Communication method, communication device, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a communication method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a network device sends first signaling, the first signaling being used for indicating at least one measurement gap (MG) needing to be cancelled. The method of the present disclosure ensures that when an MG conflicts with some other services having high priority (such as a communication service), the services having high priority can be executed first, thereby ensuring communication stability and improving system capacity.

Description

Communication method, communication device, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In a communication system, a terminal typically needs to perform some measurements (such as reference signal measurements, channel measurements, and Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements) so that the terminal can perform related operations based on the measurement results. For example, the terminal can achieve positioning based on the measurement results of positioning reference signals. Optionally, to enable the terminal to perform measurements, the network device typically configures a measurement gap (MG) for the terminal, allowing the terminal to perform related measurements on the MG.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, including:

[0006] The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

[0008] The terminal receives first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled.

[0009] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided for use in a communication system, the communication system including a terminal and a network device, the method including:

[0010] The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled;

[0011] The terminal receives the first signaling.

[0012] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0013] The transceiver module is configured to send a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0014] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0015] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0016] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0017] one or more processors;

[0018] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the communication method described in any one of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0019] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the second aspect.

[0020] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions, and is characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in any one of the first to second aspects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0022] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG2A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] 2B-2P are schematic diagrams showing that the first signaling indicates that the MG needs to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG3A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG3B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG4A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG4B is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG5A is a flow chart of a communication method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] 5B-5C are schematic diagrams showing that the first signaling indicates that the MG to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0036] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0037] The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the network device may send a first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be canceled, and the terminal may receive the first signaling and cancel the at least one MG to be canceled based on the first signaling. Thus, it can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for canceling an MG. When an MG conflicts with certain other services with higher priority (such as communication services), these MGs can be canceled by executing the method of the present disclosure, thereby ensuring that the other higher-priority services can be executed first, ensuring communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0040] Not performing measurement based on the gap GAP on the MG to be cancelled;

[0041] No measurement is performed on the MG to be cancelled;

[0042] Performing non-GAP-based measurements on the MG to be cancelled.

[0043] In the above embodiment, some restrictions are imposed on the "MG to be cancelled" to define which operations can be performed or which operations cannot be performed on the MG to be cancelled. Therefore, when these MGs to be cancelled are to be cancelled, it is possible to decide how to cancel these MGs based on the corresponding restrictions. For example, it is possible to not perform certain operations on these MGs or perform certain operations, thereby ensuring the successful cancellation of these MGs to be cancelled and ensuring the successful execution of the method of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0045] When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0046] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0047] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0048] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0049] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0050] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0051] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0053] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0054] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0055] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0056] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0057] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0058] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0060] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0061] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled;

[0063] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0064] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0065] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0066] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0067] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0068] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0069] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0070] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0071] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0072] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0073] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0074] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0076] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0077] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate the first time period, including:

[0079] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0081] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0082] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0083] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0084] The first time period.

[0085] In the above-described embodiment, a method is provided for "specifically, how a network device indicates, via first signaling, that one or more MGs need to be canceled." This allows the network device to successfully indicate to a terminal the MGs to be canceled, allowing the terminal to successfully cancel these MGs based on the network device's instructions, thereby ensuring the successful cancellation of these MGs. Consequently, when an MG conflicts with other higher-priority services (such as communications services), executing the method of this embodiment can successfully cancel these MGs, ensuring that these higher-priority services are prioritized, maintaining communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0087] Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0088] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0089] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0090] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0091] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs among the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG among the at least one MG.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0093] Activated MG;

[0094] MG that was not cancelled;

[0095] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0096] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0097] In the above embodiment, the network device will first configure at least one MG to the terminal for the terminal to perform GAP-based measurements, and when some MGs or some valid MGs in the at least one MG conflict with certain other services with higher priority (such as communication services), the network device can indicate these MGs as MGs to be cancelled, thereby achieving the cancellation of these MGs, ensuring that the other services with higher priority can be executed first, ensuring communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0099] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0100] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0101] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0102] In the above embodiment, specific first signaling messages are defined so that the network device can successfully indicate the MG to be canceled through these first signaling messages, ensuring successful notification of the MG to be canceled. Therefore, when the MG conflicts with other higher-priority services (such as communication services), the network device can successfully cancel these MGs by sending the first signaling message, ensuring that the higher-priority services are prioritized, maintaining communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0103] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0104] The terminal receives first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled.

[0105] In the above embodiment, the terminal may receive (for example, the terminal may receive a first signaling message sent by a network device) indicating the cancellation of one or more MGs. Thus, the disclosed embodiment provides a method for canceling MGs. When an MG conflicts with other higher-priority services (such as communication services), the disclosed method can be used to cancel these MGs, thereby ensuring that the higher-priority services are prioritized, maintaining communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0106] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0107] The terminal does not perform GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0108] The terminal does not perform measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0109] The terminal performs non-GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled.

[0110] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0111] When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0112] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0113] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0114] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0115] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0116] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0117] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0118] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0119] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0120] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0121] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0122] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0123] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0124] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0125] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0126] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0127] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0128] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled;

[0129] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0130] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0131] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0132] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0133] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0134] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0135] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0136] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0137] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0138] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0139] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0140] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0141] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0142] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0143] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0144] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling is used to indicate the first time period, including:

[0145] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0146] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0147] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0148] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0149] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0150] The first time period.

[0151] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0152] Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0153] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0154] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0155] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0156] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs among the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG among the at least one MG.

[0157] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0158] Activated MG;

[0159] MG that was not cancelled;

[0160] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0161] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0162] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0163] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0164] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0165] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0166] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method for a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, and the method includes:

[0167] The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled;

[0168] The terminal receives the first signaling.

[0169] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0170] The transceiver module is configured to send a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0171] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0172] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0173] In a sixth 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 communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0174] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the network device is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0175] In an eighth 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 communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0176] In the ninth 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 communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0177] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the communication method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0178] 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.

[0179] The present disclosure provides invention titles. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" are interchangeable.

[0180] 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 implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0181] 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.

[0182] 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.

[0183] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0184] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0185] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0186] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0187] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0188] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0189] 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.

[0190] 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.

[0191] 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.

[0192] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0193] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0194] 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", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0195] 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.

[0196] 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, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language 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.

[0197] 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.

[0198] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0199] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0200] 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.

[0201] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0202] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0203] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 may include a terminal and a network device. Optionally, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0204] 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.

[0205] 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) in a fifth generation mobile communication technology (5G) communication system, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a sixth generation mobile communication technology (6G) communication system, 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, a wireless fidelity (wireless RAN), a base station in a 5G communication system, a 5G mobile ... At least one of the access nodes in a WiFi (WiFi) system, but not limited thereto.

[0206] 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.

[0207] 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.

[0208] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of 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), a 6G Core Network (6GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of the following: Location Management Function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPLLP).

[0209] 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.

[0210] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or a portion of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and configuration of the entities may be arbitrary. 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.

[0211] 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).

[0212] Optionally, in some embodiments, when a terminal performs related measurements during a MG period, it interrupts communication with the serving cell and does not send or receive data from the current serving cell. In this case, if a higher-priority communication service is required during the MG period, the terminal's inability to communicate with the serving cell during the MG period prevents the higher-priority communication service from being successfully executed, resulting in communication failure and impacting system capacity.

[0213] In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method.

[0214] The method disclosed herein can be applied to second generation mobile communication technology (2G) to 5G communication systems, can also be applied to 6G communication systems, and can also be applied to communication systems that may appear in the future.

[0215] FIG2A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0216] Step 2101: The network device sends configuration information.

[0217] Optionally, the network device may send configuration information to the terminal, and the terminal may receive the configuration information.

[0218] In some embodiments, the configuration information may be used to configure at least one MG, which may be used for the terminal to perform related measurements. For example, the terminal may perform related measurements during the MG, which may be Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements.

[0219] Optionally, the at least one MG configured by the configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0220] One or more pre-configured MGs (Pre-MGs);

[0221] One or more concurrent MGs. Optionally, the concurrent MGs may be understood as, for example, multiple overlapping MGs.

[0222] One or more network controlled small gaps (NCSGs).

[0223] Optionally, the configuration information may, for example, configure the pre-configured MG by configuring the pattern of one or more pre-configured MGs and their related parameters (for example, parameters such as cycle length, initial position offset value within the cycle, etc.); or, the configuration information may, for example, configure the multiple coexisting MGs by configuring the pattern of one or more coexisting MGs and their related parameters (for example, parameters such as cycle length, initial position offset value within the cycle, etc.); or, the configuration information may, for example, configure the NCSG by configuring the pattern of one or more NCSGs and their related parameters (for example, parameters such as cycle length, initial position offset value within the cycle, etc.).

[0224] Optionally, in some embodiments, at least one MG configured by the configuration information may also be activated or deactivated. Optionally, the activation or deactivation of a certain MG may be determined by the network device configuration and / or the terminal autonomously. For example, when two MGs overlap and conflict, the MG with a higher priority among the two MGs may be activated, and the MG with a lower priority among the two MGs may be deactivated. Alternatively, when at least one of the following occurs in the terminal: addition of a measurement object, deletion of a measurement object, or switching of a bandwidth part (BWP), some related MGs may be activated or deactivated. For example, the MG corresponding to the added measurement object may be activated, and the MG corresponding to the deleted measurement object may be deactivated; or the MG whose time-frequency position is on the BWP after switching may be activated, and the MG whose time-frequency position is not on the BWP after switching may be deactivated. The present disclosure does not make any specific limitation on this.

[0225] Step 2101 is an optional step, that is, the configuration information may not be sent through the network device, but may be configured in a predefined manner.

[0226] Step 2102: The terminal determines at least one MG.

[0227] Optionally, the terminal may determine at least one MG configured by the network device based on configuration information sent by the network device, and / or the terminal may determine the at least one MG based on protocol pre-definition. Furthermore, the terminal may determine at least one valid MG from the at least one MG. The valid MG may be, for example, an MG that enables the terminal to perform measurements. The valid MG may include at least one of the following:

[0228] Activated MG;

[0229] MG that was not cancelled;

[0230] MGs with a priority greater than the first level; the first level may be predefined by the protocol and / or configured by the network device.

[0231] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0232] Optionally, the aforementioned “activated MG” may be an activated MG configured by the network device last time, or may be an activated MG determined autonomously by the terminal last time.

[0233] Optionally, the aforementioned "uncancelled MG" may be an MG previously indicated by the network device as uncancelled. This "uncancelled MG" may be understood, for example, as an MG capable of performing GAP-based measurements. "GAP-based measurements" may be understood, for example, as measurements performed on the MG during which communication with the serving cell is interrupted. A detailed description of the "cancelled MG" will be provided in subsequent steps.

[0234] Step 2103: The network device sends a first signaling.

[0235] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first signaling may be used to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled. Specifically, the first signaling may be predefined by a protocol. For example, the first signaling may include at least one of the following: downlink control information (DCI) signaling, medium access control element (MAC CE) signaling, and radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

[0236] Optionally, the MG to be cancelled may include at least one of the following:

[0237] MGs that do not perform GAP-based measurements;

[0238] MG that does not perform measurements;

[0239] MG that performs non-GAP based measurements.

[0240] Optionally, the first signaling may also be used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0241] GAP-based measurements are not performed on the MG to be cancelled;

[0242] No measurement is performed on the MG to be cancelled;

[0243] Perform non-GAP based measurements on the MG to be cancelled.

[0244] Optionally, the aforementioned "GAP-based measurements" can be understood, for example, as performing measurements on the MG while suspending communication with the serving cell during the measurement process. That is, while performing GAP-based measurements on the MG, communication services cannot be performed simultaneously. The aforementioned "MG performing non-GAP-based measurements" can be understood, for example, as performing measurements without suspending communication with the serving cell during the measurement process. That is, the "non-GAP-based measurements" and communication services can be performed simultaneously. The "measurements" mentioned in the aforementioned content may include RRM measurements or other measurements, and this disclosure does not impose any specific limitations on this.

[0245] Optionally, the aforementioned "MG that does not perform GAP-based measurements" can be understood as, for example, not performing GAP-based measurements on the MG. Since GAP-based measurements are no longer performed on the MG, the terminal no longer needs to interrupt communication with the serving cell on the MG. In other words, the terminal can perform communication services on the MG and can also perform non-GAP-based measurements on the MG. However, this disclosure does not impose specific restrictions on "whether communication services (such as uplink and / or downlink communication services)" or "whether non-GAP-based measurements are performed on the MG." That is, the terminal can perform communication services on the MG or not, or can perform non-GAP-based measurements on the MG or not. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the aforementioned "MG that does not perform GAP-based measurements" can also be referred to as, for example, an interrupted, canceled, interrupted, deactivated, or invalidated MG, or can be referred to by other names, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

[0246] Optionally, the above-mentioned "MG that does not perform measurements" can be understood as, for example: no measurements are performed on the MG, that is, neither GAP-based measurements nor non-GAP-based measurements are performed. Similarly, since GAP-based measurements are no longer performed on the MG, it means that the terminal does not need to interrupt communication with the service cell on the MG, that is, the terminal can perform communication services on the MG. However, the present disclosure does not impose specific restrictions on "whether communication services (such as uplink communication services and / or downlink communication services) are performed on the MG." That is, the terminal can perform communication services on the MG, or it can not perform communication services on the MG. In addition, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned "MG that does not perform measurements" can also be called, for example: an MG that skips RRM measurements, or it can have other names, and the present disclosure does not make specific restrictions on this.

[0247] Optionally, the above-mentioned "MG that performs non-GAP-based measurements" can be understood as, for example, performing non-GAP-based measurements on the MG. During the execution of non-GAP-based measurements, the terminal can simultaneously perform communication services, but the present disclosure does not impose specific restrictions on "whether to perform communication services (such as uplink communication services and / or downlink communication services) on the MG." That is, the terminal can perform communication services on the MG, or it can not perform communication services on the MG. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned "MG that performs non-GAP-based measurements" can also be called, for example, an MG that performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements, or it can have other names, and the present disclosure does not impose specific restrictions on this.

[0248] Optionally, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned MG can be understood as a section of resources, which may include time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources. Among them, the "measurements performed during the MG" may occupy part or all of the resources of the MG. When the measurement occupies part of the resources in the MG, in some embodiments, when the network device sends a first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be canceled, it can be understood as: instructing to cancel the MG indicated by the first signaling during the measurement period (such as the period during which RRM measurements are being performed on the MG); or

[0249] In some other embodiments, when the network device sends the first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled, it can be understood as: instructing to cancel the MG indicated by the first signaling before measurement (such as before starting to perform RRM measurement); or

[0250] In some other embodiments, when the network device sends the first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled, it can be understood as: instructing to cancel the MG indicated by the first signaling after the measurement (such as after the RRM measurement is completed); or

[0251] In some other embodiments, when the network device sends a first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be canceled, it can be understood as indicating that the MG indicated by the first signaling is to be canceled during a non-measurement period (e.g., a non-RRM measurement period). Optionally, the non-measurement period can include, for example, before measurement and / or after measurement.

[0252] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, when the above-mentioned measurement occupies all resources in the MG, the first signaling can be used to indicate at least one of the following: canceling the MG indicated by the first signaling during the measurement period (such as during the period when RRM measurement is being performed on the MG), canceling the MG indicated by the first signaling before the measurement (such as before starting to perform RRM measurement), and canceling the MG indicated by the first signaling during the non-measurement period (such as during non-RRM measurement).

[0253] Based on the above, in some embodiments, when the network device sends the first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled, it can be understood that: the network device indicates through the first signaling that one or more MGs are interrupted / cancelled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated; or

[0254] In some other embodiments, when the network device sends the first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled, it can be understood that: the network device instructs the terminal to skip RRM measurement on one or more MGs through the first signaling; or

[0255] In some further embodiments, when the network device sends the first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled, it can be understood that the network device instructs the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more MGs through the first signaling.

[0256] Optionally, in some embodiments, when a certain MG conflicts with a communication service with a higher priority, the network device indicates through a first signaling that the MG is the MG to be canceled, so that the terminal can cancel the MG based on the first signaling, thereby realizing the cancellation of the MG by the network device and the terminal, so that the communication service with a higher priority can be successfully executed during the MG, ensuring the priority execution of the service with a higher priority, guaranteeing communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0257] The following describes in detail how the first signaling specifically indicates at least one MG to be cancelled.

[0258] In some embodiments, the first signaling may include a first field (also referred to as a first information field), which may be used to carry at least one bit value; wherein, when the first field carries different values, the indication meaning of the first signaling will also be different.

[0259] Specifically, in some embodiments, when the first field carries a first value, the first signaling may, for example, indicate that the MG following the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled; and when the first field carries a second value, the first signaling may, for example, indicate that the MG following the first signaling is not an MG to be cancelled. The first value may be 1 and the second value may be 0; or the first value may be 0 and the second value may be 1.

[0260] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating a first signaling indicating an MG to be canceled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2B shows three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs, namely RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the first field of the first signaling carries the first value and the first signaling is sent at the starting point of the second measurement cycle, the first signaling can be used to indicate that all MGs in the second measurement cycle and subsequent measurement cycles are MGs to be canceled. The "canceled GAP" in Figure 2B and the "MG to be canceled" in the embodiment of the present disclosure are the same concept.

[0261] It should be noted that the above measurement period can be a time period or a period of time. Optionally, the measurement period can include at least one of the following:

[0262] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0263] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0264] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0265] The first time period.

[0266] Optionally, one or more MGs may be included in the above-mentioned measurement cycle.

[0267] Optionally, the above-mentioned MG measurement period may be configured by the network device through the above-mentioned configuration information.

[0268] Optionally, the above “union of MG measurement cycles of multiple overlapping MGs” may be understood as, for example, the period from “the start point of the MG measurement cycle of the first overlapping MG to the end point of the MG measurement cycle of the last overlapping MG among the multiple overlapping MGs”.

[0269] Alternatively, the aforementioned "union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs" may be understood as, for example, the period from the start of the MG measurement period of the first MG in the multiple MGs to the end of the MG measurement period of the last MG in the multiple MGs. The multiple MGs may be overlapping or non-overlapping.

[0270] Optionally, the first time period can be understood as the time period during which MGs need to be canceled, as configured by the network device and / or agreed upon by the protocol. That is, all MGs within the first time period are MGs that need to be canceled. The first time period can also be referred to as the first time domain interval. The MGs within the first time period can include at least one of the following: an MG whose time domain location at least partially overlaps with the first time period, or an MG whose time domain location is less than a first threshold from the first time period. The "MG whose time domain location at least partially overlaps with the first time period" can be understood, for example, as an MG whose time domain location completely falls within the first time period, and / or an MG whose time domain location partially overlaps with the first time period. Optionally, the "MG whose time domain location is less than a first threshold from the first time period" can be understood, for example, as at least one of the following: the starting time domain location of the MG is less than the first threshold from the start of the first time period, the ending time domain location of the MG is less than the first threshold from the start of the first time period, the starting time domain location of the MG is less than the first threshold from the end of the first time period, or the ending time domain location of the MG is less than the first threshold from the end of the first time period. In some embodiments, the first threshold may be, for example, 4 milliseconds (ms).

[0271] Optionally, the "starting point (such as the starting point of the measurement period, the starting point of the first time period, etc.)" mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure may refer to a starting time domain position and / or a starting frequency domain position. The "end point (such as the end point of the measurement period, the end point of the first time period, etc.)" mentioned in the embodiments of the present disclosure may refer to an ending time domain position and / or an ending frequency domain position.

[0272] Optionally, the measurement units of the measurement period, first time period, and MG measurement period may be absolute time units or relative time units. The absolute time units may include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc.; the relative time units may include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0273] Optionally, in other embodiments, when the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling may, for example, indicate that the MG following the first signaling within the first measurement period is an MG to be cancelled; optionally, the first measurement period may be the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs; when the first domain carries a second value, the first signaling may, for example, indicate that the MG following the first signaling within the first measurement period is not an MG to be cancelled (i.e., the MG is an MG that is not to be cancelled). The first value may be 1, and the second value may be 0; or the first value may be 0, and the second value may be 1.

[0274] Figure 2C is a schematic diagram illustrating first signaling indicating MGs to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2C shows three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Furthermore, when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of a second measurement cycle, the first measurement cycle is the second measurement cycle in Figure 2C . At this time, if the first field of the first signaling carries a first value, the first signaling can be used to indicate that all MGs in the second measurement cycle are MGs to be cancelled.

[0275] In some other embodiments, the first signaling may be used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling may further indicate at least one of the following:

[0276] The first MG and the MGs after the first MG are all MGs that need to be cancelled;

[0277] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement cycle and the second measurement cycle; that is, the first MG in the first measurement cycle and the second measurement cycle is an MG to be cancelled, and the other MGs in these cycles are MGs that are not cancelled, and the first MG is the i-th MG in this cycle; wherein the first measurement cycle may be the measurement cycle in which the first signaling is carried out, and the second measurement cycle may be all or part of the measurement cycles after the first measurement cycle, as shown in FIG2E ;

[0278] The first MG is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle, and the first MG in other cycles is not cancelled; the first MG is the i-th MG in this cycle, and the second measurement cycle is all or part of the measurement cycles after the first measurement cycle; as shown in Figure 2F.

[0279] Figures 2D-2F are schematic diagrams illustrating first signaling indicating MGs to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 2D-2F respectively illustrate three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the first signaling indicates a first MG, and the first MG indicated by the first signaling is RRM gap 1, when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of a second measurement cycle, the first measurement cycle is the second measurement cycle in Figures 2D-2F, and the second measurement cycle is the third measurement cycle in Figures 2D-2F. In this case, as shown in Figure 2D, all MGs after RRM gap 1 in the first measurement cycle may be MGs to be cancelled. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2E, only RRM gap 1 may be an MG to be cancelled in both the first and second measurement cycles. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2F, only RRM gap 1 may be an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle, and not an MG to be cancelled in other cycles.

[0280] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the method of "the first signaling indicates at least one first MG" may include at least one of the following:

[0281] Method 1: The first signaling includes at least one second field (also referred to as a second information field), where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value and can be used to indicate the index and / or order of the first MG.

[0282] For example, in one implementation, assuming that the second field included in the first signaling is used to carry two bit values, and assuming that the network device configures four MGs for the terminal, corresponding to indexes 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. When the bit value carried by the second field is 00, it may indicate that the MG with index 0 is the first MG; when the bit value carried by the second field is 01, it may indicate that the MG with index 1 is the first MG; when the bit value carried by the second field is 10, it may indicate that the MG with index 2 is the first MG; and when the bit value carried by the second field is 11, it may indicate that the MG with index 3 is the first MG.

[0283] In another implementation, assuming that the second field included in the first signaling can be used to carry two bit values, and assuming that the network device configures four MGs for the terminal, namely MG0, MG1, MG2, and MG3 in order, when the second field carries a bit value of 00, it may indicate that MG0 is the first MG; when the second field carries a bit value of 01, it may indicate that MG1 is the first MG; when the second field carries a bit value of 10, it may indicate that MG2 is the first MG; and when the second field carries a bit value of 11, it may indicate that MG3 is the first MG.

[0284] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the MG to be canceled may be one or more MGs among the at least one MG configured by the network device through the aforementioned configuration information, and / or the MG to be canceled may be a valid MG among the at least one MG. When the MG to be canceled is a valid MG, the index and / or order of the MG to be canceled is calculated according to the index and / or order of the valid GAP.

[0285] For example, assume that a network device has configured three MGs for a terminal through configuration information: MG#1, MG#2, and MG#3, corresponding to indexes 0, 1, and 2, respectively. An overlap conflict occurs between MG#2 and MG#3, meaning that MG#2 and MG#3 overlap in the time and / or frequency domains, and MG#3 has a higher priority. This indicates that MG#3 is the valid MG and MG#2 is not. In this case, it can be assumed that the network device actually has two MGs configured, and they are MG#1 and MG#3, in order. When the network device needs to indicate that MG#3 is the first MG through first signaling, the second field of the first signaling can carry the bit value corresponding to the "second order," for example, bit 01; or, the second field can carry the bit value corresponding to MG#3's index 2, for example, bit 10.

[0286] Method 2: The first signaling includes a third field (also called a third information field) and / or a fourth field (also called a fourth information field). The third and fourth fields are used to carry at least one bit value. The third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutively indicated first MGs. Optionally, the "consecutive number of indicated" can be understood as, for example, the number of consecutive MGs indicated as the first MG, starting from the "starting first MG." For example, assuming that the starting first MG indicated by the third field is the MG with the "second" order, and the consecutive number of indicated MGs indicated by the fourth field is "3," this indicates that the second MG, the third MG, and the fourth MG are first MGs.

[0287] Optionally, in one implementation, assuming that the third field included in the first signaling can carry a 2-bit value, the fourth field can carry a 2-bit value, and the number of MGs configured by the network device for the terminal is 6, namely MG0, MG1, MG2, MG3, MG4, and MG5. When the bit value carried by the third field is 00, it indicates that the starting first MG is MG0; when the bit value carried by the third field is 01, it indicates that the starting first MG is MG1; when the bit value carried by the third field is 10, it indicates that the starting first MG is MG2; when the bit value carried by the third field is 11, it indicates that the starting first MG is MG3.

[0288] When the bit value carried by the fourth field is 00, it indicates that the number of consecutive indications of the first MG is 1; when the bit value carried by the fourth field is 01, it indicates that the number of consecutive indications of the first MG is 2; when the bit value carried by the fourth field is 10, it indicates that the number of consecutive indications of the first MG is 3; when the bit value carried by the fourth field is 11, it indicates that the number of consecutive indications of the first MG is 4. In an example, assuming that the third field of the first signaling is 00 and the fourth field is 10, the first signaling indicates that MG0, MG1, and MG2 are the first MGs.

[0289] In some further embodiments, the first signaling may be used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling may indicate at least one of the following:

[0290] The first MG is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle, as shown in FIG2G ;

[0291] The first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG in the first measurement cycle are MGs to be cancelled, that is, the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG in the first measurement cycle in which the first signaling is sent are all cancelled, as shown in FIG2H .

[0292] Figures 2G and 2H are schematic diagrams illustrating first signaling indicating an MG to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 2G and 2H respectively illustrate three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs, namely, RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the first signaling indicates a first MG, and the first MG indicated by the first signaling is RRM gap 0, then when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of a second measurement cycle, the first measurement cycle is the second measurement cycle in Figures 2G and 2H. At this time, as shown in Figure 2G , RRM gap 0 may be the MG to be cancelled within the first measurement cycle, or, as shown in Figure 2H , both RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1 within the first measurement cycle may be MGs to be cancelled.

[0293] In some further embodiments, the first signaling may include a fifth field (also referred to as a fifth information field), which may be used to carry a bitmap. Each bit in the bitmap may correspond to at least one MG, and the data of the MGs corresponding to different bits may be different or the same. For example, each bit of the bitmap may correspond, from high to low, to at least one MG configured by the aforementioned configuration information, and the bit value carried by the bit may be used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled. For example, when the bit value carried by the bit is a first value, it indicates that the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled, and when the bit value carried by the bit is a second value, it indicates that the corresponding MG is not an MG to be cancelled; wherein, the MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period, and / or the MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period.

[0294] For example, in one implementation, it is assumed that the fifth field included in the first signaling is used to carry a 2-bit bitmap, and the number of MGs configured by the network device for the terminal is 2, namely RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1, wherein the high bit in the bitmap corresponds to RRM gap 0, and the low bit in the bitmap corresponds to RRM gap 1. Furthermore, it is assumed that when the bit in the bitmap is 1, it indicates that the MG corresponding to the bit is an MG to be cancelled, and when the bit in the bitmap is 0, it indicates that the MG corresponding to the bit is not an MG to be cancelled.

[0295] Optionally, Figures 2I and 2J are schematic diagrams of the first signaling indicating the MG to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 2I and 2J show three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs, namely: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the bitmap carried by the fifth field of the first signaling is 10, it means that RRM gap 0 is the MG to be cancelled, and RRM gap 1 is not the MG to be cancelled. At this time, when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of the second measurement cycle, the above-mentioned first measurement cycle is: the second measurement cycle in Figures 2I and 2J, and the above-mentioned second measurement cycle is: the third measurement cycle in Figures 2I and 2J. At this time, as shown in Figure 2I, the RRM gap 0 may be the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle and the second measurement cycle. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2J, the RRM gap 0 may be the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle.

[0296] In some further embodiments, the first signaling may include a fifth field, which may be used to carry a bitmap. For a detailed introduction to the bitmap, please refer to the description of the above embodiment; and, optionally, the MG to be canceled indicated by the first signaling may be the MG to be canceled in the first measurement cycle.

[0297] Optionally, Figure 2K is a schematic diagram of the first signaling indicating the MG to be canceled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2K shows three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs, namely: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the bitmap carried by the fifth field of the first signaling is 10, it means that RRM gap 0 is the MG to be canceled, and RRM gap 1 is not the MG to be canceled. At this time, when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of the second measurement cycle, the above-mentioned first measurement cycle is: the second measurement cycle in Figure 2K. At this time, as shown in Figure 2K, the RRM gap 0 may be the MG to be canceled within the first measurement cycle.

[0298] In some further embodiments, the first signaling may be used to indicate a first time period. The first signaling may also be used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0299] MGs within the first time period and MGs after the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled;

[0300] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0301] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period.

[0302] For a detailed description of “MG in the first time period, the first measurement cycle, and the second measurement cycle”, reference may be made to the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0303] Optionally, Figures 2L to 2N are schematic diagrams illustrating first signaling indicating MGs to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 2L to 2N illustrate three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the MGs within the first time period determined based on the first time period indicated by the first signaling include RRM gap 0, RRM gap 0 is an MG to be cancelled, while RRM gap 1 is not. In this case, when the first signaling is sent at the start of a second measurement cycle, the first measurement cycle is the second measurement cycle in Figures 2L to 2N, and the second measurement cycle is the third measurement cycle in Figures 2L to 2N. In this case, as shown in Figure 2L, RRM gap 0 and all subsequent MGs within the first measurement cycle may be MGs to be cancelled. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2M, RRM gap 0 may be an MG to be cancelled in both the first and second measurement cycles. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2N, RRM gap 0 may be an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle.

[0304] It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the first signaling used to indicate the first time period may include at least one of the following: the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the starting point of the first time period, the duration of the first time period, and the end point of the first time period. For example, the first signaling may include at least one of a sixth field, a seventh field, and an eighth field, and the sixth field, the seventh field, and the eighth field may be used to carry at least one bit value. The sixth field may be used to indicate the starting point of the first time period, the seventh field may be used to indicate the duration of the first time period, and the eighth field may be used to indicate the end point of the first time period.

[0305] For example, the first signaling may indicate the first time period by indicating the starting point of the first time period and the time length of the first time period, or the first signaling may indicate the first time period by indicating the end point of the first time period and the time length of the first time period, or the first signaling may indicate the first time period by indicating the end point of the first time period and the starting point of the first time period.

[0306] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first time period may also be predefined by the protocol. When the first time period is predefined by the protocol, it may be that as long as the network device sends the first signaling, it means that the first signaling indicates at least one of the following: the MG within the first time period and the MG after the first time period are both MGs to be cancelled, the MG within the first time period is both MGs to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle and the second measurement cycle, and the MG within the first time period is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle. Alternatively, it may be that when the first signaling sent by the network device carries the first value, the first signaling indicates at least one of the following: the MG within the first time period and the MG after the first time period are both MGs to be cancelled, the MG within the first time period is both MGs to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle and the second measurement cycle, and the MG within the first time period is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement cycle.

[0307] In some further embodiments, the first signaling may be used to indicate a first time period. The first signaling may also be used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0308] The MG in the first time period is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0309] The MGs in the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are located in the first measurement cycle are the MGs that need to be cancelled.

[0310] Optionally, Figures 2O and 2P are schematic diagrams illustrating first signaling indicating an MG to be cancelled according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 2O and 2P illustrate three measurement cycles, each of which includes two MGs: RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1. Assuming that the MGs within the first time period determined based on the first time period indicated by the first signaling include RRM gap 0, then RRM gap 0 is an MG to be cancelled, while RRM gap 1 is not. In this case, when the first signaling is sent at the starting point of the second measurement cycle, the first measurement cycle is the second measurement cycle in Figures 2O and 2P, and the second measurement cycle is the third measurement cycle in Figures 2O and 2P. In this case, as shown in Figure 2O, RRM gap 0 may be the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2P, both RRM gap 0 and RRM gap 1 may be MGs to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle.

[0311] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first time period may also be predefined by the protocol. When the first time period is predefined by the protocol, it may be that as long as the network device sends the first signaling, it represents that the first signaling indicates at least one of the following: the MG in the first time period is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle, and the MG in the first time period and the MG after the first time period are the MGs to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle. Alternatively, it may be that when the first signaling sent by the network device carries the first value, the first signaling indicates at least one of the following: the MG in the first time period is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle, and the MG in the first time period and the MG after the first time period are the MGs to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle.

[0312] Step 2104: The terminal cancels at least one MG to be cancelled based on the instruction of the first signaling.

[0313] Optionally, the terminal may first determine which MGs are to be cancelled based on the first signaling, and then cancel the at least one MG to be cancelled. For details on how the terminal determines the MG to be cancelled based on the first signaling, refer to the above steps.

[0314] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the above “the terminal cancels at least one MG to be canceled” can be understood as: the terminal interrupts / cancels / interrupts / deactivates / invalidates these MGs to be canceled. Or

[0315] In some other embodiments, "the terminal cancels at least one MG to be canceled" may be understood as: the terminal skips the RRM measurement on these MGs to be canceled. Or

[0316] In some other embodiments, “the terminal cancels at least one MG that needs to be canceled” may be understood as: the terminal performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements on these MGs that need to be canceled.

[0317] For the related introductions on “interrupting / canceling / suspending / deactivating / invalidating MG”, “skipping RRM measurement on MG”, and “performing non-GAP-based RRM measurement on MG”, please refer to the above step descriptions.

[0318] In the above embodiment, the network device may send a first signaling to indicate at least one MG to be canceled, and the terminal may receive the first signaling and cancel the at least one MG to be canceled based on the first signaling. Thus, it can be seen that the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for canceling an MG. When an MG conflicts with certain other services with higher priority (such as communication services), these MGs can be canceled by executing the method of the present disclosure, thereby ensuring that the other higher-priority services can be executed first, ensuring communication stability, and improving system capacity.

[0319] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 2101 to 2104. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 2101+S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0320] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0321] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0322] Step 3101: Send configuration information.

[0323] This step is optional, that is, the configuration information can be a predefined configuration and does not need to be sent over the network.

[0324] Step 3102: Send the first signaling.

[0325] For a detailed description of steps 3101 - 3102 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0326] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 3101 to 3102. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 3101+step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0327] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0328] FIG3B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0329] Step 3201: Send the first signaling.

[0330] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0331] Optionally, the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0332] Not performing measurement based on the gap GAP on the MG to be cancelled;

[0333] No measurement is performed on the MG to be cancelled;

[0334] Performing non-GAP-based measurements on the MG to be cancelled.

[0335] Optionally, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0336] When the first domain carries the first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0337] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0338] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0339] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0340] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0341] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0342] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0343] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0344] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0345] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0346] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0347] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0348] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0349] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0350] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0351] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0352] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0353] Optionally, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; wherein

[0354] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0355] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0356] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0357] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0358] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0359] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0360] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0361] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0362] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0363] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0364] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0365] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0366] Optionally, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0367] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0368] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0369] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including:

[0370] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0371] Optionally, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0372] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0373] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0374] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0375] The first time period.

[0376] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0377] Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0378] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0379] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0380] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0381] Optionally, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs in the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG in the at least one MG.

[0382] Optionally, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0383] Activated MG;

[0384] MG that was not cancelled;

[0385] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0386] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0387] Optionally, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0388] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0389] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0390] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0391] For a detailed introduction to step 3201, please refer to the content of the above embodiment.

[0392] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0393] FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0394] Step 4101: Receive configuration information. This step is optional, and the terminal may also determine configuration information based on a predefined method.

[0395] Step 4102: Determine at least one MG.

[0396] Step 4103: Receive the first signaling.

[0397] Step 4104: Cancel at least one MG to be cancelled based on the instruction of the first signaling.

[0398] For a detailed description of steps 4101-4104, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0399] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 4101 to 4104. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 4101+step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0400] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0401] FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0402] Step 4201: Receive the first signaling.

[0403] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0404] The terminal does not perform GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0405] The terminal does not perform measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0406] The terminal performs non-GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled.

[0407] Optionally, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0408] When the first domain carries the first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0409] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0410] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0411] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0412] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0413] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0414] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0415] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0416] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0417] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0418] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0419] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0420] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0421] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0422] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0423] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0424] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0425] Optionally, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; wherein

[0426] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0427] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0428] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0429] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0430] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0431] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0432] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0433] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0434] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0435] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0436] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0437] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0438] Optionally, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0439] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0440] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0441] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including:

[0442] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0443] Optionally, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0444] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0445] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0446] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0447] The first time period.

[0448] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0449] Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0450] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0451] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0452] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0453] Optionally, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs in the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG in the at least one MG.

[0454] Optionally, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0455] Activated MG;

[0456] MG that was not cancelled;

[0457] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0458] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0459] Optionally, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0460] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0461] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0462] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0463] For a detailed introduction to step 4201, please refer to the content of the above embodiment.

[0464] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0465] Figure 5 is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0466] Step 5101: The network device sends a first signaling;

[0467] Step 5102: The terminal receives the first signaling.

[0468] Optional implementations of steps 5101 and 5102 may refer to the description of the above embodiments.

[0469] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, the first device side, the network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0470] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps 5101 to 5102. For example, step 5101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 5102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0471] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0472] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0473] Optional embodiment 1

[0474] The base station configures RRM measurement GAP related configuration for the terminal. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and related configuration, at least one multi-coexisting MG pattern and related configuration, and at least one NCSG and related configuration.

[0475] The terminal determines at least one GAP based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, where the at least one GAP includes a valid GAP. The terminal performs RRM measurements based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, i.e., the terminal performs RRM measurements during a valid GAP. During the RRM measurement period, the terminal does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node. The valid GAP satisfies at least one of the following conditions: being activated, not being canceled, having the highest priority, having a higher priority, and not conflicting with other GAPs.

[0476] The base station indicates through the first signaling that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or instructs the terminal to skip RRM measurement on one or more GAPs, or instructs the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurement on one or more GAPs.

[0477] The first signaling is predefined by the protocol and is used to indicate that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or to instruct the terminal to skip RRM measurements on one or more GAPs, or to instruct the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more GAPs. The first signaling may be in the form of at least one of DCI, MAC CE, and RRC signaling.

[0478] The one or more GAPs can be either GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal or valid GAPs among the GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal. The terminal-configured GAPs include at least one of the following: at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration; at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Concurrent MG pattern and its related configuration; or at least one GAP determined by the base station using the NCSG and its related configuration. Furthermore, when one or more GAPs are valid GAPs, all counts and / or rankings are calculated from the valid GAP set.

[0479] The specific indication method of the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0480] Optional Example 1:

[0481] The first signaling indicates whether the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, which is one bit and indicates whether the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0482] In one implementation, when the first field indication bit is 1, it indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid; when the first field indication bit is 0, it indicates that the first GAP is not interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. Alternatively, when the first field indication bit is 1, it indicates that the first GAP is not interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid; when the first field indication bit is 0, it indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0483] As shown in FIG. 2B , when the first signaling indicates interruption / cancellation / interruption / deactivation / invalidation, all GAPs after the first signaling are interrupted / cancelled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated.

[0484] Optional Example 2:

[0485] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, which is at least one bit and indicates the index / order of the first GAP.

[0486] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is 2 bits. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, corresponding to indexes 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. When the first field indication bit is 00, the GAP corresponding to index 0 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 01, the GAP corresponding to index 1 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 10, the GAP corresponding to index 2 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 11, the GAP corresponding to index 3 is the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0487] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is 2 bits. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, and GAP3 in order. When the first field indication bit is 00, the first GAP0 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 01, the second GAP1 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 10, the third GAP2 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 11, the fourth GAP3 configured in order is the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0488] Optional Example 3:

[0489] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, the first field is a bitmap of at least one bit, and each bit corresponds to the configured GAP in descending order.

[0490] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is a 4-bit bitmap. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, and GAP3. When the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 1, the corresponding configured GAP is the first GAP; when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 0, the corresponding configured GAP is not the first GAP. Alternatively, when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 0, the corresponding configured GAP is the first GAP; when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 1, the corresponding configured GAP is not the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0491] Optional Example 4:

[0492] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes the following fields: a first field, which is at least one bit, used to indicate the index / order of the indicated starting GAP; and a second field, which is at least one bit, used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated GAPs.

[0493] In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first field of 2 bits and a second field of 2 bits. The base station configures six GAPs for the terminal, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, GAP3, GAP4, and GAP5. When the first field is 00, the starting GAP is GAP0; when the first field is 01, the starting GAP is GAP1; when the first field is 10, the starting GAP is GAP2; and when the first field is 11, the starting GAP is GAP3. When the second field is 00, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 1; when the second field is 01, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 2; when the second field is 10, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 3; and when the second field is 11, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 4. In one example, if the first field is 00 and the second field is 10, GAP0, GAP1, and GAP2 are the first GAPs. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0494] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid" can be replaced by "indicating that the terminal skips RRM measurement on the first GAP".

[0495] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid", when replaced by "indicating that the terminal performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements on the first GAP", means that the terminal still needs to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements during the first GAP.

[0496] Optional embodiment 2

[0497] The base station configures RRM measurement GAP related configuration for the terminal. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and related configuration, at least one multi-coexisting MG pattern and related configuration, and at least one NCSG and related configuration.

[0498] The terminal determines at least one GAP based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, where the at least one GAP includes a valid GAP. The terminal performs RRM measurements based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, i.e., the terminal performs RRM measurements during a valid GAP. During the RRM measurement period, the terminal does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node. The valid GAP satisfies at least one of the following conditions: being activated, not being canceled, having the highest priority, having a higher priority, and not conflicting with other GAPs.

[0499] The base station indicates through the first signaling that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or instructs the terminal to skip RRM measurement on one or more GAPs, or instructs the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurement on one or more GAPs.

[0500] The first signaling is only applicable to the current measurement period, and one or more GAPs can still be used for RRM measurement in other measurement periods. In other words, the first signaling indicates once that the one or more GAPs are temporarily invalid.

[0501] The first signaling is predefined by the protocol and is used to indicate that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or to instruct the terminal to skip RRM measurements on one or more GAPs, or to instruct the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more GAPs. The first signaling may be in the form of at least one of DCI, MAC CE, and RRC signaling.

[0502] The one or more GAPs can be either GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal or valid GAPs among the GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal. The terminal-configured GAPs include at least one of the following: at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration; at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Concurrent MG pattern and its related configuration; or at least one GAP determined by the base station using the NCSG and its related configuration. Furthermore, when one or more GAPs are valid GAPs, all counts and / or rankings are calculated from the valid GAP set.

[0503] The specific indication method of the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0504] Optional Example 1:

[0505] The first signaling indicates whether the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, which is one bit and indicates whether the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0506] In one implementation, when the first field indication bit is 1, it indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid; when the first field indication bit is 0, it indicates that the first GAP is not interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. Alternatively, when the first field indication bit is 1, it indicates that the first GAP is not interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid; when the first field indication bit is 0, it indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid.

[0507] As shown in FIG2C , when the first signaling indicates interruption / cancellation / interruption / deactivation / invalidation, only the GAP of the current RRM measurement period is interrupted / cancelled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated.

[0508] Optional Example 2:

[0509] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, which is at least one bit and indicates the index / order of the first GAP.

[0510] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is 2 bits. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, corresponding to indexes 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively. When the first field indication bit is 00, the GAP corresponding to index 0 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 01, the GAP corresponding to index 1 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 10, the GAP corresponding to index 2 is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 11, the GAP corresponding to index 3 is the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid in the current measurement period.

[0511] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is 2 bits. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, and GAP3 in order. When the first field indication bit is 00, the first GAP0 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 01, the second GAP1 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 10, the third GAP2 configured in order is the first GAP; when the first field indication bit is 11, the fourth GAP3 configured in order is the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid in the current measurement period.

[0512] Optional Example 3:

[0513] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes a first field, the first field is a bitmap of at least one bit, and each bit corresponds to the configured GAP in descending order.

[0514] In one implementation, the first field included in the first signaling is a 4-bit bitmap. The number of GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal is 4, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, and GAP3. When the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 1, the corresponding configured GAP is the first GAP; when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 0, the corresponding configured GAP is not the first GAP. Alternatively, when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 0, the corresponding configured GAP is the first GAP; when the bit value corresponding to the configured GAP is 1, the corresponding configured GAP is not the first GAP. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid in the current measurement period.

[0515] Optional Example 4:

[0516] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes the following fields: a first field, which is at least one bit, used to indicate the index / order of the indicated starting GAP; and a second field, which is at least one bit, used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated GAPs.

[0517] In one implementation, the first signaling includes a first field of 2 bits and a second field of 2 bits. The base station configures six GAPs for the terminal, namely GAP0, GAP1, GAP2, GAP3, GAP4, and GAP5. When the first field is 00, the starting GAP is GAP0; when the first field is 01, the starting GAP is GAP1; when the first field is 10, the starting GAP is GAP2; and when the first field is 11, the starting GAP is GAP3. When the second field is 00, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 1; when the second field is 01, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 2; when the second field is 10, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 3; and when the second field is 11, the number of consecutively indicated GAPs is 4. In one example, if the first field is 00 and the second field is 10, GAP0, GAP1, and GAP2 are the first GAPs. The terminal determines that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid in the current measurement period.

[0518] The first GAP may be at least one GAP configured by the base station through the Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration, the concurrent MG pattern and its related configuration, the NCSG and its related configuration, etc., or may be a valid GAP.

[0519] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid" can be replaced by "indicating that the terminal skips RRM measurement on the first GAP".

[0520] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid", when replaced by "indicating that the terminal performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements on the first GAP", means that the terminal still needs to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements during the first GAP.

[0521] Optional embodiment 3

[0522] The base station configures RRM measurement GAP related configuration for the terminal. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and related configuration, at least one multi-coexisting MG pattern and related configuration, and at least one NCSG and related configuration.

[0523] The terminal determines at least one GAP based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, where the at least one GAP includes a valid GAP. The terminal performs RRM measurements based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, i.e., the terminal performs RRM measurements during a valid GAP. During the RRM measurement period, the terminal does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node. The valid GAP satisfies at least one of the following conditions: being activated, not being canceled, having the highest priority, having a higher priority, and not conflicting with other GAPs.

[0524] The base station indicates through the first signaling that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or instructs the terminal to skip RRM measurement on one or more GAPs, or instructs the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurement on one or more GAPs.

[0525] The first signaling is predefined by the protocol and is used to indicate that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or to instruct the terminal to skip RRM measurements on one or more GAPs, or to instruct the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more GAPs. The first signaling may be in the form of at least one of DCI, MAC CE, and RRC signaling.

[0526] The one or more GAPs can be either GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal or valid GAPs among the GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal. The terminal-configured GAPs include at least one of the following: at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration; at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Concurrent MG pattern and its related configuration; or at least one GAP determined by the base station using the NCSG and its related configuration. Furthermore, when one or more GAPs are valid GAPs, all counts and / or rankings are calculated from the valid GAP set.

[0527] The specific indication method of the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0528] Optional Example 1:

[0529] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes the following fields: a first field indicating the starting point of the first time period; a second field indicating the length of the first time period. The first GAP within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the GAP time domain completely falls within the first time period, the GAP time domain overlaps with the first time period, or the distance between the GAP and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0530] As shown in FIG. 2L or FIG. 5B , when the first signaling indicates a first time period, all GAPs after the first time period are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated except for the GAP in the first time period.

[0531] As shown in FIG. 2M , when the first signaling indicates the first time period, in addition to the GAP in the first time period being interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated, the corresponding GAP after the first time period is also interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated.

[0532] Optional Example 2:

[0533] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid. The first signaling includes at least one of the following fields: a first field indicating the start point of the first time period; a third field indicating the end point of the first time period. The first GAP within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the GAP time domain completely falls within the first time period, the GAP time domain overlaps with the first time period, and the distance between the GAP and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0534] Optional Example 3:

[0535] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated. The first signaling includes at least one of the following fields: a second field indicating the length of the first time period; and a third field indicating the end point of the first time period. The GAP within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the GAP time domain completely falls within the first time period, the GAP time domain overlaps with the first time period, and the distance between the GAP and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0536] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP in the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid" can be replaced by "indicating that the terminal skips RRM measurement on the first GAP in the first time period".

[0537] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid", when replaced by "indicating that the terminal performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements on the first GAP within the first time period", means that the terminal still needs to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements during the first GAP within the first time period.

[0538] Optional embodiment 4

[0539] The base station configures RRM measurement GAP related configuration for the terminal. The RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and related configuration, at least one multi-coexisting MG pattern and related configuration, and at least one NCSG and related configuration.

[0540] The terminal determines at least one GAP based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, where the at least one GAP includes a valid GAP. The terminal performs RRM measurements based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, i.e., the terminal performs RRM measurements during a valid GAP. During the RRM measurement period, the terminal does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node. The valid GAP satisfies at least one of the following conditions: being activated, not being canceled, having the highest priority, having a higher priority, and not conflicting with other GAPs.

[0541] The base station indicates through the first signaling that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or instructs the terminal to skip RRM measurement on one or more GAPs, or instructs the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurement on one or more GAPs.

[0542] The first signaling is only applicable to the current measurement period, and one or more GAPs can still be used for RRM measurement in other measurement periods. In other words, the first signaling indicates once that the one or more GAPs are temporarily invalid.

[0543] The first signaling is predefined by the protocol and is used to indicate that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid, or to instruct the terminal to skip RRM measurements on one or more GAPs, or to instruct the terminal to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more GAPs. The first signaling may be in the form of at least one of DCI, MAC CE, and RRC signaling.

[0544] The one or more GAPs can be either GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal or valid GAPs among the GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal. The terminal-configured GAPs include at least one of the following: at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration; at least one GAP determined by the base station using the Concurrent MG pattern and its related configuration; or at least one GAP determined by the base station using the NCSG and its related configuration. Furthermore, when one or more GAPs are valid GAPs, all counts and / or rankings are calculated from the valid GAP set.

[0545] The specific indication method of the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0546] Optional Example 1:

[0547] The first signaling indicates that the first gap within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated. The first signaling includes the following fields: a first field indicating the starting point of the first time period; a second field indicating the length of the first time period. The gap within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the gap time domain completely falls within the first time period, the gap time domain overlaps with the first time period, or the distance between the gap and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0548] As shown in FIG5C , when the first signaling indicates the first time period, only the GAP in the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated.

[0549] Optional Example 2:

[0550] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated. The first signaling includes at least one of the following fields: a first field indicating the start point of the first time period; a third field indicating the end point of the first time period. The GAP within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the GAP time domain completely falls within the first time period, the GAP time domain overlaps with the first time period, and the distance between the GAP and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0551] Optional Example 3:

[0552] The first signaling indicates that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalidated. The first signaling includes at least one of the following fields: a second field indicating the length of the first time period; and a third field indicating the end point of the first time period. The GAP within the first time period includes at least one of the following: the GAP time domain completely falls within the first time period, the GAP time domain overlaps with the first time period, and the distance between the GAP and the first time period is less than 4 ms. The measurement unit of the first time period can be an absolute time unit or a relative measurement unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, radio frames, etc.

[0553] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP in the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid" can be replaced by "indicating that the terminal skips RRM measurement on the first GAP in the first time period".

[0554] In the above optional examples 1 to 4, the first signaling "indicating that the first GAP within the first time period is interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid", when replaced by "indicating that the terminal performs non-GAP-based RRM measurements on the first GAP within the first time period", means that the terminal still needs to perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements during the first GAP within the first time period.

[0555] Optional embodiment 5

[0556] In the above optional embodiments 1 to 5, the RMM measurement period can be either a time period or a period of time. Specifically, it includes at least one of the following:

[0557] The measurement period of a certain GAP configured by the base station for the terminal;

[0558] The union of measurement periods of multiple overlapping GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal;

[0559] The union of measurement periods of multiple GAPs configured by the base station for the terminal;

[0560] An indication time period configured by the base station for the terminal to indicate that one or more GAPs are interrupted / canceled / interrupted / deactivated / invalid;

[0561] An indication time period configured by the base station for the terminal to instruct the terminal to proactively skip RRM measurements on one or more GAPs;

[0562] The base station configures an indication time period for the terminal to instruct the terminal to actively perform non-GAP-based RRM measurements on one or more GAPs.

[0563] The measurement unit of the RMM measurement period can be an absolute time unit or a relative time unit. Absolute time units include hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds. Relative time units include time domain symbols, mini-slots, slots, radio subframes, and radio frames.

[0564] From the above, it can be seen that the method disclosed herein mainly includes at least one of the following:

[0565] 1) The network indicates that one or more GAPs are interrupted and other periods are invalid, that is, once the indication is given, the one or more GAPs are permanently invalid;

[0566] 2) The network indicates that one or more GAPs are interrupted, and other periods are still valid, that is, one indication temporarily invalidates the one or more GAPs;

[0567] 3) The network indicates that the GAP in the first time period is interrupted and other periods are invalid, that is, one indication makes one or more GAPs permanently invalid;

[0568] 4) The network indicates that the GAP in the first time period is interrupted, and other periods are still valid, that is, one indication is made that one or more GAPs are temporarily invalid.

[0569] 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.

[0570] 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.

[0571] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, 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, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the process of hardware circuit configuration, which 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.

[0572] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , it includes:

[0573] The transceiver module is configured to send a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0574] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the network device in any of the above methods. The network device may further include a processing module, which is used to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the network device in any of the above methods. Detailed description is omitted here.

[0575] Optionally, the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0576] Not performing measurement based on the gap GAP on the MG to be cancelled;

[0577] No measurement is performed on the MG to be cancelled;

[0578] Performing non-GAP-based measurements on the MG to be cancelled.

[0579] Optionally, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0580] When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0581] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0582] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0583] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0584] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0585] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0586] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0587] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0588] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0589] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0590] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0591] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0592] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0593] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0594] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0595] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0596] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0597] Optionally, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; wherein

[0598] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0599] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0600] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0601] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0602] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0603] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0604] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0605] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0606] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0607] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0608] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0609] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0610] Optionally, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0611] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0612] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0613] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including:

[0614] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0615] Optionally, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0616] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0617] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0618] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0619] The first time period.

[0620] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0621] Sending configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0622] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0623] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0624] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0625] Optionally, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs in the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG in the at least one MG.

[0626] Optionally, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0627] Activated MG;

[0628] MG that was not cancelled;

[0629] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0630] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0631] Optionally, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0632] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0633] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0634] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0635] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , it includes:

[0636] The transceiver module is configured to receive a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

[0637] Optionally, the transceiver module is used to execute the steps related to "transmitting and receiving" executed by the terminal in any of the above methods. The terminal may also include a processing module, which is used to execute the steps related to "processing" executed by the terminal in any of the above methods. No further details will be given here.

[0638] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0639] The terminal does not perform GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0640] The terminal does not perform measurement on the MG to be cancelled;

[0641] The terminal performs non-GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled.

[0642] Optionally, the first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; wherein

[0643] When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0644] The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled;

[0645] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or,

[0646] When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0647] The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0648] The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled;

[0649] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

[0650] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0651] The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0652] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0653] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0654] The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0655] The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled;

[0656] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0657] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following:

[0658] The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG;

[0659] The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

[0660] Optionally, the first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; wherein

[0661] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or

[0662] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or

[0663] The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period;

[0664] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0665] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period;

[0666] The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0667] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled;

[0668] The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period;

[0669] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle;

[0670] The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period;

[0671] The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled;

[0672] The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

[0673] Optionally, the MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following:

[0674] an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period;

[0675] The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

[0676] Optionally, the first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including:

[0677] The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

[0678] Optionally, the measurement period includes at least one of the following:

[0679] MG measurement period of any MG;

[0680] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs;

[0681] The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs;

[0682] The first time period.

[0683] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0684] Receive configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following:

[0685] One or more pre-configured MGs;

[0686] One or more concurrent MGs;

[0687] One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

[0688] Optionally, the MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs in the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG in the at least one MG.

[0689] Optionally, the valid MG includes at least one of the following:

[0690] Activated MG;

[0691] MG that was not cancelled;

[0692] MG with a higher priority than the first level;

[0693] A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

[0694] Optionally, the first signaling includes at least one of the following:

[0695] Downlink control information DCI signaling;

[0696] Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling;

[0697] Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0698] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user device or the first device described above), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal in implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 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.

[0699] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 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 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0700] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0701] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0702] 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.

[0703] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0704] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. 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.

[0705] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0706] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

[0707] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0708] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0709] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes 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.

[0710] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0711] 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.

[0712] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0713] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0714] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0715] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following: Not performing measurement based on the gap GAP on the MG to be cancelled; No measurement is performed on the MG to be cancelled; Performing non-GAP-based measurements on the MG to be cancelled.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following: The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled; The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or, When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following: The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled; The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following: The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following: The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG; The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

7. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first signaling is used to indicate a first time period; The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following: The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled; The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period; The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle; The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein The MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following: an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period; The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

9. The method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein The first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including: The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

10. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that: The measurement period includes at least one of the following: MG measurement period of any MG; The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs; The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs; The first time period.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein: The method further comprises: The network device sends configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following: One or more pre-configured MGs; One or more concurrent MGs; One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs among the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG among the at least one MG.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The valid MG includes at least one of the following: Activated MG; MG that was not cancelled; MG with a higher priority than the first level; A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein: The first signaling includes at least one of the following: Downlink control information DCI signaling; Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling; Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

15. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal receives first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one MG to be cancelled.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The method further comprises at least one of the following: The terminal does not perform GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled; The terminal does not perform measurement on the MG to be cancelled; The terminal performs non-GAP-based measurement on the MG to be cancelled.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein: The first signaling includes a first field, and the first field is used to carry at least one bit value; When the first domain carries a first value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following: The MG after the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled; The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is the MG to be cancelled; or, When the first domain carries the second value, the first signaling is used to indicate at least one of the following: The MG after the first signaling is not the MG to be cancelled; The MG after the first signaling in the first measurement period is not the MG to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling occurs.

18. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein: The first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, and the first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following: The first MG and the MGs following the first MG are all MGs to be cancelled; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period; The first MG is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; The MGs in the first measurement cycle among the first MG and the MGs subsequent to the first MG are MGs to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein The first signaling is used to indicate at least one first MG, including at least one of the following: The first signaling includes at least one second field, where the second field is used to carry at least one bit value, and the second field is used to indicate an index and / or order of the first MG; The first signaling includes a third field and / or a fourth field, the third field and the fourth field are used to carry at least one bit value, the third field is used to indicate the index and / or order of the starting first MG of the at least one first MG, and the fourth field is used to indicate the number of consecutive indicated first MGs.

20. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein The first signaling includes a fifth field, the fifth field is used to carry a bitmap, each bit in the bitmap corresponds to an MG, and the bit value carried by the bit is used to indicate whether the corresponding MG is an MG to be cancelled; The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is an MG to be cancelled in both the first measurement period and the second measurement period; and / or The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; and / or The MG to be cancelled indicated by the first signaling is the MG to be cancelled in the first measurement period; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

21. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein: The first signaling is used to indicate a first time period; The first signaling is further used to indicate at least one of the following: The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period are all MGs to be cancelled; The MGs in the first time period are all MGs that need to be cancelled in the first measurement period and the second measurement period; The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the first measurement cycle; The MG in the first time period is an MG to be cancelled in the second measurement period; The MGs within the first time period and the MGs after the first time period that are in the first measurement cycle are the MGs to be cancelled; The first measurement period is the measurement period in which the first signaling is located; and the second measurement period is part or all of the measurement periods after the first measurement period.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The MG in the first time period includes at least one of the following: an MG whose time domain position at least partially overlaps with the first time period; The MG whose time domain position is less than a first threshold from the first time period.

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, wherein: The first signaling is used to indicate a first time period, including: The first signaling is used to indicate at least one of a start point of the first time period, a duration of the first time period, and an end point of the first time period.

24. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 23, wherein: The measurement period includes at least one of the following: MG measurement period of any MG; The union of MG measurement periods of multiple overlapping MGs; The union of MG measurement periods of multiple MGs; The first time period.

25. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 24, wherein: The method further comprises: The terminal receives configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure at least one MG, where the at least one MG includes at least one of the following: One or more pre-configured MGs; One or more concurrent MGs; One or more network controlled small gaps NCSG.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein: The MG to be cancelled is one or more MGs among the at least one MG, and / or the MG to be cancelled is a valid MG among the at least one MG.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein The valid MG includes at least one of the following: Activated MG; MG that was not cancelled; MG with a higher priority than the first level; A MG that has not clashed with other MGs.

28. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 27, wherein: The first signaling includes at least one of the following: Downlink control information DCI signaling; Media access control layer control unit MAC CE signaling; Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

29. A communication method, used in a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the method comprising: The network device sends a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be canceled; The terminal receives the first signaling.

30. A network device, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to send a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

31. A terminal, characterized in that: include: The transceiver module is configured to receive a first signaling, where the first signaling is used to indicate at least one measurement gap MG to be cancelled.

32. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions are stored in the memory, and when the instructions are executed by the processor, the communication device executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 or claims 15 to 28.

33. A communication system, characterized in that: The method comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the network device is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and the terminal is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 15 to 28.

34. 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 according to any one of claims 1 to 14 or claims 15 to 28.

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