function of a storage unit, and the transceiver 430 may have the function of the transceiver unit 310 shown in FIG. 3 .

[0285] As a solution, the device 400 is used to implement the operations performed by the communication device in the above various method embodiments.

[0286] For example, the processor 410 is configured to execute computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 420 to implement relevant operations of the terminal device or network device in the above various method embodiments.

[0287] It should be understood that the processor mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (CPU), or may be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.

[0288] It should also be understood that the memory mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may be a volatile memory and / or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM). For example, RAM can be used as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, RAM includes the following forms: static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct rambus RAM (DR RAM).

[0289] It should be noted that when the processor is a general-purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware component, the memory (storage module) can be integrated into the processor.

[0290] It should also be noted that the memory described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0291] 5 , which is a schematic diagram of a chip system 500 according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the chip system 500 (or also referred to as a processing system) includes a logic circuit 510 and an input / output interface 520 .

[0292] The logic circuit 510 may be a processing circuit in the chip system 500. The logic circuit 510 may be coupled to a storage unit and call instructions in the storage unit so that the chip system 500 can implement the methods and functions of the various embodiments of the present application. The input / output interface 520 may be an input / output circuit in the chip system 500, outputting information processed by the chip system 500 or inputting data or signaling information to be processed into the chip system 500 for processing.

[0293] Alternatively, the logic circuit 510 may be implemented by one or more processors, including the one or more processors or a processing portion in the one or more processors.

[0294] Optionally, the input / output interface 520 may include a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, an input / output circuit, or a communication interface.

[0295] As a solution, the chip system 500 is used to implement the operations performed by the communication device (such as the first device, and such as the second device) in each of the above method embodiments.

[0296] For example, the logic circuit 510 is used to implement the processing-related operations performed by the communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments; the input / output interface 520 is used to implement the sending and / or receiving-related operations performed by the communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in the above method embodiments.

[0297] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions for implementing the methods executed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0298] For example, when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the methods performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device, or a network device) in each embodiment of the above method.

[0299] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, implement the methods performed by a communication device (such as a terminal device or a network device) in the above-mentioned method embodiments.

[0300] The present application also provides a communication system, which includes the terminal device and / or network device in the above embodiments. For example, the system includes the terminal device and network device in Figure 2.

[0301] The explanation of the relevant contents and beneficial effects of any of the above-mentioned devices can be referred to the corresponding method embodiments provided above, which will not be repeated here.

[0302] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only 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. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0303] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. For example, the computer can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) mode. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid state disk (SSD)). For example, the aforementioned available medium includes, but is not limited to, various media that can store program code, such as 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.

[0304] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present application, but the scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included in the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that, Including: Determine a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; Determine a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication from a network device; In case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of, in case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report includes: In case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on a first parameter, where the value of the first parameter is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated or the configuration index of the first measurement report.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The step of, in case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report includes: In the case where a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s; Among them, the value of j is related to whether to initiate the first measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s,j is the maximum number of reports of the first measurement report, and the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein In the case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s, including: The priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are respectively calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s; When the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The step of, in case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report includes: In case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on a second parameter, where the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that The step of, in case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report includes: In the case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y; Among them, the value of y is related to the type of measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s is the maximum number of measurement report reports.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The value of y corresponding to different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report is different.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that In the case where there is a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the first measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y, including: The priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are calculated respectively based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y; When the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the first measurement report.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The method further includes: Receive the configuration information of the first measurement report and / or the configuration information of the second measurement report.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive indication information indicating that the priority of the first measurement report is higher than the priority of the second measurement report.

11. The method according to claim 4 or 8, characterized in that, The method further includes: When the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried on a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried on a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried on a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried on a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a media access control - control element.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, The method further includes: In case of an overlap between the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report, determine that there is a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report overlap with the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report, including at least one of the following: the frequency-domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency-domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report; the time-domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time-domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The time-domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report being the same as the time-domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report includes: the time-domain units occupied by the first measurement report being the same as the time-domain units occupied by the second measurement report; or, the time window in which the time-domain units occupied by the first measurement report are located being the same as the time window in which the time-domain units occupied by the second measurement report are located; or, the time-domain units occupied by the first measurement report being within the time window in which the time-domain units occupied by the second measurement report are located; or, the time-domain units occupied by the second measurement report being within the time window in which the time-domain units occupied by the first measurement report are located.

16. A communication method, characterized in that, including: determining a first measurement report, where the first measurement report is a measurement report to be reported initiated by a terminal device; determining a second measurement report, where the second measurement report is a measurement report to be reported determined by the terminal device based on an indication from a network device; when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The step of, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on a first parameter, where the value of the first parameter is related to the configuration index for whether to initiate the first measurement report or the second measurement report.

18. The method according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that, The step of, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: In the case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s; where the value of j is related to whether the first measurement report is initiated; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s,j is the maximum number of reports of the first measurement report, and the value of s is the configuration index of the first measurement report or the configuration index of the second measurement report.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that, In the case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s, including: The priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are respectively calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s,j ·j, or, (j + 1)·s; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein The step of, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report based on a second parameter, where the value of the second parameter is related to the type of the measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report.

21. The method according to claim 16 or 20, characterized in that The step of, when a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, sending the second measurement report includes: In the case of a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y; where the value of y is related to the type of measurement report, and the measurement report includes the first measurement report and the second measurement report; n is a positive integer, N cells is the maximum number of carriers, M s is the maximum number of measurement report submissions.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the values of y corresponding to different types of measurement reports in the second measurement report are different.

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, wherein, In the case where there is a reporting conflict between the first measurement report and the second measurement report, send the second measurement report based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y, including: The priority value corresponding to the first measurement report and the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report are respectively calculated based on at least one of the following: n·N cells ·M s ·y, or, N cells ·M s ·y; when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is greater than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, send the second measurement report.

24. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, characterized in that, the method further includes: receiving the configuration information of the first measurement report and / or the configuration information of the second measurement report.

25. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 24, characterized in that the method further includes: receiving indication information, where the indication information indicates that the priority of the second measurement report is higher than the priority of the first measurement report.

26. The method according to claim 19 or 23, characterized in that the method further includes: when the priority value corresponding to the first measurement report is less than the priority value corresponding to the second measurement report, sending the first measurement report.

27. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 26, characterized in that, The second measurement report includes at least one of the following: a periodic measurement report carried on a data channel, a semi-static measurement report carried on a data channel, an aperiodic measurement report carried on a control channel, a periodic measurement report carried on a control channel, a measurement report carrying layer 1 signal quality, a measurement report carrying non-layer 1 signal quality, or a measurement report carried by a media access control-control element (MAC-CE).

28. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 27, characterized in that, The method further includes: determining that a reporting conflict occurs between the first measurement report and the second measurement report when transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report overlap with transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein The overlap between the transmission resources corresponding to the first measurement report and the transmission resources corresponding to the second measurement report includes at least one of the following: the frequency domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the frequency domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report; the time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report are the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein The time domain resources corresponding to the first measurement report being the same as the time domain resources corresponding to the second measurement report includes: the time domain units occupied by the first measurement report being the same as the time domain units occupied by the second measurement report; or the time window in which the time domain units occupied by the first measurement report are located being the same as the time window in which the time domain units occupied by the second measurement report are located; or the time domain units occupied by the first measurement report being located within the time window in which the time domain units occupied by the second measurement report are located; or the time domain units occupied by the second measurement report being located within the time window in which the time domain units occupied by the first measurement report are located.

31. A communication device, characterized in that, including a module or unit for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

32. A communication device, characterized in that, including a processor, the processor being configured to execute a computer program or instruction in a memory to cause the device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

33. The device according to claim 32, characterized in that, The device further includes the memory and / or a communication interface, the communication interface being coupled to the processor, the communication interface being configured to input and / or output information.

34. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, A computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or instruction, which, when running on a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

35. A computer program product, characterized in that, The computer program product includes a computer program or instruction for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

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