Resource scheduling method, user equipment, network device and communication system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a resource scheduling method, a user equipment, a network device, and a communication system. The resource scheduling method comprises: a user equipment sends idle resource information to a network device, wherein the idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in a first measurement gap. Thus, a resource scheduling mechanism is provided, so that the network device can determine the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap on the basis of idle resources, so as to schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information during subsequent resource scheduling.

Description

Resource scheduling method, user equipment, network equipment and communication system Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a resource scheduling method, user equipment, network equipment, and communication system. Background Art

[0002] In actual network deployments, due to differences in user equipment (UE) measurement capabilities, when a UE performs measurements during a pre-configured measurement gap, it may not fully occupy the pre-configured measurement gap. In this case, if urgent services need to be transmitted, the base station cannot schedule unoccupied resources in the measurement gap, potentially resulting in resource waste. Therefore, a mechanism to further enhance resource scheduling is needed.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource scheduling method, user equipment, network equipment, and communication system to provide a further enhanced resource scheduling mechanism.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a resource scheduling method, the method comprising:

[0006] The user equipment sends idle resource information to the network equipment;

[0007] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0008] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a resource scheduling method, the method comprising:

[0009] The network device receives the idle resource information sent by the user equipment;

[0010] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a user equipment, the user equipment comprising:

[0012] A sending module, used for sending idle resource information to the network device;

[0013] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, the network device comprising:

[0015] A receiving module, configured to receive idle resource information sent by a user equipment;

[0016] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a user equipment, including:

[0018] one or more processors;

[0019] The user equipment is used to implement the resource scheduling method described above in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, including:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] The above-mentioned network device is used to execute the above-mentioned resource scheduling method in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] In the seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a communication system, including a user device and a network device; wherein the above-mentioned user device is configured to implement the above-mentioned resource scheduling method in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the above-mentioned network device is configured to implement the above-mentioned resource scheduling method in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0024] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the resource scheduling method as described above in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user device sends idle resource information to a network device; wherein the idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in a first measurement gap; in this way, the network device can determine the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap based on the idle resources, so as to schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information in a subsequent resource scheduling process.

[0026] Additional aspects and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be given in part in the following description, which will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through practice of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG1 is an exemplary schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG2 is one of exemplary interaction diagrams of a resource scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of one of exemplary scenarios of a resource scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG4 is a second schematic diagram of an exemplary scenario of the resource scheduling method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5 is a second exemplary interaction diagram of the resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG6 is a third exemplary interaction diagram of the resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG7 is a flowchart of a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG8 is a second flow chart of the resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG9 is a third flow chart of the resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG10 is a fourth flow chart of the resource scheduling method provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user equipment proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG13 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0041] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource scheduling method, user equipment, network equipment, and a communication system.

[0043] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a resource scheduling method, the method comprising:

[0044] The user equipment sends idle resource information to the network equipment;

[0045] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the network device may determine unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap according to the idle resource information sent by the user equipment, so as to schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information in a subsequent resource scheduling process.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the user equipment sending idle resource information to the network device includes:

[0048] Sending a first message to the network device;

[0049] The first message includes first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify the first unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap; the first resources include the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0050] In the above embodiment, the network device can obtain the idle resource information in the first measurement gap identified by the first message based on the received first message, and schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information in a subsequent resource scheduling process, for example, during the process in which the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the user equipment sending idle resource information to the network device includes:

[0052] Sending a second message to the network device;

[0053] The second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify the second resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resources include the resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs the second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the network device can obtain the idle resource information in the first measurement gap identified by the second message based on the received second message, and schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information (the remaining resources after the user equipment completes the first measurement in the first measurement gap) during the subsequent resource scheduling process.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0056] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0057] In the above embodiment, the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap may be reported to the network device using the first time domain resource unit as the reporting granularity.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first resource indication field includes a first resource bitmap, the first resource bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, and the at least one first indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one first time domain resource unit;

[0059] The first indication bit is set to a first parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is occupied;

[0060] The first indication bit is set to the second parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is not occupied.

[0061] In the above embodiment, after receiving the idle resource information, the network device may determine whether the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication information is idle according to the parameter value of the first indication information in the first resource indication field.

[0062] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the number of the at least one first time domain resource unit is M, the length of the time domain resource in the first measurement gap includes N first preset time units, and the M first time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the first measurement gap;

[0063] The first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by any one of the following methods:

[0064] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the second time domain resource unit is a first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the third time domain resource unit is a second number; wherein the above-mentioned second time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned third time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned first number is a parameter value obtained by rounding up R; the above-mentioned second number is a parameter value obtained by rounding down R; P is a parameter value obtained by [N minus (M multiplied by the first number)]; Q is a parameter value obtained by subtracting P from M; and R is a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M;

[0065] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fourth time domain resource unit is the first number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fifth time domain resource unit is the second number; wherein the fourth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the fifth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0066] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the sixth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the seventh time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the sixth time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the seventh time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0067] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the eighth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the ninth time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein, the eighth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the ninth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units.

[0068] In the above embodiment, the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by adopting any of the above methods, and the number of first preset time measurement units in each first time domain resource unit is set; in this way, when reporting idle resource information, the idle resources of the first measurement gap can be determined based on the granularity of the first preset time measurement unit.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement gap includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0070] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0071] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0072] In the above embodiment, when reporting idle resource information, idle resource information can be reported only based on resource occupancy in the second time domain resource zone, thereby reducing the amount of data required for resource reporting, i.e., reducing overhead and improving resource reporting efficiency. Furthermore, compared to reporting idle resource information for the entire first measurement gap, with the same overhead, a finer time domain resource granularity can be indicated.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0074] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0075] In the above embodiment, the tenth time domain resource range may be used as the reporting granularity, and unoccupied resources in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap may be reported to the network device at a finer granularity.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement to the network device.

[0077] In the above embodiment, the network device may allocate resource information required for performing the first measurement to the user equipment according to the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement.

[0078] With reference to some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the capability information for performing the first measurement includes:

[0079] time domain resources required to perform the first measurement;

[0080] or

[0081] The measurement speed at which the first measurement is taken.

[0082] In the above embodiment, the user equipment may report the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement from aspects such as the time domain resources required for the first measurement or the measurement speed of the first measurement.

[0083] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a resource scheduling method, the method comprising:

[0084] The network device receives the idle resource information sent by the user equipment;

[0085] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0086] In the above embodiment, after receiving the idle resource information sent by the user equipment, the network device can determine the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap according to the idle resource information sent by the user equipment, so as to schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information in a subsequent resource scheduling process.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device receiving idle resource information sent by the user equipment includes:

[0088] The network device receives a first message sent by the user equipment;

[0089] The first message includes first identification information, where the first identification information is used to identify the unoccupied first resource in the first measurement gap; the first resource includes the unoccupied resource in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0090] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the network device receiving idle resource information sent by the user equipment includes:

[0091] The network device receives a second message sent by the user equipment;

[0092] The second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify the second resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resources include the resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs the second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0093] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0094] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0095] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement time slot includes a first time domain resource area and a second time domain resource area,

[0096] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0097] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0098] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0099] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes:

[0101] The network device receives capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement sent by the user equipment.

[0102] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a user equipment, which includes a sending module; wherein the user equipment is used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0103] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, comprising a receiving module; wherein the network device is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0104] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a user equipment, including:

[0105] one or more processors;

[0106] The user equipment is used to execute the optional implementation of the first aspect.

[0107] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a network device, including:

[0108] one or more processors;

[0109] The above-mentioned network device is used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0110] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication system, including a user device and a network device; wherein the above-mentioned user device is configured to perform the optional implementation method as described above in the first aspect, and the above-mentioned network device is configured to perform the optional implementation method as described above in the second aspect.

[0111] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the optional implementation methods described in the first and second aspects.

[0112] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0113] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first and second aspects.

[0114] In an eleventh 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.

[0115] It is understandable that the above-mentioned user equipment, network equipment, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding method and will not be repeated here.

[0116] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource scheduling method, user equipment, network equipment, and communication system. In some embodiments, the resource scheduling method, signal transmission method, wireless frame transmission method, and other terms are interchangeable, and the information processing system, communication system, and other terms are interchangeable.

[0117] 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.

[0118] 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.

[0119] 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.

[0120] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0121] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0122] 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.

[0123] 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.

[0124] 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.

[0125] 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.

[0126] 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.

[0127] 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.

[0128] 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.

[0129] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0133] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0134] 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.

[0135] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a user equipment 101 and a network device 102 .

[0136] In some embodiments, the user device 101 may also be referred to as a terminal, and may include, for example, but not limited to, at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, 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 a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0137] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device. For example, the network device 102 may be a base station.

[0138] 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).

[0139] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0140] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0141] 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, Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) systems, systems utilizing other resource determination methods, and next-generation systems based on and extended from these systems, such as the sixth-generation mobile communication system (6G). Furthermore, a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G) may also be employed.

[0142] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0143] As shown in FIG2 , the resource scheduling method includes:

[0144] Step 201: User equipment sends idle resource information to a network device;

[0145] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0146] Optionally, the first measurement gap may be pre-configured by the network device.

[0147] Optionally, unoccupied resources may also be referred to as idle resources.

[0148] In actual network deployments, due to varying user equipment (UE) measurement capabilities, UEs may not fully occupy pre-configured measurement gaps during measurement. Consequently, if urgent services need to be transmitted, the base station cannot schedule unused resources in the measurement gaps, potentially leading to resource waste. Therefore, further enhancements to the resource scheduling mechanism are needed.

[0149] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement gap may include but is not limited to one or more pre-configured measurement gaps (measurement GAPs). The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the number of measurement gaps included in the first measurement gap.

[0150] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment reports idle resource information to the network device, so that the network device obtains unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap pre-configured by the network device, so as to schedule the idle resources indicated by the idle resource information in a subsequent resource scheduling process.

[0151] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment may send idle resource information to the network device before performing the first measurement in the first measurement gap, or may send idle resource information to the network device after performing the first measurement in the first measurement gap. This embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0152] Optionally, the user equipment may send idle resource information to the network device via a preconfigured first signaling, wherein the first signaling may be in the form of at least one of UCI (Uplink Control Information) and MAC CE (MAC Control Element; MAC stands for Media Access Control).

[0153] Optionally, when the first signaling is in the form of UCI, it may be in either an existing UCI format or a new UCI format. Optionally, UCI may be multiplexed on a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).

[0154] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement may be an RRM measurement. Typically, the user equipment performs the first measurement in a first measurement gap preconfigured by the network device.

[0155] Optionally, the measurement gap configuration information used for RRM measurement gap enhancement may include but is not limited to: (1) pre-configured measurement gap pattern(s); (2) multiple concurrent and independent measurement gap patterns; (3) network controlled small gap (NCSG), etc.

[0156] Optionally, the number of preconfigured measurement gaps may include multiple sets. Where multiple sets of measurement gaps are preconfigured, the user equipment may select an effective measurement gap from the multiple sets of measurement gaps based on the preconfigured measurement gap configuration information. Optionally, the first measurement gap may be one or more of the effective measurement gaps.

[0157] Optionally, a valid measurement gap may satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the measurement gap is activated, the measurement gap is not canceled, the priority of the measurement gap is higher than a preset priority (for example, the measurement gap with the highest priority or the measurement gap with the second highest priority among multiple measurement gap sets), and there is no conflict with other measurement gaps. Optionally, when one or more valid measurement gaps are included, the counting and / or ranking of a particular measurement gap may be determined based on the measurement gap configuration information of the measurement gap in the valid GAP set.

[0158] Optionally, during the process of the user equipment performing the first measurement, the user equipment does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node.

[0159] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0160] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0161] Optionally, the first resource indication field may include a bitmap composed of at least one bit, wherein each bit corresponds to a first time domain resource unit, and the value of each bit corresponds to whether the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the bit is occupied.

[0162] Optionally, in the first resource indication field, the bits corresponding to the first time domain resource unit may be arranged in the order of the bits of the bitmap, for example,

[0163] (1) According to the order from high to low, the first high bit in the bitmap (i.e., the highest bit) can be set to correspond to the first time domain resource unit, the second high bit (i.e., the second highest bit) can be set to correspond to the second time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0164] (2) According to the order from low to high, the first low bit in the bitmap (i.e., the lowest bit) can be set to correspond to the first time domain resource unit, the second low bit (i.e., the second lowest bit) can be set to correspond to the second time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0165] (3) According to the order from high to low, the highest bit in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the last time domain resource unit, the second lowest bit to the second to last time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0166] (2) According to the order from low to high, the lowest bit in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the last time domain resource unit, the second lowest bit to the second to last time domain resource unit, and so on.

[0167] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting the idle resource information to include a first resource indication field, the first resource indication field is used to identify at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and whether each first time domain resource unit is occupied. The unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap can be reported to the network device with the first time domain resource unit as the reporting granularity.

[0168] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first resource indication field includes a first resource bitmap, the first resource bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, and the at least one first indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one first time domain resource unit;

[0169] The first indication bit is set to a first parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is occupied;

[0170] The first indication bit is set to the second parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is not occupied.

[0171] Optionally, the first resource indication field may include a first resource bitmap (i.e., bitmap) composed of at least one bit, and the number of bits of the first resource bitmap is the same as the total number of first time domain resource granularities. The parameter value of each bit in the first resource bitmap identifies whether the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the indication bit is occupied.

[0172] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first parameter value and the second parameter value may be empirical values ​​or experimental values. For example, the first parameter value may be set to 1 and the second parameter value may be set to 0; or the first parameter value may be set to 0 and the second parameter value may be set to 1.

[0173] Taking the first parameter value as 1 and the second parameter value as 0 as an example, when the parameter value of the first indication information corresponding to a first time domain resource unit is 1, it indicates that the first time domain resource unit is occupied; when the parameter value of the first indication information corresponding to the first time domain resource unit is 0, it indicates that the first time domain resource unit is not occupied (i.e., idle).

[0174] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first resource indication field is set to include at least one first indication information, and the first indication information corresponds one-to-one to the first time domain resource unit; and when the first indication information is set to a first parameter value, it indicates that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication information is occupied; when the first indication information is set to a second parameter value, it indicates that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication information is idle; in this way, after receiving the idle resource information, the network device can determine whether the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication information is idle based specifically on the parameter value of the first indication information in the first resource indication field.

[0175] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first preset time measurement unit is used as the granularity for dividing the time domain resources, and the first measurement gap may be divided into M time domain resource units. The length of the time domain resource in the first measurement gap includes N first preset time measurement units, and the M first time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the first measurement gap.

[0176] The first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by any one of the following methods:

[0177] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the second time domain resource unit is a first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the third time domain resource unit is a second number; wherein the above-mentioned second time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned third time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned first number is a parameter value obtained by rounding up R; the above-mentioned second number is a parameter value obtained by rounding down R; P is a parameter value obtained by [N minus (M multiplied by the first number)]; Q is a parameter value obtained by subtracting P from M; and R is a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M;

[0178] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fourth time domain resource unit is the first number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fifth time domain resource unit is the second number; wherein the fourth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the fifth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0179] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the sixth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the seventh time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the sixth time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the seventh time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0180] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the eighth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the ninth time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein, the eighth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the ninth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units.

[0181] Optionally, the first preset time measurement unit may include absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc.; it may also include relative time units, such as wireless frames, wireless subframes, wireless half frames, time slots, mini time slots, time domain symbols, etc.; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0182] Optionally, the size (size) of the first resource indication field may include the number of first time domain resource units in the first measurement time slot.

[0183] Alternatively, R can be expressed as: The first number can be expressed as: in, Indicates the rounding symbol; the second number can be expressed as in, Indicates the floor symbol; P can be expressed as: Q can be expressed as:

[0184] When the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by the first method above, in the first measurement gap, the front The first time domain resource unit is The first preset time unit, the remaining (i.e. after The first time domain resource unit is A first preset time measurement unit.

[0185] When the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by the second method above, in the first measurement gap, the following The first time domain resource unit is The first preset time unit, the remaining (i.e. the previous The first time domain resource unit is A first preset time measurement unit.

[0186] When the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by the third method above, in the first measurement gap, the front The first time domain resource unit is The first preset time unit, the remaining (i.e. after The first time domain resource unit is A first preset time measurement unit.

[0187] When the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by the fourth method above, in the first measurement gap, the following The first time domain resource unit is The first preset time unit, the remaining (i.e. the previous The first time domain resource unit is A first preset time measurement unit.

[0188] Optionally, when R is an integer, that is, a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M is an integer, in the first measurement gap, the first preset time measurement unit in each first time domain resource unit is the same, that is, all are R.

[0189] As an example, referring to FIG3 , taking the first measurement as RRM measurement, the user equipment sends a first signaling to the network device via UCI, the first signaling including a first resource indication field, the first resource indication field including a bitmap with a number of bits M=3, the time domain resource length of the first measurement gap is N=10, and the first preset time unit is 1ms. Taking the second method of dividing the first measurement gap as an example, in the first measurement gap, the following The time domain resource length of the first time domain resource unit (ie, the first time domain resource unit 2) is the remaining The time domain resource length of the first time domain resource unit 0 and the first time domain resource unit 1 is

[0190] Furthermore, in the first resource indication field, the first bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first time domain resource unit 0, the second bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first time domain resource unit 1, and the third bit of the bitmap corresponds to the first time domain resource unit 2. Assuming that the bitmap is 110, it means that the user equipment only occupies the first time domain resource unit 0 and the first time domain resource unit 1 for RRM measurement.

[0191] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by adopting any of the above methods, and the number of first preset time measurement units in each first time domain resource unit is set; in this way, when reporting idle resource information, the idle resources of the first measurement gap can be determined from the granularity of the first preset time measurement unit.

[0192] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement gap includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0193] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0194] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0195] Optionally, the first measurement gap may be divided into a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region through pre-negotiation.

[0196] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region for the user equipment to perform the first measurement, and specifically may include a time domain resource region that has been used by the user equipment to perform the first measurement.

[0197] The second time domain resource area includes a time domain resource area where the user equipment does not perform the first measurement, and specifically may include but is not limited to a time domain resource area that may be used by the user equipment for the first measurement, a time domain resource area that may not be used by the user equipment for the first measurement, a time domain resource area used by the user equipment for the first measurement not based on the measurement time slot, etc.

[0198] Optionally, the positions of the first time domain resource area and the second time domain resource area in the first measurement gap can be determined according to the time axis. For example, the first time domain resource area can be set as the time domain resource area at the front of the first measurement gap, and the second time domain resource area can be set as the time domain resource area at the back of the first measurement gap; the first time domain resource area can also be set as the time domain resource area at the back of the first measurement gap, and the second time domain resource area can be set as the time domain resource area at the front of the first measurement gap; the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to this.

[0199] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement gap is divided into a first time domain resource area and a second time domain resource area through pre-negotiation, and it is determined that the first time domain resource area includes the time domain resource area in which the user equipment performs the first measurement; the second time domain resource area includes the time domain resource area in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement; in this way, when reporting idle resource information, the idle resource information can be reported only based on the resource occupancy of the second time domain resource area, thereby reducing the amount of data required for resource reporting and improving resource reporting efficiency.

[0200] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0201] The second resource indication field is used to identify: at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and resource occupancy information of each of the tenth time domain resource units.

[0202] Optionally, referring to the above description of the first resource indication field, the second resource indication field may also include a bitmap composed of at least one bit, wherein each bit corresponds to a tenth time domain resource unit, and the value of each bit corresponds to resource occupancy information of the tenth time domain resource unit corresponding to the bit.

[0203] Optionally, in the second resource indication field, the identifier of the tenth time domain resource unit may be arranged in the order of the bits of the bitmap, for example,

[0204] (1) According to the order from high to low, the first high bit (i.e., the highest bit) in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the first time domain resource unit, the second high bit (i.e., the second highest bit) can be set to correspond to the second time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0205] (2) According to the order from low to high, the first low bit (i.e., the lowest bit) in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the first time domain resource unit, the second low bit (i.e., the second lowest bit) to correspond to the second time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0206] (3) According to the order from high to low, the highest bit in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the last time domain resource unit, the second lowest bit to the second to last time domain resource unit, and so on. Or,

[0207] (2) According to the order from low to high, the lowest bit in the bitmap can be set to correspond to the last time domain resource unit, the second lowest bit to the second to last time domain resource unit, and so on.

[0208] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting the idle resource information to include a second resource indication field, the second resource indication field is used to identify at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and the resource occupancy information corresponding to each tenth time domain resource unit, and the unoccupied resources in the second time domain resource area of ​​the first measurement gap can be reported to the network device with the tenth time domain resource unit as the reporting granularity.

[0209] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to the description of the first resource indication field, the second resource indication field includes a second resource bitmap, the second resource bitmap includes at least one second indication bit, and the at least one second indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one second time domain resource unit;

[0210] The second indication bit is set to a second parameter value, indicating that the second time domain resource unit corresponding to the second indication bit is occupied;

[0211] The second indication bit is set to a second parameter value, indicating that the second time domain resource unit corresponding to the second indication bit is not occupied.

[0212] Optionally, the second indication information may include bits, that is, the second resource indication field may include a bitmap composed of at least one second indication bit, and the number of bits of the bitmap is the same as the total number of the tenth time domain resource granularity, and each bit in the bitmap corresponds to the resource occupancy information of the tenth time domain resource granularity.

[0213] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the third parameter value and the fourth parameter value may be empirical values ​​or experimental values. For example, the third parameter value may be set to 1 and the fourth parameter value may be set to 0; or the third parameter value may be set to 0 and the fourth parameter value may be set to 1.

[0214] Taking the third parameter value as 1 and the fourth parameter value as 0 as an example, when the parameter value of the second indication information corresponding to a tenth time domain resource unit is 1, it indicates that the tenth time domain resource unit is occupied; when the parameter value of the second indication information corresponding to the tenth time domain resource unit is 0, it indicates that the tenth time domain resource unit is not occupied (i.e., idle).

[0215] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, by setting the second resource indication field to include at least one second indication bit, the second indication information corresponds one-to-one to the tenth time domain resource unit; and when the second indication bit is set to the first parameter value, it indicates that the tenth time domain resource unit corresponding to the second indication bit is occupied; when the second indication bit is set to the second parameter value, it indicates that the tenth time domain resource unit corresponding to the second indication bit is idle; in this way, after receiving the idle resource information, the network device can determine whether the tenth time domain resource unit corresponding to the second indication bit is idle specifically based on the parameter value of the second indication bit in the second resource indication field.

[0216] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to the description of the first resource indication field, the number of the at least one tenth time domain resource unit is 1, the length of the time domain resource in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap includes J second preset time measurement units, and the 1 tenth time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap;

[0217] The second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into one tenth time domain resource unit by any one of the following methods:

[0218] The number of the second preset time measurement units included in the eleventh time domain resource unit is the third number, and the number of the second preset time measurement units included in the twelfth time domain resource unit is the fourth number; wherein the eleventh time domain resource unit is the first K time domain resource units of the I tenth time domain resource units; the twelfth time domain resource unit is the last S time domain resource units of the I tenth time domain resource units; the third number is the parameter value obtained by rounding up T; the fourth number is the parameter value obtained by rounding down T; K is the parameter value obtained by [J minus (I multiplied by the third number)]; S is the parameter value obtained by subtracting K from I; and T is the parameter value obtained by dividing J by I.

[0219] The number of the second preset time measurement units included in the thirteenth time domain resource unit is the third number, and the number of the second preset time measurement units included in the fourteenth time domain resource unit is the fourth number; wherein the thirteenth time domain resource unit is the last K time domain resource units of the one tenth time domain resource unit; and the fourteenth time domain resource unit is the first S time domain resource units of the one tenth time domain resource unit;

[0220] The number of the second preset time measurement units included in the fifteenth time domain resource unit is the fourth number, and the number of the second preset time measurement units included in the sixteenth time domain resource unit is the third number; wherein the fifteenth time domain resource unit is the first K time domain resource units of the one tenth time domain resource units; and the sixteenth time domain resource unit is the last S time domain resource units of the one tenth time domain resource unit;

[0221] The number of second preset time measurement units included in the seventeenth time domain resource unit is the fourth number, and the number of second preset time measurement units included in the eighteenth time domain resource unit is the third number; wherein, the above-mentioned seventeenth time domain resource unit is the last K time domain resource units among the above-mentioned I tenth time domain resource units; the above-mentioned eighteenth time domain resource unit is the first S time domain resource units among the above-mentioned I tenth time domain resource units.

[0222] Optionally, the second preset time measurement unit may include absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, nanoseconds, etc.; it may also include relative time units, such as wireless frames, wireless subframes, wireless half frames, time slots, mini time slots, time domain symbols, etc.; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

[0223] Optionally, the size (size) of the second resource indication field may include the number of the tenth time domain resource unit in the first measurement time slot.

[0224] Alternatively, T can be expressed as: The third number can be expressed as: The fourth number can be expressed as K can be expressed as: S can be expressed as:

[0225] When the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into 10th time domain resource units by the first method above, in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap, the first The tenth time domain resource unit is Second preset time unit, remaining (i.e. after The tenth time domain resource unit is A second preset time measurement unit.

[0226] When the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into 10th time domain resource units by the second method above, in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap, The tenth time domain resource unit is Second preset time unit, remaining (i.e. the previous The tenth time domain resource unit is A second preset time measurement unit.

[0227] When the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into 10th time domain resource units by the third method above, in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap, the first The tenth time domain resource unit is Second preset time unit, remaining (i.e. after The tenth time domain resource unit is A second preset time measurement unit.

[0228] When the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into 10th time domain resource units by the fourth method above, in the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap, The tenth time domain resource unit is Second preset time unit, remaining (i.e. the previous The tenth time domain resource unit is A second preset time measurement unit.

[0229] Optionally, when T is an integer, that is, the parameter value obtained by dividing J by I is an integer, in the second time domain resource area of ​​the first measurement gap, the second preset time measurement unit in each tenth time domain resource unit is the same, that is, T.

[0230] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap is divided into I tenth time domain resource units by adopting any of the above methods, and the number of second preset time measurement units in each tenth time domain resource unit is set; thus, when reporting idle resource information, the idle resources of the second time domain resource region of the first measurement gap can be determined based on the granularity of the second preset time measurement unit.

[0231] As an example, referring to FIG4 , taking the first measurement as RRM measurement as an example, the user equipment sends a first signaling to the network device through the UCI, the first signaling includes a second resource indication field (and the first resource indication field may not be divided on the time domain resource unit), the second resource indication field includes a bitmap with a number of bits M=3, the time domain resource length of the second time domain resource area of ​​the first measurement gap is N=10, and the second preset time measurement unit is 1ms. Taking the above second method of dividing the first measurement gap as an example, in the second time domain resource area of ​​the first measurement gap, the latter The time domain resource length of the tenth time domain resource unit (i.e., the tenth time domain resource unit 2) is the remaining The time domain resource length of the tenth time domain resource unit, that is, the tenth time domain resource unit 0 and the tenth time domain resource unit 1 is

[0232] Furthermore, in the second resource indication field, the first bit of the bitmap corresponds to the tenth time domain resource unit 0, the second bit of the bitmap corresponds to the tenth time domain resource unit 1, and the third bit of the bitmap corresponds to the tenth time domain resource unit 2. Assuming that the bitmap is 110, it means that the user equipment only occupies the tenth time domain resource region of the first measurement gap, and performs RRM measurement on the tenth time domain resource unit 0 and the tenth time domain resource unit 1.

[0233] Step 202: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0234] As an example, the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement may be set to xr-RRM-r19.

[0235] Optionally, the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the manner in which the user equipment sends the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement to the network device. For example, the information may be expressed in the form of bytes, characters, character strings, bit values, etc.

[0236] Optionally, when the user equipment sends the capability information that the user equipment supports the first measurement to the network device, it can be reported on a per UE (per user equipment) basis, that is, each user equipment reports the capability information that the user equipment supports the first measurement only once; it can also be reported on a per band (per frequency band) basis, that is, each user equipment needs to report the capability information that the user equipment supports the first measurement in each frequency band; the embodiments of the present disclosure do not impose any restrictions on this.

[0237] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement to the network device. In this way, the network device can allocate resource information required for the first measurement to the user equipment based on the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement.

[0238] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the capability information for performing the first measurement includes:

[0239] time domain resources required to perform the first measurement;

[0240] or

[0241] The measurement speed at which the first measurement is taken.

[0242] Optionally, when the time domain resources required for performing the first measurement are used as an indicator for measuring the capability information for performing the first measurement, the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement may include at least one of the following:

[0243] The user equipment supports performing the first measurement in the second measurement gap; wherein the duration of the second measurement gap is shorter than the duration of the first measurement gap;

[0244] whether the user equipment supports performing the first measurement in a third measurement gap; wherein the duration of the third measurement gap is shorter than the duration of the first measurement gap;

[0245] The time domain length required for the user equipment to perform the first measurement is the third time domain resource region;

[0246] The user equipment supports performing a first measurement in a fourth time domain resource region;

[0247] Whether the user equipment supports performing the first measurement in the fifth time domain resource area.

[0248] Optionally, when the measurement speed of performing the first measurement is used as an indicator for measuring the capability information for performing the first measurement, the capability information of the user equipment supporting performing the first measurement may include at least one of the following:

[0249] The user equipment supports performing a first measurement at a first measurement speed; wherein the first measurement speed is higher than a preconfigured measurement speed;

[0250] Whether the user equipment supports performing the first measurement at a second measurement speed; wherein the second measurement speed is higher than a preconfigured measurement speed.

[0251] Optionally, any one of the second measurement gap, the third measurement gap, the length of the third time domain resource area, the length of the fourth time domain resource area, the length of the fifth time domain resource area, the first measurement speed, and the second measurement speed can be an empirical parameter value or an experimental parameter value, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0252] Optionally, the second measurement gap and the third measurement gap may be the same or different, and this is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Where the user equipment supports performing the first measurement in the second measurement gap, or the user equipment supports performing the first measurement in the third measurement gap, it can be regarded as the user equipment supports performing the first measurement in the shorter measurement gap.

[0253] Optionally, the lengths of the third time domain resource region, the fourth time domain resource region, and the fifth time domain resource region may be the same or different, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0254] Optionally, the first measurement speed and the second measurement speed may be the same or different, and this is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Where the user equipment supports performing the first measurement at the first measurement speed, or the user equipment supports performing the first measurement at the second measurement speed, it can be considered that the user equipment supports a faster first measurement.

[0255] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network device may allocate idle resources required for the first measurement to the user equipment according to the idle resource information sent by the user equipment and the capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement.

[0256] As described above, the user equipment may send the idle resource information to the network device before performing the first measurement in the first measurement gap, or may send the idle resource information to the network device after performing the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0257] Referring to FIG5 , the resource scheduling method includes:

[0258] Step 501: The user equipment sends a first message to the network equipment;

[0259] The first message includes first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify idle resource information in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0260] Step 502: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0261] Referring to FIG6 , the resource scheduling method includes:

[0262] Step 601: The user equipment sends a second message to the network equipment;

[0263] The second message includes at least one of the second identification information and the third identification information, the second identification information is used to identify that the user equipment has completed the first measurement in advance, and the second identification information is used to identify the idle resource information in the first measurement gap after the user equipment completes the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0264] Step 602: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0265] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0266] In some embodiments, terms such as "moment", "time point", "time", and "time position" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "duration", "period", "time window", "window", and "time" can be replaced with each other.

[0267] In some embodiments, terms such as wireless access scheme and waveform may be used interchangeably.

[0268] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0269] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0270] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the recipient to respond to the content sent.

[0271] The resource scheduling method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, step 201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 206 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 201 and step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of step 204 and step 205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0272] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 6 .

[0273] FIG7 is a flowchart of a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0274] As shown in FIG7 , the above method may be applied to a user equipment, and the above method includes:

[0275] Step 701: User equipment sends idle resource information to a network device.

[0276] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0277] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0278] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0279] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure,

[0280] The first resource indication field includes a first resource bitmap, the first resource bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, and the at least one first indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one first time domain resource unit;

[0281] The first indication bit is set to a first parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is occupied;

[0282] The first indication bit is set to the second parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is not occupied.

[0283] Optionally, in this embodiment of the present disclosure, the number of the at least one first time domain resource unit is M, the length of the time domain resource in the first measurement gap includes N first preset time units, and the M first time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the first measurement gap;

[0284] The first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by any one of the following methods:

[0285] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the second time domain resource unit is a first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the third time domain resource unit is a second number; wherein the above-mentioned second time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned third time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned first number is a parameter value obtained by rounding up R; the above-mentioned second number is a parameter value obtained by rounding down R; P is a parameter value obtained by [N minus (M multiplied by the first number)]; Q is a parameter value obtained by subtracting P from M; and R is a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M;

[0286] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fourth time domain resource unit is the first number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fifth time domain resource unit is the second number; wherein the fourth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the fifth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0287] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the sixth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the seventh time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the sixth time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the seventh time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0288] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the eighth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the ninth time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein, the eighth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the ninth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units.

[0289] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first measurement gap includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0290] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0291] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0292] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0293] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0294] Step 702: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0295] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the above

[0296] The capability information for performing the first measurement includes:

[0297] time domain resources required to perform the first measurement;

[0298] or

[0299] The measurement speed at which the first measurement is taken.

[0300] Referring to FIG8 , the resource scheduling method includes:

[0301] In step 801, a user device sends a first message to a network device; wherein the first message includes first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify a first unoccupied resource in the first measurement gap; the first resource includes an unoccupied resource in the first measurement gap before the user device performs a first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0302] Step 802: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0303] Referring to FIG9 , the resource scheduling method includes:

[0304] In step 901, the user equipment sends a second message to the network equipment; wherein the second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify a second resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resource includes a resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs a second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0305] Step 902: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting a first measurement to the network device.

[0306] The resource scheduling method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, step 201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 801 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 802 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 901 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 902 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 201 and step 202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, the combination of step 801 and step 802 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of step 901 and step 902 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0307] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 9 .

[0308] FIG10 is a fourth flowchart of a resource scheduling method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0309] As shown in FIG10 , the above method can be applied to a network device, and the above method includes:

[0310] Step 1001: A network device receives idle resource information sent by a user equipment;

[0311] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0312] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device receiving the idle resource information sent by the user equipment includes:

[0313] The network device receives a first message sent by the user equipment;

[0314] The first message includes first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify the first unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap; the first resources include the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0315] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device receiving the idle resource information sent by the user equipment includes:

[0316] The network device receives a second message sent by the user equipment;

[0317] The second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify the second resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resources include the resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs the second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0318] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0319] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0320] Optionally, in some embodiments, the measurement time slot includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0321] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0322] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0323] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0324] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0325] Optionally, in some embodiments, the above method further includes:

[0326] The network device receives capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement sent by the user equipment.

[0327] The resource scheduling method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the aforementioned steps and embodiments. For example, step 1001 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step 1002 may be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of step 1001 and step 1002 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0328] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations recorded before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 10 .

[0329] With respect to the foregoing, in the resource scheduling method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user equipment may report the resource occupancy related to the RRM measurement to the network device, or the user equipment may report the relevant capability of the user equipment to support the RRM to the network device. Each method will be described in detail below:

[0330] Example 1:

[0331] Assuming that the network device is a base station and the first measurement is an RRM measurement, when the user equipment reports the resource occupancy related to the RRM measurement to the network device, the details are as follows:

[0332] The base station configures RRM measurement GAP related configuration for the user equipment. The above RRM measurement GAP related configuration includes at least one Pre-MG pattern and its related configuration, at least one multi-coexisting MG pattern and its related configuration, and at least one NCSG and its related configuration.

[0333] The user equipment determines at least one GAP based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, where the at least one GAP includes a valid GAP. The user equipment performs RRM measurements based on the RRM measurement GAP-related configuration, i.e., the user equipment performs RRM measurements during a valid GAP. The valid GAP satisfies at least one of the following conditions: being activated, not canceled, having the highest priority, having a higher priority, and not conflicting with other GAPs. Furthermore, when one or more GAPs are valid GAPs, all counts and / or rankings are calculated from the valid GAP set.

[0334] During the RRM measurement, the user equipment does not expect to perform data communication with any communication node.

[0335] The user equipment indicates to the base station, via first signaling, occupied measurement resources in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs, or indicates to the base station unoccupied measurement resources in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs. Preferably, the first signaling corresponds to a GAP. The one or more GAPs may be GAPs configured by the base station for the user equipment, or may be valid GAPs among the GAPs configured by the base station for the user equipment.

[0336] The first signaling is predefined by the protocol and is used to indicate the measurement resources occupied in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs, or to indicate the measurement resources not occupied in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs.

[0337] The first signaling may be in the form of at least one of UCI and MAC CE. When the first signaling is UCI, it may be in either an existing UCI format or a new UCI format. Optionally, the UCI may be multiplexed on the PUSCH.

[0338] The method for the user equipment to report the RRM measurement resource to the base station includes at least one of the following:

[0339] Method 1:

[0340] The user equipment reports occupied and / or unoccupied measurement resources in a particular GAP or multiple GAPs to the base station via first signaling. The first signaling includes a resource indication field, which includes a bitmap consisting of at least one indication bit. Based on the size of the resource indication field bitmap, the particular GAP or multiple GAPs are divided into time domains according to at least one of the following rules:

[0341] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M. The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0342] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of a certain GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the resource indication field is M. The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0343] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M. The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0344] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of a certain GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the resource indication field is M. The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is A unit of measurement.

[0345] Among them, the above-mentioned measurement units can be absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds; or they can be relative time units, such as radio frames, radio subframes, radio half frames, time slots, mini time slots, and time domain symbols.

[0346] The first indication bit of the bitmap of the first resource indication field corresponds to the first time domain resource granularity from the first high bit, the second high bit corresponds to the second time domain resource granularity, and so on. Or,

[0347] The first indication bit of the bitmap of the first resource indication field corresponds to the first time domain resource granularity from the first low bit, the second low bit corresponds to the second time domain resource granularity, and so on. Or,

[0348] The first indication bit of the bitmap of the first resource indication field corresponds to the last time domain resource granularity from the first high bit, the second high bit corresponds to the second to last time domain resource granularity, and so on. Or,

[0349] The first indication bit of the bitmap of the first resource indication field corresponds to the last time domain resource granularity from the first low bit, the second low bit corresponds to the second to last time domain resource granularity, and so on.

[0350] The first indicator bit in the above bitmap, when the first indicator bit value is 1, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is occupied, and when the first indicator bit value is 0, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is not occupied. Alternatively, when the first indicator bit value is 0, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is occupied, and when the first indicator bit value is 1, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is not occupied.

[0351] Method 2:

[0352] The user equipment reports occupied and / or unoccupied measurement resources of a certain GAP or a portion of multiple GAPs to the base station through first signaling. The certain GAP or multiple GAPs are divided into a first area and a second area by protocol pre-defined division or base station configuration division.

[0353] The first area is assumed to be used by the user equipment for RRM measurement, and the second area is assumed to be where the user equipment may be used for RRM measurement and may also complete RRM measurement during the period, that is, there is a time domain area not used for RRM measurement.

[0354] The first area may be a front area of ​​a certain gap or multiple gaps, or a rear area of ​​a certain gap or multiple gaps. The second area may be a front area of ​​a certain gap or multiple gaps, or a rear area of ​​a certain gap or multiple gaps.

[0355] The first signaling includes a resource indication field, which includes a bitmap consisting of at least one indication bit. Based on the size of the resource indication field bitmap, the second region of a gap or multiple gaps is divided into time domains according to at least one of the following rules:

[0356] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the second area of ​​the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M, then the above-mentioned The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0357] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the second area of ​​the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M. Then the above-mentioned The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0358] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the second area of ​​the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M, then the above-mentioned The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is Units of measurement;

[0359] The time domain resources spanning the start and end of the second area of ​​the above-mentioned GAP or multiple GAPs are expressed in N units of measurement, and the size of the above-mentioned resource indication field is M. Then the above-mentioned The time domain resource granularity is units of measurement, remaining The time domain resource granularity is A unit of measurement.

[0360] The above-mentioned measurement units can be absolute time units, such as hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds; or relative time units, such as radio frames, radio subframes, radio half frames, time slots, mini-time slots, and time domain symbols.

[0361] The second indication bit of the bitmap of the second resource indication field corresponds to the first time domain resource granularity from the first high bit, the second high bit corresponds to the second time domain resource granularity, and so on. Or,

[0362] The second indication bit of the bitmap of the second resource indication field corresponds to the first time domain resource granularity from the first low bit, the second low bit corresponds to the second time domain resource granularity, and so on. Or,

[0363] The second indication bit of the bitmap of the second resource indication field corresponds to the last time domain resource granularity from the first high bit, the second high bit corresponds to the second to last time domain resource granularity, and so on.

[0364] The second indication bit of the bitmap of the above-mentioned second resource indication field corresponds to the last time domain resource granularity from the first low bit, the second low bit corresponds to the second to last time domain resource granularity, and so on.

[0365] The second indicator bit in the above bitmap, when the value of the second indicator bit is 1, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is occupied, and when the value of the second indicator bit is 0, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is not occupied. Alternatively, when the value of the second indicator bit is 0, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is occupied, and when the value of the second indicator bit is 1, represents that the corresponding time domain resource granularity is not occupied.

[0366] Example 2

[0367] Assuming that the network device is a base station and the first measurement is an RRM measurement, when the user equipment reports the relevant capability of the user equipment to support RRM to the network device, the specific steps are as follows:

[0368] The user equipment indicates to the base station the measurement resources occupied in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs, or indicates to the base station the measurement resources not occupied in a certain GAP or multiple GAPs, through the first signaling. Preferably, the first signaling corresponds to a GAP.

[0369] The protocol predefines a first UE capability, xr-RRM-r19. This first UE capability is used to determine the relevant capabilities of the user equipment supporting RRM measurements. The specific value / specific value of the reported first UE capability can be a byte, character, string, bit value, etc. The reporting unit is preferably per UE, less preferably per band.

[0370] The first UE capability xr-RRM-r19 is defined in at least one of the following ways:

[0371] Indicates that the user equipment supports a shorter RRM MG;

[0372] Indicates whether the user equipment supports shorter RRM MG;

[0373] Indicates the time domain length of the first time domain zone supported by the user equipment;

[0374] Indicate a first time domain zone supported by the user equipment;

[0375] Indicates whether the user equipment supports the first time domain zone;

[0376] Instructing the user equipment to support faster RRM measurements;

[0377] Indicates whether the UE supports faster RRM measurements.

[0378] 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.

[0379] 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.

[0380] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the 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.

[0381] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a user equipment proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG11 , the user equipment 1100 may include at least one of: a sending module 1101 and the like.

[0382] In some embodiments, the sending module 1101 is configured to send idle resource information to a network device; wherein the idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0383] Optionally, in some embodiments, the sending module 1101 sends idle resource information to the network device, including:

[0384] Sending a first message to the network device;

[0385] The first message includes first identification information, where the first identification information is used to identify the first unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap; the first resources include the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0386] Optionally, in some embodiments, the sending module 1101 sends idle resource information to the network device, including:

[0387] Sending a second message to the network device;

[0388] The second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify the second resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resources include the resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs the second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0389] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0390] The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each of the first time domain resource units are occupied.

[0391] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first resource indication field includes a first resource bitmap, the first resource bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, and the at least one first indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one first time domain resource unit;

[0392] The first indication bit is set to a first parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is occupied;

[0393] The first indication bit is set to the second parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is not occupied.

[0394] Optionally, in some embodiments, the number of the at least one first time domain resource unit is M, the length of the time domain resource in the first measurement gap includes N first preset time units, and the M first time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the first measurement gap;

[0395] The first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by any one of the following methods:

[0396] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the second time domain resource unit is a first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the third time domain resource unit is a second number; wherein the above-mentioned second time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned third time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the above-mentioned M first time domain resource units; the above-mentioned first number is a parameter value obtained by rounding up R; the above-mentioned second number is a parameter value obtained by rounding down R; P is a parameter value obtained by [N minus (M multiplied by the first number)]; Q is a parameter value obtained by subtracting P from M; and R is a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M;

[0397] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fourth time domain resource unit is the first number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the fifth time domain resource unit is the second number; wherein the fourth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the fifth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0398] The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the sixth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the seventh time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the sixth time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the seventh time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units;

[0399] The number of first preset time measurement units included in the eighth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the ninth time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein, the eighth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the ninth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units.

[0400] Optionally, in some embodiments, the first measurement gap includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0401] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0402] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0403] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0404] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0405] Optionally, in some embodiments, the sending module 1101 is further configured to send capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement to the network device.

[0406] Optionally, in some embodiments, the capability information for performing the first measurement includes:

[0407] time domain resources required to perform the first measurement;

[0408] or

[0409] The measurement speed at which the first measurement is taken.

[0410] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG12 , the network device 1200 may include: a receiving module 1201 .

[0411] In some embodiments, the receiving module 1201 is configured to receive idle resource information sent by a user equipment;

[0412] The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

[0413] Optionally, in some embodiments, the receiving module 1201 receives the idle resource information sent by the user equipment, including:

[0414] receiving a first message sent by a user equipment;

[0415] The first message includes first identification information, and the first identification information is used to identify the first unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap; the first resources include the unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs the first measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0416] Optionally, in some embodiments, the receiving module 1201 receives the idle resource information sent by the user equipment, including:

[0417] receiving a second message sent by the user equipment;

[0418] The second message includes second identification information, and the second identification information is used to identify the second resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap; the second resources include the resources that are not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs the second measurement in the first measurement gap.

[0419] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a first resource indication field;

[0420] The first resource indication field is used to identify: at least one first time domain resource granularity included in the first measurement gap and resource occupancy information of each first time domain resource granularity.

[0421] Optionally, in some embodiments, the measurement time slot includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region.

[0422] The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs the first measurement;

[0423] The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

[0424] Optionally, in some embodiments, the idle resource information includes a second resource indication field;

[0425] The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource area and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

[0426] Optionally, in some embodiments, the receiving module 1201 is further configured to receive capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement sent by the user equipment.

[0427] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 1300 (e.g., user equipment) proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Terminal 1300 can be a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a network device implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports a terminal implementing any of the above methods. Terminal 1300 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.

[0428] As shown in Figure 13, terminal 1300 includes one or more processors 1301. Processor 1301 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 communication devices (such as base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Terminal 1300 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0429] In some embodiments, the terminal 1300 further includes one or more memories 1302 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 1302 may be located outside the terminal 1300.

[0430] In some embodiments, the terminal 1300 further includes one or more transceivers 1304. When the terminal 1300 includes one or more transceivers 1304, the transceiver 1304 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 201, step 202, step 501, step 502, step 601, step 602, step 701, step 702, step 801, step 802, step 901, step 902, step 1001, and step 1002, but not limited thereto), and the processor 1301 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, a process of allocating a first measurement gap, a process of allocating a second time domain resource region, etc., but not limited thereto).

[0431] 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.

[0432] In some embodiments, terminal 1300 may include one or more interface circuits 1303. Optionally, interface circuit 1303 is connected to memory 1302. Interface circuit 1303 may be configured to receive signals from memory 1302 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to memory 1302 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 1303 may read instructions stored in memory 1302 and send the instructions to processor 1301.

[0433] The terminal 1300 described in the above embodiment may be a communication device such as a user device, but the scope of the terminal 1300 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the terminal 1300 may not be limited by FIG. 13 . The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the above 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 and 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.

[0434] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 1400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the terminal 1300 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 1400 shown in FIG14 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0435] The chip 1400 includes one or more processors 1401 , and the chip 1400 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0436] In some embodiments, chip 1400 further includes one or more 1403. Optionally, interface circuit 1403 is connected to memory 1402. Interface circuit 1403 can be used to receive signals from memory 1402 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 1402 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 1403 can read instructions stored in memory 1402 and send the instructions to processor 1401.

[0437] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 1403 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step 201, step 202, step 501, step 502, step 601, step 602, step 701, step 702, step 801, step 802, step 901, step 902, step 1001, step 1002, but not limited thereto), and the processor 1401 performs at least one of the other steps (for example, the process of dividing the first measurement gap, the process of dividing the second time domain resource area, etc., but not limited thereto).

[0438] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0439] In some embodiments, chip 1400 further includes one or more memories 1402 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of memory 1402 may be external to chip 1400.

[0440] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the terminal 1300, the terminal 1300 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a transient storage medium.

[0441] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the terminal 1300, enables the terminal 1300 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0442] 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 resource scheduling method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The user equipment sends idle resource information to the network equipment; The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

2. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The user equipment sends idle resource information to the network equipment, including: Sending a first message to the network device; The first message includes first identification information, where the first identification information is used to identify a first unoccupied resource in the first measurement gap; the first resource includes a resource that is unoccupied in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs a first measurement in the first measurement gap.

3. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The user equipment sends idle resource information to the network equipment, including: Sending a second message to the network device; The second message includes second identification information, where the second identification information is used to identify a second resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap; and the second resource includes a resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs a second measurement in the first measurement gap.

4. The resource scheduling method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The idle resource information includes a first resource indication field; The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each first time domain resource unit are occupied.

5. The resource scheduling method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first resource indication field includes a first resource bitmap, the first resource bitmap includes at least one first indication bit, and the at least one first indication bit corresponds one-to-one to the at least one first time domain resource unit; The first indication bit is set to a first parameter value, indicating that a first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is occupied; The first indication bit is set to a second parameter value, indicating that the first time domain resource unit corresponding to the first indication bit is not occupied.

6. The resource scheduling method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The number of the at least one first time domain resource unit is M, the length of the time domain resource in the first measurement gap includes N first preset time measurement units, and the M first time domain resource units are arranged sequentially from left to right in the first measurement gap; The first measurement gap is divided into M first time domain resource units by any one of the following methods: The number of first preset time measurement units included in the second time domain resource unit is a first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the third time domain resource unit is a second number; wherein, the second time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; the third time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; the first number is a parameter value obtained by rounding up R; the second number is a parameter value obtained by rounding down R; P is a parameter value obtained by [N minus (M multiplied by the first number)]; Q is a parameter value obtained by subtracting P from M; and R is a parameter value obtained by dividing N by M; The number of first preset time measurement units included in the fourth time domain resource unit is the first number, and the number of first preset time measurement units included in the fifth time domain resource unit is the second number; wherein the fourth time domain resource unit is the last P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; the fifth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the sixth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the seventh time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the sixth time domain resource unit is the first P time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; and the seventh time domain resource unit is the last Q time domain resource units of the M first time domain resource units; The number of the first preset time measurement units included in the eighth time domain resource unit is the second number, and the number of the first preset time measurement units included in the ninth time domain resource unit is the first number; wherein the eighth time domain resource unit is the M first time domain The last P time domain resource units in the resource unit; the ninth time domain resource unit is the first Q time domain resource units in the M first time domain resource units.

7. The resource scheduling method according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The measurement gap includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region, The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs a first measurement; The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

8. The resource scheduling method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The idle resource information includes a second resource indication field; The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource region and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

9. The resource scheduling method according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: The user equipment sends capability information of the user equipment supporting the first measurement to the network device.

10. The resource scheduling method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The capability information for performing the first measurement includes: time domain resources required to perform the first measurement; or The measurement speed at which the first measurement is taken.

11. A resource scheduling method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device receives the idle resource information sent by the user equipment; The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

12. The resource scheduling method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The network device receives idle resource information sent by the user equipment, including: The network device receives a first message sent by the user equipment; The first message includes first identification information, where the first identification information is used to identify a first unoccupied resource in the first measurement gap; the first resource includes a resource that is unoccupied in the first measurement gap before the user equipment performs a first measurement in the first measurement gap.

13. The resource scheduling method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The network device receives idle resource information sent by the user equipment, including: The network device receives a second message sent by the user equipment; The second message includes second identification information, where the second identification information is used to identify a second resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap; and the second resource includes a resource that is not occupied in the first measurement gap after the user equipment performs a second measurement in the first measurement gap.

14. The resource scheduling method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that: The idle resource information includes a first resource indication field; The first resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one first time domain resource unit included in the first measurement gap and each first time domain resource unit are occupied.

15. The resource scheduling method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that: The measurement time slot includes a first time domain resource region and a second time domain resource region, The first time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment performs a first measurement; The second time domain resource region includes a time domain resource region in which the user equipment does not perform the first measurement.

16. The resource scheduling method according to claim 15, characterized in that: The idle resource information includes a second resource indication field; The second resource indication field is used to identify whether at least one tenth time domain resource unit included in the second time domain resource region and each of the tenth time domain resource units are occupied.

17. The resource scheduling method according to claim 11, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The network device receives capability information sent by the user equipment indicating that the user equipment supports performing a first measurement.

18. A user equipment, characterized in that The user equipment includes: A sending module, used for sending idle resource information to the network device; The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

19. A network device, characterized in that: The network equipment includes: A receiving module, configured to receive idle resource information sent by a user equipment; The idle resource information indicates unoccupied resources in the first measurement gap.

20. A user equipment, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The user equipment is used to execute the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

21. A network device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The network device is used to execute the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.

22. A communication system, characterized in that: It comprises a user device and a network device; wherein the user device is configured to implement the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, and the network device is configured to implement the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.

23. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on a communication device, the communication device is enabled to execute the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or execute the resource scheduling method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.

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