Communication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to a communication method and an apparatus. A terminal apparatus measures a serving cell on WUR and does not measure the serving cell on MR. On the basis of a measurement result for the serving cell obtained on the WUR and a first criterion, the terminal apparatus determines whether to perform relax measurement of a neighboring cell of the serving cell on the MR, wherein the first criterion comprises the measurement result being greater than a first threshold, and / or comprises the variation of the measurement result being less than a second threshold. According to embodiments of the present application, the serving cell can be measured on the WUR, and the serving cell is not measured on the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the service cell on the MR.

Description

Communication method and device

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China on February 2, 2024, with application number 202410163512.3 and application name "A Communication Method and Device", the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method and device. Background Art

[0004] To reduce power consumption in user equipment (UE), the UE can use a separate, low-power circuit to receive signals. This circuit can be implemented using a relatively simple circuit or chip, resulting in low power consumption. This circuit is called a wake-up radio (WUR).

[0005] After the introduction of WUR, the UE can receive a reference signal in the WUR, such as a low power synchronization signal (LP-SS), which can be used by the UE to measure the serving cell. In addition, a main radio (MR) is also provided in the UE, and the UE can also receive reference signals and perform measurements in the MR. Under this working mechanism, how to save the power consumption of the UE is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] An embodiment of the present application provides a communication method and apparatus for reducing the power consumption of a UE by performing corresponding measurement relaxation on an MR after introducing WUR measurements.

[0008] In a first aspect, a communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device. The terminal device is, for example, a terminal device, or other device including the functions of a terminal device, or a chip system (or, chip) or other functional module, which can realize the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, set in the terminal device. The method includes: measuring the service cell in the WUR, and not measuring the service cell in the MR; determining whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion, the first criterion including that the measurement result is greater than a first threshold, and / or including that the change in the measurement result is less than a second threshold.

[0009] In the embodiment of the present application, the serving cell can be measured in the WUR, and not in the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the serving cell in the MR. In addition, based on the WUR measurement results of the serving cell and the first criterion, it can be determined whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR. If the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR is relaxed, the measurement power consumption in the MR can be further reduced, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption of the device.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell and the first criterion, it is determined whether the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell, including: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the first criterion, the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring area; or when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the first criterion, the MR measures the neighboring area in a manner that does not relax the measurement. If the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the first criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the service cell is good. Although there may be a certain probability of cell reselection or switching, the probability is not too high. It is not necessary to obtain too many measurement results to determine whether to perform cell reselection or switching. Therefore, the MR can relax the measurement of the neighboring area, thereby further reducing the measurement power consumption on the MR.

[0011] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement results of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion, it is determined whether the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell, including: when the measurement results of the service cell by the WUR do not meet the second criterion, based on the measurement results of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion, it is determined whether the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring area.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets a second criterion, the MR does not measure the neighboring cell.

[0013] For example, it is possible to first determine whether the WUR's measurement results for the service cell meet the second criterion. If the WUR's measurement results for the service cell meet the second criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the service cell is good, and the possibility of cell reselection or switching for the terminal device is low. Therefore, it is possible not to measure the neighboring area or not measure the neighboring area in MR, so as to save power consumption to a greater extent.

[0014] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion, it is determined whether the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring areas of the service cell, including: when the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR does not meet the second criterion, based on the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion, it is determined whether the MR relaxes the measurement of the first type of neighboring areas and / or the second type of neighboring areas of the service cell, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring areas is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring areas is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. For example, the neighboring areas of the service cell can be divided into first type of neighboring areas and second type of neighboring areas according to the priority of the corresponding frequencies. If the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR does not meet the second criterion, then for the first type of neighboring areas and / or the second type of neighboring areas, it can be determined uniformly based on the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR and the first criterion whether to perform relaxed measurement, without having to make separate judgments on different neighboring areas, which can simplify the judgment process.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the second criterion, the second type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell is not measured, and when the MR relaxes the measurement of the first type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell or the MR measures the first type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell in a manner that does not relax the measurement, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. If the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher, even if the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the second criterion, measurement of the first type of neighboring area can be performed, so that the terminal device can try to reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with a higher priority.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell includes the RSRP obtained by the WUR measuring the serving cell and / or the RSRQ obtained by the WUR measuring the serving cell.

[0017] In an optional embodiment, relaxing the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the serving cell includes one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of the neighboring area, reducing the number of the neighboring areas, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured, where the frequencies correspond to the neighboring areas. Increasing the measurement period can reduce the number of measurements, and reducing the number of neighboring areas and / or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured can reduce the number of measured neighboring areas, thereby achieving relaxed measurement and reducing the power consumption of the terminal device. In addition, there can be other ways to relax the measurement, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0018] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: receiving first indication information, wherein the first indication information indicates the first criterion. The first criterion may be predefined by a protocol, or may be configured by a network device, or may be preconfigured in a terminal device. For example, the protocol may predefine that the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than a first threshold, and predefine that the change in the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR is less than a second threshold. The network device may configure to the terminal device which one or both of the two criteria the first criterion includes. Optionally, the second criterion may be predefined by a protocol, or may be configured by a network device, or may be preconfigured in a terminal device. If both the first criterion and the second criterion are configured by the network device, the network device may configure the first criterion and the second criterion through one signaling, or may configure the first criterion and the second criterion respectively through different signaling.

[0019] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: receiving a second indication message, wherein the second indication message indicates enabling the WUR or the low-power WUS on the WUR. In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device measures the service cell on the WUR, or monitors or detects the reference signal on the WUR, which can be a function of the terminal device. The function can be activated (or turned on; or enabled) by default, or the function can be enabled (or activated; or turned on) or disabled (or deactivated; or turned off). For example, the network device can enable (or activate; or turn on) the function through the second indication message; for another example, the network device can also enable (or deactivate; or turn on) the function through other indication messages, which is more flexible.

[0020] In the second aspect, another communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device. The terminal device is, for example, a terminal device, or other device including the functions of a terminal device, or a chip system (or, chip) or other functional module, which can realize the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, set in the terminal device. The method includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the third criterion, measuring the service cell and the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR; according to the measurement result of the service cell by the MR and the fourth criterion, determining whether to relax the measurement of the service cell and the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR, the fourth criterion including that the measurement result of the service cell by the MR is greater than the third threshold, and / or including that the change in the measurement result of the service cell by the MR is less than the fourth threshold.

[0021] The terminal device in the embodiment of the present application can measure the service cell in WUR, and may not measure the service cell in MR when certain conditions are met, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the service cell in MR. In addition, the terminal device can also determine whether to relax the measurement of the service cell and the adjacent area in MR based on the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR and the fourth criterion. If the measurement of the service cell and the adjacent area is relaxed in MR, the measurement power consumption on MR can be further reduced, thereby reducing the power consumption of the device to a large extent. Moreover, the embodiment of the present application can determine whether to relax the measurement of the service cell and the adjacent area based on the measurement result of the service cell by MR and the fourth criterion. The measurement result of MR is generally more accurate, and judging based on this can improve the accuracy of the judgment result.

[0022] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a fourth criterion, determining whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cells of the serving cell at the MR includes: when the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell meets the fourth criterion, relaxing the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cells at the MR; or when the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell does not meet the fourth criterion, measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cells at the MR without relaxing the measurement. If the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell meets the fourth criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the serving cell is good. Although there may be a certain probability of cell reselection or handover, the probability is not too high. It is not necessary to obtain too many measurement results to determine whether to perform cell reselection or handover. Therefore, the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cells can be relaxed at the MR, thereby further reducing the measurement power consumption on the MR.

[0023] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell satisfies the third criterion, not measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR. If the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell satisfies the third criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the serving cell is good, and the probability of cell reselection or switching of the terminal device is low. Therefore, the serving cell and the neighboring cell may not be measured in the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal device.

[0024] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the third criterion, the second type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell is not measured, and when the MR relaxes the measurement of the service cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. For example, according to the priority of the corresponding frequency, the neighboring areas of the service cell can be divided into first type of neighboring areas and second type of neighboring areas. If the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher, even if the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the third criterion, measurement can be performed on the first type of neighboring area, so that the terminal device can reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with higher priority as much as possible.

[0025] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement results of the service cell by the MR and the fourth criterion, it is determined whether to relax the measurement of the service cell and the neighboring areas of the service cell at the MR, including: based on the measurement results of the service cell by the MR and the fourth criterion, it is determined whether to relax the measurement of the service cell, and the first type of neighboring areas and / or the second type of neighboring areas of the service cell at the MR, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring areas is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring areas is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. For the service cell, and the first type of neighboring areas and / or the second type of neighboring areas, whether to perform relaxed measurement can be determined uniformly based on the measurement results of the service cell by the WUR and the fourth criterion, without having to judge separately for different neighboring areas, which can simplify the judgment process.

[0026] In an optional embodiment, the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell includes the RSRP measured by the WUR on the service cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the WUR on the service cell; and / or, the measurement result of the MR on the service cell includes the RSRP measured by the MR on the service cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the MR on the service cell.

[0027] In an optional embodiment, relaxing the measurement of the service cell and the neighboring cells of the service cell includes one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of the service cell, increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cells, reducing the number of neighboring cells, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured, which correspond to the neighboring cells.

[0028] In an optional implementation, the method further includes: receiving first indication information, where the first indication information indicates the fourth criterion.

[0029] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, where the second indication information indicates enabling the WUR or a low-power WUS on the WUR.

[0030] Regarding the technical effects brought about by some optional implementations of the second aspect, reference may be made to the introduction to the technical effects of the first aspect or corresponding implementations.

[0031] On the third aspect, another communication method is provided, which can be executed by a terminal device. The terminal device is, for example, a terminal device, or other device including the functions of a terminal device, or a chip system (or, chip) or other functional module, which can realize the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, arranged in the terminal device. The method includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the fifth criterion, measuring the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner at the MR, the fifth criterion includes that the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is greater than the fifth threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is less than the sixth threshold; according to the measurement result of the MR on the service cell and the sixth criterion, determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR.

[0032] The terminal device in the embodiment of the present application can measure the serving cell in WUR, and can determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR according to the fifth criterion, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the serving cell in MR. In addition, the terminal device can also determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR and the sixth criterion. If the measurement of the neighboring area is relaxed in MR, the measurement power consumption on MR can be further reduced, thereby greatly reducing the power consumption of the device. The embodiment of the present application decouples the measurement behavior of the serving cell and the measurement behavior of the neighboring area, so that the measurement behavior of the terminal device is more reasonable.

[0033] In an optional embodiment, based on the MR's measurement result of the serving cell and a sixth criterion, determining whether to relax measurement of neighboring cells of the serving cell at the MR includes: when the MR's measurement result of the serving cell satisfies the sixth criterion, relaxing measurement of the neighboring cells at the MR; or, when the MR's measurement result of the serving cell does not satisfy the sixth criterion, measuring the neighboring cells at the MR without relaxing measurement. If the MR's measurement result of the serving cell satisfies the sixth criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the serving cell is good. Although there may be a certain probability of cell reselection or handover, the probability is not too high. Therefore, it is not necessary to obtain too many measurement results to determine whether to perform cell reselection or handover. Therefore, the MR can relax measurement of neighboring cells, thereby further reducing measurement power consumption on the MR.

[0034] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion, the service cell is not measured in the MR or the service cell is measured in a relaxed measurement manner in the MR, and the neighboring area is not measured or the neighboring area is not measured in the MR. If the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR meets the fifth criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the service cell is good, and the probability of cell reselection or switching of the terminal device is low. Therefore, the service cell may not be measured in the MR and the neighboring area may not be measured (or the neighboring area may not be measured in the MR) to save power consumption to a greater extent. Alternatively, since the measurement behavior of the service cell is more important, even if the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR meets the fifth criterion, the terminal device may measure the service cell in the MR, but for the neighboring area, measurement may not be performed in the MR or measurement may not be performed to save power consumption to a certain extent.

[0035] In an optional embodiment, when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion, the service cell is not measured at the MR or the service cell is measured in a relaxed measurement manner at the MR, including: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion and the seventh criterion, the service cell is not measured at the MR; or, when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion and does not meet the seventh criterion, the service cell is measured in a relaxed measurement manner at the MR; wherein the seventh criterion includes that the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is greater than a seventh threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is less than an eighth threshold. If the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR meets the fifth criterion, the terminal device may or may not measure the service cell at the MR. In order to clarify the behavior of the terminal device, the embodiment of the present application provides a seventh criterion to determine whether the terminal device is measuring the service cell in a relaxed manner at the MR or not measuring the service cell at the MR.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion, the MR relaxes the measurement of the service cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell, and the second type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell is not measured in the MR, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. For example, the neighboring areas of the service cell can be divided into first type of neighboring areas and second type of neighboring areas according to the priority of the corresponding frequencies. If the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher, even if the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell meets the fifth criterion, measurement can be performed on the first type of neighboring area, so that the terminal device can reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with a higher priority as much as possible.

[0037] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the fifth criterion, the MR measures the first type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. When the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the fifth criterion, the terminal device can measure the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner at the MR, and can also measure the first type of neighboring area in a non-relaxed measurement manner at the MR. For example, it can be understood that since the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher, the measurement behavior of the terminal device for the first type of neighboring area can be consistent with the measurement behavior for the service cell, so that the first type of neighboring area can be measured as much as possible.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, based on the measurement result of the MR on the service cell and the sixth criterion, determining whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR includes: based on the measurement result of the MR on the service cell and the sixth criterion, determining whether to relax the measurement of the second type of neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell. For example, if the measurement result of the MR on the service cell meets the sixth criterion, it indicates that the signal quality of the terminal device in the service cell is good. Although there may be a certain probability of cell reselection or switching, the probability is not too high, and it is not necessary to obtain too many measurement results to determine whether to perform cell reselection or switching. Therefore, for the second type of neighboring area with a lower priority corresponding to the frequency, the terminal device can relax the measurement on the MR, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption on the MR.

[0039] In an optional embodiment, the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell includes the RSRP measured by the WUR on the service cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the WUR on the service cell; and / or, the measurement result of the MR on the service cell includes the RSRP measured by the MR on the service cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the MR on the service cell.

[0040] In an optional embodiment, relaxing the measurement of the neighboring cells of the serving cell includes one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cells, reducing the number of the neighboring cells, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured, the frequencies corresponding to the neighboring cells.

[0041] In an optional implementation, the method further includes: receiving third indication information, where the third indication information indicates the second criterion.

[0042] In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: receiving second indication information, where the second indication information indicates enabling the WUR or a low-power WUS on the WUR.

[0043] Regarding the technical effects brought about by some optional implementations of the third aspect, reference may be made to the introduction to the technical effects of the first aspect or corresponding implementations.

[0044] In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be the terminal device described in any one of the first to third aspects. The communication device possesses the functions of the terminal device described above. The communication device may be, for example, a terminal device, or other device including terminal device functions, or a chip system (or chip) or other functional module. The chip system or functional module is capable of implementing the functions of the terminal device, and the chip system or functional module is, for example, disposed in the terminal device. In one optional implementation, the communication device includes a baseband device and a radio frequency device. In another optional implementation, the communication device includes a processing unit (sometimes also referred to as a processing module) and a transceiver unit (sometimes also referred to as a transceiver module). The transceiver unit is capable of implementing both transmitting and receiving functions. When the transceiver unit implements the transmitting function, it may be referred to as a transmitting unit (sometimes also referred to as a transmitting module); when the transceiver unit implements the receiving function, it may be referred to as a receiving unit (sometimes also referred to as a receiving module). The transmitting unit and the receiving unit may be the same functional module, referred to as a transceiver unit, which is capable of both transmitting and receiving functions; alternatively, the transmitting unit and the receiving unit may be different functional modules, with the transceiver unit being a collective term for these functional modules.

[0045] In an optional embodiment, the processing unit is used to measure the service cell in the WUR and not to measure the service cell in the MR; the processing unit is also used to determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the service cell by the WUR and a first criterion, and the first criterion includes that the measurement result is greater than a first threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result is less than a second threshold.

[0046] In an optional embodiment, the processing unit is used to measure the service cell and the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the third criterion; the processing unit is also used to determine whether to relax the measurement of the service cell and the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR based on the measurement result of the service cell by the MR and a fourth criterion, and the fourth criterion includes that the measurement result of the service cell by the MR is greater than a third threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the service cell by the MR is less than a fourth threshold.

[0047] In an optional embodiment, the processing unit is used to measure the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner at the MR when the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the fifth criterion, and the fifth criterion includes that the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is greater than a fifth threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is less than a sixth threshold; the processing unit is also used to determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the service cell at the MR based on the measurement result of the service cell by the MR and the sixth criterion.

[0048] In an optional embodiment, the communication device also includes a storage unit (sometimes also referred to as a storage module), and the processing unit is used to couple with the storage unit and execute the program or instructions in the storage unit, enabling the communication device to perform the functions of the terminal device described in any one of the first to third aspects above.

[0049] In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided. The communication device may be a terminal device, or a chip or chip system used in a terminal device. The communication device includes a communication interface and a processor, and optionally, a memory. The memory is used to store a computer program. The processor is coupled to the memory and the communication interface. When the processor reads the computer program or instructions, the communication device executes the method performed by the terminal device in the above aspects.

[0050] In a sixth aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising a terminal device, wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in any of the first to third aspects. For example, the terminal device may be implemented as the communication device described in the fourth or fifth aspect. Optionally, the communication system may further include other devices, such as a network device serving the terminal device, without limitation.

[0051] In a seventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is executed, the method executed by the terminal device in the above aspects is implemented.

[0052] In an eighth aspect, a computer program product comprising instructions is provided, which enables the methods described in the above aspects to be implemented when the computer program or instructions are executed on a computer.

[0053] In a ninth aspect, a chip system is provided, comprising a processor and an interface, wherein the processor is configured to call and execute instructions from the interface so that the chip system implements the methods of the above aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0054] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the working mode of circuit A and MR;

[0055] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] FIG3 is a flow chart of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG5 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] FIG7 is a flow chart of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] 8A and 8B are two schematic diagrams of another communication method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of another device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the embodiments of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0065] In the embodiments of the present application, the number of nouns, unless otherwise specified, means "singular noun or plural noun", that is, "one or more". "At least one" means one or more, and "plural" means two or more. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone, where A and B can be singular or plural. The character " / " generally indicates that the previous and next associated objects are in an "or" relationship. For example, A / B means: A or B. "At least one of the following items" or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of single items or plural items. For example, at least one of a, b, or c means: a, b, c, a and b, a and c, b and c, or a and b and c, where a, b, c can be single or multiple.

[0066] In the embodiments of this application, ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish multiple objects and are not used to limit the size, content, order, timing, priority, or importance of multiple objects. In addition, the numbering of steps in the various embodiments introduced in this application is only to distinguish different steps and is not used to define the order between steps. For example, S301 can occur before S302, or after S302, or at the same time as S302.

[0067] Below, some terms or concepts in the embodiments of the present application are explained to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0068] In the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device is a device with wireless transceiver function, which can be a fixed device, a mobile device, a handheld device (such as a mobile phone), a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device, or a wireless device built into the above device (such as a communication module, a modem, or a chip system, etc.). The terminal device is used to connect people, objects, machines, etc., and can be widely used in various scenarios, such as but not limited to the following scenarios: perception scenarios, cellular communications, device-to-device communication (D2D), vehicle to everything (V2X), machine-to-machine / machine-type communications (M2M / MTC), Internet of Things (IoT), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), industrial control, self-driving, remote medical, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wearable, smart transportation, smart city, drones, robots, indoor commercial scenarios (such as mobile phone screen projection, file sharing, mobile phone to VR glasses video transmission) and other scenarios. When the terminal device is applied to V2X, it can also be called a V2X device, for example, a smart car (or intelligent car), a digital car, an unmanned car (or driverless car or pilotless car or automobile), a self-driving car (or autonomous car), a pure electric vehicle (or battery EV), a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), a range-extended EV (REEV), a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a new energy vehicle (new energy vehicle), or a roadside unit (RSU). The terminal device can also be a device used in D2D communication, such as an electricity meter or water meter.

[0069] In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can also be a terminal device in the Internet of Things (IoT) system. IoT is an important part of the future development of information technology. Its main technical feature is to connect objects to the network through communication technology, thereby realizing an intelligent network of human-machine interconnection and object-to-object interconnection.

[0070] The various terminal devices described above, if located on a vehicle (e.g., placed in or installed in a vehicle), can be considered as vehicle-mounted terminal devices, which are also referred to as on-board units (OBUs). The terminal device of the present application can also be an on-board module, on-board module, on-board component, on-board chip, or on-board unit built into a vehicle as one or more components or units, and the vehicle can implement the method of the present application through the built-in on-board module, on-board module, on-board component, on-board chip, or on-board unit.

[0071] The terminal device may sometimes be referred to as UE, terminal, access station, UE station, remote station, wireless communication device, or user equipment, etc.

[0072] In the embodiments of the present application, the communication device for implementing the terminal device function may be a terminal device, or may be a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system, which may be installed in the terminal device. In the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking the terminal device as an example in which the device for implementing the terminal device function is a terminal device. In addition, for ease of description, the terminal device in the embodiments of the present application is described by taking a UE as an example.

[0073] The network devices in the embodiments of the present application include, for example, access network devices, and / or core network devices. The access network device is a device with wireless transceiver functions, which is used to communicate with the terminal device. The access network devices include but are not limited to base stations (base transceiver station (BTS), node B (Node B), evolved node B (eNodeB) / eNB, or the next generation node B (gNodeB) / gNB), transmission reception points (TRP), base stations subsequently evolved by the third generation partnership project (3GPP), access nodes in wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) systems, wireless relay nodes, wireless backhaul nodes, etc. The base station can be: a macro base station, a micro base station, a pico base station, a small station, a relay station, etc. Multiple base stations can support networks with the same access technology, or they can support networks with different access technologies. The base station can include one or more co-station or non-co-station transmission and receiving points. The access network device may also be a wireless controller, a centralized unit (CU), and / or a distributed unit (DU) in a cloud radio access network (CRAN) scenario. The access network device may also be a server, etc. For example, the network device in the V2X technology may be a road side unit (RSU). The following describes the access network device using a base station as an example. The base station can communicate with the terminal device, or it can communicate with the terminal device through a relay station. The terminal device can communicate with multiple base stations in different access technologies. The core network device is used to implement functions such as mobility management, data processing, session management, policy and billing. The names of the devices that implement core network functions in systems with different access technologies may be different, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this. Taking the fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) system as an example, the core network equipment includes, for example, access and mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), policy control function (PCF) or user plane function (UPF), etc.

[0074] In the CU-DU architecture, the access network equipment may include one or more logical network elements such as a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a CU-control plane (CP), a CU-user plane (UP), or a radio unit (RU). The CU and DU may be configured separately or included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). The RU may be included in a radio frequency device or radio frequency unit, such as a remote radio unit (RRU), an active antenna unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH).

[0075] In different systems, CU (or CU-CP and CU-UP), DU or RU may also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in an open RAN (ORAN) system, CU may also be called an open CU (open CU, O-CU), DU may also be called an open DU (open DU, O-DU), CU-CP may also be called an open CU-CP (open CU-CP, O-CU-CP), CU-UP may also be called an open CU-UP (open CU-CP, O-CU-UP), and RU may also be called an open RU (open RU, O-RU). For convenience of description, the embodiments of the present application are described by taking CU, CU-CP, CU-UP, DU and RU as examples. Any of the CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module.

[0076] Optionally, in various embodiments of the present application, if the network device is a distributed architecture, for example, the network device includes a CU and a DU, or includes a CU-CP, a CU-UP and a DU, then the network device sends information to the UE, specifically, the DU included in the network device sends information to the UE; the network device receives information from the UE, specifically, the DU included in the network device receives information from the UE.

[0077] In the embodiments of the present application, the communication device for implementing the function of the network device may be a network device, or may be a device capable of supporting the network device to implement the function, such as a chip system, which may be installed in the network device. In the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking the device for implementing the function of the network device as an example (for example, the device for implementing the function of the access network device is an access network device, and the device for implementing the function of the core network device is a core network device).

[0078] The technical features involved in the embodiments of this application are introduced below.

[0079] When a UE is in the radio resource control (RRC) idle state or the RRC inactive state, it calculates the location of the paging frame (PF) and the paging occasion (PO) within a PF based on its UE identity (ID) to receive paging within the PO. Whether the UE is performing the above paging reception process in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state, or receiving data in the RRC connected state, it uses the same receiving module, which is called the main radio (MR). When a UE operates in the MR, it can also be described or understood as operating on the fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) main link.

[0080] In order to further reduce power consumption, the UE can also use a circuit independent of the MR to receive signals, for example, circuit A. The circuit A can be implemented by a circuit or chip with a simple structure, and its power consumption is low. Among them, the circuit A is used to receive the WUS from the network device, and the WUS received through the circuit A is also called a low power wake up signal (LP-WUS). When the UE detects the LP-WUS or receives the LP-WUS and demodulates the wake-up indication information according to the information carried in the LP-WUS, the UE wakes up the MR that is turned off (or in a sleeping state) in the UE. Among them, the LP-WUS can be used to wake up at least one UE or at least one group of UEs. Circuit A is called, for example, wake up radio (WUR). In order to reduce the power consumption of the WUR circuit, the LP-WUS signal usually adopts some simple modulation methods such as on-off keying (OOK); accordingly, the WUR in the UE adopts envelope detection to receive the LP-WUS. The UE using the circuit A to receive the wake-up signal can be called working on the WUR / LR link, or called the WUR / LR in a working state.

[0081] For example, when the UE is turned on, it can first search for the signal of the NR main link in the MR. If the signal of the NR main link can be found, it can reside on the NR main link. If the signal of the NR main link indicates the configuration information of the LP-WUS, the UE can further search for the LP-WUS in circuit A according to the configuration information of the LP-WUS. If the LP-WUS can be found and the signal quality of the LP-WUS is good, the UE can work in circuit A. Alternatively, when the UE is turned on, it can first search for the signal of the NR main link in the MR. If the signal of the NR main link cannot be found, it can search for the LP-WUS according to the configuration information preset in the UE. If the LP-WUS can be found and the signal quality of the LP-WUS is good, the UE can work in circuit A.

[0082] Figure 1 illustrates the operation of circuit A and MR. In Figure 1, circuit A is used as an example, as a low-power circuit. After the UE detects LP-WUS while the low-power circuit is operating, it can trigger the MR to turn on to receive paging or initiate random access. If the UE does not detect LP-WUS, it does not need to trigger the MR to turn on, and the MR can remain off (or in sleep mode). This reduces the MR's operating time and saves UE power.

[0083] In 5G NR, the UE can perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements of the serving cell and neighboring cells in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state. Among them, the neighboring cell measurement further includes one or more of the intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement or inter-RAT measurement. The current standard defines the measurement requirements, for example, the UE needs to perform a measurement at least once every time interval T. During the measurement, the UE should measure the serving cell and can also measure the neighboring cells according to the S criterion configured by the base station. The way in which the UE performs neighboring cell measurements according to the S criterion is as follows: for the frequency points to be measured whose priority is higher than the serving cell frequency, the UE should measure; for the frequency points to be measured whose priority is equal to or lower than the current serving cell frequency, if the current measurement result of the serving cell is higher than the threshold corresponding to the S criterion, the UE does not need to measure these frequency points to be measured; if the current measurement result of the serving cell is lower than or equal to the threshold corresponding to the S criterion, the UE needs to measure these frequency points to be measured. If the UE needs to measure a neighboring cell, the UE may also determine whether to perform relaxed measurement of the neighboring cell according to the relaxation conditions configured by the base station, so as to reduce the UE power consumption.

[0084] With the introduction of WUR, the UE can receive reference signals, such as LP-SS, in the WUR. This reference signal can be used by the UE to measure the serving cell. Similar to the LP-WUS signal, LP-SS typically uses simple modulation methods such as OOK. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the UE can also receive reference signals and perform measurements in the MR. Under this working mechanism, how to save UE power consumption is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0085] In view of this, the embodiments of the present application can measure the serving cell in the WUR and not in the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the serving cell in the MR. In addition, based on the WUR measurement results of the serving cell and the first criterion, it can be determined whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR. If the measurement of the neighboring area is relaxed in the MR, the measurement power consumption on the MR can be further reduced, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption of the device.

[0086] The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to 4G systems, such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, or can be applied to 5G systems, such as new radio (NR) systems, or can also be applied to next generation mobile communication systems or other similar communication systems, such as 6G systems, etc., without specific limitations. In addition, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to D2D scenarios, such as NR-D2D scenarios, etc., or to V2X scenarios, such as NR-V2X scenarios, etc. For example, the embodiments of the present application can be used in fields such as factory manufacturing, whole-house intelligence, intelligent driving, assisted driving, intelligent connected vehicles, or indoor commercial scenarios.

[0087] Please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 includes a UE and a network device, which may include an access network device and / or a core network device. For example, the network device may transmit a reference signal, and the UE may receive and measure the reference signal.

[0088] The method provided by the embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In various embodiments of the present application, the main circuit (main radio, MR) may also be referred to as the main receiver (main receiver, MR), or may have other names, and MR will be used as an example for introduction in the following text, and it can be understood that MR in the following text may refer to the main circuit or the main receiver. In various embodiments of the present application, the wake-up radio (wake up radio, WUR) may also be referred to as the wake-up receiver (wake up receiver, WUR), the wake-up circuit, the low-power circuit (low-power radio, LR), or the wake-up receiver module, etc., or may have other names, and WUR will be used as an example for introduction in the following text, and it can be understood that WUR in the following text may refer to the wake-up radio or the wake-up receiver, and WUR in the following text may also be replaced by a wake-up circuit, a low-power circuit or a wake-up receiver module, etc. In various embodiments of the present application, when the WUR measures the service cell, the measurement can be performed in a non-relaxed measurement manner (or described as a non-relaxed measurement manner). In various embodiments of the present application, neighboring cell measurement may include one or more of intra-frequency measurement, inter-frequency measurement, or inter-system measurement; or it can be understood that the neighboring cells described in various embodiments of the present application may include one or more of intra-frequency neighboring cells, inter-frequency neighboring cells, or inter-system neighboring cells. In this case, an intra-frequency neighboring cell means that the frequency of the neighboring cell is the same as the frequency of the UE's serving cell; an inter-frequency neighboring cell means that the frequency of the neighboring cell is different from the frequency of the UE's serving cell; and an inter-system neighboring cell means that the radio access technology (RAT) corresponding to the neighboring cell is different from the RAT corresponding to the UE's serving cell.

[0089] The various embodiments herein may be applied to the network architecture shown in Figure 2. For example, the UE described in the various embodiments herein may be the UE in Figure 2, and the network device described in the various embodiments herein may be the network device in Figure 2.

[0090] An embodiment of the present application provides a communication method. Please refer to FIG3 , which is a flowchart of the method.

[0091] S301. The UE measures the serving cell in the WUR and does not measure the serving cell in the MR.

[0092] Among them, the WUR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement by WUR measurement, or measurement based on OOK modulated signal, or measurement of OOK modulated signal. The MR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement by MR measurement, or measurement based on NR synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (physical broadcast channel, PBCH) block (synchronization signal / PBCH block, SSB) and / or channel state information reference signal (channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS), or measurement of NR SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0093] Optionally, the network device may send a reference signal (refer to S302 in Figure 3), which step occurs, for example, before S301. The reference signal includes, for example, LP-SS, and the WUR of the UE may receive the reference signal and may measure the serving cell of the UE based on the reference signal. Optionally, the reference signal may also include SSB and / or CSI-RS, etc., and the MR of the UE may receive reference signals such as SSB and / or CSI-RS. For example, the UE may measure the neighboring cells of the serving cell based on the SSB and / or CSI-RS received by the MR, which will be described later.

[0094] It can be seen that the embodiment of the present application can measure the service cell in WUR instead of MR, and the power consumption of WUR is less than that of MR, thereby reducing the power consumption of UE.

[0095] S303. The UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cells of the serving cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the serving cell by the WUR and the first criterion.

[0096] Optionally, the UE relaxes the measurement of neighboring cells, for example, including one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of neighboring cells, reducing the number of neighboring cells, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured. There may be one or more frequencies to be measured, each of which corresponds to one or more neighboring cells. If the number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, it is equivalent to reducing the number of neighboring cells to be measured. Alternatively, in addition to this, the UE may also use other methods to relax the measurement, which is not limited. The way in which the UE relaxes the measurement of neighboring cells can be set by the UE itself, or pre-configured in the UE, or configured by the network device, or predefined by the protocol, etc.

[0097] Among them, the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell can also be replaced by the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell based on the WUR, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell obtained on the WUR, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell obtained through the WUR, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell obtained based on the WUR, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell obtained based on the OOK modulated signal, or replaced by the measurement result of the service cell obtained by measuring the OOK modulated signal, etc. There is no restriction on the description method, and the following description will take "the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR" as an example. Optionally, the reference signal from the service cell is received through the WUR, and the measurement result obtained by measuring the reference signal can be the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR. For example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR may include the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR (which may also be replaced by the RSRP obtained based on the OOK modulated signal), and / or include the reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR (which may also be replaced by the RSRQ obtained based on the OOK modulated signal). In order to distinguish it from the measurement result on the MR (i.e., the measurement result obtained based on the NR SSB and / or CSI-RS), the measurement result corresponding to the WUR may be referred to as an LP measurement result. For example, the RSRP of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR may be referred to as LP-RSRP, and the RSRQ of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR may be referred to as LP-RSRQ.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present application, the UE may not measure the service cell on the MR, but the UE may not be able to measure the neighboring area of ​​the service cell on the WUR, so the UE may measure the neighboring area on the MR. In order to save the power consumption of the UE, the UE can determine whether it can relax the measurement of the neighboring area based on the first criterion. The first criterion can also be called the first condition or the first relaxation criterion, etc., and there is no restriction on the name. The first criterion can be predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured in the UE, or it can also be configured by the network device. For example, if the first criterion is configured by the network device, the network device can send a first indication information to indicate the first criterion, and the UE can determine the first criterion after receiving the first indication information.

[0099] Optionally, the first criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than a first threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than a second threshold. For example, if the first criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is met, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the first threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is not met. Alternatively, if the first criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, then if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is met, and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the second threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is not met. Alternatively, if the first criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is met; otherwise, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the first threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the second threshold, then it is considered that the first criterion is not met. Since the first criterion is judged based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR, the first threshold and / or the second threshold involved in the first criterion can be set according to the measurement result of the WUR.

[0100] Optionally, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the first criterion, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the first criterion, the UE can measure the neighboring area in MR without relaxing the measurement (or measure the neighboring area in a traditional way).

[0101] Alternatively, the first criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold. In this case, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the first threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area in the MR without relaxing the measurement.

[0102] Alternatively, the first criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold. In this case, if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area in the MR without relaxing the measurement.

[0103] Alternatively, the first criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the first threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR; otherwise, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the first threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area in the MR without relaxing the measurement.

[0104] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the first threshold, for example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the first threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE may be in the center of the cell, so the criterion included in the first criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on UE location". The UE at the center of the cell may not have to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low, so the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the first threshold and can be used as a relaxation criterion. When the relaxation criterion is met, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area accordingly. For another example, if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the second threshold, for example, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the second threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE is in a stationary state or a low-speed moving state, so the criterion included in the first criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on the UE mobile state". A UE in a stationary state or a low-speed mobile state may not need to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low. Therefore, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the second threshold value, which can be used as a relaxation criterion. When this relaxation criterion is used, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area accordingly.

[0105] In an embodiment of the present application, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the neighboring area of ​​the serving cell may be higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, or may be lower than or equal to the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell. According to the priority of the corresponding frequency, the neighboring areas of the serving cell can be divided into two categories, wherein the first category of neighboring areas include neighboring areas whose corresponding priority is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, or it can be understood that the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first category of neighboring areas is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell; wherein the second category of neighboring areas include neighboring areas whose corresponding priority is lower than or equal to the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, or it can be understood that the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second category of neighboring areas is lower than or equal to the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell. Then, the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the first criterion, which may include that the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the first category of neighboring areas and / or the second category of neighboring areas of the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the first criterion. Optionally, the priority corresponding to a frequency is, for example, the cell reselection priority (cellReselectionPriority) corresponding to the frequency.

[0106] According to the aforementioned scheme, the UE can measure the serving cell in the WUR, and measure the neighboring cell in the MR relaxed measurement or in a non-relaxed measurement manner, that is, the UE will measure the neighboring cell in the MR. Optionally, the UE may also consider not measuring the neighboring cell in the MR to further reduce the power consumption of the UE. Among them, the UE may not measure the neighboring cell in the WUR. In this case, in the various embodiments of the present application, the UE is not in the MR measurement neighboring cell, and the UE does not measure the neighboring cell. Both can express the same meaning, both indicating that the UE does not perform neighboring cell measurement in both the MR and WUR. Alternatively, the UE may also measure the neighboring cell in the WUR. In this case, in the various embodiments of the present application, the UE is not in the MR measurement neighboring cell means that it is not in the MR measurement neighboring cell, and may or may not measure the neighboring cell in the WUR; and the UE does not measure the neighboring cell means that the UE does not measure the neighboring cell in both the MR and WUR. Optionally, the UE may determine whether to perform neighboring cell measurement based on the second criterion. For example, the UE may determine whether it is in the MR measurement neighboring cell based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the second criterion; if it is necessary to measure the neighboring cell in the MR, the UE may further determine whether to relax the measurement neighboring cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the first criterion. The second criterion may also be referred to as the second condition, etc., and there is no restriction on the name. The second criterion may be predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured in the UE, or may also be configured by the network device. For example, if the second criterion is configured by the network device, the network device may send a third indication message to indicate the second criterion, and the UE may determine the second criterion after receiving the third indication message. Optionally, the third indication message and the first indication message used to indicate the first criterion may be the same indication message, or may be different indication messages. For example, the function of the second criterion is similar to that of the S criterion, but the content of the second criterion (such as the ninth threshold to be introduced later) and the content of the S criterion (such as the threshold involved in the S criterion) may be the same or different.

[0107] Optionally, the second criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the ninth threshold. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the ninth threshold, the second criterion is considered to be met, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the ninth threshold, the second criterion is considered not to be met. Among them, since the second criterion is judged based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR, the ninth threshold involved in the second criterion can be set according to the measurement result of the WUR.

[0108] Optionally, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, the UE may not measure the neighboring area in MR or may not measure the neighboring area; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the second criterion, the UE may measure the neighboring area in MR.

[0109] Alternatively, for example, the second criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the ninth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the ninth threshold, the UE may not measure the neighboring area in MR or may not measure the neighboring area; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the ninth threshold, the UE may measure the neighboring area in MR.

[0110] In the aforementioned application of the second criterion, no distinction is made between different neighboring cells. For example, there is no distinction between first-category neighboring cells and second-category neighboring cells, but rather they are treated uniformly. For example, according to the second criterion, if the UE does not measure neighboring cells, then the UE may not measure first-category neighboring cells and second-category neighboring cells, or if the UE is not in an MR measurement neighboring cell, then the UE may not measure first-category neighboring cells and second-category neighboring cells in the MR; or, according to the second criterion, if the UE does measure neighboring cells, then the UE may measure first-category neighboring cells and / or second-category neighboring cells (which type of neighboring cells to measure may depend on which neighboring cells the UE's measurement capability can measure and / or which neighboring cells can be measured by the UE).

[0111] Alternatively, in the application of the second criterion, different neighboring areas may be treated differently.

[0112] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR, but for the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR or perform measurement in the MR in a manner not to relax measurement. Among them, whether to perform relaxed measurement or to measure in a manner not to relax measurement can be decided by the UE, or configured by the network device, or predefined by the protocol, etc. For example, if the network device indicates that relaxed measurement can be performed for the first type of neighboring area, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, the UE may relax the measurement of the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR; or, if the network device indicates that relaxed measurement is not performed for the first type of neighboring area, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, the UE may measure the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR in a manner not to relax measurement.

[0113] Alternatively, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR does not meet the second criterion, the UE can determine whether to relax the measurement of the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the first criterion (which type of neighboring area to measure may depend on which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE's measurement capability, and / or which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE). For an introduction to this, please refer to the previous text.

[0114] Or, for example, the second criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the ninth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the ninth threshold, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR, but for the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, relaxed measurement may be performed in the MR or measurement may be performed in the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the ninth threshold, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR and the first criterion.

[0115] This is equivalent to saying that for a neighboring cell with a higher priority corresponding to the frequency, even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, or even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the ninth threshold, the UE can also perform measurement so that the UE can reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with a higher priority as much as possible.

[0116] For example, refer to Figure 4, which is a schematic diagram of a solution provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 takes the application of the second criterion and the first criterion as an example. In addition, Figure 4 takes the example of not treating neighboring areas differently by category, for example, not distinguishing between first-category neighboring areas and second-category neighboring areas. The innermost circle in Figure 4 corresponds to the second criterion. Within the circle, the second criterion is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the second criterion is considered not to be satisfied. The middle circle corresponds to the first criterion. Within the circle, the first criterion is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the first criterion is considered not to be satisfied. The outermost circle represents the coverage area of ​​the WUR, for example, the area where the WUR can receive or decode one or more signals of LP-WUS, LP-SS, or OOK-modulated signals. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the second criterion, that is, it is located within the innermost circle, the UE may not measure the neighboring area or may not measure the neighboring area in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the second criterion, but meets the first criterion, that is, it is located between the innermost circle and the middle circle, the UE may relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the first criterion (naturally does not meet the second criterion), that is, it is located outside the middle circle (for example, it is located outside the middle circle and within the outermost circle), the UE may measure the neighboring area in MR without relaxing the measurement. Wherein, regardless of whether the second criterion is met or whether the first criterion is met, the UE may measure the serving cell in WUR. In this embodiment of the present application, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR can be used by the UE to perform cell reselection or cell switching, etc.

[0117] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the UE measures the service cell in the WUR, or the UE monitors or detects the reference signal on the WUR, which can be a function of the UE. The function can be activated by default (or turned on; or configured; or enabled), or the function can be enabled or disabled, which is more flexible. For example, the network device can send a second indication message to the UE, and the second indication message can indicate whether to enable (or activate; or turn on; or configure) the WUR or the LP-WUS on the WUR. After receiving the second indication message, the UE can execute the solution provided in the embodiment of the present application. If the UE does not receive the second indication message, or the second indication message indicates that the WUR or the LP-WUS on the WUR is not enabled (or deactivated; or turned off; or disabled; or released), the UE may not execute the solution provided in the embodiment of the present application. For example, the UE can exit the WUR and return to the MR to perform RRM measurement behavior in a traditional manner. Among them, WUR or LP-WUS monitoring is enabled, which can also be referred to as WUR or LP-WUS monitoring being configured, WUR or LP-WUS monitoring being used, WUR or LP-WUS monitoring being turned on, when the UE is monitoring WUR or LP-WUS, when the UE is in the LP-WUS monitoring period, or when the UE is in the LP-WUS monitoring period, etc. Optionally, when the UE is configured with WUR or LP-WUS and meets certain conditions (for example, the signal quality of WUR is good), WUR or LP-WUS monitoring can be enabled.

[0118] In summary, the UE in the embodiment of the present application can measure the serving cell in the WUR and not in the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the serving cell in the MR. In addition, the UE can also determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the first criterion. If the measurement of the neighboring area is relaxed in the MR, the measurement power consumption on the MR can be further reduced, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption of the device.

[0119] The present application provides another communication method. Please refer to Figure 5 for a flow chart of this method. In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the UE is not in the MR measurement serving cell; however, in the embodiment shown in Figure 5, the UE can also be in the MR measurement serving cell under certain circumstances to improve measurement accuracy.

[0120] S501. When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell does not meet the third criterion, the UE measures the serving cell of the UE and the neighboring cells of the serving cell in the MR.

[0121] Among them, the WUR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement through WUR measurement, or measurement based on OOK modulated signal, or measurement of OOK modulated signal. The MR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement through MR measurement, or measurement based on NR SSB and / or CSI-RS, or measurement of NR SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0122] Optionally, the network device may send a reference signal (refer to S502 in Figure 5), which may include, for example, LP-SS. The WUR of the UE may receive the reference signal and may measure the serving cell of the UE based on the reference signal, as may be seen in S503 in Figure 5, where S502 and S503 occur before S501, for example. Optionally, the reference signal may also include SSB and / or CSI-RS, etc., and the MR of the UE may receive reference signals such as SSB and / or CSI-RS. For example, in S501, the UE may measure the serving cell and neighboring cells of the UE based on the SSB and / or CSI-RS received by the MR.

[0123] Optionally, in S503, the UE may measure the serving cell in the WUR but may not measure the serving cell in the MR. The power consumption of the WUR is less than that of the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE.

[0124] Regarding the concept of WUR's measurement results for the serving cell, please refer to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in Figure 3. The embodiment of the present application also takes the description of the measurement results of the serving cell corresponding to WUR as an example. The UE can measure the measurement results of the serving cell corresponding to WUR through S503, and then the UE can determine whether the measurement results meet the third criterion, or determine whether to measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in MR based on the measurement results and the third criterion. If the UE determines that it is not measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cell in MR according to the third criterion, the power consumption of the UE can be reduced to a large extent.

[0125] The third criterion may also be referred to as the third condition, etc., and there is no restriction on the name. The third criterion may be predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured in the UE, or may also be configured by the network device. For example, if the third criterion is configured by the network device, the network device may send a third indication information to indicate the third criterion, and the UE may determine the third criterion after receiving the third indication information. For example, the function of the third criterion is similar to that of the S criterion, but the content of the third criterion (such as the tenth threshold to be introduced later) and the content of the S criterion (such as the threshold involved in the S criterion) may be the same or different.

[0126] Optionally, the third criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than a tenth threshold. The tenth threshold may be the same as or different from the ninth threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 3. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, it is considered that the third criterion is met, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the tenth threshold, it is considered that the third criterion is not met. Among them, since the third criterion is judged based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR, the tenth threshold involved in the third criterion can be set according to the measurement result of the WUR.

[0127] Optionally, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, the UE may not measure the service cell in MR and not measure the neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the service cell in MR and not measure the neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the service cell in MR and not measure the neighboring area; or, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the third criterion, the UE may measure the service cell in MR and in MR measurement neighboring area.

[0128] Or, for example, the third criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold. Then, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR and the neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR and the neighboring area in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the tenth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell in MR and the neighboring area in MR.

[0129] In the application scheme of the aforementioned third criterion, different neighboring areas are not distinguished. For example, there is no distinction between the first type of neighboring areas and the second type of neighboring areas, but they are treated uniformly. For example, according to the third criterion, if the UE does not measure the neighboring area, the UE may not measure the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area, or if the UE is not in the MR measurement neighboring area, the UE may not measure the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area in the MR; or, according to the third criterion, if the UE wants to measure the neighboring area, the UE may measure the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area (which type of neighboring area is measured or not measured may depend on which neighboring areas the UE's measurement capability can measure, and / or which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE). For features such as the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area, reference may be made to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG3 .

[0130] Alternatively, in the application of the third criterion, different neighboring areas may be treated differently.

[0131] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in MR. It can be understood that the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is lower than or equal to the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell. Therefore, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, the second type of neighboring area may not be measured or not measured in MR, but the priority or importance of the first type of neighboring area is higher, and the UE can still maintain measurement, so that the UE can perform cell reselection or cell switching according to the measurement result. In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the measurement result of the serving cell by MR can be used by the UE to perform cell reselection or cell switching, etc. Therefore, even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, the UE can relax measuring the serving cell in MR. However, since the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR meets the third criterion, for example, it indicates that the signal quality of the serving cell is good and the probability of the UE performing cell reselection or cell switching is low, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring cell in the MR to minimize the power consumption of the UE.

[0132] Alternatively, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR does not meet the third criterion, the UE may measure the serving cell, and the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR (which type of neighboring area to measure may depend on which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE's measurement capability, and / or on which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE).

[0133] Or, for example, the third criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the tenth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell, and the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR.

[0134] This is equivalent to saying that for the serving cell and the corresponding frequency neighboring cell with a higher priority, even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, or even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, the UE can also perform measurement so that the UE can reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with a higher priority as much as possible.

[0135] The aforementioned measurement result of the MR on the serving cell may also be replaced by the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell based on the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained on the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained through the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained based on the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained based on the MR, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained based on the SSB and / or CSI-RS, or by the measurement result of the serving cell obtained by measuring the SSB and / or CSI-RS, etc. There is no limitation on the description method, and the following description uses "the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR" as an example. Optionally, the measurement result obtained by receiving a reference signal from the serving cell and measuring the reference signal via the MR may be the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR. For example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR may include the RSRP of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and / or the RSRQ of the serving cell corresponding to the MR. Among them, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is, for example, obtained by the UE based on the SSB measurement received by the MR. Therefore, in order to distinguish it from the measurement result on the WUR, the measurement result corresponding to the MR can be called a synchronization signal (SS) measurement result. For example, the RSRP of the serving cell corresponding to the MR can be called SS-RSRP (which can also be replaced by RSRP obtained based on SSB and / or CSI-RS), and the RSRQ of the serving cell corresponding to the MR can be called SS-RSRQ (which can also be replaced by RSRQ obtained based on SSB and / or CSI-RS).

[0136] Optionally, the UE relaxes measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cells (e.g., the first type of neighboring cells and / or the second type of neighboring cells), for example, including one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of the serving cell, increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cells, reducing the number of neighboring cells, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured. There may be one or more frequencies to be measured, each of which corresponds to one or more neighboring cells. If the number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, it is equivalent to reducing the number of neighboring cells to be measured. For example, the initial measurement period of the serving cell may be the same as the initial measurement period of the neighboring cell, and the measurement period of the serving cell after the increase may be the same as or different from the measurement period of the neighboring cell after the increase; or, the initial measurement period of the serving cell may be different from the initial measurement period of the neighboring cell, and the measurement period of the serving cell after the increase may be the same as or different from the measurement period of the neighboring cell after the increase. In addition to this, the UE may also use other methods to relax the measurement, which is not limited. The way in which the UE relaxes measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cell may be set by the UE itself, or pre-configured in the UE, or configured by the network device, or predefined by the protocol, etc.

[0137] S504: The UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the fourth criterion.

[0138] In an embodiment of the present application, in order to save power consumption of the UE, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell according to the fourth criterion. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR satisfies the third criterion, the UE may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR, or may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR, or may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR does not meet the third criterion, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the fourth criterion.

[0139] Or, for example, the third criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in MR, or may not measure the serving cell in MR and may not measure the neighboring area in MR, or may not measure the serving cell in MR and may not measure the neighboring area; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the tenth threshold, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the fourth criterion.

[0140] Alternatively, if different types of neighboring areas are distinguished, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the third criterion, the UE may not measure the second type of neighboring area in MR, and relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the second type of neighboring area, and relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the third criterion, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell, and the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the fourth criterion.

[0141] Alternatively, in the case of distinguishing different types of neighboring areas, for example, the third criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the tenth threshold, then the UE may not measure the second type of neighboring area in MR, and relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area in MR, or the UE may not measure the second type of neighboring area, and relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the tenth threshold, then the UE can determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell, the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the fourth criterion.

[0142] The fourth criterion may also be referred to as a fourth condition or a fourth relaxed criterion, etc., without limitation to the name. The fourth criterion may be predefined by a protocol, preconfigured in the UE, or configured by a network device. For example, if the fourth criterion is configured by a network device, the network device may send first indication information to indicate the fourth criterion, and the UE may determine the fourth criterion upon receiving the first indication information. Optionally, the first indication information and the third indication information used to indicate the third criterion may be the same indication information, or may be different indication information.

[0143] Optionally, the fourth criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than a third threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than a fourth threshold. In the embodiment of the present application, since the UE is already measuring the serving cell in the MR when the judgment of the fourth criterion is executed, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR can be used to judge the fourth criterion. Generally speaking, the accuracy of the measurement result of the MR is higher, and judging by the measurement result corresponding to the MR can improve the accuracy of the judgment. The third threshold may be the same as or different from the first threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 3; the fourth threshold may be the same as or different from the second threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 3.

[0144] For example, if the fourth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than a third threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the third threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Alternatively, if the fourth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than a fourth threshold, then if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Alternatively, if the fourth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be satisfied, otherwise if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the third threshold and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, then the fourth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Since the fourth criterion is determined based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR, the third threshold and / or the fourth threshold involved in the fourth criterion can be set based on the measurement result of the MR.

[0145] Optionally, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR meets the fourth criterion, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the fourth criterion, the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement (or measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the traditional way).

[0146] Alternatively, the fourth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell at the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the third threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell at the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner.

[0147] Alternatively, the fourth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than a fourth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell at the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell at the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner.

[0148] Alternatively, the fourth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring area at the MR. Otherwise, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the third threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring area at the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner.

[0149] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold, for example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the third threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE may be in the center of the cell, so the criterion included in the fourth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on UE location". The UE in the center of the cell may not have to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low, so the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the third threshold and can be used as a relaxation criterion. When the relaxation criterion is met, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell accordingly. For another example, if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, for example, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE is in a stationary state or a low-speed moving state, so the criterion included in the fourth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on the UE mobile state". A UE in a stationary state or a low-speed mobile state may not need to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low. Therefore, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the fourth threshold, which can be used as a relaxation criterion. When this relaxation criterion is used, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell accordingly.

[0150] The embodiment of the present application can divide the neighboring areas of the serving cell into first-category neighboring areas and second-category neighboring areas. For this, reference may be made to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG3 . Then, the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring areas in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the fourth criterion. This may include: the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first-category neighboring areas and / or the second-category neighboring areas of the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the fourth criterion (which type of neighboring area to measure may depend on which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE's measurement capability, and / or on which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE). Optionally, the priority corresponding to a frequency is, for example, the cell reselection priority corresponding to the frequency.

[0151] For example, refer to Figure 6, which is a schematic diagram of a solution provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 takes the application of the third criterion and the fourth criterion as an example of the embodiment of the present application. In addition, Figure 6 takes the example of not treating neighboring cells differently by category, that is, not distinguishing between first-category neighboring cells and second-category neighboring cells. The innermost circle in Figure 6 corresponds to the third criterion. Within the circle, the third criterion is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the third criterion is considered not to be satisfied. The middle circle corresponds to the fourth criterion. Within the circle, the fourth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the fourth criterion is considered not to be satisfied. The outermost circle represents the coverage area of ​​the WUR, for example, the area where the WUR can receive or decode one or more signals of LP-WUS, LP-SS, or OOK-modulated signals. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR satisfies the third criterion, that is, it is located within the innermost circle, the UE may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the third criterion, but meets the fourth criterion, that is, it is located between the innermost circle and the middle circle, the UE may relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring area in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the fourth criterion (naturally does not meet the third criterion), that is, it is located outside the middle circle (for example, it is located outside the middle circle and within the outermost circle), the UE may measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner. Among them, regardless of whether the third criterion is met or whether the fourth criterion is met, the UE can measure the serving cell in the WUR.

[0152] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the UE measures the serving cell in the WUR, or the UE monitors or detects the reference signal on the WUR, which can be a function of the UE. The function can be activated by default (or turned on; or configured; or enabled), or the function can be enabled or disabled, which is more flexible. For how to enable the function and the related introduction of the function, please refer to the relevant content of the embodiment shown in Figure 3.

[0153] In summary, the UE in the embodiment of the present application can measure the serving cell in the WUR, and can not measure the serving cell in the MR when certain conditions are met, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the serving cell in the MR. In addition, the UE can also determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR and the fourth criterion. If the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell is relaxed in the MR, the measurement power consumption on the MR can be further reduced, thereby significantly reducing the power consumption of the device.

[0154] The embodiment of the present application provides another communication method. Please refer to Figure 7, which is a flowchart of the method. In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the UE does not measure the serving cell in the MR; while in the embodiment shown in Figure 7, the UE can also measure the serving cell in the MR under certain circumstances to improve the measurement accuracy. In addition, in the embodiment shown in Figure 5, the UE's measurement behavior for the serving cell and the neighboring cell (or the first type of neighboring cell) can be consistent, for example, either both are measured, or neither is measured, or both are relaxed, or both are measured in a manner that does not relax the measurement; and in the embodiment shown in Figure 7, the UE's measurement behavior for the serving cell and the neighboring cell (or the first type of neighboring cell) can also be differentiated, making the UE's measurement behavior more reasonable. In addition, when the serving cell and the neighboring cell are differentiated, it is also beneficial to power consumption saving. For example, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring cell when not relaxing the measurement of the serving cell, or can not measure the neighboring cell when relaxing the measurement of the serving cell, etc., thereby saving the UE's power consumption by reducing the number of measurements or the measurement frequency of the neighboring cell.

[0155] S701. When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell does not meet the fifth criterion, the UE measures the serving cell of the UE in the MR without relaxing the measurement.

[0156] Among them, the WUR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement through WUR measurement, or measurement based on OOK modulated signal, or measurement of OOK modulated signal. The MR measurement can also be replaced by: measurement through MR measurement, or measurement based on NR SSB and / or CSI-RS, or measurement of NR SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0157] Optionally, the network device may send a reference signal (refer to S702 in Figure 7), which may include, for example, LP-SS. The WUR of the UE may receive the reference signal and may measure the serving cell of the UE based on the reference signal, as may be seen in S703 in Figure 7, where S702 and S703 may occur before S701. Optionally, the reference signal may also include SSB and / or CSI-RS, etc., and the MR of the UE may receive reference signals such as SSB and / or CSI-RS. For example, in S701, the UE may measure the serving cell and neighboring cells of the UE based on the SSB and / or CSI-RS received by the MR.

[0158] Optionally, in S703, the UE may measure the service cell in the WUR but not in the MR. The power consumption of the WUR is less than that of the MR, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE.

[0159] For an introduction to the concept of WUR's measurement results for the serving cell, please refer to the embodiment shown in FIG3 . The embodiment of the present application takes the description of "the measurement results of the serving cell corresponding to WUR" as an example. The UE can measure the measurement results of the serving cell corresponding to WUR through S703, and the UE can determine whether the measurement result meets the fifth criterion, or determine how to measure the serving cell in MR or whether to measure the serving cell in MR based on the measurement result and the fifth criterion. The fifth criterion can be used to determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR, so the fifth criterion can be regarded as a relaxation criterion. For example, the fifth criterion can also be called the fifth condition or the fifth relaxation criterion, etc., and there is no restriction on the name. The fifth criterion can be predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured in the UE, or can also be configured by the network device. For example, if the fifth criterion is configured by the network device, the network device can send a third indication information to indicate the fifth criterion, and the UE can determine the fifth criterion after receiving the third indication information.

[0160] Optionally, the fifth criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than a fifth threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than a sixth threshold. In this embodiment of the present application, since the UE has been measuring the serving cell in the WUR when the judgment of the fifth criterion is executed, and may not have yet measured the serving cell in the MR, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR can be used to determine whether the fifth criterion is met.

[0161] For example, if the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the fifth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered not to be satisfied. Alternatively, if the fifth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, then if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered not to be satisfied. Alternatively, if the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered to be satisfied, otherwise if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the fifth threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, then the fifth criterion is considered not to be satisfied. Among them, since the fifth criterion is judged based on the measurement results of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR, the fifth threshold and / or sixth threshold involved in the fifth criterion can be set based on the measurement results of the WUR.

[0162] Optionally, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, the UE may relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR or not measure the serving cell in MR, and may not measure the neighboring cell or not measure the neighboring cell in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the fifth criterion, the UE may measure the serving cell in MR without relaxing the measurement, and for the neighboring cell, may relax the measurement in MR or measure it without relaxing the measurement.

[0163] Alternatively, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR or not measure the serving cell in MR, and not measure the neighboring area or not measure the neighboring area in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the fifth threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell in MR without relaxing the measurement, and for the neighboring area, it can relax the measurement in MR or measure it without relaxing the measurement.

[0164] Alternatively, the fifth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the sixth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the sixth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell in the MR or not measure the serving cell in the MR, and not measure the neighboring area or not measure the neighboring area in the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement, and for the neighboring area, it can relax the measurement in the MR or measure it without relaxing the measurement.

[0165] Alternatively, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR or not measure the serving cell in MR, and not measure the neighboring area or not measure the neighboring area in MR; otherwise, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the fifth threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the sixth threshold, the UE can measure the serving cell in MR without relaxing the measurement, and for the neighboring area, it can relax the measurement in MR or measure it without relaxing the measurement.

[0166] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, for example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE may be in the center of the cell, so the criterion included in the fifth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on UE location". The UE at the center of the cell may not have to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low, so the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold and can be used as a relaxation criterion. When the relaxation criterion is met, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell accordingly. For another example, if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold, for example, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the sixth threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE is in a stationary state or a low-speed moving state, so the criterion included in the fifth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on the UE mobile state". A UE in a stationary state or a low-speed mobile state may not need to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low. Therefore, the change in the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the sixth threshold value, which can be used as a relaxation criterion. When this relaxation criterion is used, the UE can relax the measurement of the service cell accordingly.

[0167] As mentioned above, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion (or, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold, then if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the fifth threshold), the UE can be in the MR relaxed measurement service cell or not in the MR measurement service cell. Whether the UE is in the MR relaxed measurement service cell or not in the MR measurement service cell can be decided by the UE, or configured by the network equipment, or predefined by the protocol. Alternatively, whether the UE is in the MR relaxed measurement service cell or not in the MR measurement service cell can also be determined based on the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR and the seventh criterion.

[0168] The seventh criterion, for example, includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than a seventh threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than an eighth threshold.

[0169] Optionally, the seventh threshold may be greater than the fifth threshold, and / or the eighth threshold may be less than the sixth threshold. That is, the seventh criterion may be a stricter criterion than the fifth criterion. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the seventh criterion, the measurement result will also satisfy the fifth criterion; if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not satisfy the seventh criterion, the measurement result may or may not satisfy the fifth criterion. If the seventh criterion is met, it can better indicate that the UE is in the cell center, and / or that the UE is in a stationary state or a low-speed mobile state, at which time the probability of the UE performing cell switching or cell reselection is low. Therefore, when the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the seventh criterion, the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR to reduce the power consumption of the UE to a greater extent.

[0170] Optionally, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the fifth criterion and the seventh criterion, the UE does not measure the service cell in MR; or, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the fifth criterion but does not satisfy the seventh criterion, the UE relaxes measuring the service cell in MR. Alternatively, if it is believed that the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR will also satisfy the fifth criterion when the seventh criterion is satisfied, the above scheme can be replaced by: if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the seventh criterion, the UE does not measure the service cell in MR; or, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR does not satisfy the seventh criterion, the UE relaxes measuring the service cell in MR. When introducing the seventh criterion later, the example of the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR also satisfying the fifth criterion when the seventh criterion is satisfied is taken, that is, whether the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR satisfies the fifth criterion is no longer emphasized.

[0171] Alternatively, for example, the seventh criterion is that the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold. Then, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, the UE does not measure the service cell in MR; or, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, the UE relaxes measuring the service cell in MR.

[0172] Alternatively, for example, the seventh criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell in the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may relax measuring the serving cell in the MR.

[0173] Alternatively, for example, the seventh criterion is that the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold. Then, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure the service cell in MR; otherwise, if the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may relax measuring the service cell in MR.

[0174] By setting the third threshold, the measurement behavior of the UE is made clearer and more reasonable.

[0175] In the application scheme of the aforementioned fifth criterion, different neighboring areas are not distinguished. For example, there is no distinction between the first type of neighboring areas and the second type of neighboring areas, but they are treated uniformly. For example, according to the fifth criterion, if the UE does not measure the neighboring area, the UE may not measure the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area, or if the UE is not in the MR measurement neighboring area, the UE may not measure the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area in the MR; or, according to the fifth criterion, if the UE wants to measure the neighboring area, the UE may measure the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area (which type of neighboring area to measure or not may depend on which neighboring areas the UE's measurement capability can measure, and / or which neighboring areas can be measured by the UE). For features such as the first type of neighboring area and the second type of neighboring area, reference may be made to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG3 .

[0176] Alternatively, in the application of the fifth criterion, different neighboring areas may be treated differently.

[0177] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in MR. It can be understood that the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is lower than or equal to the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell. Therefore, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, the second type of neighboring area may not be measured or not measured in MR, but the priority or importance of the first type of neighboring area is higher, and the UE can still keep measuring or keep measuring in MR, so that the UE can perform cell reselection or cell switching according to the measurement result. In addition, in an embodiment of the present application, the measurement result of the serving cell by MR can be used by the UE to perform cell reselection or cell switching, etc. Therefore, even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, the UE can relax measuring the serving cell in MR. However, since the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR meets the fifth criterion, for example, indicating that the signal quality of the serving cell is good and the probability of the UE performing cell reselection or cell handover is low, the UE can relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring cell in the MR to minimize the UE's power consumption. Regarding the concept of the MR's measurement result of the serving cell, please refer to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in Figure 5. The embodiment of this application takes the description of "the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR" as an example.

[0178] Alternatively, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR does not meet the fifth criterion, the UE can measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement. For the second type of neighboring area, the MR can perform relaxed measurement or measurement without relaxing the measurement.

[0179] Or, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, the UE may not measure in the MR or may not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement in the MR or measure in the MR without relaxing measurement.

[0180] Or, for example, the fifth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure in the MR or may not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement in the MR or measure in the MR without relaxing measurement.

[0181] Or, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold. Then, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure or measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement or measure in MR without relaxing measurement.

[0182] This is equivalent to saying that for the serving cell and the corresponding frequency neighboring cell with a higher priority, even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, or even if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE can also perform measurement so that the UE can reselect or switch to the cell corresponding to the frequency with a higher priority as much as possible.

[0183] Optionally, the UE relaxes the measurement of the serving cell, for example, one method includes increasing the measurement period of the serving cell. Alternatively, the UE may also use other relaxation methods to measure the serving cell, which is not limited.

[0184] S704: The UE determines whether to relax measurement of a neighboring cell of the serving cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the sixth criterion.

[0185] In an embodiment of the present application, in order to save power consumption of the UE, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell according to the sixth criterion. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR meets the fifth criterion, the UE may not measure the serving cell in the MR or relax the measurement of the serving cell in the MR, and may not measure the neighboring cell or may not measure the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR does not meet the fifth criterion, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the sixth criterion.

[0186] Alternatively, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR or relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR, and may not measure the neighboring area or may not measure the neighboring area in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the sixth criterion.

[0187] Alternatively, for example, the fifth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR or relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR, and may not measure the neighboring area or may not measure the neighboring area in MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the sixth criterion.

[0188] Or, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold. Then, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than the seventh threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure the serving cell in MR or relax the measurement of the serving cell in MR, and may not measure the neighboring area or may not measure the neighboring area in MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to MR and the sixth criterion.

[0189] Alternatively, if different types of neighboring cells are distinguished, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR meets the fifth criterion, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring cells of the serving cell in MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring cells of the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to WUR does not meet the fifth criterion, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring cells of the serving cell in MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring cells, may perform relaxed measurement in MR or measure in MR without relaxing measurement.

[0190] Alternatively, in the case of distinguishing different types of neighboring areas, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement in the MR or measure in the MR without relaxing measurement.

[0191] Alternatively, in the case of distinguishing different types of neighboring areas, for example, the fifth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, then if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement in the MR or measure in the MR without relaxing measurement.

[0192] Alternatively, in the case of distinguishing different types of neighboring areas, for example, the fifth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, then, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the seventh threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than the eighth threshold, the UE may not measure or not measure the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR, but for the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell, the UE may perform relaxed measurement in the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is less than or equal to the seventh threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than or equal to the eighth threshold, the UE may measure the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR without relaxing measurement, and for the second type of neighboring area, it may perform relaxed measurement or measure in the MR without relaxing measurement.

[0193] The sixth criterion can be used to determine whether the UE relaxes the measurement of the neighboring cell in the MR. For example, the sixth criterion can also be called the sixth condition or the sixth relaxation criterion, etc., and there is no restriction on the name. The sixth criterion can be predefined by the protocol, or preconfigured in the UE, or can also be configured by the network device. For example, if the sixth criterion is configured by the network device, the network device can send a first indication information to indicate the sixth criterion, and the UE can determine the sixth criterion after receiving the first indication information. Optionally, the first indication information and the third indication information indicating the fifth criterion can be the same indication information, or can be different indication information. Among them, when executing the judgment of the sixth criterion, the UE may have measured the service cell in the MR according to the judgment result of the fifth criterion, for example, it has measured the service cell in the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner. Therefore, when introducing the sixth criterion later, it only involves how the UE measures the neighboring cell in the MR, and no longer involves the service cell.

[0194] Optionally, the sixth criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold. In the embodiment of the present application, since the UE is already measuring the serving cell in the MR when the judgment of the sixth criterion is executed, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR can be used to judge the sixth criterion. Generally speaking, the accuracy of the measurement result of the MR is higher, and judging by the measurement result corresponding to the MR can improve the accuracy of the judgment. The eleventh threshold may be the same as or different from the first threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 3; the eleventh threshold may be the same as or different from the third threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 5. The twelfth threshold may be the same as or different from the second threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 3; the twelfth threshold may be the same as or different from the fourth threshold described in the embodiment shown in Figure 5.

[0195] For example, if the sixth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than an eleventh threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the eleventh threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Alternatively, if the sixth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than a twelfth threshold, then if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be satisfied, and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the twelfth threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Alternatively, if the sixth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, then if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be satisfied, otherwise if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the eleventh threshold and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the twelfth threshold, then the sixth criterion is considered to be unsatisfied. Since the sixth criterion is determined based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR, the eleventh threshold and / or the twelfth threshold involved in the sixth criterion can be set based on the measurement result of the MR.

[0196] Optionally, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR meets the sixth criterion, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area at the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the sixth criterion, the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring area at the MR without relaxing the measurement (or measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in a traditional manner).

[0197] Alternatively, the sixth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area at the MR; and if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the eleventh threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area at the MR in a manner that does not relax the measurement.

[0198] Alternatively, the sixth criterion is that the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold. If the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area at the MR; and if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the twelfth threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area at the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner.

[0199] Alternatively, the sixth criterion is that the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold. If the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, and the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area at the MR; otherwise, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than or equal to the eleventh threshold, and / or the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than or equal to the twelfth threshold, the UE can measure the neighboring area at the MR in a non-relaxed measurement manner.

[0200] For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold, for example, the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the WUR is greater than the eleventh threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE may be in the center of the cell, so the criterion included in the sixth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on UE location". The UE in the center of the cell may not have to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low, so the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is greater than the eleventh threshold can be used as a relaxation criterion. When the relaxation criterion is met, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area accordingly. For another example, if the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold, for example, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR is less than the twelfth threshold for a period of time, it can be considered that the UE is in a stationary state or a low-speed moving state, so the criterion included in the sixth criterion can also be called "relaxation criterion based on the UE mobile state". A UE in a stationary state or a low-speed mobile state may not need to perform cell reselection or cell switching, or the probability of performing cell reselection or cell switching is low. Therefore, the change in the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR being less than the twelfth threshold can be used as a relaxation criterion. When this relaxation criterion is used, the UE can relax the measurement of the neighboring area accordingly.

[0201] The embodiment of the present application can divide the neighboring areas of the serving cell into a first type of neighboring area and a second type of neighboring area. For this, reference may be made to the relevant introduction of the embodiment shown in FIG3 . For the first type of neighboring area, if the fifth criterion is not met, the UE will measure the first type of neighboring area in a non-relaxed measurement manner in the MR, and when the judgment of the sixth criterion is executed, it is indicated that the fifth criterion is not met. Therefore, the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the sixth criterion, which may include: the UE determines whether to relax the measurement of the second type of neighboring area of ​​the serving cell in the MR based on the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR and the sixth criterion. Optionally, the priority corresponding to a frequency is, for example, the cell reselection priority corresponding to the frequency.

[0202] Optionally, the UE relaxes the measurement of neighboring cells (for example, first-category neighboring cells and / or second-category neighboring cells), for example, including one or more of the following: increasing the measurement period of neighboring cells, reducing the number of neighboring cells, or reducing the number of frequencies to be measured. There may be one or more frequencies to be measured, each of which corresponds to one or more neighboring cells. If the number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, it is equivalent to reducing the number of neighboring cells to be measured. In addition to this, the UE may also use other methods to relax the measurement, and there is no restriction on this. The way in which the UE relaxes the measurement of neighboring cells can be set by the UE itself, or pre-configured in the UE, or configured by the network device, or predefined by the protocol, etc.

[0203] For example, refer to Figure 8A, which is a schematic diagram of a solution provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 8A takes the embodiment of the present application applying the fifth and sixth criteria and not applying the seventh criteria as an example. In addition, Figure 8A takes the example of not treating neighboring cells differently by category, that is, not distinguishing between first-category neighboring cells and second-category neighboring cells. The innermost circle in Figure 8A corresponds to the fifth criteria. Within the circle, the fifth criteria is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the fifth criteria is considered not to be satisfied. The middle circle corresponds to the sixth criteria. Within the circle, the sixth criteria is considered to be satisfied, and outside the circle, the sixth criteria is considered not to be satisfied. The outermost circle represents the coverage area of ​​the WUR, for example, the area where the WUR can receive or decode one or more signals of LP-WUS, LP-SS, or OOK-modulated signals. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR satisfies the fifth criterion, that is, it is located within the innermost circle, the UE may not measure the serving cell in the MR or relax the measurement of the serving cell in the MR, and may not measure the neighboring area or may not measure the neighboring area in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the fifth criterion, but meets the sixth criterion, that is, it is located between the innermost circle and the middle circle, the UE can measure the serving cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement, and relax the measurement of the neighboring area in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not meet the sixth criterion (naturally does not meet the fifth criterion), that is, it is located outside the middle circle (for example, it is located outside the middle circle and within the outermost circle), the UE can measure the serving cell and the neighboring area in the MR without relaxing the measurement. Regardless of whether the fifth criterion or the sixth criterion is met, the UE can measure the serving cell in the WUR.

[0204] For another example, referring to FIG8B , which is another schematic diagram of the solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, FIG8B takes the application of the fifth criterion, the sixth criterion, and the seventh criterion as an example. In addition, FIG8B takes the example of not treating neighboring areas differently according to their categories, that is, not distinguishing between first-category neighboring areas and second-category neighboring areas. The first innermost circle in FIG8B corresponds to the seventh criterion. Within the first circle, the seventh criterion is deemed to be satisfied, and outside the first circle, the seventh criterion is deemed not to be satisfied. The second circle from the inside to the outside in FIG8B corresponds to the fifth criterion. Within the second circle, the fifth criterion is deemed to be satisfied, and outside the second circle, the fifth criterion is deemed not to be satisfied. The third circle from the inside to the outside in FIG8B corresponds to the sixth criterion. Within the third circle, the sixth criterion is deemed to be satisfied, and outside the third circle, the sixth criterion is deemed not to be satisfied. The outermost circle represents the coverage area of ​​the WUR, for example, the area in which the WUR can receive or decode one or more signals of LP-WUS, LP-SS, or OOK-modulated signals. For example, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR satisfies the seventh criterion, that is, it is located within the innermost circle, the UE may not measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR satisfies the fifth criterion, that is, it is located outside the innermost circle and within the second circle from the inside to the outside, the UE may relax the measurement of the serving cell in the MR and not measure the neighboring cell or not measure the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not satisfy the fifth criterion (nor the seventh criterion), but satisfies the sixth criterion, that is, it is located between the second circle and the third circle from the inside to the outside, the UE may measure the serving cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement and relax the measurement of the neighboring cell in the MR; or, if the measurement result of the serving cell corresponding to the MR does not satisfy the sixth criterion (naturally does not satisfy the fifth criterion), that is, it is located outside the third circle from the inside to the outside (for example, it is located outside the third circle from the inside to the outside and within the outermost circle), the UE may measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell in the MR without relaxing the measurement. Wherein, regardless of whether the fifth criterion or the sixth criterion is met, the UE may measure the serving cell in the WUR.

[0205] In summary, the UE in the embodiment of the present application can measure the service cell in WUR, and can determine whether to relax the measurement of the service cell in MR according to the fifth criterion, or determine whether it is not measuring the service cell in MR according to the seventh criterion, thereby reducing the power consumption caused by measuring the service cell in MR. In addition, the UE can also determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area in MR based on the measurement result of the service cell corresponding to MR and the sixth criterion. If the measurement of the neighboring area is relaxed in MR, the measurement power consumption on MR can be further reduced, thereby greatly reducing the power consumption of the device. The embodiment of the present application decouples the measurement behavior of the service cell and the measurement behavior of the neighboring area, making the measurement behavior of the UE more reasonable.

[0206] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication device 900 may be a UE or a circuit system of the UE as described in any of the embodiments shown in FIG3 , FIG5 , or FIG7 , and is configured to implement the method corresponding to the UE in the above method embodiment. For example, one circuit system is a chip system.

[0207] The communication device 900 includes at least one processor 901. Processor 901 can be used for internal processing of the device to implement certain control processing functions. Optionally, processor 901 includes instructions. Optionally, processor 901 can store data. Optionally, different processors can be independent devices, located in different physical locations, or on different integrated circuits. Optionally, different processors can be integrated into one or more processors, for example, on one or more integrated circuits.

[0208] Optionally, the communication device 900 includes one or more memories 903 for storing instructions. Optionally, data may also be stored in the memories 903. The processor and memory may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0209] Optionally, the communication device 900 includes a communication line 902 and at least one communication interface 904. Since the memory 903, the communication line 902 and the communication interface 904 are all optional, they are indicated by dotted lines in FIG9 .

[0210] Optionally, the communication device 900 may further include a transceiver and / or an antenna. The transceiver may be used to send information to or receive information from other devices. The transceiver may be referred to as a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, an input / output interface, etc., and is used to implement the transceiver function of the communication device 900 through the antenna. Optionally, the transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. For example, the transmitter may be used to generate a radio frequency signal from a baseband signal, and the receiver may be used to convert the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal.

[0211] The processor 901 may include a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of the present application.

[0212] Communication link 902 may include a pathway for transmitting information between the aforementioned components.

[0213] The communication interface 904 uses any transceiver or other device for communicating with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, radio access network (RAN), wireless local area network (WLAN), wired access network, etc.

[0214] The memory 903 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, an optical disc storage (including a compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto. The memory 903 may exist independently and be connected to the processor 901 via the communication line 902. Alternatively, the memory 903 may be integrated with the processor 901.

[0215] The memory 903 is used to store computer-executable instructions for executing the solution of the present application, and the execution is controlled by the processor 901. The processor 901 is used to execute the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 903, thereby implementing the steps performed by the UE in the embodiment shown in any of Figures 3, 5, or 7.

[0216] Optionally, the computer-executable instructions in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as application code, which is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0217] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the processor 901 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in FIG. 9 .

[0218] In a specific implementation, as an embodiment, the communication device 900 may include multiple processors, such as the processor 901 and the processor 905 in FIG9 . Each of these processors may be a single-core (single-CPU) processor or a multi-core (multi-CPU) processor. The processor herein may refer to one or more devices, circuits, and / or processing cores for processing data (e.g., computer program instructions).

[0219] When the device shown in FIG9 is a chip, such as a UE chip, the chip includes a processor 901 (and may also include a processor 905), a communication circuit 902, and a communication interface 904. Optionally, the chip may include a memory 903. Specifically, the communication interface 904 may be an input interface, a pin, or a circuit. The memory 903 may be a register, a cache, or the like. The processor 901 and the processor 905 may be a general-purpose CPU, a microprocessor, an ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits for controlling the execution of the program of any of the above-described embodiments of the communication method.

[0220] The embodiment of the present application can divide the functional modules of the device according to the above-mentioned method example. For example, each functional module can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated module can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, in the case of dividing each functional module according to each function, Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of a device, and the device 1000 can be the UE involved in the above-mentioned various method embodiments, or a chip in the UE. The device 1000 includes a processing unit 1002 and a transceiver unit 1001.

[0221] It should be understood that the device 1000 can be used to implement the steps performed by the UE in the communication method of the embodiment of the present application. The relevant features can refer to the embodiments shown in any of the figures in Figures 3, 5 or 7 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0222] Optionally, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1001 and the processing unit 1002 in FIG10 may be implemented by the processor 901 in FIG9 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 903. Alternatively, the functions / implementation processes of the processing unit 1002 in FIG10 may be implemented by the processor 901 in FIG9 calling computer-executable instructions stored in the memory 903, and the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1001 in FIG10 may be implemented by the communication interface 904 in FIG9.

[0223] Optionally, when the device 1000 is a chip or circuit, the functions / implementation processes of the transceiver unit 1001 may also be implemented via pins or circuits. Optionally, the transceiver unit 1001 may include a transmitting unit and / or a receiving unit, where the transmitting unit is configured to implement the transmitting function and the receiving unit is configured to implement the receiving function; alternatively, the transceiver unit 1001 may be an integral module capable of implementing the transmitting function and / or the receiving function. Optionally, the transceiver unit 1001 may be implemented via a transceiver.

[0224] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program or instruction. When the computer program or instruction is executed, the method performed by the UE in the aforementioned method embodiment is implemented. In this way, the functions described in the above embodiments can be implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be essentially or in other words, the part that contributes or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. Storage media include various media that can store program codes, such as USB flash drives, mobile hard drives, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0225] The present application also provides a computer program product, which includes: computer program code, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method executed by the UE in any of the aforementioned method embodiments.

[0226] An embodiment of the present application further provides a processing device, including a processor and an interface; the processor is used to execute the method executed by the UE involved in any of the above method embodiments.

[0227] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When software is used for implementation, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the process or function described in the embodiment of the present application is generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that a computer can access or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrations. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a tape), an optical medium (e.g., a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a solid-state drive (SSD)).

[0228] The various illustrative logic units and circuits described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or operated by a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor, and optionally, the general-purpose processor can also be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine. The processor can also be implemented by a combination of computing devices, such as a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a digital signal processor core, or any other similar configuration.

[0229] The steps of the methods or algorithms described in the embodiments of the present application can be directly embedded in hardware, software units executed by a processor, or a combination of the two. The software unit can be stored in RAM, flash memory, ROM, erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, registers, hard disks, removable disks, CD-ROMs, or other storage media in any form known in the art. Exemplarily, the storage medium can be connected to the processor so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium can also be integrated into the processor. The processor and storage medium can be provided in an ASIC, which can be provided in a terminal device. Alternatively, the processor and storage medium can also be provided in different components in the terminal device.

[0230] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable device provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more processes in the flowchart and / or one or more boxes in the block diagram.

[0231] The contents of the various embodiments of this application can refer to each other. If there is no special explanation and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions between different embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their internal logical relationships.

[0232] It is understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the UE may perform some or all of the steps in the embodiments of the present application. These steps or operations are merely examples. In the embodiments of the present application, other operations or variations of various operations may also be performed. In addition, the steps may be performed in a different order than those presented in the embodiments of the present application, and it is possible that not all operations in the embodiments of the present application need to be performed.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: measuring the serving cell in the wake-up radio WUR and not in the main circuit MR; Based on the measurement results of the WUR on the service cell and the first criterion, determine whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring area of the service cell in the MR, the first criterion including that the measurement result is greater than a first threshold and / or that the change in the measurement result is less than a second threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Determining, according to the measurement result of the serving cell by the WUR and the first criterion, whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell of the serving cell in the MR, includes: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the first criterion, the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring cell; or, When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell does not meet the first criterion, the MR measures the neighboring cell without relaxing the measurement.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that Determining, according to the measurement result of the serving cell by the WUR and the first criterion, whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell of the serving cell in the MR, includes: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell does not meet the second criterion, it is determined whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell and the first criterion.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the second criterion, the MR does not measure the neighboring cell.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that Determining, according to the measurement result of the serving cell by the WUR and the first criterion, whether to relax the measurement of the neighboring cell of the serving cell in the MR, includes: When the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the second criterion, determine whether to relax the measurement of the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of the service cell in the MR according to the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell and the first criterion, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, or 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the WUR's measurement result of the service cell meets the second criterion, the second type of neighboring area of the service cell is not measured, and when the MR relaxes the measurement of the first type of neighboring area of the service cell or the MR measures the first type of neighboring area of the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that The measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell includes the reference signal received power RSRP obtained by the WUR measuring the serving cell and / or the reference signal received quality RSRQ obtained by the WUR measuring the serving cell.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that Relaxing the measurement of neighboring cells of the serving cell includes one or more of the following: Increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cell; reducing the number of said neighboring cells; or, The number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, the frequencies corresponding to the neighboring cells.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The method further comprises: First indication information is received, where the first indication information indicates the first criterion.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: Second indication information is received, where the second indication information indicates enabling the WUR or a low power wake-up signal WUS on the WUR.

11. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: When the WUR measurement result of the serving cell does not meet the third criterion, measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cells of the serving cell in the MR; Determine whether to relax measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell of the serving cell at the MR based on the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a fourth criterion, where the fourth criterion includes that the measurement result of the serving cell by the MR is greater than a third threshold and / or that a change in the measurement result of the serving cell by the MR is less than a fourth threshold.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Determining, according to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a fourth criterion, whether to relax, at the MR, measurement of the serving cell and a neighboring cell of the serving cell, includes: When the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell meets the fourth criterion, the MR relaxes measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cell; or When the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell does not meet the fourth criterion, the MR measures the serving cell and the neighboring cell in a manner of not relaxing the measurement.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the third criterion, the serving cell and the neighboring cell are not measured in the MR.

14. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the WUR's measurement result of the service cell meets the third criterion, the second type of neighboring area of the service cell is not measured, and when the MR relaxes the measurement of the service cell and the first type of neighboring area of the service cell, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell.

15. The method according to any one of claims 11, 12, or 14, wherein: Determining, according to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a fourth criterion, whether to relax, at the MR, measurement of the serving cell and a neighboring cell of the serving cell, includes: According to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and the fourth criterion, determine whether to relax the measurement of the serving cell and the first type of neighboring area and / or the second type of neighboring area of the serving cell at the MR, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that The measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell includes the RSRP measured by the WUR on the serving cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the WUR on the serving cell; and / or, The measurement result of the MR on the serving cell includes the RSRP obtained by the MR on the serving cell and / or the RSRQ obtained by the MR on the serving cell.

17. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that Relaxing the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cells of the serving cell includes one or more of the following: increasing a measurement period of the serving cell; Increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cell; reducing the number of said neighboring cells; or, The number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, the frequencies corresponding to the neighboring cells.

18. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: First indication information is received, where the first indication information indicates the fourth criterion.

19. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 18, characterized in that The method further comprises: Second indication information is received, where the second indication information indicates enabling the WUR or a low-power WUS on the WUR.

20. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell does not meet the fifth criterion, the MR measures the serving cell in a non-relaxed measurement mode, wherein the fifth criterion includes that the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell is greater than a fifth threshold, and / or includes that a change in the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell is less than a sixth threshold; According to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a sixth criterion, it is determined whether the MR should relax the measurement of the neighboring cell of the serving cell.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that Determining, according to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a sixth criterion, whether to relax, at the MR, measurement of a neighboring cell of the serving cell, includes: When the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell meets the sixth criterion, the MR relaxes the measurement of the neighboring cell; or, When the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell does not meet the sixth criterion, the MR measures the neighboring cell in a manner of not relaxing the measurement.

22. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the fifth criterion, the serving cell is not measured in the MR or the serving cell is measured in a relaxed measurement manner in the MR, and the neighboring cell is not measured.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the fifth criterion, not measuring the serving cell at the MR or measuring the serving cell in a relaxed measurement manner at the MR includes: When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the fifth criterion and the seventh criterion, the serving cell is not measured on the MR; or When the measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell meets the fifth criterion and does not meet the seventh criterion, measuring the serving cell in a relaxed measurement manner at the MR; The seventh criterion includes that the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is greater than a seventh threshold, and / or includes that the change in the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell is less than an eighth threshold.

24. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: When the WUR's measurement result of the service cell meets the fifth criterion, the MR relaxes measuring the service cell and the first type of neighboring area of the service cell, and the MR does not measure the second type of neighboring area of the service cell, the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell.

25. The method according to any one of claims 20, 21 or 24, wherein: The method further comprises: When the measurement result of the WUR on the service cell does not meet the fifth criterion, the MR measures the first type of neighboring area of the service cell in a non-relaxed measurement manner, and the priority corresponding to the frequency of the first type of neighboring area is higher than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the service cell.

26. The method according to any one of claims 20, 21, 24, or 25, wherein: Determining, according to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and a sixth criterion, whether to relax, at the MR, measurement of a neighboring cell of the serving cell, includes: According to the measurement result of the MR on the serving cell and the sixth criterion, determine whether to relax the measurement of the second type of neighboring area of the serving cell at the MR, where the priority corresponding to the frequency of the second type of neighboring area is equal to or lower than the priority corresponding to the frequency of the serving cell.

27. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 26, characterized in that The measurement result of the WUR on the serving cell includes the RSRP measured by the WUR on the serving cell and / or the RSRQ measured by the WUR on the serving cell; and / or, The measurement result of the MR on the serving cell includes the RSRP obtained by the MR on the serving cell and / or the RSRQ obtained by the MR on the serving cell.

28. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 27, characterized in that Relaxing the measurement of neighboring cells of the serving cell includes one or more of the following: Increasing the measurement period of the neighboring cell; reducing the number of said neighboring cells; or, The number of frequencies to be measured is reduced, the frequencies corresponding to the neighboring cells.

29. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 28, characterized in that The method further comprises: Third indication information is received, where the third indication information indicates the second criterion.

30. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 29, wherein: The method further comprises: Second indication information is received, where the second indication information indicates enabling the WUR or a low-power WUS on the WUR.

31. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a processing unit and a transceiver unit, wherein the processing unit is coupled to the transceiver unit to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, or the method according to any one of claims 20 to 30.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: The communication device includes a processor coupled to a memory, the memory being used to store a computer program, the processor being used to execute the computer program stored on the memory, so that the communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, or the communication device performs the method according to any one of claims 20 to 30.

33. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium is used to store a computer program. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, or the method according to any one of claims 20 to 30.

34. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product includes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or causes the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, or causes the computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 20 to 30.

35. A chip, characterized in that: The chip includes: A processor and an interface, the processor being configured to call and run instructions from the interface, wherein when the processor executes the instructions, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented, or the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19 is implemented, or the method according to any one of claims 20 to 30 is implemented.

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