Method for configuring measurement gap occasion, method for using measurement gap occasion, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and particularly relates to a method for configuring a measurement gap occasion, a method for using a measurement gap occasion, a communication device, and a storage medium. The method for using a measurement gap occasion comprises: on the basis of first configuration information, determining a measurement gap occasion configured for a terminal, wherein the configured measurement gap occasion comprises a first-type measurement gap occasion and / or a second-type measurement gap occasion, the first-type measurement gap occasion is used for executing measurement requiring a measurement gap, and the second-type measurement gap occasion is not used for executing measurement requiring a measurement gap. On the basis of the present disclosure, full usage of time-domain resources can be facilitated, and unnecessary interruption to service cells can be avoided, thereby reducing the duration of service cells that is caused by a measurement gap.

Description

Method, communication device and storage medium for configuring and using measurement interval opportunity Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a method for configuring and using a measurement interval opportunity, a communication device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Extended Reality (XR) services are one of the service types to be supported by 5G systems. In some embodiments, XR includes Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), etc. XR service requirements may include large blocks of quasi-periodic traffic, irregular intervals and variable sizes, as well as high data rates, including uplink (UL) of AR services, synchronous transmission of 3D video streams and control data on the same end-to-end connection. Low latency, high reliability, low power consumption and high capacity wireless connections are critical for XR devices.

[0003] Currently, there is a need to study resource allocation and scheduling mechanisms that are suitable for XR service characteristics. 3GPP is considering enhancing measurement intervals and scheduling restrictions.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring and using a measurement interval opportunity, a communication device, and a storage medium to solve technical problems in related technologies.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for using a measurement interval opportunity is proposed, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes: determining a measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal according to first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for configuring a measurement interval opportunity is proposed, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: sending first configuration information to a terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0008] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for using a measurement interval opportunity is proposed, the device including: a first processing module, configured to determine a measurement interval opportunity configured for a terminal according to first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a device for configuring a measurement interval opportunity is proposed, the device including: a second transceiver module, used to send first configuration information to a terminal, the first configuration information being used to indicate a measurement interval opportunity configured by a network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity being used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second measurement interval opportunity being not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0010] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method of using measurement interval opportunities according to the first aspect.

[0011] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is configured to execute the method for configuring measurement interval timing according to the second aspect above.

[0012] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is configured to call instructions so that the communication device executes the method of using the measurement interval opportunity of the first aspect above, and / or the method of configuring the measurement interval opportunity of the second aspect above.

[0013] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of using the measurement interval opportunity of the first aspect above, and the network device is configured to implement the method of configuring the measurement interval opportunity of the second aspect above.

[0014] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method of using the measurement interval opportunity of the first aspect above and / or the method of configuring the measurement interval opportunity of the second aspect above.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, through the first configuration information, the network device can configure a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity for the terminal, wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. Accordingly, based on whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring a measurement interval at a corresponding time domain position, the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network can be divided into a first type of measurement interval opportunity and a second type of measurement interval opportunity, so that the terminal can subsequently perform different operations at the time domain positions of these two types of measurement interval opportunities, which is conducive to making full use of time domain resources and avoiding unnecessary interruptions to the serving cell, thereby reducing the duration of the interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement interval. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0017] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG2 is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for using a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG3 is a schematic flowchart showing a method for using a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG4A is a schematic diagram showing a measurement position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG4B is a schematic diagram showing another measurement position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG4C is a schematic diagram showing another measurement position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG4D is a schematic diagram showing another measurement position according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG5 is a schematic flowchart showing a method for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram showing an apparatus for using a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram showing an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a communication device, and a storage medium for configuring and using a measurement interval opportunity.

[0030] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for using a measurement interval opportunity, which is performed by a terminal. The method includes: determining a measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal according to first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the measurement interval opportunities configured for the terminal may include a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. Accordingly, based on whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring a measurement interval at a corresponding time domain location, the measurement interval opportunities configured by the network may be divided into the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity, so that the terminal can subsequently perform different operations at the time domain locations of these two types of measurement interval opportunities, which is conducive to fully utilizing time domain resources and avoiding unnecessary interruptions to the serving cell, thereby reducing the duration of the interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement interval.

[0032] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving the first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0033] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a synchronization time block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) opportunity configured for the terminal according to second configuration information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval repetition period (MGRP), and the second configuration information is used to indicate an SMTC period; the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity and / or a time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information and the second configuration information.

[0035] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining a discontinuous reception (DRX) wake-up period On Duration configured for the terminal according to third configuration information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate an MGRP, the second configuration information is used to indicate an SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is used to indicate a DRX cycle; the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or, the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: not interrupting data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: performing measurement that does not require a measurement gap at a time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: calculating a first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval based on the number of the second-type measurement interval opportunities; and / or calculating a second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require a measurement interval based on the number of the first-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first quantity, where the first quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first quantity is the sum of a second quantity and a third quantity, where the second quantity includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third quantity includes the number of the second type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, the fourth number including the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, the fifth number including the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number including the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0047] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a pre-configured measurement interval (MG); a concurrent measurement interval (MG); a network controlled small interval (NCSG); or a measurement interval for multi-universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) measurement purposes.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: sending terminal capability information to the network device, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0049] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a method for using measurement interval opportunities, which is performed by a network device. The method includes: sending first configuration information to a terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate the measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunities include a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0050] In the above embodiment, through the first configuration information, the network device can configure the first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or the second type of measurement interval opportunity for the terminal, wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring the measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring the measurement interval. Accordingly, based on whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring the measurement interval at the corresponding time domain position, the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network can be divided into the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity, so that the terminal can subsequently perform different operations at the time domain positions of these two types of measurement interval opportunities, which is conducive to fully utilizing time domain resources and avoiding unnecessary interruptions to the serving cell, thereby reducing the duration of the interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement interval.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending second configuration information to the terminal, the second configuration information being used to indicate the SMTC timing configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate MGRP, and the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC period; the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval timing includes the second type of measurement interval timing.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: sending third configuration information to the terminal, the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX On Duration configured by the network device for the terminal; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the MGRP, the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX cycle; the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or, the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is expected not to interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal is expected to perform measurement that does not require a measurement gap at a time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the method further includes: calculating a first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval based on the number of the second-type measurement interval opportunities; and / or calculating a second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require a measurement interval based on the number of the first-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first number, the first number including the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first number is the sum of a second number and a third number, the second number including the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with the first type of measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third number including the number of the second type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, the fourth number including the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, the fifth number including the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number including the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a pre-configured MG; a concurrent MG; an NCSG; or a measurement interval for MUSIM measurement purposes.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving terminal capability information sent by the terminal, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0064] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a device for using measurement interval timing, the device comprising: a first processing module, for determining the measurement interval timing configured by the network device for the terminal based on first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval timing includes a first type of measurement interval timing and / or a second type of measurement interval timing, the first type of measurement interval timing is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval timing is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0065] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a device for configuring a measurement interval timing, the device comprising: a second transceiver module, for sending first configuration information to a terminal, the first configuration information being used to indicate a measurement interval timing configured by a network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval timing includes a first type of measurement interval timing and / or a second type of measurement interval timing, the first type of measurement interval timing is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second measurement interval timing is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0066] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the method of using measurement interval opportunities described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0067] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the method for configuring measurement interval timing described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0068] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0069] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0070] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0071] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0072] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the methods described in the first and second aspects, and the optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0073] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0074] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, communication devices, and storage media for configuring and using measurement intervals. In some embodiments, the terms "method for using measurement intervals" and "measurement methods," "information processing methods," and "communication methods" are interchangeable; "method for configuring measurement intervals" and "measurement methods," "information processing methods," and "communication methods" are interchangeable; "terminal," "network device," and "device for using measurement intervals," "device for configuring measurement intervals," and "communication devices" are interchangeable; and "communication system," "measurement system," and "configuring measurement intervals" and "using systems" are interchangeable.

[0075] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional embodiments in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional embodiments of other embodiments.

[0076] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0077] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0078] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc.

[0079] For example, when using articles such as “a”, “an”, and “the” in English in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0080] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0081] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0082] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0083] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0084] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description objects, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restrictions should be constituted due to the use of prefixes.

[0085] For example, if the description object is "field," the ordinal number preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" does not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the modified "fields" are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of the "first field" and "second field." For another example, if the description object is "level," the ordinal number preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" does not restrict the priority of the "levels." For another example, the number of description objects is not restricted by the ordinal number and can be one or more. For example, in the case of "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device," "first device" and "second device" can be the same or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information," "first information" and "second information" can be the same or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0086] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0087] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0088] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0089] In some embodiments, devices and the like can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those in the embodiments.

[0090] The recorded names, "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject" and other terms can be used interchangeably.

[0091] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0092] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0094] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0095] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0096] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0097] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0098] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0099] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0100] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 , wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0101] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0102] In some embodiments, for a measurement object (MO) that needs to be measured based on a measurement gap (MG), the terminal suspends communication (TX / RX) with the serving cell at the configured measurement gap and performs measurement at the configured measurement gap.

[0103] In some embodiments, due to factors such as the mismatch between the configured measurement gap occasion (MG occasion) and the configured synchronous time block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) occasion, or the terminal being in a dormant state, the terminal is unable to perform measurements in some of the configured measurement gaps. This means that the terminal does not actually use every configured measurement gap occasion. However, based on current protocol requirements, the terminal still suspends communication with the serving cell during these unused measurement gap occasions, causing unnecessary interruptions and wasting time domain resources.

[0104] For example, as shown in Figure 4A, the network device configures five measurement intervals for the terminal, which are recorded as MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5. When the configuration takes effect, the terminal will suspend communication with the serving cell at the time domain positions of MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5. However, at the time domain positions of MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4, the terminal is in a dormant state and cannot perform measurement. In other words, MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4 cannot be used to perform the required measurement intervals.

[0105] For example, as shown in Figure 4B, the network device configures 9 measurement interval opportunities for the terminal, which are recorded as MG occasion#1 to MG occasion#9. When the configuration takes effect, the terminal will suspend communication with the serving cell at the time domain positions of MG occasion#1 to MG occasion#9. However, since the terminal can only perform measurements at the time domain position of the configured SMTC occasion, and the time domain positions of MG occasion#2, MG occasion#4, MG occasion#6 and MG occasion#8 do not overlap with the time domain position of SMTC occasion, MG occasion#2, MG occasion#4, MG occasion#6 and MG occasion#8 cannot be used to perform the required measurement interval.

[0106] In some embodiments, a terminal may support measurement gap enhancement capability. The measurement gap enhancement capability refers to the ability to allow the terminal to perform other operations during a measurement gap that is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement gap. It should be noted that the measurement gap enhancement involved in this disclosure may also be described as measurement enhancement, gap enhancement, measurement enhancement, etc., and this disclosure is not limited to this.

[0107] In one possible implementation, the measurement gap enhancement capability refers to the ability of a terminal to perform data transmission and / or signaling transmission with the serving cell during unused measurement gaps without suspending communication with the serving cell.

[0108] In another possible implementation, the measurement gap enhancement capability means that the terminal can perform measurements that do not require a measurement gap during a measurement gap opportunity that is not used to perform a measurement gap. In this case, the terminal can suspend communication with the serving cell or continue data transmission and / or signaling transmission with the serving cell.

[0109] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0110] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0111] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0112] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0113] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0114] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0115] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0116] FIG2 is an interactive diagram illustrating a method for using a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0117] As shown in Figure 2, methods of using the measurement interval opportunity include:

[0118] Step S201: The terminal sends terminal capability information to a network device.

[0119] In some embodiments, the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0120] In one possible implementation, the terminal capability information includes first information indicating a measurement interval enhancement capability. The terminal capability information may also include other information in addition to the first information, the other information indicating other capabilities supported by the terminal. In this case, the network device may receive the first information and determine, based on the first information, that the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0121] In one possible implementation, the terminal capability information includes second information and third information, where the second information indicates at least one terminal capability, and the third information indicates whether the terminal supports the at least one terminal capability indicated by the second information. In this case, the network device may receive the second information and the third information; further, based on the fact that the at least one terminal capability indicated by the second information includes the measurement gap enhancement capability and the third information indicating that the terminal supports the measurement gap enhancement capability indicated by the second information, the network device may determine that the terminal supports the measurement gap enhancement capability.

[0122] In some embodiments, the network device receives the terminal capability information sent by the terminal.

[0123] In some embodiments, the network device determines, based on the terminal capability information, whether the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0124] In some embodiments, the network device determines the first configuration information configured for the terminal. In a possible implementation, the network device determines the first configuration information configured for the terminal based on the terminal capability information.

[0125] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate one or more measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0126] In some embodiments, the type of measurement gap may include at least one of the following: a pre-configured measurement gap (pre-configured MG); a concurrent measurement gap (concurrent MG); a network controlled small gap (NCSG); and a measurement gap for Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (Multi-SIM or MUSIM) measurement purposes (i.e., a MUSIM gap).

[0127] In some embodiments, the type of the measurement gap may include at least one of the following: a per-UE measurement gap; a per-FR measurement gap. The per-FR measurement gap may include at least one of the following: a per-FR1 measurement gap; or a per-FR2 measurement gap.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a time domain location of a measurement gap opportunity; and a measurement gap repetition period (MGRP).

[0129] In some embodiments, the measurement intervals configured by the network device for the terminal include first-type measurement intervals and / or second-type measurement intervals. The first-type measurement intervals are used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, while the second-type measurement intervals are not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. In some possible implementations, the network device configures one or more measurement intervals for the terminal, which may be divided into first-type measurement intervals and second-type measurement intervals.

[0130] It should be noted that the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity involved in the present disclosure are used to distinguish whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring measurement intervals in the configured measurement interval opportunity, and do not represent other special limitations.

[0131] In addition, it should be noted that the first type of measurement interval opportunity involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a measurement interval opportunity that is actually used, a gap occasion is used, etc., and the second type of measurement interval opportunity involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a measurement interval opportunity that is not actually used, a gap occasion is not used, etc.

[0132] Step S202: The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal.

[0133] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive first configuration information sent by the network device.

[0134] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is activated. In some possible implementations, the network device may activate the first configuration information through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or other message. In other possible implementations, the terminal may perform autonomous judgment, that is, the terminal determines whether it is necessary to perform measurement based on the measurement interval based on the first configuration information, and in response to the terminal determining that it is necessary to perform measurement based on the measurement interval, activates the measurement interval timing indicated by the first configuration information.

[0135] In a further embodiment, the terminal may determine the time domain position of the measurement gap opportunity configured for the terminal according to the first configuration information.

[0136] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S202 , the network device may further send second configuration information to the terminal.

[0137] In some embodiments, the second configuration information is used to indicate one or more SMTC opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal. In some possible implementations, the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a time domain position of the SMTC; and an SMTC period (ie, an SMTC period).

[0138] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive second configuration information sent by the network device, and the terminal may determine, based on the second configuration information, one or more SMTC opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0139] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S202 , the network device may further send third configuration information to the terminal.

[0140] In some embodiments, the third configuration information is used to indicate one or more discontinuous reception (DRX) wake-up periods (on durations) configured by the network device for the terminal. In some possible implementations, the second configuration information is used to indicate at least one of the following: a time domain location of the DRX on duration; or a DRX cycle (i.e., a DRX cycle).

[0141] In some embodiments, the terminal may receive third configuration information sent by the network device. In a further embodiment, the terminal determines one or more DRX On Durations configured by the network device for the terminal based on the second configuration information.

[0142] In other embodiments, the first configuration information, the second configuration information and / or the third configuration information may also be pre-configured for the terminal in a predefined manner.

[0143] In a further embodiment, the terminal may determine whether the configured measurement interval includes the second type of measurement interval based on the relationship between the configured MGRP, SMTC cycle and DRX cycle, and may also determine the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval.

[0144] In some possible implementations, when the terminal receives the first configuration information and the second configuration information, if the MGRP is less than the SMTC period, the configured measurement interval timing only includes the second type of measurement interval timing, or the configured measurement interval timing includes both the first type of measurement interval timing and the second type of measurement interval timing; if the MGRP is greater than or equal to the SMTC period, the configured measurement interval timing only includes the first type of measurement interval timing.

[0145] In the above implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0146] In other possible implementations, when the terminal receives the first configuration information and the third configuration information, if the MGRP is less than the DRX cycle, the configured measurement interval opportunity only includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity, or the configured measurement interval opportunity includes both the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity; if the MGRP is greater than or equal to the DRX cycle, the configured measurement interval opportunity only includes the first type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0147] In the above implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0148] In other possible implementations, when the terminal receives the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information, if the MGRP is less than the SMTC cycle or the MGRP is less than the DRX cycle, that is, if the maximum value among the configured MGRP, SMTC cycle, and DRX cycle is not MGRP, then the configured measurement interval opportunity only includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity, or the configured measurement interval opportunity includes both the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity; if the MGRP is greater than or equal to the SMTC cycle and the MGRP is greater than or equal to the DRX cycle, that is, if the maximum value among the configured MGRP, SMTC cycle, and DRX cycle is MGRP, then the configured measurement interval opportunity only includes the first type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0149] In the above implementation, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity. Alternatively, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity. Alternatively, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration. Alternatively, the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0150] In the above implementation, after the time domain positions of the configured measurement intervals are determined, the time domain positions except the time domain positions of the first type of measurement intervals are the time domain positions of the second type of measurement intervals.

[0151] In some embodiments, the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal may be dropped due to a collision. The first type of measurement interval opportunity involved in the present disclosure is not dropped due to a collision. The second type of measurement interval opportunity involved in the present disclosure is not dropped due to a collision. In some possible implementations, the terminal may first determine, according to a measurement interval collision rule, the measurement interval opportunity that has not been dropped due to a collision in the configured measurement interval opportunities, and then, based on whether the terminal can perform the measurement that requires the measurement interval, determine the measurement interval opportunity that has not been dropped due to a collision as the first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0152] Step S203: The terminal performs a first operation at a time domain position of the second type measurement interval opportunity.

[0153] In some embodiments, the first operation includes other operations besides the measurement requiring the measurement interval.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first operation includes at least one of the following: performing data transmission and / or signaling transmission with the serving cell; and performing measurement that does not require a measurement interval.

[0155] In some possible implementations, the terminal transmitting data with the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity includes at least one of the following: the terminal sending uplink data at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal receiving downlink data at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0156] In some possible implementations, the signaling transmission performed by the terminal with the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity includes at least one of the following: the terminal sends a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and / or a sounding reference signal (SRS) at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; and the terminal receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a timing reference signal (TRS) and / or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0157] In some embodiments, the terminal does not interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission with the serving cell during the time domain of the second type of measurement interval. For example, as shown in FIG4A , the network device configures measurement intervals for the terminal including MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5. In related art, the terminal typically interrupts communication with the serving cell during the time domain of each MG occasion #1. However, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, because the terminal only performs measurements requiring measurement intervals during the time domain of the first type of measurement intervals (i.e., MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5), and is unable to perform measurements requiring measurement intervals during the time domain of the second type of measurement intervals (i.e., MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4), the terminal can continue to communicate with the serving cell during the time domain of the second type of measurement intervals.

[0158] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S203, the terminal may further perform measurements on measurement objects that require measurement based on the measurement interval at the time domain location of the first type of measurement interval opportunity. For example, as shown in FIG4A , in the related art, after the first configuration information takes effect, even if measurements requiring measurement intervals are not performed at the time domain locations of the second type of measurement interval opportunities (i.e., MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4), no other operations will be performed at the time domain locations of the second type of measurement interval opportunities. However, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain locations of the second type of measurement interval opportunities. It should be noted that in the related art, the terminal generally performs measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain locations of SMTC occasions that do not overlap with any MG occasions. However, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may additionally perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the locations of the second type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0159] In some embodiments, for measurement objects that do not require measurement based on measurement intervals, the terminal typically calculates the first measurement delay requirement based on the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with configured measurement interval opportunities. If the terminal additionally performs measurements that do not require measurement intervals at time domain locations within second-type measurement interval opportunities, the number of opportunities for performing measurements that do not require measurement intervals increases. Therefore, when calculating the first measurement delay requirement for measurement objects that do not require measurement based on measurement intervals, the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities also needs to be considered.

[0160] In some embodiments, for measurement objects that require measurement based on measurement intervals, the terminal typically calculates the second measurement delay requirement based on the number of configured measurement interval opportunities. If the terminal only performs measurements requiring measurement intervals at time domain locations within first-type measurement interval opportunities, the number of opportunities for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals is reduced. Therefore, when calculating the second measurement delay requirement for measurement objects that require measurement based on measurement intervals, the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities needs to be subtracted. That is, only the actually used first-type measurement interval opportunities need to be considered in calculating the second measurement delay requirement.

[0161] In some embodiments, the network device may also calculate the first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require measurement intervals based on the number of second-type measurement intervals. And / or, the network device may also calculate the second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require measurement intervals based on the number of first-type measurement intervals.

[0162] Regarding the specific calculation method of the first measurement delay requirement and the second measurement delay requirement, please refer to the embodiment shown below and will not be described in detail here.

[0163] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 to S203. For example, step S201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201+S202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S202+S203 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0164] In some embodiments, steps S201 , S202 , and S203 may be performed in an interchangeable order or simultaneously.

[0165] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0166] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0167] In some embodiments, step S203 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0168] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional embodiments described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0169] In some embodiments, the network device can configure one or more measurement objects (MOs) for the terminal. An MO corresponds to measuring signals from neighboring cells and other carriers. The terminal typically performs mobility measurements for each MO configured by the network device and reports the measurement results to the network device. Based on the measurement results reported by the terminal, the network device can determine the terminal's current communication status and perform mobility management for the terminal.

[0170] Affected by factors such as manufacturing cost and shape, the terminal can only operate at the same frequency at the same time, and the terminal can only perform measurements on the MO centered on the frequency at this moment. In some embodiments, when the terminal measures the neighboring cell signal with the same frequency as the current operating frequency, it can receive and / or send data in the serving cell at the same time. In some embodiments, when the terminal measures the heterofrequency neighboring cell signal or other communication system (such as 5G NR), it is necessary to suspend communication (TX / RX) with the serving cell and adjust the radio frequency (RF) module to configure the frequency, and restore the connection with the serving cell after a period of time. The time interval during which the terminal suspends communication with the serving cell to measure the heterofrequency neighboring cell or other wireless neighboring cell is called the measurement interval (MG).

[0171] It should be noted that the inter-frequency measurement involved in this disclosure can also be described as inter-frequency measurement, and this disclosure does not limit this. In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0172] Due to the limitations of the terminal's software and / or hardware capabilities, the number of MOs that a terminal can measure in parallel is limited. Once the number of MOs configured by the network device for a terminal exceeds the number of MOs that the terminal can measure in parallel, the terminal needs to perform measurements on each MO in a time-sharing manner. For each MO's measurement, time-sharing inevitably increases the time it takes the terminal to obtain the required measurement samples. This is reflected in the measurement indicators as a proportional extension of the latency requirements for each MO. In other words, the original latency requirement for a single MO is multiplied by a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF).

[0173] In some embodiments, the delay requirement of MO#i can be calculated using the following formula: delay requirement = number of measurement samples required to perform measurement on MO#i*time required to obtain one measurement sample.

[0174] Among them, for multiple MOs that need to be measured based on MG, there may be multiple MOs competing for MG occasions. At this time, the terminal needs to determine the CSSF within the measurement interval of each MO (recorded as the CSSF of MO#i). within_gap,i) to determine the corresponding measurement requirements, such as the measurement interval in the time domain. For multiple MOs that do not need to be measured based on the MG, there may be multiple MOs competing for the SSB Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) opportunity. At this time, the terminal needs to determine the CSSF outside the measurement interval of each MO (denoted as the CSSF of MO#i). outside_gap,i ) to determine the corresponding measurement requirements.

[0175] In some embodiments, the scheduling restriction means that the network cannot schedule uplink and downlink data of the serving cell at the time domain location where the terminal performs measurement. The scheduling restriction involved in the present disclosure can also be described as a measurement restriction.

[0176] For measurements that do not require a measurement gap, RAN4 has introduced symbol-level scheduling restrictions. The specific scheduling restriction locations are determined based on the synchronization signal block (SSB) symbols to be measured. For measurements that require a measurement gap, once the measurement gap configuration is in effect, communication between the terminal and the serving cell is interrupted for the duration of the measurement gap, allowing the terminal to perform measurements based on the measurement gap.

[0177] In some embodiments, when there are measurements that require measurement intervals, based on protocol requirements, the terminal may not perform measurements at each configured measurement interval, but the terminal will still interrupt communication with the serving cell during those measurement intervals where no measurements are performed, causing unnecessary interruption and wasting this part of the time domain resources.

[0178] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using a measurement interval opportunity. FIG3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for using a measurement interval opportunity shown in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal. As shown in FIG3, the method for using a measurement interval opportunity may include the following steps:

[0179] In step S301, the network device determines the measurement interval timing configured for the terminal according to the first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval timing includes a first type of measurement interval timing and / or a second type of measurement interval timing, the first type of measurement interval timing is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the first type of measurement interval timing is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0180] For example, the first configuration information may include the time domain positions of N measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal (N≥1); based on the first configuration information, the terminal may determine the time domain positions of the N measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0181] The measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal may include at least one of the following: N first-type measurement interval opportunities, N≥1; N1 first-type measurement interval opportunities and N2 second-type measurement interval opportunities, N1≥1, N2≥1, N≥2; N second-type measurement interval opportunities, N≥1.

[0182] In order to facilitate those skilled in the art to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following is an exemplary description in conjunction with Table 1 and Figure 4A, taking the configured measurement interval opportunity including the first type of measurement interval opportunity and the second type of measurement interval opportunity as an example. Table 1 is a schematic table of a measurement period for intra-frequency measurements with gaps (FR1) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

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[0184] Table 1

[0185] As shown in Table 1, when DRX is not configured, the time domain position for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals is determined based on max(MGRP, SMTC period); when the configured DRX cycle is ≤320ms, the time domain position for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals is determined based on max(MGRP, SMTC period, DRX cycle); when the configured DRX cycle is greater than 320ms, the time domain position for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals is determined based on max(MGRP, DRX cycle).

[0186] FIG4A is a schematic diagram illustrating a measurement instance according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , for an MO requiring measurement based on a measurement interval, when MGRP = 80 ms, SMTC period = 40 ms, and DRX cycle = 160 ms, combined with Table 1, since DRX cycle = 160 ms ≤ 320 ms, and measurement instance = max(MGRP, SMTC period, DRX cycle) = 160 ms, the terminal can determine that the time domain locations where measurement can actually be performed are MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5. The time domain locations where MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4 are currently unable to perform measurement requiring a measurement interval. However, since MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5 are active, the terminal still suspends communication with the serving cell at the time domain locations where MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4 are located. In this case, the terminal can receive first configuration information sent by the network device, where the first configuration information is used to indicate MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5 configured by the network device for the terminal; wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity includes MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3 and MG occasion #5, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity includes MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first type measurement interval opportunity and / or the second type measurement interval opportunity may be determined by the network device and indicated to the terminal, or may be determined by the terminal itself in the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device according to an agreement.

[0188] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may also be described as measurement configuration information, measurement interval configuration information, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0189] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0190] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be received by the terminal from the network device, or may be pre-configured for the terminal.

[0191] Optionally, the network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal. In some possible implementations, the network device may receive terminal capability information sent by the terminal and determine the first configuration information to be sent based on the capability information, wherein the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0192] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal may include a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. Accordingly, based on whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring a measurement interval at a corresponding time domain position, the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network can be divided into a first type of measurement interval opportunity and a second type of measurement interval opportunity, so that subsequent terminals can perform different operations at the time domain positions of these two types of measurement interval opportunities, which is conducive to making full use of time domain resources and can also avoid unnecessary interruptions to the serving cell, thereby reducing the duration of the interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement interval.

[0193] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S301, the terminal may determine the SMTC opportunity configured for the terminal based on the second configuration information. In some possible implementations, the second configuration information may be received by the terminal from a network device, or may be pre-configured for the terminal in a predefined manner.

[0194] For example, as shown in FIG4A , the second configuration information may include the time domain positions of one or more SMTC occasions configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured SMTC occasions include SMTC occasion#1 to SMTC occasion#9.

[0195] In some embodiments, the second configuration information may also be described as measurement configuration information, SMTC configuration information, etc., which is not limited in the present disclosure.

[0196] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate MGRP, and the second configuration information is further used to indicate SMTC period. In this case, MGRP is smaller than SMTC period, and the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0197] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information and the second configuration information.

[0198] In a possible implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0199] For example, Figure 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating another measurement location according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4B, for an MO requiring measurement based on a measurement interval, when MGRP = 20ms and SMTC period = 40ms, combined with Table 1, due to No DRX, based on measurement instance = max(MGRP, SMTC period) = 40ms, the terminal can determine that the time domain locations where measurement can actually be performed are MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5, while the time domain locations where MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4 are located are currently unable to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. However, since MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5 are in an active state, the terminal will still suspend communication with the serving cell at the time domain locations where MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4 are located. In this case, the terminal can receive the first configuration information and the second configuration information sent by the network device, and determine, based on the first configuration information and the second configuration information, that the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position where MG occasion#1, MG occasion#3, and MG occasion#5 are located, and the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position where MG occasion#2 and MG occasion#4 are located.

[0200] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S301, the terminal may determine the DRX On Duration configured for the terminal based on the third configuration information. In some possible implementations, the second configuration information may be received by the terminal from a network device or may be pre-configured for the terminal.

[0201] In some possible implementations, the DRX configuration is periodic. For example, the third configuration information may include a DRX cycle and an On Duration timer, wherein the On Duration timer is used to indicate the DRX On Duration duration.

[0202] For example, as shown in Figure 4A, the third configuration information may include a DRX cycle and an On Duration timer; according to the DRX On Duration duration indicated by the DRX cycle and the On Duration timer, the terminal can determine that the time domain position of the DRX On Duration configured by the network device for the terminal is the time domain position where DRX On Duration#1 to DRX On Duration#3 are located.

[0203] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate MGRP, and the third configuration information is further used to indicate a DRX cycle. In this case, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0205] In a possible implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0206] For example, Figure 4C is a schematic diagram illustrating another measurement location according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4C , for an MO requiring measurement based on a measurement interval, when MGRP = 80ms and DRX cycle = 640ms, combined with Table 1, since the DRX cycle is greater than 320ms, and based on measurement instance = max(MGRP, DRX cycle) = 640ms, the terminal can determine that the time domain locations where measurement can actually be performed are the time domain locations of MG occasion #1 and MG occasion #9, while the time domain locations of MG occasion #2 to MG occasion #8 are currently unable to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. However, since MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #9 are active, the terminal will still suspend communication with the serving cell at the time domain locations of MG occasion #2 to MG occasion #8. In this case, the terminal can receive the first configuration information and the third configuration information sent by the network device, and determine, based on the first configuration information and the third configuration information, that the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position where MG occasion#1 and MG occasion#9 are located, and the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position where MG occasion#2 to MG occasion#8 are located.

[0207] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate an MGRP, the second configuration information is further used to indicate an SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is further used to indicate a DRX cycle. In this case, the MGRP is less than the DRX cycle, and the measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal includes a second type of measurement interval; or, the MGRP is less than the SMTC cycle, and the measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal includes a second type of measurement interval.

[0208] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information.

[0209] In one possible implementation, the SMTC period is smaller than the MGRP period and the MGRP period is smaller than the DRX period, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC period. For example, please refer to the embodiment shown in FIG4A described above, which will not be described in detail here.

[0210] In another possible implementation, the MGRP is less than the SMTC period and the SMTC period is less than the DRX period, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration. For example, MGRP = 20ms, SMTC period = 40ms, and DRX cycle = 160ms. In this case, the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration, which is not described in detail here.

[0211] In another possible implementation, the MGRP is less than the DRX cycle, and the DRX cycle is less than the SMTC cycle. The time domain locations of the first type of measurement gap overlap with the time domain locations of the SMTC period. For example, FIG4D is a schematic diagram illustrating another measurement location according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4D , for an MO requiring measurement based on a measurement gap, when MGRP = 20 ms, DRX cycle = 80 ms, and SMTC period = 160 ms, combined with Table 1, since the DRX cycle is ≤ 320 ms, according to measurement instance = max(MGRP, SMTC period, DRX cycle) = 160 ms, the terminal can determine that the time domain locations where measurement can actually be performed are the time domain locations of MG occasion #1 and MG occasion #9, while the time domain locations of MG occasion #2 to MG occasion #8 are currently unable to perform measurements requiring a measurement gap. However, since MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #9 are active, the terminal will still suspend communication with the serving cell at the time domain locations of MG occasion #2 to MG occasion #8. In this case, the terminal can receive the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information sent by the network device, and determine, based on the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information, that the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position of MG occasion#1 and MG occasion#9, and the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity is the time domain position of MG occasion#2 to MG occasion#8, where the time domain position of MG occasion#1 overlaps with the time domain position of SMTC occasion#1, and the time domain position of MG occasion#9 overlaps with the time domain position of SMTC occasion#2.

[0212] In another possible implementation, the DRX cycle is less than the MGRP and the MGRP is less than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC period. For example, DRX cycle = 40 ms, MGRP = 80 ms, and SMTC period = 160 ms. In this case, the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC period, which is not described in detail here.

[0213] It should be noted that Figures 4A to 4D shown in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merely illustrative descriptions of whether the time domain positions of the MG occasion, the SMTC occasion, and the DRX On Duration overlap, and do not specifically limit the duration of the MG occasion, the SMTC occasion, and the DRX On Duration.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terminal does not interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity.

[0215] For example, as shown in FIG4A , the first type of measurement interval occasions include MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5, and the second type of measurement interval occasions include MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4. Since the terminal performs measurements requiring measurement intervals at the time domain positions of MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5, the terminal may not interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at time domain positions other than MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3, and MG occasion #5. That is, since the terminal does not perform measurements requiring measurement intervals at the time domain positions of MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4, the terminal is allowed to maintain communication with the serving cell at the time domain positions of MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4.

[0216] In some possible implementations, the terminal transmitting data with the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity includes at least one of the following: the terminal sending uplink data at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal receiving downlink data at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0217] In some possible implementations, the terminal performing signaling transmission with the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity includes at least one of the following: the terminal sending PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal receiving PDCCH, PDSCH, TRS and / or CSI-RS at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0218] In the above embodiment, by allowing the terminal not to interrupt the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity, unnecessary interruption can be avoided, and the interruption duration of the serving cell caused by the measurement interval can be reduced, which is conducive to fully utilizing the time domain resources corresponding to the second type of measurement interval opportunity and improving the communication quality of the serving cell.

[0219] As a possible embodiment, with respect to the protocol TS 38.133 section 9.1.2, the following description can be made:

[0220] The UE shall assume that GAP occasion is used provided the following conditions are met:

[0221] -GAP parameters are configured,and

[0222] -GAP parameters are activated,and

[0223] -measurements are conducted during the GAP occasion

[0224] The UE is allowed an interruption on serving cell(s) if the GAP occasion is used.

[0225] In some embodiments, the terminal performs measurement that does not require a measurement gap at a time domain location of a second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0226] For example, as shown in Figure 4A, the first type of measurement interval occasions include MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3 and MG occasion #5, and the second type of measurement interval occasions include MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4. The terminal can perform measurements that require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3 and MG occasion #5, and can also perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4.

[0227] It should be noted that, in the related art, the terminal usually performs measurements that do not require measurement intervals on SMTC occasions that do not exist with any measurement interval occasions. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG4 , the terminal can usually only perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of SMTC occasion#2, SMTC occasion#4, SMTC occasion#6, and SMTC occasion#8. In the above embodiment, the terminal can also additionally perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of SMTC occasion#3 and SMTC occasion#7 (that is, the time domain positions of MG occasion#2 and MG occasion#4). Accordingly, by performing measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of the second type of measurement interval occasions, unnecessary interruptions can be avoided, and the duration of interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement intervals can be reduced, thereby making full use of the time domain resources corresponding to the second type of measurement interval occasions and reducing the delay requirements for measurements that do not require measurement intervals.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal calculates a first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval based on the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities. And / or, the terminal calculates a second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require a measurement interval based on the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities. Alternatively, the network device may also calculate the first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval based on the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities. And / or, the network device may also calculate the second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require a measurement interval based on the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0229] In some possible implementations, for MOs that do not require a measurement interval, the first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first quantity, where the first quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first quantity is the sum of the second quantity and the third quantity, the second quantity includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third quantity includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second type of measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0231] For example, as shown in Figure 4A, the measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded include MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5, and the SMTC occasions that do not overlap with the measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded include SMTC occasion #2, SMTC occasion #4, SMTC occasion #6 and SMTC occasion #8. The second type of measurement interval opportunities includes MG occasion #2 and MG occasion #4. In this case, the second number is 4, the third number is 2, and the first number is 6. That is, the terminal can perform measurements that do not require measurement intervals at the time domain positions of SMTC occasion #2 to SMTC occasion #4 and SMTC occasion #6 to SMTC occasion #8. Accordingly, for the calculation of the first measurement delay requirement for the MO that does not require a measurement interval, it is also necessary to calculate based on the first number.

[0232] It should be noted that the current protocol usually calculates the first measurement delay requirement based on the second quantity. Therefore, if the terminal performs a measurement that does not require a measurement interval at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity, when calculating the first measurement delay requirement, it is necessary to modify the definition of the second quantity in the protocol to the definition of the first quantity in the embodiment of the present disclosure. As a possible embodiment, the first quantity can be expressed as the expansion factor N in the measurement delay requirement. available , you can declare: N available is the number of SMTC occasions that are not overlapped with any non-dropped MG occasion within the window W, after accounting for measurement gap collisions by applying the measurement gap collision rule in section 9.1.8.3 and the non-dropped GAP occasion is used.

[0233] In some possible implementations, for an MO requiring a measurement gap, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth quantity, where the fourth quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities used to perform the measurement requiring the measurement gap. The fourth quantity includes the number of first-category measurement gap opportunities; or the fourth quantity is the fifth quantity minus the sixth quantity, where the fifth quantity includes the number of measurement gap opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth quantity includes the number of second-category measurement gap opportunities.

[0234] For example, as shown in Figure 4A, the measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded include MG occasion #1 to MG occasion #5, and the fifth number is 5. Among them, the first type of measurement interval opportunities include MG occasion #1, MG occasion #3 and MG occasion #5, and the fourth number is 3. The second type of measurement interval opportunities include MG occasion #3 and MG occasion #5, and the sixth number is 2. In this case, for the MO that requires a measurement interval, the second measurement delay requirement needs to be calculated based on the fourth number.

[0235] It should be noted that the current protocol usually calculates the second measurement delay requirement based on the fifth number. Therefore, if the terminal cannot actually perform the measurement requiring the measurement interval at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity, when calculating the second measurement delay requirement, it is necessary to modify the definition of the fifth number in the protocol to the definition of the fourth number in the embodiment of the present disclosure, that is, the actual number of the first type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0236] In some embodiments, the type of the measurement gap configured by the network device for the terminal includes at least one of the following: pre-configured MG; concurrent MG; NCSG; MUSIM gap; per-UE measurement gap; per-FR1 measurement gap; per-FR2 measurement gap.

[0237] In some embodiments, the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability. In further embodiments, the terminal sends terminal capability information to the network device, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability. Optionally, the network device receives the terminal capability information from the terminal. Optionally, the network device determines that the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability based on the terminal capability information.

[0238] In some possible implementations, the terminal capability information may include the type of enhanced measurement interval supported by the terminal. For example, the terminal capability information sent by the terminal to the network device may include "MUSIM gap," indicating that the terminal supports the enhanced measurement interval capability for MUSIM gap, and may distinguish whether the MUSIM gap opportunity configured for the terminal is a first-type measurement interval opportunity or a second-type measurement interval opportunity.

[0239] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring a measurement interval opportunity. FIG5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for configuring a measurement interval opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for configuring a measurement interval opportunity shown in this embodiment can be executed by a network device. As shown in FIG5 , the method for using a measurement interval opportunity may include the following steps:

[0240] In step S501, first configuration information is sent to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval opportunity configured by a network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0241] For example, the network device may send first configuration information to the terminal, and the first configuration information may include the time domain positions (N≥1) of N measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal; wherein the measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal may include at least one of the following: N first-type measurement interval opportunities, N≥1; N1 first-type measurement interval opportunities and N2 second-type measurement interval opportunities, N1≥1, N2≥1, N≥2; N second-type measurement interval opportunities, N≥1.

[0242] Optionally, the terminal may receive the first configuration information sent by the network device. Further, the terminal may determine the time domain position of the measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal based on the first configuration information.

[0243] In some embodiments, the first type measurement interval opportunity and / or the second type measurement interval opportunity may be determined by the network device and indicated to the terminal, or may be determined by the terminal itself in the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network according to an agreement with the network device.

[0244] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in the present disclosure. The specific selection can be made as needed and the present disclosure does not limit it.

[0245] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, through the first configuration information, the network device can configure a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity for the terminal, wherein the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval. Accordingly, based on whether the terminal can perform measurements requiring a measurement interval at a corresponding time domain position, the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network can be divided into a first type of measurement interval opportunity and a second type of measurement interval opportunity, so that subsequent terminals can perform different operations at the time domain positions of these two types of measurement interval opportunities, which is conducive to making full use of time domain resources and can also avoid unnecessary interruptions to the serving cell, thereby reducing the duration of the interruption to the serving cell caused by the measurement interval.

[0246] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S501 , the network device may send second configuration information to the terminal, where the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0247] Optionally, the terminal may receive second configuration information sent by the network device.

[0248] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate MGRP, and the second configuration information is further used to indicate SMTC period. In this case, MGRP is smaller than SMTC period, and the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0249] Optionally, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information and the second configuration information.

[0250] In a possible implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0251] In some embodiments, before, simultaneously with, or after step S501 , the network device may send third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX On Duration configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0252] Optionally, the terminal may receive third configuration information sent by the network device.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate MGRP, and the third configuration information is further used to indicate a DRX cycle. In this case, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0254] Optionally, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0255] In a possible implementation, the time domain position of the first type of measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0256] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate an MGRP, the second configuration information is further used to indicate an SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is further used to indicate a DRX cycle. In this case, the MGRP is less than the DRX cycle, and the measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal includes a second type of measurement interval; or, the MGRP is less than the SMTC cycle, and the measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal includes a second type of measurement interval.

[0257] Optionally, the terminal determines the time domain position of the first type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement gap opportunity according to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information.

[0258] In a possible implementation, the SMTC period is smaller than the MGRP period and the MGRP period is smaller than the DRX period, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0259] In another possible implementation, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0260] In another possible implementation, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0261] In another possible implementation, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0262] In some embodiments, the terminal is expected to not interrupt the data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain location of the second type of measurement interval opportunity. Optionally, the terminal sends uplink data at the time domain location of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal receives downlink data at the time domain location of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal sends PUCCH, PUSCH and / or SRS at the time domain location of the second type of measurement interval opportunity; the terminal receives PDCCH, PDSCH, TRS and / or CSI-RS at the time domain location of the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0263] In the above embodiment, by allowing the terminal not to interrupt the serving cell at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity, unnecessary interruption can be avoided, and the interruption duration of the serving cell caused by the measurement interval can be reduced, which is conducive to fully utilizing the time domain resources corresponding to the second type of measurement interval opportunity and improving the communication quality of the serving cell.

[0264] In some embodiments, the terminal is expected to perform measurements that do not require a measurement gap at a time domain location of a second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0265] In the above embodiment, by performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval at the time domain position of the second type of measurement interval opportunity, unnecessary interruption can be avoided and the interruption duration of the serving cell caused by the measurement interval can be reduced, thereby fully utilizing the time domain resources corresponding to the second type of measurement interval opportunity and reducing the delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval.

[0266] In some embodiments, the network device calculates a first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require a measurement interval based on the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities. In one possible implementation, the first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first number, where the first number includes the number of measurement opportunities used to perform measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first number is the sum of a second number and a third number, where the second number includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with non-discarded first-type measurement interval opportunities, and the third number includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0267] In some embodiments, the network device calculates a second measurement delay requirement for measurements requiring measurement intervals based on the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities. In one possible implementation, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth quantity, the fourth quantity comprising the number of measurement opportunities used to perform measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth quantity is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or the fourth quantity is the difference between a fifth quantity and a sixth quantity, wherein the fifth quantity comprises the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth quantity comprises the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0268] Optionally, the terminal may also calculate the first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require measurement intervals based on the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities. And / or, the terminal may also calculate the second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require measurement intervals based on the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities. For specific calculation methods of the first measurement delay requirement and the second measurement delay requirement, please refer to the embodiments shown above and will not be repeated here.

[0269] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second type of measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0270] In some embodiments, the type of the measurement gap configured by the network device for the terminal includes at least one of the following: pre-configured MG; concurrent MG; NCSG; MUSIM gap; per-UE measurement gap; per-FR1 measurement gap; per-FR2 measurement gap.

[0271] In some embodiments, the network device receives terminal capability information from the terminal. In a further embodiment, the network device determines whether the terminal supports the measurement interval enhancement capability based on the terminal capability information. Optionally, the terminal sends the terminal capability information to the network device.

[0272] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0273] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)", "cell", "frequency carrier", "carrier frequency" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0275] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0276] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0277] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the method for using a measurement gap opportunity and the method for configuring a measurement gap opportunity, the present disclosure also provides embodiments of an apparatus for using a measurement gap opportunity and an apparatus for configuring a measurement gap opportunity.

[0278] FIG6 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for using a measurement gap opportunity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6 , the apparatus for using a measurement gap opportunity 600 includes a first processing module 601 .

[0279] In some embodiments, the first processing module is used to determine a measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal according to the first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0280] In some embodiments, the apparatus 600 for using a measurement interval opportunity further includes a first transceiver module, configured to receive the first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0281] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further used to determine the synchronization time block measurement timing configuration SMTC opportunity configured for the terminal based on the second configuration information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the measurement interval repetition period MGRP, and the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC period; the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further configured to determine a time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity and / or a time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information and the second configuration information.

[0283] In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further used to determine the discontinuous reception DRX wake-up period On Duration configured for the terminal based on the third configuration information; wherein the first configuration information is used to indicate the MGRP, the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX cycle; the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further configured to determine a time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity and / or a time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0286] In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0287] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further configured to determine the time domain position of the first type measurement interval opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second type measurement interval opportunity according to the first configuration information, the second configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0288] In some embodiments, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or, the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0289] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further configured to not interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity.

[0290] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further configured to perform measurement that does not require a measurement interval at a time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity.

[0291] In some embodiments, the first processing module is further used to calculate the first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require measurement intervals based on the number of the second type of measurement interval opportunities; the first processing module is further used to calculate the second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require measurement intervals based on the number of the first type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0292] In some embodiments, the first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first quantity, and the first quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first quantity is the sum of a second quantity and a third quantity, the second quantity includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third quantity includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0293] In some embodiments, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, where the fourth number includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, where the fifth number includes the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0295] In some embodiments, the type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: a pre-configured measurement interval (MG); a concurrent measurement interval (MG); a network controlled small interval (NCSG); and a measurement interval for a multi-universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) measurement purpose.

[0296] In some embodiments, the first transceiver module is further configured to send terminal capability information to the network device, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0297] It should be noted that the modules included in the apparatus 600 for using measurement interval opportunities are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiment, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module, a measurement module, etc.

[0298] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for configuring a measurement interval according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG7 , the apparatus 700 for configuring a measurement interval includes a second transceiver module 701 .

[0299] In some embodiments, the second transceiver module is used to send first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate the measurement interval timing configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval timing includes a first type of measurement interval timing and / or a second type of measurement interval timing, the first type of measurement interval timing is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second measurement interval timing is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

[0300] In some embodiments, the second transceiver module is further used to send second configuration information to the terminal, where the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0301] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate an MGRP, and the second configuration information is further used to indicate an SMTC period; the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0302] In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

[0303] In some embodiments, the second transceiver module is further used to send third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX On Duration configured by the network device for the terminal.

[0304] In some embodiments, the first configuration information is further used to indicate MGRP, the second configuration information is further used to indicate the SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is further used to indicate the DRX cycle; the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

[0305] In some embodiments, the time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0306] In some embodiments, the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle and the SMTC cycle is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or, the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the time domain position of the first type of measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

[0307] In some embodiments, the terminal is expected not to interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal is expected to perform measurement that does not require a measurement gap at a time domain location of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

[0309] In some embodiments, the device also includes: a second processing module, used to calculate the first measurement delay requirement for measurements that do not require measurement intervals based on the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities; the second processing module is also used to calculate the second measurement delay requirement for measurements that require measurement intervals based on the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0310] In some embodiments, the first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first number, and the first number includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first number is the sum of a second number and a third number, the second number includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with the first type of measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third number includes the number of the second type of measurement interval opportunities.

[0311] In some embodiments, the second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, where the fourth number includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, where the fifth number includes the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

[0313] In some embodiments, the type of the measurement gap includes at least one of the following: a pre-configured MG; a concurrent MG; an NCSG; and a measurement gap for MUSIM measurement purposes.

[0314] In some embodiments, the second transceiver module is further configured to receive terminal capability information sent by the terminal, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports measurement interval enhancement capability.

[0315] It should be noted that the modules included in the apparatus 700 for configuring a measurement interval are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiment, and may also include other modules, such as a storage module.

[0316] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment. The device embodiment described above is merely illustrative, wherein the modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without paying any creative work.

[0317] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the terminal to execute the information sending and receiving method described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect.

[0318] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the network device to execute the information sending and receiving method described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0319] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to cause the communication device to execute the method of using measurement interval opportunities described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the method of using measurement interval opportunities described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0320] An embodiment of the present disclosure further proposes a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method of using the measurement interval opportunity described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the method of using the measurement interval opportunity described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0321] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium storing instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method for using the measurement interval opportunity described in the first aspect and the optional embodiment of the first aspect, and / or the method for using the measurement interval opportunity described in the second aspect and the optional embodiment of the second aspect.

[0322] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0323] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0324] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0325] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0326] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 8101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0327] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0328] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0329] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0330] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0331] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 7 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0332] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 shown in FIG8 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0333] The chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201, and the processor 9201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 9200 executes any of the above methods.

[0334] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202, which are connected to the memory 9203. The interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 9203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0335] 9203 or other devices to send signals. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read the instructions stored in the memory 9203 and send the instructions to the processor 9201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0336] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside the chip 9200.

[0337] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0338] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0339] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A method for using a measurement interval opportunity, characterized in that: Executed by a terminal, the method includes: Determine, according to the first configuration information, a measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The first configuration information sent by a network device is received, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval configured by the network device for the terminal.

3. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine, according to the second configuration information, the synchronization time block measurement timing configuration SMTC opportunity and SMTC period configured for the terminal; Determine a measurement gap repetition period MGRP according to the first configuration information; If the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period, the configured measurement interval includes the second type of measurement interval.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The method further comprises: The time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity are determined according to the first configuration information and the second configuration information.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that The method further comprises: Determine, according to the third configuration information, a discontinuous reception (DRX) wake-up period On Duration configured for the terminal; The first configuration information is used to indicate the MGRP, the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX cycle; If the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity; or if the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, the configured measurement interval opportunity includes the second type of measurement interval opportunity.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: The time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity is determined according to the first configuration information and the third configuration information.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The time domain position of the first type of measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

9. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The method further comprises: The time domain position of the first-type measurement gap opportunity and / or the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity is determined according to the first configuration information, the second configuration information, and the third configuration information.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that If the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is smaller than the SMTC cycle, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, If the DRX cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC cycle, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, If the MGRP is smaller than the SMTC period and the SMTC period is smaller than the DRX period, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or, If the SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: At the time domain position of the second-type measurement interval opportunity, no interruption occurs to data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: At the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity, measurement that does not require a measurement gap is performed.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: calculating a first measurement delay requirement for measurements not requiring measurement gaps based on the number of the second-type measurement gap opportunities; and / or, Based on the number of the first-type measurement gap opportunities, a second measurement delay requirement is calculated for measurements requiring measurement gaps.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first quantity, where the first quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first quantity is the sum of a second quantity and a third quantity, the second quantity includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third quantity includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

15. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, where the fourth number includes the number of measurement opportunities used to perform measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, where the fifth number includes the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that The first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that The type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: Pre-configured MG; concurrent measurement interval concurrent MG; Network Control Small Gap (NCSG); Measurement interval used for Multi-Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) measurement purposes.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending terminal capability information to the network device, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports a measurement interval enhancement capability.

19. A method for configuring a measurement interval, characterized in that: Executed by a network device, the method includes: Sending first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a measurement interval opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending second configuration information to the terminal, where the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC opportunity configured by the network device for the terminal; The first configuration information is used to indicate the MGRP, and the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC period; The MGRP period is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval includes the second-type measurement interval.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity.

22. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 20, characterized in that The method further comprises: Sending third configuration information to the terminal, where the third configuration information is used to indicate a DRX On Duration configured by the network device for the terminal; The first configuration information is used to indicate the MGRP, the second configuration information is used to indicate the SMTC cycle, and the third configuration information is used to indicate the DRX cycle; The MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and the configured measurement interval includes the second-type measurement interval; or The MGRP period is smaller than the SMTC period, and the configured measurement interval includes the second-type measurement interval.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The time domain position of the first type of measurement gap opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

24. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that The MGRP is shorter than the DRX cycle and the DRX cycle is shorter than the SMTC cycle, and the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with the time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, The DRX cycle is shorter than the MGRP and the MGRP is shorter than the SMTC cycle, and a time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with a time domain position of the SMTC opportunity; or, The MGRP is shorter than the SMTC period and the SMTC period is shorter than the DRX period, and the time domain position of the first-type measurement interval overlaps with the time domain position of the DRX On Duration; or The SMTC cycle is smaller than the MGRP and the MGRP is smaller than the DRX cycle, and a time domain position of the first-type measurement interval opportunity overlaps with a time domain position of the DRX On Duration.

25. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 24, characterized in that The terminal is expected not to interrupt data transmission and / or signaling transmission of the serving cell at the time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

26. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 24, characterized in that The terminal is expected to perform measurement that does not require a measurement gap at a time domain position of the second-type measurement gap opportunity.

27. The method according to claim 26, characterized in that The method further comprises: calculating a first measurement delay requirement for measurements not requiring measurement gaps based on the number of the second-type measurement gap opportunities; and / or, Based on the number of the first-type measurement gap opportunities, a second measurement delay requirement is calculated for measurements requiring measurement gaps.

28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The first measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a first quantity, where the first quantity includes the number of measurement opportunities for performing measurements that do not require a measurement interval; wherein the first quantity is the sum of a second quantity and a third quantity, the second quantity includes the number of SMTC opportunities that do not overlap with the first type of measurement interval opportunities that are not discarded, and the third quantity includes the number of the second type of measurement interval opportunities.

29. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that The second measurement delay requirement is calculated based on a fourth number, where the fourth number includes the number of measurement opportunities used to perform measurements requiring measurement intervals; wherein the fourth number is the number of first-type measurement interval opportunities; or, the fourth number is the difference between a fifth number and a sixth number, where the fifth number includes the number of measurement interval opportunities configured by the network device for the terminal and not discarded, and the sixth number includes the number of second-type measurement interval opportunities.

30. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 29, characterized in that The first-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict, and the second-type measurement gap opportunity is not discarded due to collision conflict.

31. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 30, characterized in that The type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: pre-configured MG; concurrent MG; NCSG; Measurement interval used for MUSIM measurement purposes.

32. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 31, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving terminal capability information sent by the terminal, where the terminal capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports a measurement interval enhancement capability.

33. A device using a measurement interval opportunity, characterized in that: The device comprises: A first processing module is configured to determine a measurement interval opportunity configured for the terminal according to the first configuration information, wherein the configured measurement interval opportunity includes a first type of measurement interval opportunity and / or a second type of measurement interval opportunity, the first type of measurement interval opportunity is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second type of measurement interval opportunity is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

34. A device for configuring a measurement interval, characterized in that: The device comprises: A second transceiver module is used to send first configuration information to the terminal, where the first configuration information is used to indicate the measurement interval timing configured by the network device for the terminal, wherein the configured measurement interval timing includes a first type of measurement interval timing and / or a second type of measurement interval timing, the first type of measurement interval timing is used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval, and the second measurement interval timing is not used to perform measurements requiring a measurement interval.

35. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to execute the method for using a measurement gap opportunity according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

36. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The network device is configured to execute the method for configuring a measurement interval according to any one of claims 19 to 32.

37. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is configured to call an instruction to enable the communication device to execute the method for using a measurement gap opportunity according to any one of claims 1 to 18 or the method for configuring a measurement gap opportunity according to any one of claims 19 to 32.

38. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method for using a measurement interval opportunity according to any one of claims 1 to 18, and the network device is configured to implement the method for configuring a measurement interval opportunity according to any one of claims 19 to 32.

39. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the method for using a measurement gap opportunity according to any one of claims 1 to 18 or the method for configuring a measurement gap opportunity according to any one of claims 19 to 32.

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