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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method is executed by the terminal. The method comprises: measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell on the basis of a first transceiver of the terminal, wherein the terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell. A communication mechanism of the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can be adapted to different types of terminals.

Description

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

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

[0002] In the field of communication technology, there are two types of terminals. One type of terminal has a low power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR) that can receive all reference signals, while the other type of terminal has a LP-WUR that can only receive part of the reference signals.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] After different types of terminals are introduced, the communication mechanism needs to be adjusted.

[0005] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, where the method is performed by a terminal and includes:

[0007] measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell;

[0008] The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0009] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method being performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0010] receiving second information sent by the terminal;

[0011] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0012] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, the method comprising:

[0013] The terminal sends second information to the network device;

[0014] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0016] The processing module is configured to:

[0017] measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell;

[0018] The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0019] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the network device including:

[0020] The transceiver module is configured as follows:

[0021] receiving second information sent by the terminal;

[0022] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0023] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, which includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method provided by the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method provided by the second aspect.

[0024] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising:

[0025] one or more processors;

[0026] The terminal is used to execute the communication method described in the first aspect.

[0027] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, the network device including:

[0028] one or more processors;

[0029] Wherein, the network device is used to execute the communication method described in the second aspect.

[0030] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method provided by the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0031] The communication mechanism of the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be adapted to two different types of terminals.

[0032] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0034] FIG1a is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] FIG1b is a schematic diagram of an NCSG according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0036] FIG2a is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0037] FIG3a is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0038] FIG3 b is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0039] FIG4a is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0040] FIG4b is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0041] FIG5a is a schematic flow chart showing a communication method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0042] FIG6a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0043] FIG6b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0044] FIG7a is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0045] Fig. 7b is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0047] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is executed by a terminal and includes:

[0048] measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell;

[0049] The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the terminal in the RRC connection state can measure the reference signal of the neighboring cell based on the first transceiver that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell. In this way, the terminal can reduce the terminal situation of the service and bring a better experience to the user.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

[0052] In the above embodiment, since the first transceiver is a low-power wake-up receiver, energy saving is achieved while measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0055] receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0056] The first information is used to request the terminal to report second information; the second information is used to indicate: whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell on a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the network device may request, through the first information, the second information indicating whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell on the first frequency.

[0058] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, receiving the first information sent by the network device includes one of the following:

[0060] receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information;

[0061] An RRC connection recovery message is received, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the first information may be received via an RRC connection reconfiguration message or an RRC connection recovery message, and the receiving method is more flexible.

[0063] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0064] sending second information to the network device;

[0065] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0066] In the above embodiment, after sending the second information to the network device to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at the first frequency, the network device can clearly determine whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at the first frequency.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0068] The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG).

[0069] The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

[0070] In the above embodiment, the network device is able to determine the type of the measurement interval and the reason why the type of the measurement interval is NCSG.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0072] A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency;

[0073] The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0074] In the above embodiment, the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG may be reported to the network device.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the second information to the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0076] Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information;

[0077] Send an RRC connection recovery complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

[0078] In the above embodiment, the second information may be sent to the network device via an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message or an RRC connection recovery complete message, and the sending method is more flexible.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0080] receiving third information sent by the network device;

[0081] The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

[0082] In the above embodiments, the network device may be configured with the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in the above embodiments, the terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0084] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0085] fourth information sent to the network device;

[0086] The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0087] In the above embodiment, the network device may determine, based on the fourth information, whether the terminal supports or does not support the terminal reporting the NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0089] In the above embodiment, the terminal supports the first NCSG while supporting the second NCSG.

[0090] In the above embodiment, in a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, which is executed by a network device, and includes:

[0091] receiving second information sent by the terminal;

[0092] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiments, the first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

[0094] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiments, the reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0096] The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG).

[0097] The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0099] A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency;

[0100] The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0101] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the second information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0102] receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information;

[0103] Receive an RRC connection recovery complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

[0104] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the method further includes:

[0105] Sending first information to the terminal;

[0106] The first information is used to request the terminal to report the second information.

[0107] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network E-UTRA or a frequency of a New Radio NR.

[0108] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, sending the first information to the terminal includes one of the following:

[0109] Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information;

[0110] An RRC connection recovery message is sent to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

[0111] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the method further includes:

[0112] sending third information to the terminal;

[0113] The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

[0114] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiments, the terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0115] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiment, the method further includes:

[0116] receiving fourth information sent by the terminal;

[0117] The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0118] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in the above embodiments, the condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0119] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, the method comprising:

[0120] The terminal sends second information to the network device;

[0121] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0122] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising:

[0123] The processing module is configured as the processing module is configured to:

[0124] measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell;

[0125] The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0126] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0127] a transceiver module, configured to receive second information sent by the terminal;

[0128] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0129] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information indication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, the terminal is configured to implement the communication method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0130] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, the terminal including:

[0131] one or more processors;

[0132] The terminal is used to execute the communication method provided by the first aspect.

[0133] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, the network device including:

[0134] one or more processors;

[0135] The network device is used to execute the communication method provided in the second aspect.

[0136] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the communication method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0137] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0138] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0139] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects above.

[0140] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform 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.

[0141] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, an access network device, a communication system, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms communication method, information processing method, information transmission method, etc. are interchangeable, and the terms communication system, information processing system, etc. are interchangeable.

[0142] 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.

[0143] 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.

[0144] 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.

[0145] 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.

[0146] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0147] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0148] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0149] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0150] 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.

[0151] 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.

[0152] 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.

[0153] 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.

[0154] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0155] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0156] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0157] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "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.

[0158] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0159] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0160] 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.

[0161] FIG1a is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0162] As shown in FIG. 1 a , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0163] In some embodiments, the network device 102 includes an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0164] 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.

[0165] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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.

[0168] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or device groups, each including all or part of the one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0169] 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 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0170] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1a, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1a are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or a portion of the entities shown in FIG1a, or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1a. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0171] 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).

[0172] In some embodiments, a power-saving signal, namely a wakeup signal or downlink control information (DCP) for power saving, is introduced. The wakeup signal (WUS) is a low-power detection signal. If the UE detects the WUS signal, it means that it needs to monitor the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). However, if the WUS is not detected, the UE skips monitoring the PDCCH.

[0173] In some embodiments, for idle discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios, a power saving signal (PEI, Paging Early Indicator) is usually configured before a paging occasion (PO, Paging Occasion). If the UE does not detect the power saving signal, it needs to skip the Paging DCI, otherwise it needs to monitor the Paging DCI.

[0174] In some embodiments, the connected state is enhanced by introducing a PDCCH skipping mechanism, that is, PDCCH skipping will be carried in the DCI to notify the user to skip monitoring for a period of time or switch the search space group.

[0175] In the power saving mechanism, no matter what kind of power saving signal is being sent, the terminal's modem or transceiver is required to detect the power saving signal. A separate transceiver (first transceiver, low power wake-up receiver, hereinafter referred to as LP-WUR) is introduced to receive the power saving signal, and the terminal's modem part or main radio part (second transceiver, or main transceiver) can only be awakened after the separate transceiver is awakened, otherwise the modem part will remain in a dormant state. Here, the dormant state can be the state where the modem is turned off or some functions of the modem are turned off, which is not limited here.

[0176] In some embodiments, this can be achieved by using a wake-up signal to trigger a primary transceiver and a separate transceiver that has the ability to monitor the wake-up signal with ultra-low power consumption. The primary transceiver is used for data transmission and reception and can be turned off or set to deep sleep unless turned on.

[0177] In some embodiments, for the idle state or inactive state, the LP-WUS is specified to indicate the procedures and configurations of the paging monitoring triggered by the LP-WUS, including at least the configuration, subgrouping and entry or exit conditions of the LP-WUS monitoring (RAN2, RAN1, RAN3, RAN4); a periodic low power synchronization signal (LP-SS) is specified for the LP-WUR, Yms is specified for synchronization, and radio resource management (RRM) is specified for the serving cell. (RAN1, RAN4); LP-SS is based on OOK-1 and / or OOK-4 waveforms with or without overlapping orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) sequences. Further downward selection between OFDM sequences with and without overlap will be completed within the WI. Note: For LP-WUR capable of receiving existing PSS / SSS, the existing PSS / SSS can be used for synchronization and RRM instead of LP-SS. Y will be determined within the WI. 320 milliseconds is the starting point. Further RRM relaxations are specified for UE MR (Master Transceiver) for serving and neighbor cell measurements, and offloading of UE serving cell RRM measurements from MR to LP-WUR, including necessary conditions (RAN4, RAN2).

[0178] In some embodiments, for the connected state, a procedure is specified to allow UE MR PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS, including activation and deactivation procedures of LP-WUS monitoring (RAN2, RAN1); possible TU adjustment in RAN2 is checked in RAN#105; Note: In the connected mode, UE MR ultra-deep sleep is not considered, and terminal RRM, radio link monitoring (RLM), bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) and / or channel state information (CSI) measurement are performed by MR.

[0179] In some embodiments, a network controlled small gap (NCSG) is introduced.

[0180] In some embodiments, the UE reports the NCSG capability to the network through the RRCReconfigurationComplete or RRCResumeComplete message. Taking the UE's NCSG capability for NR as an example, what is reported to the base station are mainly the same-frequency and different-frequency gaps (including three types, gap, ncsg, and nogap-noncsg. Among them, gap means that the UE needs a measurement gap, and ncsg means that the UE needs a Network Controlled Small Gap. Nogap-noncsg means that the UE does not need either gap or ncsg). If the UE reports nogap-noncsg, it means that the UE can perform measurements without any interruption at this frequency or cell. This situation is generally based on the UE having a completely independent and concurrent radio frequency path, such as based on CA capability. In addition, please refer to Figure 1b, which defines the NCSG pattern, which is configured by the base station, including the visible terminal length (VIL, Visible Interruption Length), measurement length (ML, Measurement Length), and visible terminal repetition period (VIRP, Visible Interruption Repetition Period). During VIL1 and VIL2, the UE does not expect to send or receive any data. VIL1 is the visible interruption length before ML, and VIL2 is the visible interruption length after ML. During ML, the UE will continue to perform DL reception or UL transmission with the serving cell.

[0181] It can be seen that when in the connected state, in addition to the main transceiver, at this time, if the LP-WUR can receive the primary synchronization signal (PSS, Primary Synchronization Signal) or the secondary synchronization signal (SSS, Secondary Synchronization Signal) signal, it can also be used as an additional transceiver for neighboring cell measurement. At this time, the main transceiver can reduce the interruption of the original service. The present disclosure provides a method for performing neighboring cell measurement using LR-WUR.

[0182] FIG2a is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0183] Step S2101: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0184] In some embodiments, the terminal receives first information sent by the network device.

[0185] In some embodiments, the network device may be an access network device.

[0186] In some embodiments, the terminal comprises a first transceiver and a second transceiver.

[0187] In this disclosure, a transceiver may refer to a receiver having a receiving function, or a transceiver having both a transmitting and receiving function. For example, a first transceiver may be a receiver having a receiving function, or the first transceiver may be a transceiver having both a transmitting and receiving function. A second transceiver may be a receiver having a receiving function, or the second transceiver may be a transceiver having both a transmitting and receiving function.

[0188] In some embodiments, the power consumption of the first transceiver when in operation is lower than the power consumption of the second transceiver when in operation.

[0189] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is a LP-WUR.

[0190] In some embodiments, the first transceiver may support measurement of a reference signal of a neighboring cell.

[0191] In some embodiments, the reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0192] In some embodiments, the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell, which can also be understood as the terminal equipped with the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0193] However, it should be noted that not all terminals equipped with the first transceiver support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0194] In some embodiments, the first information is used to request the terminal to report second information.

[0195] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell on the first frequency.

[0196] In some embodiments, the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0197] In some embodiments, the first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

[0198] In some embodiments, the access network device sends a command to the terminal, where the command includes first information for requesting the terminal to report whether it supports measuring a reference of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a specific target frequency point or target frequency band.

[0199] In some embodiments, the target frequency bands may be E-UTRA target bands or NR target bands.

[0200] In some embodiments, the terminal receives an RRC connection reconfiguration message sent by an access network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal receives an RRC connection resumption (Resume) message sent by an access network device, wherein the RRC connection resumption message includes the first information.

[0202] Step S2102: The terminal sends second information to the network device.

[0203] In some embodiments, the network device receives second information sent by the terminal.

[0204] In some embodiments, the terminal may actively send the second information to the network device.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal may send the second information to the network device based on a request from the network device.

[0206] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the terminal sends the second information to the network device.

[0207] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell on a first frequency.

[0208] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate that the type of the measurement gap is a network controlled small gap NCSG.

[0209] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate that the reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

[0210] In some embodiments, the NCSG used by the terminal to measure the neighboring cell reference signal using the first type of transceiver (low-power receiver) and the NCSG used by the terminal to measure the neighboring cell reference signal using the second type of transceiver (primary transceiver) may be different. For example, the length of the VIL portion of the NCSG used by the first type of transceiver to measure the neighboring cell reference signal and the length of the NCSG used by the second type of transceiver to measure the neighboring cell reference signal may be different.

[0211] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is also used to indicate: a first NCSG, which is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency; and a second NCSG, which is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of a neighboring cell using the second transceiver at a first frequency.

[0212] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is also used to indicate: a first NCSG, which is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0213] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is also used to indicate: a second NCSG, which is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terminal sends an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information.

[0215] In some embodiments, the terminal sends an RRC connection recovery complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

[0216] Step S2103: The network device sends third information to the terminal.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terminal receives third information sent by the network device.

[0218] In some embodiments, the third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0220] In some embodiments, the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using a second transceiver on a first frequency.

[0221] In some embodiments, the terminal is a terminal that supports the first NCSG.

[0222] In some embodiments, the terminal supports the first NCSG on the condition that the terminal supports the second NCSG.

[0223] Step S2104: The terminal sends fourth information to the network device.

[0224] In some embodiments, the network device receives fourth information sent by the terminal.

[0225] In some embodiments, the fourth information is used to indicate support or non-support for the terminal to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0226] In some embodiments, the fourth information can be used to indicate support or non-support for reporting NCSG and measurement interval requirement information of LP-WUR based synchronization signal block (SSB) measurements in the UE response to the network configuration RRC message.

[0227] Step S2105: The terminal measures the reference signal of the neighboring cell based on the first transceiver of the terminal.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control RRC connected state.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0230] In some embodiments, the term "information" can be interchangeable with terms such as "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "field", and "data".

[0231] In some embodiments, the term "send" can be interchanged with terms such as "transmit", "report", and "transmit".

[0232] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2105. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2101 combined with step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 combined with step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2103 combined with step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104 combined with step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 combined with steps S2103 and S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2101 combined with steps S2102, S2103, and S2105 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be implemented independently, or, if there is no contradiction, the order of the steps can be arbitrarily changed and they can be freely combined for implementation.

[0233] FIG3a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0234] Step S3101 obtains the first information.

[0235] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0236] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the first information sent by the access network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

[0237] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains first information specified by the protocol.

[0238] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the first information from an upper layer(s).

[0239] In some embodiments, the terminal performs processing to obtain the first information.

[0240] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the first information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0241] Step S3102: Send second information to the network device.

[0242] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0243] Step S3103: Obtain third information.

[0244] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal receives the third information sent by the access network device, but is not limited thereto, and may also receive the third information sent by other entities.

[0246] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains third information specified by the protocol.

[0247] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains the third information from upper layer(s).

[0248] In some embodiments, the terminal performs processing to obtain the third information.

[0249] In some embodiments, step S3103 is omitted, and the terminal autonomously implements the function indicated by the third information, or the above function is default or acquiescent.

[0250] Step S3104: Send the fourth information to the network device.

[0251] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0252] Step S3105: measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell based on the first transceiver of the terminal.

[0253] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2105 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0254] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3105. For example, step S3101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S3101 combined with step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 combined with step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 combined with step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3104 combined with step S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 combined with steps S3103 and S3105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101 combined with steps S3102, S3103, and S3105 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It should be noted that each step can be implemented independently, or, if there is no contradiction, the order of the steps can be arbitrarily changed and they can be freely combined for implementation.

[0255] FIG3b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0256] Step S3201: measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell based on a first transceiver of the terminal.

[0257] In some embodiments, the terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

[0258] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

[0260] In some embodiments, the reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0261] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0262] receiving first information sent by a network device;

[0263] The first information is used to request the terminal to report second information; the second information is used to indicate: whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell on a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0264] In some embodiments, the first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

[0265] In some embodiments, the receiving the first information sent by the network device includes one of the following:

[0266] receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information;

[0267] An RRC connection recovery message is received, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

[0268] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0269] sending second information to the network device;

[0270] The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0271] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0272] The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG).

[0273] The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0275] A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency;

[0276] The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0277] In some embodiments, sending the second information to the network device includes one of the following:

[0278] Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information;

[0279] Send an RRC connection recovery complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

[0280] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0281] receiving third information sent by the network device;

[0282] The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

[0283] In some embodiments, the terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG supporting measurement of a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0284] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0285] fourth information sent to the network device;

[0286] The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0287] In some embodiments, the condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0288] FIG4a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4a, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0289] Step S4101: The network device sends first information to the terminal.

[0290] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0291] Step S4102: Obtain second information.

[0292] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0293] In some embodiments, the access network device receives the second information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

[0294] In some embodiments, the access network device obtains second information specified by the protocol.

[0295] In some embodiments, the access network device obtains the second information from an upper layer(s).

[0296] In some embodiments, the access network device performs processing to obtain the second information.

[0297] In some embodiments, step S4102 is omitted, and the core network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the second information, or the above function is default or by default.

[0298] Step S4103: Send third information to the terminal.

[0299] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0300] Step S4104: Obtain fourth information.

[0301] The optional implementation of step S4104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2a and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0302] In some embodiments, the access network device receives the fourth information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

[0303] In some embodiments, the access network device obtains fourth information specified by the protocol.

[0304] In some embodiments, the access network device obtains the fourth information from an upper layer(s).

[0305] In some embodiments, the access network device performs processing to obtain the fourth information.

[0306] In some embodiments, step S4102 is omitted, and the core network device autonomously implements the function indicated by the fourth information, or the above function is default or default.

[0307] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4104. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S4101 combined with step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited to this. It should be noted that each step can be implemented independently, or, if there is no contradiction, the order can be arbitrarily changed and freely combined for implementation.

[0308] FIG4b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by the network device 102, and the method includes:

[0309] Step S4201: Receive the second information sent by the terminal.

[0310] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measurement of a reference signal of a neighboring cell on a first frequency, where the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0311] In some embodiments, the optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0312] In some embodiments, the first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

[0313] In some embodiments, the reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

[0314] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0315] The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG).

[0316] The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

[0317] In some embodiments, the terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0318] A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency;

[0319] The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0320] In some embodiments, the second information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0321] receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information;

[0322] Receive an RRC connection recovery complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

[0323] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0324] Sending first information to the terminal;

[0325] The first information is used to request the terminal to report the second information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

[0327] In some embodiments, the sending the first information to the terminal includes one of the following:

[0328] Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information;

[0329] An RRC connection recovery message is sent to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

[0330] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0331] sending third information to the terminal;

[0332] The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

[0333] In some embodiments, the terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG supporting measurement of a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

[0334] In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

[0335] receiving fourth information sent by the terminal;

[0336] The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

[0337] In some embodiments, the condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

[0338] Figure 5a is an interactive diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is used in a communication system 100. The method includes one of the following steps:

[0339] Step S5101: The terminal sends second information to the network device.

[0340] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measurement of a reference signal of a neighboring cell on a first frequency, where the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

[0341] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of the steps in Figure 2a and other related parts of the embodiment involved in Figure 2a, which will not be repeated here.

[0342] In some embodiments, the above method may include the methods of the above-mentioned communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc. embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0343] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure is further described below through some exemplary embodiments:

[0344] Herein, a transceiver may refer to a receiver having a receiving function, or a transceiver having both a transmitting and receiving function. For example, the first transceiver may be a receiver having a receiving function, or the first transceiver may be a transceiver having both a transmitting and receiving function.

[0345] Example 1

[0346] In some embodiments, a method is provided in which a terminal in an RRC connected state measures a neighboring area (or neighboring cell) through a first transceiver.

[0347] The first transceiver is a first transceiver that can support measurement of neighboring cell reference symbols (for example, PSS / SSS) (it should be noted that not all terminals with the first transceiver support this function).

[0348] In some embodiments, the base station sends a command to the terminal, hoping that the terminal reports whether it supports measuring neighboring cell reference symbols (e.g., PSS / SSS) using the first transceiver at a specific target frequency point or target frequency band.

[0349] In some embodiments, the target frequency point or target frequency band may be E UTRA target bands or of NR target bands.

[0350] In some embodiments, the network may send the instruction in an RRC connection reconfiguration message.

[0351] In some embodiments, the network may send the instruction in an RRC Connection Resume message.

[0352] In some embodiments, the terminal may report whether the first transceiver can be used to measure the neighboring cell reference symbol (eg, PSS / SSS) at a specific target frequency point or target frequency band.

[0353] In some embodiments, the type of gap required to be reported by the terminal may be NCSG; at this time, the terminal can further indicate to the network that the NCSG is due to the use of the first transceiver to support the measurement of neighboring cell reference symbols (for example, PSS / SSS), that is, reporting the NCSG that the first type of transceiver supports for measuring the neighboring cell reference signal. Among them, the length of the VIL part of the NCSG that the second type of transceiver supports for measuring the neighboring cell reference signal has been defined in the relevant standards. The NCSG that the second type of transceiver supports for measuring the neighboring cell reference signal is the NCSG corresponding to the measurement of the neighboring cell reference signal by the relevant terminal using an additional main transceiver. It should be noted that at this time the terminal has 2 main transceivers.

[0354] In some embodiments, the NCSG used by a terminal to measure a neighboring cell reference signal using a first type of transceiver (a low-power receiver) may be different from the NCSG used by the terminal to measure a neighboring cell reference signal using a second type of transceiver (a primary transceiver). For example, the length of the VIL portion of the NCSG used by the first type of transceiver to measure a neighboring cell reference signal may be different from the length of the NCSG used by the second type of transceiver to measure a neighboring cell reference signal.

[0355] In some embodiments, to facilitate reasonable scheduling by the base station, the terminal may explicitly report which specific NCSG it is.

[0356] In some embodiments, the network may notify the network in an RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete message.

[0357] In some embodiments, the network may notify the network in the RRC Connection Resume Complete message.

[0358] In some embodiments, if a terminal has two second transceivers and a first transceiver, the terminal may simultaneously report both type 1 (i.e., the first transceiver supports measurement of neighboring cell references) and type 2 (i.e., the second type transceiver supports measurement of neighboring cell reference signals) NCSG on the target band; or only support type 1 NCSG, or only support type 2 NCSG.

[0359] In some embodiments, the network may configure the terminal with a type 1 NCSG (i.e., an NCSG in which the first type of transceiver (low-power receiver) supports measurement of neighboring cell reference signals, which is different from the original type 2 NCSG (i.e., an NCSG in which the second type of transceiver supports measurement of neighboring cell reference signals)) or a type 2 NCSG.

[0360] In some embodiments, a new terminal capability is introduced, ie, the terminal supports type 1 NCSG (different from the original type 2 NCSG).

[0361] In some embodiments, the terminal may indicate whether it supports reporting the NCSG and measurement interval requirement information of LP-WUR SSB-based measurements in the UE response to a specified network configuration RRC message.

[0362] In some embodiments, a prerequisite for a terminal to support type 1 NCSG is that the terminal supports the capability of reporting measurement requirements based on type 2 NCSG.

[0363] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0364] 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.

[0365] 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.

[0366] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0367] Figure 6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 6100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6a, the terminal 6100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6101 and a processing module 6102. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 is configured to receive first information. Optionally, the transceiver module 6101 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the terminal 6100 in any of the above methods, which are not further described here. Optionally, the processing module 6102 is configured to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the terminal 6100 in any of the above methods, which are not further described here.

[0368] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device 6200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, the network device 6200 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 is used to send the first information. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 is used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the terminal 6200 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 may include a sending module and / or a receiving module, and the sending module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 may be interchangeable with the transceiver. Optionally, the processing module 6202 is used to perform at least one of the other steps performed by the access network device 6200 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0369] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0370] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 8100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 8100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 8100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0371] As shown in Figure 7a, the communication device 8100 includes one or more processors 8101. The processor 8101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 8100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0372] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0373] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the transceiver 8103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 8101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0374] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter 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.

[0375] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 may include one or more interface circuits 8104. Optionally, the interface circuit 8104 is connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuit 8104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8104 may read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0376] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited by FIG. 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.

[0377] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0378] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the chip 8200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0379] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202. Optionally, the interface circuit 8202 is connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and send the instructions to the processor 8201.

[0380] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 8202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 8201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0381] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0382] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0383] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto, and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0384] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0385] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is executed by a terminal, and includes: measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell; The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: receiving first information sent by a network device; The first information is used to request the terminal to report second information; the second information is used to indicate: whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell on a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The receiving of the first information sent by the network device includes one of the following: receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information; An RRC connection recovery message is received, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: sending second information to the network device; The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

8. The method according to claim 2 or claim 5, characterized in that: The second information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG). The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency; The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

10. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The sending of the second information to the network device includes one of the following: Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information; Send an RRC connection recovery complete message to the network device, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein The method further comprises: receiving third information sent by the network device; The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The method further comprises: fourth information sent to the network device; The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

14. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

15. A communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a network device, and includes: receiving second information sent by the terminal; The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first transceiver is a low power wake-up receiver LP-WUR.

17. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The reference signal is a primary synchronization signal PSS and / or a secondary synchronization signal SSS.

18. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The second information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The measurement interval type is Network Control Small Interval (NCSG). The reason for selecting the measurement interval type as the NCSG is that the first transceiver supports reference signal measurement of neighboring cells.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The terminal includes at least two second transceivers and at least one first transceiver, and the second information is further used to indicate at least one of the following: A first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell by using the first transceiver on a first frequency; The second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell by using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that The second information sent by the receiving terminal includes at least one of the following: receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration complete message includes the second information; Receive an RRC connection recovery complete message sent by the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery complete message includes the second information.

21. The method according to claim 15, wherein The method further comprises: Sending first information to the terminal; The first information is used to request the terminal to report the second information.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The first frequency is a frequency of an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRA) or a frequency of a New Radio (NR).

23. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The sending of the first information to the terminal includes one of the following: Sending an RRC connection reconfiguration message to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration message includes the first information; An RRC connection recovery message is sent to the terminal, wherein the RRC connection recovery message includes the first information.

24. The method according to claim 15, wherein The method further comprises: sending third information to the terminal; The third information is used to configure the first NCSG and / or the second NCSG, the first NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the first transceiver at the first frequency; the second NCSG being an NCSG that supports the measurement of the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver at the first frequency.

25. The method according to claim 15, wherein The terminal is a terminal supporting a first NCSG, wherein the first NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring a reference signal of a neighboring cell using the first transceiver at a first frequency.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving fourth information sent by the terminal; The fourth information is used to indicate whether the terminal is supported or not to report NCSG and / or measurement interval requirement information.

27. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The condition for the terminal to support the first NCSG is that the terminal supports the second NCSG, and the second NCSG is an NCSG that supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell using the second transceiver on the first frequency.

28. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal sends second information to the network device; The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

29. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal includes: The processing module is configured to: measuring, based on the first transceiver of the terminal, a reference signal of a neighboring cell; The terminal is a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, and the first transceiver supports measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell.

30. A network device, characterized in that: The network equipment includes: The transceiver module is configured as follows: receiving second information sent by the terminal; The second information is used to indicate whether the first transceiver supports or does not support measuring the reference signal of the neighboring cell at a first frequency, and the first frequency is a frequency point or a frequency band.

31. A communication system, characterized in that: The communication system includes a terminal and a network device; the terminal is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 15 to 27.

32. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal includes: one or more processors; The terminal is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

33. A network device, wherein: The network equipment includes: one or more processors; The network device is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 15 to 27.

34. A storage medium, wherein: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 and claims 15 to 27.

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