Communication method, terminal, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method, a terminal, a storage medium, and a program product. The communication method comprises: in a connected state, a terminal executes radio resource management (RRM) measurement on the basis of a low-power receiver. According to the present disclosure, in the connected state, the low-power receiver is used to execute RRM measurement, so that a main receiver can still continue to transmit data, i.e., avoiding interruption of data transmission.

Description

Communication method, terminal, storage medium and program product Technical Field

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

[0002] Currently, terminals can perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements, i.e., measurement and management of wireless resources. For example, they can measure and manage the channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The terminal performing RRM measurements may interrupt data transmission.

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a storage medium, and a program product.

[0006] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, including: a terminal performing radio resource management RRM measurement based on a low power receiver in a connected state.

[0007] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, including: a processing module, configured to perform radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low power receiver when the terminal is in a connected state.

[0008] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the first aspect and any one of the communication methods in the first aspect.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in the first aspect and any one of the first aspects.

[0010] The present disclosure uses a low-power receiver to perform RRM measurements in a connected state, so that the primary receiver can continue to transmit data, that is, to avoid interruption of data transmission. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] 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.

[0012] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG2 is a schematic diagram showing an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG3 a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG3 b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG4 is a flow chart showing a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG6 a is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG6 b is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Fig. 7a is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram showing a chip structure according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a storage medium, and a program product.

[0023] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which includes: a terminal performing radio resource management RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver in a connected state.

[0024] In the above embodiment, the RRM measurement is performed using a low-power receiver in the connected state so that the primary receiver can continue to transmit data, thereby avoiding interruption of data transmission.

[0025] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, if the low power consumption receiver performs RRM measurement based on the synchronization signal block SSB, the terminal determines the radio frequency link corresponding to the low power consumption receiver as an idle radio frequency link.

[0026] In the above embodiment, if the low-power receiver performs RRM measurement based on SSB, the low-power receiver can be used as an idle RF link to perform RRM measurement instead of being used for data transmission. The main receiver used for data transmission can continue data transmission without performing RRM measurement, thereby avoiding data transmission interruption caused by performing RRM measurement.

[0027] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal supports a first capability, where the first capability indicates the ability to set a first interruption length to 0, and the first interruption length indicates the duration of interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver.

[0028] In the above embodiment, the terminal may support the first capability and set the first interruption length to 0, so as to reduce the interruption length as much as possible and reduce the impact on data transmission.

[0029] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal supports a second capability, wherein the second capability indicates the capability of making the first interruption length smaller than the second interruption length; the first interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver; the second interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on other receivers, and the other receivers are receivers different from the low-power receiver.

[0030] In the above embodiment, the terminal can support the second capability to make the first interruption length smaller than the existing value, that is, smaller than the second interruption length, thereby minimizing the impact of performing RRM measurements on data transmission while also controlling the additional power consumption of the terminal due to the low-power receiver as much as possible.

[0031] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal supports using an idle first RF link to perform RRM measurements, and performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the RF link corresponding to the low-power receiver as the first RF link; and using the first RF link to perform RRM measurements.

[0032] In the above embodiment, the radio frequency link of the low-power receiver can be used as the first radio frequency link in combination with the idle first radio frequency link supported by the terminal, so that the interruption of the idle first radio frequency link supported by the terminal can be the first interruption length, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0033] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, performing RRM measurements includes: performing RRM measurements based on a network-controlled small interval NCSG.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the RRM measurement may be performed in combination with the NCSG and the low power consumption receiver, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

[0035] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, performing RRM measurement based on NCSG includes: determining a visual outage length VIL of the first radio frequency link as a first outage length.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the VIL of the NSCG may be set to the first interruption length, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0037] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the terminal supports performing RRM measurements using an idle first RF link, and performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the low-power receiver as an idle second RF link; and performing RRM measurements using the first RF link and the second RF link.

[0038] In the above embodiment, the radio frequency link of the low-power receiver may be used as an idle radio frequency link different from the first radio frequency link, thereby reducing measurement time and improving measurement efficiency.

[0039] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, performing RRM measurements includes: performing RRM measurements based on NCSG.

[0040] In the above embodiment, the RRM measurement may be performed in combination with the NCSG and the low power consumption receiver, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

[0041] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, performing RRM measurement based on NCSG includes: determining a visible interruption length VIL of the second radio frequency link as a first interruption length.

[0042] In the above embodiment, the VIL after the low power consumption receiver is combined with the NCSG can be made the first interruption length, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

[0043] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the performing RRM measurement includes: performing RRM measurement based on a gap requirement NFG.

[0044] In the above embodiment, the RRM measurement may be performed in combination with the NFG and the low power consumption receiver, thereby improving the measurement efficiency.

[0045] In some optional embodiments of the first aspect, the performing RRM measurement based on the NFG includes: determining a maximum interruption length when performing the RRM measurement as the first interruption length.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the maximum interruption length of the NFG may be determined as the first interruption length, thereby improving measurement efficiency.

[0047] In a second aspect, a terminal is provided, including: a processing module, configured to perform radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low power receiver when the terminal is in a connected state.

[0048] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, if the low power consumption receiver performs RRM measurement based on the synchronization signal SSB, the processing module is further used to: determine the radio frequency link corresponding to the low power consumption receiver as an idle radio frequency link.

[0049] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal supports a first capability, where the first capability indicates the ability to set a first interruption length to 0, and the first interruption length indicates the duration of interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver.

[0050] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal supports a second capability, wherein the second capability indicates the capability of making the first interruption length smaller than the second interruption length; the first interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver; the second interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on other receivers, and the other receivers are receivers different from the low-power receiver.

[0051] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal supports using an idle first RF link to perform RRM measurements, and the processing module performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the RF link corresponding to the low-power receiver as the first RF link; and using the first RF link to perform RRM measurements.

[0052] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on a small interval NCSG controlled by the network.

[0053] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement based on NCSG in the following manner: determining a visual interruption length VIL of the first radio frequency link as a first interruption length.

[0054] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the terminal supports using an idle first radio frequency link to perform RRM measurements, and the processing module performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the low-power receiver as an idle second radio frequency link; and using the first radio frequency link and the second radio frequency link to perform RRM measurements.

[0055] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on NCSG.

[0056] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement based on NCSG in the following manner: determining a visible interruption length VIL of the second radio frequency link as a first interruption length.

[0057] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on a gap requirement NFG.

[0058] In some optional embodiments of the second aspect, the processing module performs RRM measurement based on the NFG in the following manner: determining a maximum interruption length when performing the RRM measurement as the first interruption length.

[0059] According to a third aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the first aspect and any one of the communication methods in the first aspect.

[0060] In a fourth aspect, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes a communication method such as the first aspect and any one of the first aspect or the second aspect and any one of the second aspect.

[0061] In a fifth 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 manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0062] In a sixth 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 aspect or the second aspect.

[0063] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, which includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first or second aspect.

[0064] It is understandable that the terminal, access network device, first network element, other network elements, core network device, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip, or chip system involved in each embodiment of the present disclosure 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.

[0065] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a terminal, a storage medium, and a program product. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method," "information processing method," and "communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device," "information processing device," and "communication device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0066] 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.

[0067] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and may be referenced by each other. The technical environments in different embodiments may be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0068] 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.

[0069] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0070] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0071] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0072] 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 same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0073] 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.

[0074] 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 example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and "the performance of each AI model" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0075] 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.

[0076] 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.

[0077] 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.

[0078] 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.

[0079] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0080] 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.

[0081] 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.

[0082] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0083] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0084] 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.

[0085] In current power-saving projects, power-saving signals are introduced for the connected state. These signals are wake-up signals (WUS) or downlink control information for power saving (DCP). The WUS signal is a low-power detection signal. If the UE detects the WUS signal, it means that it needs to monitor the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). However, if the WUS is not detected, the PDCCH monitoring is skipped.

[0086] In idle discontinuous reception (DRX) scenarios, power saving signals, such as paging early indication (PEI), are usually configured before the paging occasion (PO). If the UE does not detect the power saving signal, it needs to skip the paging downlink control information (Paging DCI). Otherwise, it needs to monitor the Paging DCI.

[0087] With the continuous progress of research, a physical downlink control channel skipping (PDCCH skipping) mechanism has been introduced. That is, PDCCH skipping will be carried in the DCI to notify the user to skip monitoring for a period of time or switch the search space group.

[0088] In some embodiments, a separate low power wake-up receiver (LP) is introduced to receive power-saving signals. For example, the UE uses a low power wake-up receiver to monitor the wake-up signal sent by the base station in the idle state. If the UE receives the wake-up signal, the UE will turn on the main receiver to monitor the subsequent Paging PDCCH. If the wake-up signal is not received, the UE will not turn on the main receiver. After the low power receiver is introduced to the connected UE, the main receiver of the UE can be in a deep / shallow / micro sleep state. At this time, the UE only needs to monitor the low power wake-up signal. When the wake-up signal is received, the UE controls the main receiver to switch from the sleep state to monitoring the PDCCH. Among them, the low power receiver can also be called a low-power communication module, and the main receiver can also be called a main communication module.

[0089] Currently, terminals can perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements, i.e., measurement and management of wireless resources. For example, they can measure and manage the channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0090] Therefore, the present disclosure provides a communication method, which uses a low-power receiver to perform RRM measurements in a connected state so that a primary receiver can continue to transmit data, thereby avoiding interruption of data transmission.

[0091] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing a communication system architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0092] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0093] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0094] In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0095] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0096] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0097] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0098] 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).

[0099] 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.

[0100] 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.

[0101] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0102] FIG2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method for use in a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0103] Step S2101 : Terminal 101 sends first capability and / or second capability to network device 102 .

[0104] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the first capability and / or the second capability sent by the terminal 101 .

[0105] In some embodiments, the first capability indicates whether the terminal supports a capability with a first interruption length of 0. The first interruption length represents the duration of an interruption in uplink / downlink data transmission between the terminal and the network device caused by the terminal performing RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver. When the terminal supports the first capability, the first capability may be reported to the network device. For example, the terminal may report the first capability when reporting terminal capability information, or the terminal may report the first capability through other information, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0106] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports the first capability and reports the first capability to the network device, the network device can determine based on the first capability that the duration of the data transmission interruption caused by the terminal performing RRM measurement is 0, or the network device can determine based on the first capability that the terminal performing RRM measurement will not cause data transmission interruption.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terminal may support the first capability by keeping the low-power receiver turned on. Since the low-power receiver consumes less power, it may be kept turned on to achieve the first capability.

[0108] In some embodiments, the second capability indicates whether the terminal supports the capability of having a first interruption length that is less than a second interruption length. The first interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of uplink / downlink data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver. The second interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on other receivers, and the other receivers are receivers different from the low-power receiver. For example, the other receivers may be the main receiver. Alternatively, the second interruption length indicates the duration of the interruption of uplink / downlink data transmission between the terminal and the network device caused by performing RRM measurement based on other capabilities. For example, the duration of the interruption of uplink / downlink data transmission between the terminal and the network device caused by the terminal supporting the new air interface-interruption requirement reporting-release 17 (nr-NeedForInterruptionReport-r18) capability; for another example, the duration of the visible interruption length (VIL) caused by the terminal supporting the new air interface-interruption requirement reporting-release 17 (nr-NeedForGapNCSG-Reporting-r17) capability.

[0109] When the terminal supports the second capability, the second capability may be reported to the network device. For example, the terminal may report the second capability when reporting the terminal capability information, or the terminal may report the second capability through other information, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0110] In some embodiments, if the terminal supports the second capability and reports the second capability to the network device, the network device may determine, based on the second capability, that the duration of the data transmission interruption caused by the terminal performing RRM measurement will be less than the data transmission interruption duration caused by measurement through other receivers, or the network device may determine, based on the second capability, that the duration of the data transmission interruption caused by the terminal performing RRM measurement will be the first interruption duration. That is, it can be understood as being less than the existing data transmission interruption duration.

[0111] In some embodiments, the terminal can support the second capability by enabling a low-power receiver when performing measurements. Enabling the low-power receiver may cause a brief data transmission interruption. Therefore, in this case, the first interruption length is less than the second interruption length, but may not be zero. Of course, in some cases, the first interruption length in the second capability is less than the second interruption length, and the first interruption length may also be zero.

[0112] Step S2102: The terminal 101 performs RRM measurement based on the low power receiver in the connected state.

[0113] In some embodiments, the terminal can perform RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in a connected state. Since data transmission may exist between the terminal and the network device in the connected state, performing RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver can avoid / reduce data transmission interruptions. The low-power receiver has low power consumption and can also reduce the power consumption of the terminal. For example, the terminal can keep the low-power receiver turned on and use the low-power receiver to perform RRM measurements when performing RRM measurements. That is, the terminal can support the first capability so that the first interruption length for performing RRM measurements is 0. For another example, the terminal can turn on the low-power receiver when performing RRM measurements and use the low-power receiver to perform RRM measurements. That is, the terminal can support the second capability so that the first interruption length for performing RRM measurements is less than the second interruption length.

[0114] In some embodiments, if the low-power receiver performs RRM measurements based on a synchronization signal (synchronization signal and PBCH block, SSB), the terminal may determine the RF link corresponding to the low-power receiver as an idle RF link. The idle RF link can be understood as a RF link that is different from the RF link of the main receiver. That is, the terminal can continue to transmit data between the main receiver and the serving cell. And perform RRM measurements through the RF link of the low-power receiver. It can also be understood that the low-power receiver is not used for data transmission, that is, as an idle RF link, for performing RRM measurements.

[0115] In some embodiments, the low-power receiver may perform RRM measurements based on other reference signals, for example, a reference signal applicable to the low-power receiver, a low-power receiver reference signal (LP-SS). In some cases, when the low-power receiver performs RRM measurements based on signals other than SSB, the RF link corresponding to the low-power receiver may also be determined as an idle RF link, which is not limited in this disclosure.

[0116] In some embodiments, the terminal can support the use of an idle first RF link to perform RRM measurements. The terminal can perform RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determine the RF link corresponding to the low-power receiver as the first RF link, and use the first RF link to perform RRM measurements.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terminal supports RRM measurements performed using an idle first radio frequency link, which may be RRM measurements performed based on a network controlled small gap (NCSG). Under the NCSG mechanism, the network can configure the NCSG pattern to restrict the location at which data transmission interruption occurs when the terminal performs RRM measurement, that is, the UE can only not transmit and receive data at the VIL location. The terminal can use the radio frequency link of the low-power receiver as the first radio frequency link, that is, as the idle radio frequency link of the NCSG. The terminal determines the VIL of the first radio frequency link of the NSCG as the first interruption length of the low-power receiver. For example, when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on the low-power receiver and based on the NCSG, when the first interruption length is 0, the VIL of the NCSG is 0. That is, the network device receives the first capability sent by the terminal and can configure the VIL of the NSCG to 0. In this embodiment, the VIL of the first radio frequency link of the NCSG can be understood as the VIL in the NCSG pattern configured by the network device.

[0118] In some embodiments, the terminal may support performing RRM measurements using an idle first RF link, and the terminal may perform RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the low-power receiver as an idle second RF link; and performing RRM measurements using the first RF link and the second RF link.

[0119] In some embodiments, the terminal supports RRM measurements performed using an idle first RF link, which may be RRM measurements performed based on NCSG. The terminal may use the RF link of the low-power receiver as a second RF link, that is, as another RF link different from the idle RF link of NCSG. That is, at this time, the terminal has at least two idle RF links, one is the idle RF link of NCSG, that is, the first RF link, and the other is the RF link of the low-power receiver, that is, the second RF link. The terminal can use the first RF link and the second RF link to perform RRM measurements. Among them, the first RF link performs RRM measurements through the NCSG image configured by the network device, that is, the RRM measurement is performed through the VIL configured by the network device. The second RF link performs RRM measurements through an NCSG image additionally configured by the network device, and the VIL in the additionally configured NCSG image is the first interruption length. That is, the network can simultaneously configure two sets of NCSG patterns for the terminal. For example, the first RF link and the second RF link can be used to measure different neighboring cells, that is, the carrier-specific scaling factors used for measurement are calculated independently, thereby speeding up the measurement process, that is, reducing the measurement time of the terminal under the same number of monitoring opportunities (MO) configuration, and improving the measurement efficiency.

[0120] In some embodiments, the terminal supports RRM measurements performed using an idle first radio frequency link, which may be RRM measurements performed based on a need for gap (NFG). Under the NFG mechanism, the protocol stipulates the duration of the interruption, but does not define where the interruption occurs when the terminal performs the RRM measurement. The terminal may determine the maximum interruption duration allowed by the NFG as the first interruption duration. For example, when the terminal performs RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver and based on the NFG, when the first interruption length is 0, the maximum interruption duration is 0.

[0121] The communication method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2102. For example, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0122] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0123] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0124] FIG3a is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3a, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0125] Step S3101: Send the first capability and / or the second capability.

[0126] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0127] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends the first capability and / or the second capability to the network device 102, but is not limited thereto and may also send the first capability and / or the second capability to other entities.

[0128] Step S3102: In the connected state, perform RRM measurement based on the low power receiver.

[0129] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0130] In some embodiments, RRM measurements are performed based on a low power receiver.

[0131] FIG3b is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3b, the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0132] Step S3201: In a connected state, performing RRM measurement based on a low power receiver.

[0133] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0134] In some embodiments, RRM measurements are performed based on a low power receiver.

[0135] FIG4 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a communication method, which is executed by a network device 102 and includes:

[0136] Step S4101: Acquire the first capability and / or the second capability.

[0137] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0138] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the first capability and / or the second capability sent by the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto and may also receive the first capability and / or the second capability sent by other entities.

[0139] In some embodiments, network device 102 obtains the first capability and / or the second capability specified by the protocol.

[0140] In some embodiments, the network device 102 obtains the first capability and / or the second capability from upper layer(s).

[0141] In some embodiments, network device 102 performs processing to obtain the first capability and / or the second capability.

[0142] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the network device 102 autonomously implements the functions indicated by the first capability and / or the second capability, or the above functions are default or by default.

[0143] FIG5 is a flow chart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, and the method includes:

[0144] Step S5101 : Terminal 101 sends first capability and / or second capability to network device 102 .

[0145] The optional implementation of step S5101 can be found in S2101 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0146] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method of the above embodiments related to the communication system 100, the terminal 101, the network device 102, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0147] Step S5102: The terminal 101 performs RRM measurement based on the low power receiver in the connected state.

[0148] The optional implementation of step S5102 can be found in S2102 of FIG. 2 and other related parts of the embodiment involved in FIG. 2 , which will not be described in detail here.

[0149] The present disclosure provides a communication method as follows:

[0150] In some embodiments, the connected terminal performs RRM measurements of neighboring cells based on a low power receiver.

[0151] In some embodiments, it is assumed that the low power receiver performs measurements based on SSB; in this case, the low power receiver acts as an idle RF chain.

[0152] In some embodiments, a new interruption length is introduced to support terminals in performing RRM measurements.

[0153] In some embodiments, the interruption length may be 0, because the LR has low energy consumption and can be kept on. In this case, the terminal does not affect data transmission and reception of the serving cell when performing RRM measurement based on the low-power receiver.

[0154] In some embodiments, the interrupt length can be smaller than existing values ​​because the LR complexity is low and the turn-on delay can be relatively short.

[0155] In some embodiments, the new interrupt length introduced can be used as a VIL for measurement based on NCSG capabilities.

[0156] In some embodiments, a terminal supporting LR RRM measurement supports NCSG capability by default, that is, LR performs NCSG-based measurements as an idle RF chain;

[0157] In some embodiments, the UE supports LR RRM measurements independently of the NCSG capability. When the UE supports both capabilities, it can perform simultaneous measurements based on two NCSG patterns. The network can configure two NCSG patterns based on the UE capability, with each NCSG pattern independently calculating the carrier-specific scaling factor for the measurement. In this case, the UE can reduce the measurement time for the same number of MO configurations compared to existing protocols.

[0158] In some embodiments, reference may be made to the following Table 1

[0159] Table 1

[0160] In some embodiments, the new interruption length introduced may be used for measurements based on NFG capabilities.

[0161] In some embodiments, a terminal supporting LR RRM measurement supports NFG capability by default, that is, the LR performs NFG-based measurement as an idle radio frequency link (RF chain).

[0162] In some embodiments, the UE supporting LR RRM measurements is distinct from the NFG capability. When the UE supports both capabilities, the UE has three RF chains, i.e., three searchers. In this case, no measurement gap is required, i.e., the carrier-specific scaling factor of the measurement objects outside the measurement gap can be further reduced. In this case, compared to existing protocols, the UE's measurement time for the same number of MO configurations can also be reduced.

[0163] In some embodiments, reference may be made to Table 2 below.

[0164] Table 2

[0165] FIG6a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6a , the terminal 6100 may include a processing module 6101. The processing module 6101 is configured to enable the terminal to perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements based on a low-power receiver in a connected state.

[0166] In some embodiments, if the low power consumption receiver performs RRM measurement based on the synchronization signal SSB, the processing module 6101 is further configured to: determine the radio frequency link corresponding to the low power consumption receiver as an idle radio frequency link.

[0167] In some embodiments, the terminal supports a first capability, where the first capability represents the capability of setting a first interruption length to 0, and the first interruption length represents the duration of interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver.

[0168] In some embodiments, the terminal supports a second capability, wherein the second capability indicates an ability to make the first interruption length shorter than a second interruption length. The first interruption length indicates a duration for which data transmission between the terminal and the network device is interrupted when the terminal performs RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver. The second interruption length indicates a duration for which data transmission between the terminal and the network device is interrupted when the terminal performs RRM measurements based on another receiver, the other receiver being a receiver different from the low-power receiver.

[0169] In some embodiments, the terminal supports performing RRM measurements using an idle first radio frequency link, and the processing module 6101 performs radio resource management (RRM) measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the radio frequency link corresponding to the low-power receiver as the first radio frequency link, and performing RRM measurements using the first radio frequency link.

[0170] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on a small interval NCSG controlled by the network.

[0171] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement based on NCSG in the following manner: determining a visible outage length VIL of the first radio frequency link as a first outage length.

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal supports performing RRM measurements using an idle first radio frequency link, and the processing module 6101 performs radio resource management (RRM) measurements based on the low-power receiver in the following manner: determining the low-power receiver as an idle second radio frequency link, and performing RRM measurements using the first radio frequency link and the second radio frequency link.

[0173] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on NCSG.

[0174] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement based on NCSG in the following manner: determining a visible outage length VIL of the second radio frequency link as a first outage length.

[0175] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement in the following manner: performing RRM measurement based on a gap requirement NFG.

[0176] In some embodiments, the processing module 6101 performs RRM measurement based on NFG in the following manner: determining a maximum interruption length when performing RRM measurement as the first interruption length.

[0177] In some embodiments, the terminal 6100 further includes a transceiver module 6102 for executing transceiver steps such as step S2101.

[0178] Figure 6b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6b, network device 6200 may include a transceiver module 6201. Transceiver module 6201 is configured to perform transceiver steps such as step S2101. Network device 6200 may also include a processing module 6202 for executing the steps involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0179] Figure 7a is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device, a terminal, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal in implementing any of the above methods. Optionally, the network device can be an access network device, a core network device, or the like. Optionally, the terminal can be a user equipment, or the like. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0180] As shown in Figure 7a, communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. Processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device, execute programs, and process program data. Communication device 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the communication device can be a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.

[0181] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0182] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceiver 7103 performs the communication step S2101 such as sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 7101 performs other steps.

[0183] 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.

[0184] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuit 7104 is connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuit 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0185] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0186] FIG7 b is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7 b , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0187] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0188] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuit 7202 is connected to the memory 7203. The interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

[0189] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 executes the communication step S2101 of sending and / or receiving in the above method, and the processor 7201 executes other steps.

[0190] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0191] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0192] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0193] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0194] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises: In the connected state, the terminal performs radio resource management (RRM) measurements based on a low-power receiver.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that If the low-power receiver performs RRM measurement based on the synchronization signal block SSB, the terminal determines the radio frequency link corresponding to the low-power receiver as an idle radio frequency link.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The terminal supports a first capability, where the first capability indicates a capability of setting a first interruption length to 0, and the first interruption length indicates a duration for interrupting data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on a low-power receiver.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The terminal supports a second capability, where the second capability indicates a capability of making the first interruption length shorter than the second interruption length; The first interruption length represents the duration of interruption of data transmission between the terminal and the network device when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on the low-power receiver; The second interruption length indicates a duration during which data transmission between the terminal and the network device is interrupted when the terminal performs RRM measurement based on other receivers, where the other receivers are receivers different from the low-power receiver.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The terminal supports using an idle first radio link to perform RRM measurements, and performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: Determine the radio frequency link corresponding to the low-power receiver as the first radio frequency link; RRM measurements are performed using the first radio frequency link.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The performing RRM measurement includes: RRM measurements are performed based on small intervals NCSG controlled by the network.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein: The performing RRM measurement based on NCSG includes: A visible interruption length VIL of the first radio frequency link is determined as a first interruption length.

8. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The terminal supports using an idle first radio link to perform RRM measurements, and performs radio resource management RRM measurements based on a low-power receiver in the following manner: Determine the low power consumption receiver as an idle second radio frequency link; RRM measurements are performed using the first radio frequency link and the second radio frequency link.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The performing RRM measurement includes: RRM measurements are performed based on NCSG.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The performing RRM measurement based on NCSG includes: The visible interruption length VIL of the second radio frequency link is determined as the first interruption length.

11. The method according to claim 5 or 8, characterized in that The performing RRM measurement includes: The NFG performs RRM measurements based on the interval requirements.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The performing RRM measurement based on the NFG includes: A maximum interruption length when performing RRM measurement is determined as a first interruption length.

13. A terminal, characterized in that: include: The processing module is used for the terminal to perform radio resource management RRM measurement based on the low power receiver in the connected state.

14. A terminal, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The processor is configured to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

15. A storage medium, characterized in that: include: The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

16. A program product, characterized in that include: A computer program, which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to execute the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

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