Information processing method related to measurement of secondary cell, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method related to measurement of a secondary cell, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The information processing method related to measurement of a secondary cell comprises: on the basis of a closing period of a reference signal of a first cell, determining execution of at least one among measurement of the first cell and reporting a measurement result of the first cell.

Description

Information processing method, communication device and storage medium related to measurement of secondary cell Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to an information processing method related to secondary cell measurement, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In some cases, to achieve network energy conservation, network devices may disable some reference signals, such as the Synchronization Signal and (Physical Broadcast Channel, PBCH) block (SSB) and / or the Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing information related to secondary cell measurement, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing information related to secondary cell measurement is provided, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes: determining the execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of the measurement result of the first cell based on the off period of the reference signal of the first cell.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing information related to secondary cell measurement is provided, where the method is performed by a network device and includes:

[0007] receiving a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information being used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 being the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 being the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement windows; the valid measurement opportunities being outside the off-period; and the invalid measurement opportunities being within the off-period;

[0008] Determine whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing information related to secondary cell measurement is provided, wherein the method is performed by a network device and includes: receiving a measurement result of a first cell sent by a terminal; determining a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; and determining whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the shutdown period of the reference signal of the first cell, wherein the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0010] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing information related to cell measurement is provided, wherein the method is performed by a network device of a first cell, and the method includes: sending second information to a second cell; the second information indicates a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether a measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0011] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0012] The processing module is configured to determine, according to a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell, execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of a measurement result of the first cell.

[0013] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0014] a receiving module configured to receive a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the off period; and the invalid measurement opportunities are within the off period;

[0015] The processing module is configured to determine whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0016] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive a measurement result of a first cell sent by a terminal; a processing module configured to determine a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; and determining whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the shutdown period of the reference signal of the first cell, wherein the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0017] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device includes: a sending module configured to send second information to a second cell; the second information indicates a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether a measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0018] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement provided by any technical method of the aforementioned first to fourth aspects.

[0019] According to a tenth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement provided by any of the first to fourth aspects.

[0020] The technical approach provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can reduce the problem of incorrect deletion and / or incorrect addition of the first cell as the terminal's serving cell due to the terminal performing measurements and / or reporting measurement results regardless of whether the first cell's reference signal is turned off, based on whether the first cell's reference signal is turned off. It should be understood that the above general description and the detailed description below are merely exemplary and explanatory and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0023] FIG1B is a schematic diagram showing an SSB shutdown according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] FIG1C is a schematic diagram showing carrier aggregation according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0025] FIG1D is a schematic diagram of an information element (IE) of a measurement resource according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0026] FIG1E is a schematic diagram showing an SSB time domain distribution and measurement according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] FIG1F is a schematic diagram showing an SSB measurement report according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] FIG1G is a schematic diagram showing a state change of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] FIG1H is a schematic diagram showing a process of activating or deactivating a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] FIG1I is a schematic diagram showing interfaces between network devices according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] FIG1J is a schematic diagram showing SSB deactivation and terminal measurement according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] FIG2A is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] FIG2B is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] FIG2C is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] FIG2D is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] FIG3A is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0037] FIG3B is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0038] FIG3C is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0039] FIG4A is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0040] FIG4B is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0041] FIG5 is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0042] FIG6A is a schematic diagram showing SSB deactivation and terminal measurement according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0043] FIG6B is a schematic diagram showing SSB deactivation and terminal measurement according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0044] FIG6C is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0045] FIG6D is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0046] FIG6E is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0047] FIG6F is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0048] FIG6G is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0049] FIG6H is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0050] FIG6I is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0051] FIG6J is a schematic flow chart showing a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0052] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0053] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0054] FIG7C is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0055] FIG7D is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0056] FIG8A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0057] FIG8B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0058] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for processing information related to secondary cell measurement, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0059] According to a first aspect, a method for processing information related to cell measurement is provided, where the method is performed by a terminal and includes:

[0060] Determining whether to perform at least one of measuring the first cell and reporting a measurement result of the first cell is performed according to a turn-off period of a reference signal of the first cell.

[0061] Based on the above scheme, according to whether the measurement of the first cell and / or the reporting of the measurement results are performed during the off period of the reference signal of the first cell, the problem of erroneous deletion and / or erroneous addition of the first cell as the service cell of the terminal caused by the terminal performing measurement and / or reporting of the measurement results without distinguishing whether the reference signal of the first cell is turned off can be reduced.

[0062] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining the execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of the measurement results of the first cell based on the off period of the reference signal of the first cell includes at least one of the following: determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell; determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell; determining a filtering method for executing the measurement results of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell; and determining a reporting method for executing the measurement results of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0063] Based on the above solution, multiple optional ways are defined for determining whether the terminal performs measurement of the first cell and / or reports the measurement result, which can be set as needed during specific implementation.

[0064] In some embodiments of the first aspect, whether to perform measurement of the first cell is determined based on whether the closing period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, including at least one of the following: the closing period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell; the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined not to perform measurement of the first cell; the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined whether to perform measurement of the first cell based on the degree of overlap between the closing period and the measurement window; the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined not to perform measurement of the first cell during the overlapping period of the measurement window and the closing period.

[0065] Based on the above solution, multiple optional ways of determining whether the terminal performs measurement of the first cell are defined, which can be set as needed during specific implementation.

[0066] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and whether to perform measurement of the first cell is determined according to the degree of overlap between the closing period and the measurement window, including: if a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a first number within the measurement window is within the closing period, it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed; if a number of measurement opportunities less than the first number within the measurement window is within the closing period, it is determined that measurement of the first cell is performed.

[0067] Based on the above solution, multiple specific implementations of whether the terminal performs measurement of the first cell are defined, which can be set as needed during specific implementation.

[0068] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell is based on whether the closing period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, including at least one of the following: if the closing period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell, determining to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell; if the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, determining not to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell; if the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell based on the degree of overlap between the closing period and the measurement window.

[0069] Based on the above solution, multiple specific implementation methods are defined for determining whether the terminal reports the measurement result of the first cell, which can be set as needed during specific implementation.

[0070] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the closing period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining whether to perform reporting of the measurement results of the first cell is determined according to the degree of overlap between the closing period and the measurement window, including at least one of the following: when a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a second number within the measurement window is within the closing period, determining not to perform reporting of the measurement results of the first cell; when a number of measurement opportunities less than the second number within the measurement window is within the closing period, determining to perform reporting of the measurement results of the first cell.

[0071] Based on the above solution, multiple specific implementation methods for determining whether a terminal reports measurement results of a first cell are defined, and these methods can be set as needed during specific implementation. In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining a filtering method for performing measurement results of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell includes at least one of the following: if the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, determining to perform filtering of the measurement results of the first cell according to the first filtering method; if the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, performing filtering of the measurement results of the first cell according to the second filtering method; and if the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, determining whether to perform filtering of the measurement results of the first cell according to the second filtering method based on the overlapping window.

[0072] Based on the above solution, it is defined whether the terminal changes the filtering mode when performing measurement of the first cell, and it can be set as needed during specific implementation.

[0073] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and determining whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell according to the second filtering method based on the overlapping window includes: when less than a third number of measurement opportunities in the measurement window are within the off period, determining to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell according to the second filtering method.

[0074] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: when a third number of measurement opportunities within the measurement window is greater than or equal to a third number and is within a closed period, determining not to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell.

[0075] In some embodiments of the first aspect, filtering of the measurement results of the first cell is performed according to the second filtering method, including at least one of the following: filtering based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period within the measurement window and the measurement values ​​of N2 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period before the measurement window according to the second filtering method to obtain the reported measurement results; filtering based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period within the measurement window according to the second filtering method to obtain the reported measurement results.

[0076] In some embodiments of the first aspect, determining a reporting method for performing measurement results of the first cell based on whether the closing period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell includes at least one of the following: when the closing period and the measurement window do not overlap, determining to perform filtering of the measurement results of the first cell according to the first reporting method; when the closing period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, performing filtering of the measurement results of the first cell according to the second reporting method.

[0077] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the closing period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second reporting method, including at least one of the following: reporting the measurement result of the first cell and the first information based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities within the measurement window according to the second reporting method; reporting the measurement result of the first cell and the first information based on the measurement values ​​of N1+N2 measurement opportunities within the measurement window according to the second reporting method; the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunity is outside the closing period; and the invalid measurement opportunity is within the closing period.

[0078] A second aspect provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein the method is performed by a network device and includes:

[0079] receiving a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information being used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 being the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 being the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement windows; the valid measurement opportunities being outside the off-period; and the invalid measurement opportunities being within the off-period;

[0080] Determine whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0081] Based on the above solution, the network device can easily determine whether the measurement result reported by the terminal is valid, thereby reducing the erroneous addition and / or deletion of the secondary cell of the terminal due to invalid results.

[0082] The third aspect provides an information processing method related to cell measurement, which is executed by a network device of a second cell, and the method includes: receiving a measurement result of a first cell sent by a terminal; determining a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; and determining whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the shutdown period of the reference signal of the first cell, and the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0083] Based on the above solution, the network device can easily determine whether the measurement result reported by the terminal is valid, thereby reducing the erroneous addition and / or deletion of the secondary cell of the terminal due to invalid results.

[0084] In some embodiments of the third aspect, the determining whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the off period of the reference signal of the first cell includes:

[0085] determining that the measurement result received during the closed period is an invalid result;

[0086] The measurement results received outside the closed period are determined to be valid results.

[0087] In some embodiments of the third aspect, determining the off period of the reference signal of the first cell includes at least one of the following: determining the off period of the reference signal of the first cell based on second information sent by the first cell; the second information is used to indicate the off period of the reference signal of the first cell; determining the off period of the reference signal of the first cell based on a first indication sent by the second cell to the first cell, the first indication being used to indicate the first cell entering or exiting the off period of the reference signal.

[0088] Based on the above solution, the network equipment of the second cell can easily determine the off-period of the first cell.

[0089] A fourth aspect provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein the method is performed by a network device of a first cell, and the method includes:

[0090] Sending second information to the second cell; the second information indicates the off period of the reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0091] A fifth aspect provides a network device, comprising:

[0092] a receiving module configured to receive a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the off period; and the invalid measurement opportunities are within the off period;

[0093] The processing module is configured to determine whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0094] A sixth aspect provides a terminal, comprising:

[0095] The processing module is configured to determine, according to a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell, execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of a measurement result of the first cell.

[0096] A seventh aspect provides a network device, comprising:

[0097] a receiving module, configured to receive a measurement result of the first cell sent by the terminal;

[0098] The processing module is configured to determine a shutdown period of the reference signal of the first cell; determine whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the shutdown period of the reference signal of the first cell, and the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0099] An eighth aspect provides a network device, comprising:

[0100] A sending module is configured to send second information to the second cell; the second information indicates the off period of the reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0101] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including: one or more processors;

[0102] The processor is configured to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement described in the optional implementation manners of the first to fourth aspects.

[0103] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement described in the optional implementation methods of the first to fourth aspects.

[0104] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement described in the optional implementation manners of the first to fourth aspects.

[0105] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement described in the optional implementation manners of the first to fourth aspects.

[0106] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0107] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose an information processing method, communication equipment, communication system and storage medium related to auxiliary cell measurement. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, the method after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0108] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0109] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0110] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "the", "the", etc., can mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0111] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0112] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0113] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical descriptions depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0114] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical approaches, depending on the circumstances: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0115] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first category of information" and the "second category of information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0116] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0117] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0118] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0119] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0121] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0122] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0123] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0125] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0126] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0127] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0128] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0129] As shown in Figure 1A, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0130] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0131] In some embodiments, the terminal is also referred to as User Equipment (UE).

[0132] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0133] In some embodiments, the technical approach of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0134] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0135] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0136] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical approach of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical approach provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical approach provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0137] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0138] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems using configuration methods for other resources, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, LTE and NR).

[0139] As shown in Figure 1B, in the on-demand SSB network energy-saving solution, the network device temporarily turns off SSB transmission. After turning off SSB transmission, in order to ensure normal communication of the terminal, the network device can be triggered to restart SSB transmission in a specific way. For example, the terminal sends a wake-up signal (WUS) to trigger the network device to restart SSB transmission. Alternatively, the network device determines whether to restart SSB transmission based on the amount of data cached by itself and / or business needs.

[0140] In some embodiments, the time period during which SSB transmission is disabled may be referred to as a disabled period or a disabled time period, and the time period during which SSB transmission is enabled may be referred to as an enabled period or a enabled time period.

[0141] As shown in Figure 1C, in a carrier aggregation scenario, the serving cell of a terminal may include a primary cell and a secondary cell. The terminal may communicate through the primary cell and the secondary cell respectively.

[0142] Figure 1D shows the measurement configuration information element (IE) configuration for a reference signal in an NR system. The measurement configuration may be a measurement target (measObject NR). The reference signal configuration (ReferenceSignalConfig) in measObject NR is used to configure a reference signal for a parameter. The reference signal may include, but is not limited to, an SSB and / or a channel state information (CSI-RS).

[0143] Of course, measObject NR also configures the threshold (Threadhold) and reporting interval (ReportInterval).

[0144] The following is an example of SSB measurement. As shown in Figure 1E, the terminal measures each SSB opportunity in the time domain to obtain the measurement value of a single SSB opportunity. The measurement result can be obtained by filtering, etc. After the measurement result is reported to the network side, the network side will add a secondary cell for the terminal or delete a secondary cell with a weak signal based on the measurement result. n =M n +a×F n-1 is the measurement result in the previous measurement window. n The value after filtering of the measurement values ​​of one or more SSB opportunities in this measurement window. For example, the value after filtering of the measurement values ​​of one or more SSB opportunities in this measurement window may be the average value of the measurement values ​​of one or more SSB opportunities in this measurement window. nThe measurement result generated for the measurement values ​​within this measurement window. a is the weight coefficient. The value of a can range from 0 to 1.

[0145] As shown in FIG1F , when the measurement result is reported periodically, the reporting time may be determined according to the reporting period, and the measurement result is sent on a physical uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH) at the reporting time.

[0146] Figure 1G shows the configuration and deletion (ie, release) state changes of Scells. For example, the network device can delete a Scell ​​with poor signal quality based on the L3 measurement results of the Scell, or add a new Scell ​​based on the signal quality of the Scell ​​newly measured by the terminal.

[0147] Figure 1I is a schematic diagram of the communication interface between base stations. The core network (core, C) can be connected to the radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN) through the next generation (Next Generationm, NG) interface. As shown in Figure 1J, after the introduction of the on-demand SSB cell, the cell will enter the SSB off period (SSB off). Because the measurement results corresponding to the secondary cell (SCell) during the SSB off period deteriorate, the primary cell (Pcell) will erroneously delete the Scell ​​based on the measurement results. That is, the terminal may mistakenly remove the Scell ​​that supports on-demand SSB technology according to the measurement reporting and SCell management strategy defined by the current protocol. It cannot be used to provide services to users normally. This ultimately leads to a decline in system performance and a deterioration in user experience.

[0148] Although the erroneously deleted SCell may be re-added to the cell list through the SCell addition process after SSB is re-enabled and can continue to serve the target user, for example, by continuing data transmission, the time overhead of re-measuring and re-adding the SCell is longer than the latency, resulting in a degradation of system performance. This is because the time overhead of re-measuring and re-adding is relatively long; in addition, even after the SCell is re-added through the SCell addition process, if the SSB on the SCell is subsequently disabled, the SCell may still be erroneously deleted. Figure 1H is a schematic diagram of the primary cell eNB adding a secondary cell for a terminal and scheduling secondary cell transmission.

[0149] As shown in FIG2A , in view of this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell, which can be executed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0150] S2101: The terminal determines whether the first cell enters a reference signal off period.

[0151] In some embodiments, the first cell may be the current serving cell of the terminal or a neighboring cell. For example, the first cell may be a secondary cell currently added by the terminal.

[0152] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell enters a reference signal off period according to a cell indication from the network side.

[0153] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell has entered a reference signal off period based on cell measurement. In some embodiments, the reference signal includes but is not limited to SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0154] In some embodiments, the terminal may measure a discovery reference signal (DRS) and other signals sent by the first cell to determine whether the first cell enters a shutdown period of the SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0155] In some embodiments, the terminal detects SSB and / or CSI-RS. When the measured value of SSB and / or CSI-RS is less than a specific value (for example, close to 0), it can be considered that the first cell has entered the reference signal shutdown period.

[0156] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell does not send a reference signal.

[0157] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell suspends sending the reference signal.

[0158] S2102: The terminal determines whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0159] In some embodiments, the off period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell.

[0160] In some embodiments, the off period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed.

[0161] In some embodiments, the off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and whether to perform measurement of the first cell is determined according to the degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window.

[0162] Exemplarily, the number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to the first number in the measurement window is within the off period, and it is determined not to perform measurement of the first cell;

[0163] Also exemplarily, if the number of measurement opportunities within the measurement window that is less than the first number is within the off period, it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell.

[0164] In some embodiments, the first number may be less than or equal to the total number of measurement opportunities in the measurement window.

[0165] In some embodiments, the first number may be configured by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0166] S2103: The terminal performs measurement of the first cell.

[0167] In some embodiments, when it is determined to perform first cell measurement, a reference signal sent by the first cell is measured.

[0168] In some embodiments, when it is determined to perform first cell measurement, the SSB transmitted by the first cell is measured.

[0169] In some embodiments, when it is determined to perform first cell measurement, a CSI-RS sent by the first cell is measured.

[0170] In some embodiments, when it is determined to perform first cell measurement, the reference signal received power (RSPR), reference signal received power (RSRQ), signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), etc. of the first cell are measured.

[0171] In some embodiments, L3 filtering is performed after obtaining the measurement value of the cell quality to obtain an L3 measurement result.

[0172] In some embodiments, when the terminal determines to specify a first cell for measurement and the off period overlaps with the measurement window, a filtering method is determined. The filtering methods may include: a first filtering method and a second filtering method. The filtering methods herein may be used to average the cell quality measurement values ​​measured at each SSB measurement opportunity, with different filtering methods corresponding to different filtering windows. In some embodiments, the L3 measurement result reported by the terminal at this time may be obtained by filtering according to the first filtering method or the second filtering method.

[0173] Exemplarily, the number of measurement opportunities less than the third number in the measurement window is within the off period, and it is determined to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner.

[0174] For example, the third quantities may be equal or unequal.

[0175] Also exemplarily, if a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a third number in the measurement window is within a shutdown period, it is determined that filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is not performed.

[0176] In some embodiments, performing filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner includes at least one of the following:

[0177] According to the second filtering mode, the reported measurement result is obtained by filtering based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period within the measurement window and the measurement values ​​of N2 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period before the measurement window;

[0178] According to the second filtering manner, the reported measurement result is obtained by filtering based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement occasions that are not within the closed period within the measurement window.

[0179] S2104: The terminal sends the measurement result to the network device.

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the measurement result to the network device of the primary cell.

[0181] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the layer 3 measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

[0182] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the layer 3 measurement result of the first cell to the network device of the second cell.

[0183] In some embodiments, the second cell may be a primary cell, and the first cell may be a secondary cell or a candidate cell for the secondary cell.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terminal may use any relevant technology to perform L3 layer filtering on the cell quality measurement value to obtain an L3 measurement result.

[0185] In some embodiments, when the terminal determines to perform the first cell measurement, the terminal sends the measurement result to the network device according to the measurement value of the cell quality.

[0186] In some embodiments, if the measurement result is reported periodically, the terminal sends the measurement result to the network device at a reporting time corresponding to the reporting period.

[0187] In some embodiments, if the reporting of the measurement result is based on event-triggered reporting, the measurement result is sent to the network device when the event is triggered.

[0188] In some embodiments, the terminal may report the measurement result to the network device in the first reporting method or the second reporting method.

[0189] In some embodiments, if the reporting method is the first reporting method, the terminal sends a measurement result obtained based on the measurement value of each measurement opportunity within the measurement window to the network device.

[0190] In some embodiments, if the reporting manner is the second manner, the terminal sends a measurement result obtained based on the measurement value of the valid measurement opportunity within the measurement window to the network device.

[0191] The valid measurement opportunity is outside the closed period. The invalid measurement opportunity is within the closed period.

[0192] In some embodiments, if the reporting manner is the second reporting manner, the terminal sends a measurement result obtained based on the measurement value of the valid measurement opportunity within the measurement window and the first information to the network device.

[0193] The first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window.

[0194] In this case, since the terminal determines whether to measure based on the overlap of the closed period and the measurement window, the terminal will report the measurement results only when it is determined to measure. Therefore, the network device believes that all received results are valid and can be used for the terminal's secondary cell addition and / or release operations.

[0195] It is worth noting that in some embodiments, step S2102 is optional. For example, the terminal determines the filtering method for performing the measurement result of the first cell based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell. In this case, the terminal will inevitably measure the first cell and report the measurement result if the reporting condition is met.

[0196] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and it is determined to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to a first filtering manner.

[0197] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to a second filtering manner.

[0198] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell in accordance with the second filtering manner is determined according to the overlapping window.

[0199] In some embodiments, the measurement opportunities less than a third number in the measurement window are located in the off period, and it is determined to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner.

[0200] For details on how to determine the filtering method, please refer to the embodiment corresponding to FIG2A , which will not be repeated here.

[0201] As shown in FIG2B , in view of this, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell, which can be executed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0202] S2201: The terminal determines whether the first cell enters a reference signal off period.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first cell may be the current serving cell of the terminal or a neighboring cell. For example, the first cell may be a secondary cell currently added by the terminal.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell has entered a reference signal off period based on an instruction from the network. In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell has entered a reference signal off period by measuring. In some embodiments, the reference signal includes but is not limited to SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0205] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell does not send a reference signal.

[0206] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell suspends sending the reference signal.

[0207] It is worth noting that: in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether the first cell enters the reference signal off period, as shown in S2101 of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A.

[0208] S2202: The terminal determines whether to report the measurement result of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0209] In some embodiments, if the number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to the second number in the measurement window is within the off period, it is determined that the measurement result of the first cell is not reported.

[0210] In some embodiments, if the measurement opportunities within the measurement window that are less than the second number are within the off period, it is determined to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell.

[0211] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and it is determined to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the first filtering manner.

[0212] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second filtering manner.

[0213] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell in accordance with the second filtering manner is determined according to the overlapping window.

[0214] S2203: The terminal determines a reporting method for the measurement result of the first cell.

[0215] In some embodiments, when the terminal determines to report the measurement result of the first cell, it determines a reporting method for the measurement result of the first cell.

[0216] The reporting method includes a first reporting method and a second reporting method.

[0217] In some embodiments, the reporting method may be a reporting method of the L3 measurement result of the first cell.

[0218] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and determining to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the first reporting manner;

[0219] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second reporting manner.

[0220] The measurement result reported here may be any measurement result generated according to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0221] S2204: The terminal sends the measurement result to the network device.

[0222] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the measurement result in a first reporting manner.

[0223] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the measurement result in a second reporting manner.

[0224] In some embodiments, according to the second reporting manner, the measurement result of the first cell and the first information are reported based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement occasions within the measurement window.

[0225] In some embodiments, according to the second reporting method, the measurement result of the first cell and the first information are reported based on the measurement values ​​of N1+N2 measurement opportunities within the measurement window.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first information is used for N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the closed period; the invalid measurement opportunities are within the closed period.

[0227] S2205: The network device determines whether the measurement result is a valid result.

[0228] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0229] In some embodiments, whether the measurement result is a valid result is determined based on the first information; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0230] In some embodiments, when the valid measurement opportunity indicated by the first information is less than the first value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is an invalid result.

[0231] In some embodiments, when the valid measurement opportunity indicated by the first information is greater than or equal to the first value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is a valid result.

[0232] In some embodiments, when the invalid measurement opportunity indicated by the first information is greater than or equal to the second value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is an invalid result.

[0233] In some embodiments, when the invalid measurement opportunity indicated by the first information is less than the second value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is a valid result.

[0234] In some embodiments, when N1 / N2 indicated by the first information is greater than or equal to a third value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is an invalid result.

[0235] In some embodiments, when N1 / N2 indicated by the first information is less than a third value, the network device determines that the measurement result received from the terminal is a valid result.

[0236] In some embodiments, the network device performs operations such as adding and / or releasing the first cell based on the valid result. That is, the valid result can be used as a basis for determining whether to add the first cell as a secondary cell of the terminal or to delete the first cell from the secondary cell of the terminal. For example, the L3 measurement results are sorted from high to low based on the cell signal quality reflected based on the valid result. If the first cell is already a secondary cell of the terminal and is ranked at the end of the ranking, the first cell is deleted from the secondary cell of the terminal. If the first cell is not yet a secondary cell of the terminal and is ranked at the top of the ranking, the first cell can be added as a secondary cell of the terminal.

[0237] As shown in FIG2C , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell, which may be performed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0238] S2301: The second cell sends a first instruction to the first cell.

[0239] In some embodiments, the second cell may be a primary cell.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first cell may be a secondary cell.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first indication is used to indicate that the first cell enters or exits a reference signal off period.

[0242] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell does not send a reference signal.

[0243] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell suspends sending the reference signal.

[0244] S2302: The first cell enters or exits a reference signal off period based on a first indication.

[0245] For example, the specific content of the first indication may refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2A and / or FIG. 2B .

[0246] S2303: The second cell determines, based on the first cell, whether the first cell is in a reference signal off period.

[0247] S2304: The terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell.

[0248] It is worth noting that: the measurement result may be a measurement result obtained by the terminal performing first cell measurement in a conventional manner.

[0249] S2305: The second cell determines whether the measurement result is a valid result.

[0250] In some embodiments, the measurement result received during the closed period is determined to be an invalid result.

[0251] In some embodiments, measurement results received outside of the closed period are determined to be valid results.

[0252] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0253] As shown in FIG2D , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to measurement of a secondary cell, which may be performed by a communication system. The method may include:

[0254] S2401: The first cell enters or exits a reference signal off period.

[0255] In some embodiments, the first cell may be a secondary cell.

[0256] S2402: The second cell sends second information to the first cell.

[0257] In some embodiments, the second cell may be a primary cell.

[0258] In some embodiments, the first indication is used to indicate that the first cell enters or exits a reference signal off period.

[0259] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell does not send a reference signal.

[0260] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell suspends sending the reference signal.

[0261] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a turn-off period of a reference signal of the first cell.

[0262] S2403: The second cell determines whether the first cell is in a reference signal off period based on the second information.

[0263] For example, the specific content of the second information can refer to the relevant description of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2A and / or Figure 2B.

[0264] S2404: The terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell.

[0265] It is worth noting that: the measurement result may be a measurement result obtained by the terminal performing first cell measurement in a conventional manner.

[0266] S2405: The second cell determines whether the measurement result is a valid result.

[0267] In some embodiments, whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result is determined based on whether the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result overlaps with the shutdown period; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0268] In some embodiments, the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result does not overlap with the closed period, and the measurement result of the first cell is determined to be a valid result.

[0269] In some embodiments, the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result at least partially overlaps with the shutdown period, and the measurement result of the first cell is determined to be an invalid result.

[0270] As shown in FIG3A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, which is executed by a terminal.

[0271] S3101: Determine whether a reference signal off period and a measurement window of a first cell overlap.

[0272] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a reference signal shut-off period of the first cell according to a cell indication of the first cell.

[0273] In some embodiments, based on the determined shutdown period and measurement window, it is determined whether the shutdown period and the measurement window overlap in the time domain and / or the degree of overlap.

[0274] S3102: Determine whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0275] In some embodiments, the off period does not overlap with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining to perform measurement of the first cell;

[0276] In some embodiments, the off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined not to perform measurement of the first cell;

[0277] In some embodiments, the off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and whether to perform measurement of the first cell is determined based on the degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window;

[0278] In some embodiments, the off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed during the overlapping period between the measurement window and the off period.

[0279] In some embodiments, if a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to the first number in the measurement window is within a shutdown period, it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed.

[0280] In some embodiments, if the measurement opportunities within the measurement window that are less than the first number are within the off period, it is determined that the measurement of the first cell is to be performed.

[0281] For details on how to determine whether to perform measurement of the first cell, please refer to the embodiment S2102 corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0282] S3103: Send the measurement result of the first cell.

[0283] In some embodiments, if it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell, the measurement result of the first cell is sent.

[0284] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

[0285] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the L3 measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

[0286] When the measurement result is reported periodically, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell at a reporting time corresponding to the reporting period.

[0287] When the reporting of the measurement result is based on event triggering, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell when the event is triggered.

[0288] The measurement result reported here may be any measurement result provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0289] In some embodiments, a valid result in the measurement results may be used to add or release the first cell.

[0290] In some embodiments, the network device performs operations such as adding and / or releasing the first cell based on the valid result. That is, the valid result can be used as a basis for determining whether to add the first cell as a secondary cell of the terminal or to delete the first cell from the secondary cell of the terminal. For example, the L3 measurement results are sorted from high to low based on the cell signal quality reflected based on the valid result. If the first cell is already a secondary cell of the terminal and is ranked at the end of the ranking, the first cell is deleted from the secondary cell of the terminal. If the first cell is not yet a secondary cell of the terminal and is ranked at the top of the ranking, the first cell can be added as a secondary cell of the terminal.

[0291] As shown in FIG3B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, which is executed by a terminal.

[0292] S3201: Determine whether a reference signal off period and a measurement window of a first cell overlap.

[0293] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a reference signal turn-off period of the first cell according to a cell configuration of the first cell.

[0294] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the measurement window of the first cell according to the measurement configuration of the first cell.

[0295] In some embodiments, based on the determined shutdown period and measurement window, it is determined whether the shutdown period and the measurement window overlap in the time domain and / or the degree of overlap.

[0296] S3202: Determine a filtering method for the measurement result of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0297] In some embodiments, the filtering method may be a layer 3 filtering method of the first cell.

[0298] In some embodiments, the filtering method includes a first filtering method and a second filtering method.

[0299] The off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and determining to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the first filtering mode;

[0300] The off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second filtering manner;

[0301] The closed period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell in accordance with the second filtering manner is determined according to the overlapping window.

[0302] The measurement opportunities less than the third number in the measurement window are located in the closed period, and it is determined to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner.

[0303] In some embodiments, performing the measurement result of the first cell according to the first filtering manner may include: uniformly performing L3 filtering on all measurement opportunities within the measurement window.

[0304] For details on how to filter, please refer to the relevant description of the embodiment corresponding to FIG2A .

[0305] S3203: Send the measurement result of the first cell.

[0306] In some embodiments, if it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell, the measurement result of the first cell is sent.

[0307] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal sends the L3 measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

[0309] When the measurement result is reported periodically, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell at a reporting time corresponding to the reporting period.

[0310] When the reporting of the measurement result is based on event triggering, the terminal sends the measurement result of the first cell to the second cell when the event is triggered.

[0311] Exemplarily, the events herein include but are not limited to the A1 to A event and / or the B1 to B2 event. As shown in FIG1J , if it is detected that the measurement value of the serving cell is less than a threshold, the measurement result is reported.

[0312] The measurement result reported here may be any measurement result provided in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2A .

[0313] In some embodiments, a valid result in the measurement results may be used to add or release the first cell.

[0314] In some embodiments, S3203 may refer to S2104.

[0315] As shown in FIG3C , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, which is executed by a terminal.

[0316] S3301: Determine whether a reference signal off period and a measurement window of a first cell overlap.

[0317] In some embodiments, the first cell may be the current serving cell of the terminal or a neighboring cell. For example, the first cell may be a secondary cell currently added by the terminal.

[0318] In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell has entered a reference signal off period based on the cell configuration on the network side. In some embodiments, the terminal determines whether the first cell has entered a reference signal off period based on cell measurements. In some embodiments, the reference signal includes but is not limited to SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0319] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell does not send a reference signal.

[0320] In some embodiments, the reference signal off period may be a period during which the first cell suspends sending the reference signal.

[0321] S3302: Determine whether to report the measurement result of the first cell or the reporting method according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0322] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and it is determined that filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the first reporting manner.

[0323] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second reporting manner.

[0324] In some embodiments, if the number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to the second number in the measurement window is within the off period, it is determined that the measurement result of the first cell is not reported.

[0325] In some embodiments, if the measurement opportunities within the measurement window that are less than the second number are within the off period, it is determined to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell.

[0326] S3303: Send the measurement result of the first cell.

[0327] In some embodiments, the measurement result of the first cell is sent according to a determined reporting method.

[0328] In some embodiments, the off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering the measurement result of the first cell according to the second reporting manner includes at least one of the following:

[0329] According to the second reporting manner, the measurement result of the first cell and the first information are reported based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement occasions within the measurement window.

[0330] In some embodiments, according to the second reporting method, the measurement result of the first cell and the first information are reported based on the measurement values ​​of N1+N2 measurement opportunities within the measurement window;

[0331] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; valid measurement opportunities are outside the closed period; invalid measurement opportunities are within the closed period.

[0332] As shown in FIG4A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method related to cell measurement, which is performed by a network device of a second cell. The method may include:

[0333] S4101: Receive measurement results of the first cell.

[0334] In some embodiments, the network device receives the measurement result of the first cell sent by the terminal.

[0335] The first cell may be a secondary cell of the terminal, or a neighboring cell of the second cell.

[0336] In some embodiments, the measurement result may be a measurement result of L3.

[0337] S4102: Determine a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell.

[0338] In some embodiments, the reference signal turn-off period of the first cell is determined according to the cell configuration of the first cell.

[0339] In some embodiments, a reference signal off period of the first cell is determined according to the first indication. Exemplarily, the first indication is used to indicate whether the first cell enters or exits the reference signal off period.

[0340] In some embodiments, a reference signal off period of the first cell is determined based on the second information. The second information is used to indicate the reference signal off period of the first cell. Exemplarily, the second information may be proactively reported by the second cell or reported based on a second indication from the second cell.

[0341] Exemplarily, the first cell and the second cell may exchange information via an inter-cell interface.

[0342] S4103: Determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result.

[0343] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0344] In some embodiments, the measurement result received during the closed period is determined to be an invalid result.

[0345] In some embodiments, measurement results received outside of the closed period are determined to be valid results.

[0346] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell. In this embodiment, the terminal can perform measurement of the first cell and / or report the measurement result in accordance with the relevant technology. In some embodiments, the terminal can perform measurement and / or reporting of the first cell in accordance with the method shown in Figure 2A and / or Figure 2B.

[0347] As shown in FIG4B , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method related to cell measurement, which is performed by a network device. The method may include:

[0348] S4201: Receive measurement results and first information of a first cell of a terminal.

[0349] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities between measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result.

[0350] In some embodiments, N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window.

[0351] In some embodiments, the valid measurement opportunity is outside the shutdown period; and the invalid measurement opportunity is within the shutdown period.

[0352] It is worth noting that the optional method of S4201 can be found in S2304 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG2C .

[0353] S4202: Determine whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the first information.

[0354] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0355] It is worth noting that the optional method of S4202 can be found in S2305 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG2C .

[0356] As shown in FIG5 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for processing information related to cell measurement, which is performed by a network device of a first cell. The method may include:

[0357] S5101: Send the second information.

[0358] In some embodiments, the second information indicates a turn-off period of a reference signal of the first cell.

[0359] In some embodiments, the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result.

[0360] In some embodiments, the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0361] In some embodiments, the first cell proactively sends the second information to the second cell.

[0362] In some embodiments, the first cell sends second information to the second cell based on the second indication sent by the second cell. In some embodiments, the first indication may carry time information of candidate times for the first cell to enter or exit the reference signal off period. In this case, the first cell selects the actual time to enter or exit the reference signal off period from the candidate times based on the first indication and notifies the second cell via the second information.

[0363] In some embodiments, the first cell independently determines whether to enter or exit the reference signal off period, and the second cell may inform the network device of the first cell to exit or enter the reference signal off period through the second information.

[0364] In some embodiments, the second information may indicate time information when the first cell enters a reference signal off period.

[0365] In some embodiments, the second information may indicate time information when the first cell exits the reference signal off period.

[0366] In some embodiments, the second information may indicate event information of a triggering event of the first cell entering or exiting a reference signal off period.

[0367] When the secondary cell of the terminal is an NES cell supporting the on-demand SSB technology, the terminal or the base station filters the measurement result of the terminal in an explicit or implicit manner.

[0368] The network side determines whether to delete the corresponding secondary cell based on the filtered measurement results.

[0369] Terminal side: The terminal supporting NES technology filters the measurement results and reports the filtered measurement results to the network. The measurement results are at least used for adding and deleting secondary cells.

[0370] Method 1:

[0371] If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal does not report the measurement result.

[0372] Reporting of measurement results may include, but is not limited to, periodic reporting or event-based reporting.

[0373] If at least N SSB opportunities are within the SSB off period, the terminal does not report. N can be determined by network configuration or predefined method.

[0374] Method 2: If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal does not perform measurements based on the measurement window. The terminal only performs measurements based on measurement opportunities that are not within the SSB off period to obtain measurement results. This measurement window can also be called a measurement period, measurement time, or measurement gap.

[0375] Reporting is either periodic or event-based.

[0376] As shown in FIG6A , one or more SSB opportunities may be located in the SSB off period, so that two of the three SSB opportunities in the original measurement window are located in the SSB off period. The Meas. shown in FIG6A represents the measurement average.

[0377] The terminal performs measurements as follows:

[0378] Option 1: The terminal performs measurements based on SSB opportunities that are not in the SSB off period. In order to obtain a sufficient number of SSB opportunities to obtain valid and accurate L3 measurement results, the terminal shifts the opportunities forward in the time domain to obtain L3 measurement results through a specific number of valid SSB opportunities.

[0379] For example, as shown in FIG6A , in order to obtain a valid L3 measurement result, the terminal moves the measurement timing forward and obtains the L3 measurement result using two measurement values ​​before the SSB off period and one measurement value at an SSB timing after the SSB off period (a total of three measurement values).

[0380] Option 2: When performing a measurement, if an SSB opportunity falls within the SSB Off period, the terminal removes the SSB opportunity within the SSB Off period and uses the remaining valid SSB opportunities to obtain the L3 measurement result. As shown in Figure 6B, the terminal removes the SSB opportunity within the SSB Off period and only performs measurement based on the SSB opportunity before the SSB Off period.

[0381] Method 3:

[0382] If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal still performs the measurement and reports the measurement result. The terminal reports according to the existing mechanism and includes the number of measurement opportunities where the corresponding measurement RS is not detected or the measurement value is below the threshold in the report information.

[0383] Base station side:

[0384] Method 1: If the network does not receive the measurement result, it is determined that it is the SSB off period and the terminal does not report.

[0385] Method 2: If the network receives the measurement result, it confirms that the result is valid; if the network does not receive the measurement result, it confirms that it is the SSB closed period and the terminal does not report.

[0386] Method three: the network normally receives the measurement result reported by the terminal, and determines the validity of the measurement result based on the first information in the reported result used to indicate N1 and / or N2.

[0387] The network determines the accuracy of the measurement result based on the specific value of the first information when it is not zero, and determines whether to manage the secondary cell based on the result. If the value of the first information is 0, the measurement result is considered invalid; if the value is not zero, the measurement result is valid.

[0388] Method 4: When the secondary cell is about to turn off or on SSB, it sends an indication / interaction information to the primary cell to inform the primary cell of the SSB status of the secondary cell.

[0389] The interaction information includes at least: secondary cell ID, SSB status information (off or on), and may also include the start time of SSB off.

[0390] The primary cell receives the measurement report result of the terminal normally according to the existing mechanism, and determines the validity of the measurement result of the secondary cell reported by the UE based on the exchanged information.

[0391] Several embodiments are presented below using the SSB as an example reference signal.

[0392] In wireless communication systems, in carrier aggregation scenarios, the network may suspend the transmission of downlink signals (SSBs) in secondary cells to conserve energy. However, this can prevent the terminal from properly receiving SSBs for L3 measurements. If the terminal continues to perform measurements using the current measurement method, it may report erroneous measurement results after SSB closure to the network. This can cause network equipment to mistakenly delete the terminal's secondary cell or add a new secondary cell for the terminal, resulting in a decrease in network service quality.

[0393] In this embodiment, the following carrier aggregation scenario is considered: the network and the terminal support NES, and the secondary cell disables the transmission of SSB according to energy saving requirements.

[0394] This embodiment proposes an L3 measurement method based on on-demand SSB, which determines the L3 measurement behavior of the terminal in the secondary cell supporting on-demand SSB to avoid erroneous deletion and / or conditions of the secondary cell, thereby ensuring system performance and improving terminal experience.

[0395] In one embodiment, the terminal normally performs measurements according to each SSB opportunity. If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal does not report the measurement result.

[0396] In another embodiment, the terminal normally performs measurements based on each SSB opportunity. If at least N SSB opportunities within the measurement window are within the SSB off period, the terminal does not report the measurement results. N may be configured or predefined by the network.

[0397] If N is a value configured by the network, the configuration information for configuring N may be network-side signaling such as RRC, MAC CE, or DCI, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0398] The reporting types of measurement results may include: periodic reporting and event-triggered reporting.

[0399] If the reporting is periodic, the terminal may still report the measurement results or not report the measurement results when there are greater than or equal to N SSB opportunities in the measurement window that are within the SSB off period.

[0400] If the reporting is based on event triggering, the terminal may not determine whether the event is met when there are greater than or equal to N SSB opportunities in the measurement window within the SSB off period, or may not report the measurement results even if the event triggering is met.

[0401] For example, it is assumed that the network configuration N is 2.

[0402] As shown in Figure 6C, because the number of overlaps between the measurement opportunity and the SSB off period is 1, which is less than 2, if the reporting is periodic, the terminal will report the measurement results. If the reporting is event-triggered, the terminal will report as long as the conditions are met.

[0403] As shown in FIG6D , the number of overlaps between the measurement opportunity and the SSB off period is 2, and the terminal does not report the measurement result at this time.

[0404] In this embodiment, N may be a value predefined by the protocol, such as a default value of 1. That is, as long as there is a measurement opportunity that overlaps with the SSB off period, the terminal will not report the measurement result.

[0405] Example 2:

[0406] This embodiment considers the scenario of carrier aggregation. The network and terminal support NES, and the secondary cell will disable the transmission of SSB according to energy saving requirements.

[0407] In this embodiment, the terminal performs measurements only based on SSB opportunities (measurement opportunities) that do not overlap with the SSB off period to obtain measurement results. If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result overlaps with the SSB off period, the terminal does not perform measurements.

[0408] In this embodiment, the terminal performs measurements only based on SSB opportunities that are not in the SSB off period. In order to obtain valid and accurate L3 measurement results for a specific number of SSB opportunities, the terminal may use the measurement values ​​of the SSB opportunities between the current measurement window to obtain the measurement results, so that the reported measurement results are obtained based on the measurement values ​​of the specific number of valid SSB opportunities.

[0409] The specific quantity is the quantity specified by the network configuration or protocol.

[0410] If the measurement result is reported periodically, the terminal will report the measurement result.

[0411] If the measurement result is reported as an event-triggered report, the measurement result will be reported if the conditions are met.

[0412] Exemplarily, as shown in FIG6E , it is assumed that the SSB timing for obtaining the L3 measurement result specified by the protocol is 3.

[0413] In order to obtain valid L3 measurement results, the terminal moves the measurement window / timing forward and uses three valid measurements before the SSB off period to obtain L3 measurement results.

[0414] The terminal obtains L3 measurement results using the SSB opportunities specified in the protocol.

[0415] Example 3:

[0416] In this embodiment, the terminal performs measurements based only on SSB opportunities that are not in the SSB off period. If there are SSB opportunities in the SSB off period, the terminal removes the SSB opportunities in the SSB off period and uses the remaining valid SSB opportunities to obtain L3 measurement results.

[0417] In this embodiment, reporting may include but is not limited to periodic reporting or event-based reporting.

[0418] If the measurement result cannot be obtained within the number of SSB opportunities specified in the protocol, the measurement will not be reported.

[0419] For example, as shown in FIG6F , it is assumed that the SSB timing for obtaining L3 measurement results specified by the protocol is 3. If, after entering the SSB on period, there are only two valid SSB timings at the timing tn required for reporting, the terminal cannot obtain a valid result using the three valid results, and the terminal does not report.

[0420] Example 4:

[0421] In this embodiment, the terminal performs measurement only based on SSB opportunities that are not in the SSB off period.

[0422] The terminal eliminates the measurement results obtained through the SSB opportunities in the SSB off period, and uses the valid SSB opportunities specified in the protocol to obtain and report the L3 measurement results.

[0423] In this embodiment, the terminal determines whether the secondary cell is in the SSB on period by detecting the SSB.

[0424] After the terminal starts detecting SSB, it performs measurements and saves the measurement results.

[0425] After the terminal determines the SSB start period, if the number of valid SSB opportunities specified in the protocol is not obtained before the reporting time, the terminal obtains the specified number of valid SSB opportunities by using the measurement results saved when detecting the SSB to determine the SSB start period.

[0426] For example, as shown in FIG6G , assume that the SSB opportunity for obtaining the L3 measurement result specified by the protocol is 3. After SSB is turned on, there are only two valid SSB opportunities. The terminal uses the measurement before SSB is turned off to filter and obtain the L3 measurement result.

[0427] Example 5:

[0428] In this embodiment, the terminal only performs measurements based on SSB opportunities (opportunities) that do not overlap with the SSB off period to obtain measurement results. If the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal does not perform measurements.

[0429] In this embodiment, if an SSB opportunity falls within an SSB off period during measurement, the terminal does not perform measurements based on that SSB opportunity. The terminal only performs measurements based on SSB opportunities that are not within the SSB off period and obtains L3 measurement results based on these measurements. If reporting is periodic, the terminal reports the measurement results. If reporting is event-triggered, the terminal reports the measurement results as long as the conditions are met.

[0430] For example, as shown in Figure 6H, the terminal performs a measurement at a measurement opportunity before the SSB off period and obtains a measurement result Mn, which is then filtered to obtain an L3 measurement result Fn. If reporting is periodic, the terminal reports the measurement result Fn. If reporting is event-triggered, the terminal reports the measurement result if the conditions are met.

[0431] Example 6:

[0432] Similar to Example 1, this embodiment considers the scenario of carrier aggregation. Where the network and terminal support NES, the secondary cell will disable SSB transmission based on energy-saving requirements. As shown in Figure 6I , the primary cell (PCell) sends an SSB disable indication to the secondary cell (Scell), and the Scell ​​performs SSB disable. If SSB is disabled, the Scell ​​does not transmit SSB. As shown in Figure 6J , the Scell ​​may also send SSB status information to the PCell, indicating the SSB disable period.

[0433] In this embodiment, if the measurement window corresponding to the measurement result coincides with the SSB off period, the terminal still performs the measurement and reports the measurement result.

[0434] The reporting is periodic or event-based reporting, and the measurement result includes the first information.

[0435] The first information is used to indicate the number of SSB opportunities in which the corresponding measurement reference signal (RS) was not detected or was lower than the threshold value when the reported measurement result was obtained; or the number of times the reported measurement result was obtained based on SSB opportunities that were not in the SSB off period.

[0436] In this embodiment, the terminal performs measurement only based on SSB opportunities that are not in the SSB off period.

[0437] Exemplarily, the terminal performs a measurement at a measurement opportunity before the SSB off period and obtains a measurement result Mn, which is then filtered to obtain an L3 measurement result Fn. If reporting is periodic, the terminal reports the measurement result Fn. If reporting is event-triggered, the terminal reports the measurement result if conditions are met. In this case, the first information in the reported result is 1.

[0438] In some embodiments, the first information may also be used to indicate the validity of the reported measurement result. For example, the first information directly indicates whether the corresponding measurement result is valid or invalid.

[0439] Example 7:

[0440] This embodiment considers a scenario of carrier aggregation. In which the network and the terminal support NES, and the secondary cell disables SSB transmission based on energy saving requirements. This embodiment is executed by the network device.

[0441] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG6I and / or FIG6J , when the secondary cell is about to disable or enable SSB, it sends an indication / interaction information to the primary cell to notify the primary cell of the SSB status of the secondary cell. The interaction information includes at least the secondary cell ID and SSB status information.

[0442] In some embodiments, the SSB status information indicates whether SSB is off or on.

[0443] Optionally, the start time of SSB shutdown may also be included.

[0444] In this embodiment, the primary cell normally receives the terminal's measurement report results according to the existing mechanism, and determines the validity of the secondary cell measurement results reported by the UE based on the exchanged information. If the exchanged information indicates that the SSB of the secondary cell is off, the primary cell determines that the subsequent secondary cell measurement results reported by the terminal are invalid and does not use them for secondary cell management. If the exchanged information indicates that the secondary cell SSB is on, the primary cell determines that the subsequent measurement results are valid.

[0445] The embodiments of the present disclosure address the problem that on-demand SSB may cause the terminal's measurement results for the secondary cell to deteriorate, resulting in the primary cell / P secondary cell erroneously deleting the cell, and propose a feasible solution to avoid erroneous deletion of the secondary cell, thereby ensuring system performance and improving user experience.

[0446] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0447] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0448] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0449] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above devices, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0450] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration file to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DLP), or a similar hardware circuit. Unit, DPU) etc.

[0451] As shown in FIG7A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, wherein the terminal includes:

[0452] The processing module 5101 is configured to determine, according to a turn-off period of a reference signal of the first cell, execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of a measurement result of the first cell.

[0453] In some embodiments, the processing module may be used by the terminal to execute any information processing-related step in the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement.

[0454] In some embodiments, the terminal may further include: a sending module and / or a receiving module.

[0455] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of the terminal.

[0456] In some embodiments, the sending module may be used for the terminal to execute steps related to information sending in any one of the information processing methods related to secondary cell measurement.

[0457] In some embodiments, the receiving module may be used for the terminal to execute any information sending-related step in the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement.

[0458] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0459] determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell;

[0460] determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell;

[0461] determining, according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, a filtering method for performing measurement results of the first cell;

[0462] A reporting method for the measurement result of the first cell is determined according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

[0463] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine to perform measurement of the first cell when the off period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell;

[0464] The off period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining not to perform measurement of the first cell;

[0465] The off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to a degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window;

[0466] The off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed during the overlapping period between the measurement window and the off period.

[0467] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine not to perform measurement of the first cell if a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a first number within the measurement window is within a closed period;

[0468] The measurement opportunities less than the first number in the measurement window are located in the off period, and it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell.

[0469] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell so that the off period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell;

[0470] The off period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining not to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell;

[0471] The off period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and whether to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell is determined according to the degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window.

[0472] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine not to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell if a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to the second number within the measurement window is within the off period;

[0473] The measurement opportunities less than the second number in the measurement window are located in the closed period, and it is determined to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell.

[0474] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine that the off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the first filtering manner;

[0475] The off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second filtering manner;

[0476] The closed period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell in accordance with the second filtering manner is determined according to the overlapping window.

[0477] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner when the measurement opportunities less than a third number in the measurement window are within the off period.

[0478] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine not to perform filtering on the measurement result of the first cell when a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a third number within the measurement window is within a shutdown period.

[0479] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to filter, according to a second filtering method, based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities that are not within the off period within the measurement window and the measurement values ​​of N2 measurement opportunities that are not within the off period before the measurement window to obtain the reported measurement result;

[0480] According to the second filtering manner, the reported measurement result is obtained by filtering based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement occasions that are not within the closed period within the measurement window.

[0481] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to determine that filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the first reporting manner, so that the off period and the measurement window do not overlap;

[0482] The closed period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and the filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to the second reporting manner.

[0483] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to report the measurement result of the first cell and the first information based on the measurement values ​​of N1 measurement opportunities within the measurement window according to the second reporting method;

[0484] Reporting, according to the second reporting manner, the measurement result of the first cell and the first information based on the measurement values ​​of N1+N2 measurement opportunities within the measurement window;

[0485] The first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; valid measurement opportunities are outside the closed period; invalid measurement opportunities are within the closed period.

[0486] FIG7B is a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the network device includes:

[0487] The receiving module 5201 is configured to receive a measurement result of a first cell sent by a terminal;

[0488] The processing module 5202 is configured to determine the off period of the reference signal of the first cell; determine whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the off period of the reference signal of the first cell, and the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0489] In some embodiments, the network device may be a network device of the second cell.

[0490] In some embodiments, the network device may further include a sending module.

[0491] In some embodiments, the processing module may be configured to execute any steps related to information processing in the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement performed by the network device.

[0492] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of a network device.

[0493] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0494] determining that the measurement result received during the closed period is an invalid result;

[0495] The measurement results received outside the closed period are determined to be valid results.

[0496] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0497] Determining, according to second information sent by the first cell, a reference signal shutdown period of the first cell; the second information is used to indicate the reference signal shutdown period of the first cell;

[0498] A reference signal off period of the first cell is determined according to a first indication sent by the second cell to the first cell, where the first indication is used to instruct the first cell to enter or exit the reference signal off period.

[0499] FIG7C is a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the network device includes:

[0500] The sending module 5301 is configured to send second information to the second cell; the second information indicates the off period of the reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0501] FIG7D is a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein the network device includes:

[0502] The receiving module 5401 is configured to receive a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the off period; and the invalid measurement opportunities are within the off period.

[0503] The processing module 5402 is configured to determine whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the first information; the valid result can be used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

[0504] In some embodiments, the network device may be an access network device of the second cell.

[0505] In some embodiments, the network device may further include a sending module.

[0506] In some embodiments, the processing module may be configured to execute any steps related to information processing in the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement performed by the network device.

[0507] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of a network device.

[0508] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information processing method related to secondary cell measurement that can be implemented in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0509] 8A and / or 8B , the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0510] The communication device may be the aforementioned terminal and network device. In some embodiments, the network device may be a master node and / or an auxiliary node.

[0511] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0512] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0513] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0514] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 8A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0515] FIG8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG8B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0516] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the processor 8201 is configured to call instructions to enable the chip 8200 to execute any of the above information processing methods related to secondary cell measurement.

[0517] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0518] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0519] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0520] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above information processing methods related to secondary cell measurement. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0521] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above information processing methods related to secondary cell measurement.

[0522] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0523] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: Determining whether to perform at least one of measuring the first cell and reporting a measurement result of the first cell according to a turn-off period of a reference signal of the first cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein Determining, according to a reference signal off period of a first cell, to perform at least one of measuring the first cell and reporting a measurement result of the first cell includes at least one of the following: determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell; determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell; determining, according to whether the off period overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, a filtering method for performing measurement results of the first cell; A reporting method for performing the measurement result of the first cell is determined according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell includes at least one of the following: The off period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining to perform measurement of the first cell; The off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining not to perform measurement of the first cell; The off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to a degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window; The shutdown period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and it is determined that measurement of the first cell is not performed during the overlapping period between the measurement window and the shutdown period.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The switch-off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining whether to perform measurement of the first cell according to a degree of overlap between the switch-off period and the measurement window includes: If a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a first number in the measurement window is within the shutdown period, determining not to perform measurement of the first cell; The measurement opportunities less than the first number in the measurement window are located in the shutdown period, and it is determined to perform measurement of the first cell.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The determining whether to perform measurement result reporting of the first cell according to whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell includes at least one of the following: The off period does not overlap with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell; The off period at least partially overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, and determining not to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell; The shutdown period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and whether to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell is determined according to a degree of overlap between the shutdown period and the measurement window.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein: The off period at least partially overlaps with a measurement window of the first cell, and determining whether to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell according to a degree of overlap between the off period and the measurement window includes at least one of the following: If a number of measurement opportunities greater than or equal to a second number in the measurement window is within the off period, determining not to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell; The measurement opportunities less than the second number in the measurement window are located in the closed period, and it is determined to perform reporting of the measurement result of the first cell.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The determining, based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, a filtering method for performing the measurement result of the first cell includes at least one of the following: The off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and determining to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to a first filtering manner; The off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to a second filtering manner; The closed period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell in a second filtering manner is determined according to the overlapping window.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and determining whether to perform measurement result filtering of the first cell according to the second filtering manner according to the overlapping window includes: The measurement opportunities less than the third number in the measurement window are located in the closed period, and it is determined that the second filtering method is used to perform the Filtering the measurement result of the first cell.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The method further comprises: If a third number of measurement opportunities within the measurement window is greater than or equal to the third number and is within the shutdown period, it is determined that filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is not performed.

10. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein The filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the second filtering manner includes at least one of the following: According to the second filtering mode, filtering is performed based on the measurement values of N1 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period within the measurement window and the measurement values of N2 measurement opportunities that are not within the closed period before the measurement window to obtain the reported measurement result; According to the second filtering manner, the reported measurement result is obtained by filtering based on the measurement values of N1 measurement occasions in the measurement window that are not within the closed period.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The determining, based on whether the off period overlaps with the measurement window of the first cell, a reporting method for the measurement result of the first cell includes at least one of the following: The off period and the measurement window do not overlap, and determining to perform filtering of the measurement result of the first cell according to the first reporting manner; The closed period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering of the measurement result of the first cell is performed according to a second reporting manner.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The off period and the measurement window at least partially overlap, and filtering the measurement result of the first cell according to the second reporting manner includes at least one of the following: Reporting, according to the second reporting manner, the measurement result and the first information of the first cell based on the measurement values of N1 measurement opportunities within the measurement window; Reporting, according to the second reporting manner, the measurement result and the first information of the first cell based on the measurement values of N1+N2 measurement opportunities within the measurement window; The first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities in the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the closed period; and the invalid measurement opportunities are within the closed period.

13. A method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein: The network device executes the method, which includes: receiving a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; the first information being used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 being the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 being the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement windows; the valid measurement opportunities being outside the off-period; and the invalid measurement opportunities being within the off-period; Determine whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

14. A method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein: The method is performed by a network device of a second cell, and includes: receiving a measurement result of the first cell sent by the terminal; determining a reference signal shut-off period of the first cell; Whether the measurement result is a valid result is determined according to a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell, and the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The determining whether the measurement result is a valid result according to the off period of the reference signal of the first cell includes: determining that the measurement result received during the closed period is an invalid result; The measurement results received outside the closed period are determined to be valid results.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The determining a reference signal off period of the first cell includes at least one of the following: determining, according to second information sent by the first cell, a reference signal shutdown period of the first cell, wherein the second information is used to indicate the reference signal shutdown period of the first cell; A reference signal off period of the first cell is determined according to a first indication sent by a second cell to the first cell, where the first indication is used to instruct the first cell to enter or exit a reference signal off period.

17. A method for processing information related to cell measurement, wherein: The method is performed by a network device of a first cell, and includes: Sending second information to a second cell; the second information indicates a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; the second information is used by the second cell to determine whether a measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

18. A terminal, wherein: include: The processing module is configured to determine, according to a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell, execution of at least one of measurement of the first cell and reporting of a measurement result of the first cell.

19. A network device, wherein: include: a receiving module, configured to receive a measurement result and first information of a first cell of a terminal; The first information is used to indicate N1 and / or N2; N1 is the number of valid measurement opportunities between the measurement windows corresponding to the measurement result; N2 is the number of invalid measurement opportunities within the measurement window; the valid measurement opportunities are outside the closed period; and the invalid measurement opportunities are within the closed period; The processing module is configured to determine whether the measurement result is a valid result based on the first information; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

20. A network device, wherein: include: a receiving module, configured to receive a measurement result of the first cell sent by the terminal; a processing module, configured to determine a reference signal shutdown period of the first cell; Whether the measurement result is a valid result is determined according to a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell, and the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

21. A network device, wherein: include: a sending module, configured to send second information to the second cell; The second information indicates a shutdown period of a reference signal of the first cell; The second information is used by the second cell to determine whether the measurement result of the first cell is a valid result; the valid result is used to determine whether to add and / or delete the first cell.

22. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is configured to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information processing method related to cell measurement according to any one of claims 1 to 12, claim 13, claims 14 to 16 and / or claim 17.

23. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method related to cell measurement according to any one of claims 1 to 12, claim 13, claims 14 to 16 and / or claim 17.

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