Information processing method, communication device and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a communication device and a storage medium. The information processing method, which is performed by a user equipment (UE), comprises: sending a first instruction to a UE, wherein the first instruction is used for activating or deactivating a measurement interval.

Description

Information processing method, communication device and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] A measurement interval is a period of time agreed upon by a network device and a user equipment (UE) for measurement. During the measurement interval, the UE will measure reference signals but may not transmit data.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a communication device, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing method, which is executed by a network device, and the method includes: sending a first instruction to a user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is executed by a UE and includes: receiving a first instruction sent by a network device; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, wherein the network device includes: a sending module configured to send a first instruction to a user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) is provided, wherein the UE includes: a receiving module configured to receive a first instruction sent by a network device; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, wherein the communication device includes: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method provided by any technical method of the aforementioned first to second aspects.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information processing method provided by any of the first to second aspects.

[0011] The technical approach provided by the embodiments of this disclosure allows the measurement interval to be activated or deactivated, thereby increasing the flexibility of the measurement interval. For example, when an emergency service is being transmitted, the measurement interval can be deactivated to prioritize the transmission of the emergency service, ensuring the transmission quality of the service while achieving flexible setting of the measurement interval.

[0012] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are merely exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the embodiments of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing an architecture of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0015] FIG1B is a schematic diagram showing an extended reality (XR) service according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0016] FIG2 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0017] FIG3 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0018] FIG4 is a flow chart showing an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0019] FIG5A is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0020] FIG5B is a schematic structural diagram of a UE according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0021] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0022] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0024] A first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network device and includes: sending a first instruction to a user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0025] Based on the above solution, the measurement interval can be activated or deactivated, thereby improving the flexibility of the measurement interval. For example, when there is an emergency service transmission, the measurement interval can be deactivated to give priority to the transmission of the emergency service, ensuring the transmission quality of the service while achieving flexible setting of the measurement interval.

[0026] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0027] The first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0028] The second type of measurement interval: The second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0029] Based on the above solution, a new type (or new mode) of measurement interval is introduced, so that the measurement interval is related to the service, and the measurement interval setting requirements and measurement requirements in different scenarios can be met.

[0030] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0031] Extended Reality XR business;

[0032] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0033] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0034] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0035] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0036] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0037] Based on the above solution, a first service related to the first type of measurement interval is provided, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0038] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: sending first information to the UE; the first information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval for the UE.

[0039] Based on the above solution, before activating or deactivating the measurement interval, the measurement interval that can be activated or deactivated is configured to the UE through the first information, which has the characteristic of simple implementation.

[0040] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0041] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0042] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0043] Based on the above solution, the duration of the measurement interval can be an integer ms or a non-integer ms, which provides greater flexibility in configuring the measurement interval and can be configured according to the needs of the first service, while also minimizing unnecessary waste of time resources.

[0044] In some embodiments of the first aspect, sending the first information to a user equipment (UE) includes: sending a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message including the first information to the UE.

[0045] Based on the above solution, sending the RRC reconfiguration message is an example. Sending the first information through the RRC reconfiguration message facilitates the UE to receive the first information in various states.

[0046] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving second information sent by the UE; the second information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval.

[0047] In some embodiments, the UE may send second information to the network device, and the second information may be used by the network device to accurately configure a measurement interval for the UE, so that the measurement interval meets specific requirements of the UE.

[0048] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0049] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement gap;

[0050] The type of measurement interval that the UE expects to be configured;

[0051] The granularity of the measurement interval desired by the UE;

[0052] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0053] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0054] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0055] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0056] The above solution provides an example of the second information, but the specific implementation is not limited to this example. The second information can be flexibly set in a specific application process.

[0057] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the state of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0058] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0059] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0060] UE channel status;

[0061] The mobility status of the UE.

[0062] The above solution is an example of the UE status, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0063] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0064] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0065] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0066] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0067] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the UE supporting the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE supporting the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or,

[0068] The UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0069] In some embodiments of the first aspect, sending the first information to the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0070] The network device is a master node, and uses a radio signaling bearer SRB1 to send first information to the UE;

[0071] The network device is a secondary node and uses SRB3 to send the first information to the UE.

[0072] In this way, the primary node and / or the secondary node of the UE may configure the measurement interval for the UE.

[0073] In some embodiments of the first aspect, receiving second information sent by the UE includes:

[0074] An RRC message including second information is received.

[0075] The UE can simply send the second information to the network device through the RRC message.

[0076] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

[0077] In some embodiments of the first aspect, sending the first instruction to a user equipment (UE) includes sending a first medium access control (MAC) element (CE) to the UE.

[0078] Based on the above solution, the first instruction may be a MAC CE, and in specific implementation may also be downlink control information, etc. In this way, the measurement interval may be flexibly activated or deactivated through the MAC CE with good dynamics.

[0079] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier (LCID) that is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0080] Based on the above solution, the first MAC CE has a dedicated LCID, which can make it easier for the UE to perform MAC CE decoding.

[0081] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

[0082] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the method further comprises:

[0083] Receive third information sent by the UE; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0084] Based on the above solution, the network device can activate or deactivate the measurement interval in a timely manner according to the third information sent by the UE.

[0085] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0086] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0087] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0088] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0089] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0090] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0091] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a user equipment (UE). The method includes:

[0092] A first instruction sent by a network device is received; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0093] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0094] The first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0095] The second type of measurement interval: The second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0096] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0097] Extended Reality XR business;

[0098] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0099] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0100] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0101] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0102] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0103] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0104] Receive first information sent by a network device; the first information is used by the network device to configure a measurement interval for the UE.

[0105] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0106] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0107] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0108] In some embodiments of the second aspect, receiving first information sent by the network device includes:

[0109] Receive a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device; the RRC reconfiguration message includes the first information.

[0110] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0111] Sending second information to the network device; the second information is used for the network device to configure a measurement interval.

[0112] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0113] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement interval; the type of measurement interval the UE desires to configure; and the granularity of the measurement interval the UE desires;

[0114] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0115] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0116] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0117] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0118] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the state of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0119] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0120] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0121] UE channel status;

[0122] The mobility status of the UE.

[0123] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0124] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0125] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0126] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0127] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the UE supporting the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE supporting the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or,

[0128] The UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0129] In some embodiments of the second aspect, receiving the first information sent by the network device includes at least one of the following:

[0130] The network device is a master node, and receives first information sent by the network device on the radio signaling bearer SRB1;

[0131] The network device is a secondary node and receives the first information sent by the network device on SRB3.

[0132] In some embodiments of the second aspect, sending the second information to the network device includes:

[0133] An RRC message including second information is sent to the network device.

[0134] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

[0135] In some embodiments of the second aspect, receiving a first instruction sent by a network device includes:

[0136] Receive a first media access control MAC control element CE sent by the network device.

[0137] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier LCID, which is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0138] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

[0139] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0140] Sending third information to the network device; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0141] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0142] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0143] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0144] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0145] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0146] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0147] In some embodiments of the second aspect, sending third information to the network device includes:

[0148] If the fifth condition is met, the third information is sent to the network device; the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0149] The UE has a scheduling requirement for a first service;

[0150] The UE's primary service scheduling requirement disappears;

[0151] The UE's current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission requirements;

[0152] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to meet the transmission requirements;

[0153] The current channel quality of the UE does not meet the channel quality requirements;

[0154] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to the channel quality requirement.

[0155] In some embodiments of the second aspect, the method further comprises:

[0156] During the measurement interval, the UE performs measurement and does not perform at least one of the following transmissions:

[0157] Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request HARQ;

[0158] Scheduling request SR;

[0159] Channel state information CSI;

[0160] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0161] Uplink shared channel UL-SCH transmission other than random access request;

[0162] Physical downlink control channel PDCCH transmission;

[0163] Downlink shared channel DL-SCH transmission other than random access response.

[0164] A third aspect provides a network device, wherein the network device includes:

[0165] The sending module is configured to send a first instruction to the user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0166] A fourth aspect provides a user equipment UE, wherein the UE includes:

[0167] The receiving module is configured to receive a first instruction sent by a network device; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0168] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, the communication device including: one or more processors;

[0169] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the information processing method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0170] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a storage medium, wherein the storage medium stores instructions, which, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, enable the communication device to execute the information processing method described in the optional implementation of the first to second aspects.

[0171] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect to the second aspect.

[0172] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the information processing method described in the optional implementation manners of the first to second aspects.

[0173] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0174] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose an information processing method, a communication device, a communication system and a storage medium. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but 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, the method 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 of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0175] 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.

[0176] 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.

[0177] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "the", "the", etc., can 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 can be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0178] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0179] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0180] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "in one case A, in another case B," or "in one case A, in another case B" may include the following technical descriptions depending on the circumstances: 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.

[0181] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical approaches, depending on the circumstances: 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, and C.

[0182] 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 category of information" and the "second category of information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0183] 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.

[0184] In some embodiments, terms such as "...", "determine...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0185] 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.

[0186] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0187] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0188] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0189] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0190] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0191] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0192] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0193] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0194] 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.

[0195] FIG1A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0196] As shown in Figure 1A, a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102. The network device 102 may include an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0197] 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.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal is also referred to as User Equipment (UE).

[0199] In some embodiments, the access network device may be, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0200] In some embodiments, the technical approach of the present disclosure may be applicable 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 may become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0201] 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.

[0202] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. 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).

[0203] 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 approach of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical approach provided by 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 approach provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0204] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1A are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1A , or may include other entities other than those shown in FIG1A . The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0205] 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) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems using configuration methods of other resources, and next-generation systems based on them. In addition, multiple systems can also be combined (for example, a combination of LTE and NR). As shown in Figure 2, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is performed by the communication system shown in Figure 1A. The method may include:

[0206] S2101: The UE sends second information to the network device.

[0207] In some embodiments, in a carrier aggregation and / or dual connectivity scenario, the UE sends the second information to the primary node or the secondary node.

[0208] In some embodiments, the second information may be used by the network device to configure a measurement interval.

[0209] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the UE requests, desires or supports configuration of the first type of measurement interval.

[0210] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a measurement interval type expected or supported by the UE.

[0211] In summary, in some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0212] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement gap;

[0213] The type of measurement interval that the UE expects to be configured;

[0214] The granularity of the measurement interval desired by the UE;

[0215] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0216] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0217] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0218] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval; the first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0220] In some other embodiments, the second type of measurement interval; the second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0221] If a measurement interval is a measurement interval of the first type, the measurement interval may be activated or deactivated according to a scheduling condition and / or a transmission condition of a corresponding service.

[0222] If a measurement interval is a measurement interval of the second type, once the measurement interval is configured, the network device will not be activated or deactivated according to the scheduling and / or transmission conditions of one or more services.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval and the second type of measurement interval may be measurement intervals of different types, or measurement intervals of different modalities (modes).

[0224] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0225] Extended Reality XR business;

[0226] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0227] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0228] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0229] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0230] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first service may be understood as any service that requires urgent scheduling or transmission.

[0232] For example, extended reality (eXtented Reality, XR) business is a new type of business, which usually involves specific businesses such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cloud gaming.

[0233] In some embodiments, the transmission delay duration may be a transmission delay duration allowed by the service to be transmitted.

[0234] In some embodiments, a transmission delay timer may be started after generating service data to be transmitted, but when the timer expires, the corresponding service data may be discarded. The timing duration of the timer may be the transmission delay duration. The service data may have a service identifier or service name.

[0235] In some embodiments, the remaining transmission delay time may be the remaining time after the transmission delay timer is started.

[0236] If the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold, it means that the remaining delay time allowed for the data is insufficient and the data is data to be transmitted urgently, that is, the service of the data to be transmitted urgently is the first service.

[0237] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be configured by a network device or agreed upon by a protocol. In some embodiments, the first threshold may also be determined by the UE itself based on the service type of the data and / or the maximum allowed transmission delay duration.

[0238] In some embodiments, the delayed transmission service may include any service that is transmitted later than the estimated transmission situation. For example, the delayed transmission service may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0239] Data that is later than the estimated transmission time;

[0240] The first service has a transmission time difference with the second service that is greater than a second threshold; the second service is associated with the first service. In some embodiments, the scheduled service may include any service that is later than the estimated transmission time.

[0241] For example, the delayed scheduling service may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0242] Services that are not scheduled at the scheduled time; for example, the logical channel mapped to the service is not authorized at the scheduled time;

[0243] A service whose time difference with the scheduling time of the second service is greater than or equal to a specific threshold, for example, the second service has been scheduled but has not received authorization for the logical channel of the first service, and the time difference is greater than or equal to the specific threshold.

[0244] Of course, the above is merely an example of a service with delayed transmission or scheduling, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0245] In some embodiments, the network device or protocol configures a relatively small transmission delay for the corresponding data. This is also a service that only needs to be transmitted. In this way, the service with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold can also be regarded as the first service.

[0246] In some embodiments, transmitting or scheduling delayed data includes at least one of the following:

[0247] Data whose transmission time difference with the second service is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0248] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0249] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second service is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

[0250] The association relationship between the second business and the first business may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0251] The second business and the first business belong to the same business, for example, the second business and the first business both belong to the first business;

[0252] The second service and the first service belong to different data flows of the same service. For example, the second service and the first service both belong to different QoS flows of the first service.

[0253] The second service and the first service belong to the same protocol data packet (PDU) set;

[0254] There is a dependency relationship between the PDU set to which the second service belongs and the PDU set to which the first service belongs. For example, the PDU set of the second service depends on the PDU set of the first service for decoding, or the PDU set of the first service depends on the PDU set of the second service for decoding. Of course, this is just an example.

[0255] In some embodiments, the first condition and / or the second condition may be pre-configured by the network device. In some embodiments, the first condition and / or the second condition may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0256] In some embodiments, the granularity of the measurement interval indicates the level to which the measurement interval corresponds. For example, if the measurement interval is for the entire UE, then the measurement interval is per-UE, i.e., UE granularity. For another example, if the measurement interval is for the entire FR1 or FR2, then the measurement interval is per-FR, i.e., FR granularity. FR1 may include, but is not limited to, frequencies below 6 GHz. FR2 may include frequencies above 6 GHz.

[0257] In some embodiments, the UE may determine whether the first condition or the second condition is met based on its own status.

[0258] Exemplarily, the state of the UE may include: the channel state of the UE, the data transmission state of the UE, the mobility state of the UE, etc.

[0259] For example, a network device configures one or more channels for a UE, and the UE can determine the current channel state through measurement and / or data reception results. The UE's data transmission state can indicate whether the UE requires urgent transmission of services, whether the UE has services that have not been transmitted for a long time, or whether the UE has generated new services with minimal transmission delay tolerance. For another example, the UE's mobility state can be distinguished based on the UE's reference signal quality for the same cell. For example, the UE's mobility state may include: the UE's stationary state, quasi-stationary state, or moving state.

[0260] In some embodiments, if the UE meets the first condition, it means that the current channel state of the UE is not good or the UE has an urgent transmission service.

[0261] In some embodiments, if the UE meets the second condition, it means that the UE does not have any business that requires urgent transmission, or the UE does not have any business scheduling and / or transmission requirements in a short period of time.

[0262] In some cases, the UE may directly report to the network device via the second information whether it requests configuration of a measurement interval, based on whether its status meets the first condition or the second condition. For example, the second information may indicate whether the UE requests configuration of a first type of measurement interval.

[0263] In some embodiments, the status of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0264] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0265] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0266] UE channel status;

[0267] The mobility status of the UE.

[0268] Exemplarily, the scheduling requirement may indicate whether the UE needs to schedule the first service, etc.

[0269] The channel state may be reflected by the channel state quality, or may be indicated by the busyness of the channel state configured for the UE.

[0270] In some embodiments, the UE's capabilities may further include whether the UE supports configuration or deconfiguration of measurement intervals. Alternatively, the second information may be used to indicate whether the UE's capabilities support configuration or deconfiguration of a first type of measurement interval. In another exemplary embodiment, the second information may also be used to indicate whether the UE's capabilities support activation or deactivation of measurement intervals. For example, the second information may be used to indicate whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the first type of measurement interval.

[0271] In some embodiments, if the second information indicates that the UE supports the first type of measurement interval, it may be considered that the UE can support configuration, deconfiguration, activation, and deactivation of the first type of measurement interval.

[0272] If the measurement interval is activated, the UE will prioritize reference signal measurement in the measurement interval. If the measurement interval is deactivated, the network device will not send reference signals in the measurement interval or does not expect the UE to measure reference signals in the measurement interval.

[0273] In some embodiments, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0274] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0275] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0276] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0277] In some embodiments, the UE's support for the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the second capability and / or the third capability.

[0278] In some other embodiments, the UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0279] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in any message sent by the UE to the network device. For example, the message may include but is not limited to: an RRC message, a MAC signaling, or uplink control information.

[0280] In some embodiments, the RRC message may include but is not limited to an RRC message for sending UAI. Exemplarily, the second information may be a part of the UAI.

[0281] In some embodiments, the UE is currently in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, and when the UE establishes, reestablishes or restores an RRC connection with the network device, the UE sends the second information to the network device through an RRC message in the process of establishing, reestablishing or restoring the RRC connection.

[0282] In some embodiments, the UE is currently in an RRC connected state, and the UE sends the second information to the network device through the RRC connection with the network device.

[0283] S2102: The network device sends first information to the UE.

[0284] In some embodiments, the network device pre-configures a measurement gap before requiring the UE to perform reference signal measurement.

[0285] In some embodiments, the first information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0286] Resource location information, indicating the time domain location and / or frequency domain location of the measurement interval;

[0287] Period information, indicating the period of the measurement interval;

[0288] Type information, indicating the type of the measurement interval, for example, a first type of measurement interval or a second type of measurement interval;

[0289] Granularity information, indicating the granularity of the measurement interval, for example, whether the measurement interval is per UE or per FR;

[0290] Reference signal information indicates the reference signal measured by the UE in the measurement interval. Exemplarily, the reference signal includes but is not limited to a synchronization signal broadcast block, a channel state information reference signal, a tracking reference signal, a demodulation reference signal, and a positioning reference signal.

[0291] Of course, the above is only an example of the first information, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above distance.

[0292] In some embodiments, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0293] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0294] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0295] In some embodiments, the network device sends an RRC configuration message including the first information to the UE.

[0296] In some embodiments, the network device sends an RRC reconfiguration message including the first information to the UE.

[0297] In some embodiments, the network device generates the first information based on the second information.

[0298] For example, the second information indicates that the UE supports configuration of the first type of interval, so configuration information of the first type of measurement interval is generated, and the UE is informed of the first type of measurement interval through the first information.

[0299] S2103: The UE sends third information to the network device.

[0300] In some embodiments, the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0301] In some embodiments, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0302] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0303] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0304] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0305] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0306] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0307] In some embodiments, the third condition and / or the fourth condition may be set by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0308] In some embodiments, exemplarily, the UE determines whether the third condition and / or the fourth condition is satisfied according to the state of the UE.

[0309] In some embodiments, the UE determines whether to activate or deactivate the measurement interval according to user operation or device setting.

[0310] In some embodiments, the third information may also indicate the capability of the UE, for example, whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0311] In some embodiments, sending third information to the network device includes:

[0312] If the fifth condition is met, the third information is sent to the network device; the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0313] The UE has a scheduling requirement for a first service;

[0314] The UE's primary service scheduling requirement disappears;

[0315] The UE's current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission requirements;

[0316] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to meet the transmission requirements;

[0317] The current channel quality of the UE does not meet the channel quality requirements;

[0318] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to the channel quality requirement.

[0319] In some embodiments, if a scheduling requirement or transmission requirement for the UE's first service arises, the current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission and requirements, or the current channel quality does not meet the channel quality requirements, it may be considered necessary to deactivate the measurement interval to prioritize the transmission of urgent services such as the UE's first service. In some embodiments, if the scheduling requirement or transmission requirement for the UE's first service disappears, the current service transmission quality recovers to meet the transmission and requirements, or the current channel quality recovers to meet the channel quality requirements, it may be considered necessary to activate the measurement interval.

[0320] In some embodiments, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via the same message.

[0321] In other embodiments, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via different messages.

[0322] Exemplarily, both the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via an RRC message. In another exemplary embodiment, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via a UAI.

[0323] In some embodiments, both S2101 and S2102 may be optional steps.

[0324] S2104: The network device sends a first instruction to the UE.

[0325] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first instruction to the UE according to the third information.

[0326] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0327] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate all measurement intervals.

[0328] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval of the first type.

[0329] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to activate or deactivate one or more measurement intervals.

[0330] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include, but is not limited to, a MAC CE. For example, if the first instruction is a MAC CE, the MAC CE may include a bitmap, wherein one bit in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval. For example, one bit in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval of the first type. In other embodiments, different bits in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate measurement intervals within different periods of a measurement interval.

[0331] In some embodiments, S2104 may include: sending a first MAC CE to the UE.

[0332] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE may be any MAC CE capable of activating and / or deactivating a measurement interval. For example, the first MAC CE may be any MAC CE capable of activating or deactivating a first type of measurement interval.

[0333] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier LCID that is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0334] In some embodiments, the second MAC CE is any MAC CE different from the first MAC CE.

[0335] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE may be an existing MAC CE and is originally configured with its own logical channel identifier. The logical channel identifier may include an extended logical channel identifier.

[0336] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE is a newly introduced MAC CE, so a dedicated LCID can be allocated to the first MAC CE.

[0337] In some embodiments, in a scenario of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity, the primary node or the secondary node of the UE sends a first instruction to the UE. For example, the primary and secondary nodes of the UE send the first instruction to the UE.

[0338] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to activate the measurement gap, and the UE measures the reference signal in the measurement gap.

[0339] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to deactivate the measurement interval, and the UE will prioritize the transmission of service data and / or the transmission of scheduling instructions for service data, feedback information, etc. during the measurement interval.

[0340] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates activation of a first type of measurement interval, and the UE measures the reference signal during the measurement interval of the first type.

[0341] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to deactivate the first type of measurement interval, and the UE prioritizes the transmission of service data and / or scheduling instructions for service data, transmission of feedback information, etc. in the first type of measurement interval. Specifically, in the measurement interval, the UE performs measurement and does not perform at least one of the following transmissions;

[0342] Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request HARQ;

[0343] Scheduling request SR;

[0344] Channel state information CSI;

[0345] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0346] Uplink shared channel UL-SCH transmission other than random access request;

[0347] Physical downlink control channel PDCCH transmission;

[0348] Downlink shared channel DL-SCH transmission other than random access response.

[0349] Exemplarily, the random access request here may include but is not limited to message 1 of the four-step random access request and message A of the two-step random access. Also exemplarily, the random access response here may include message 2 of the four-step random access request and / or message B of the two-step random access.

[0350] Of course, the above is only an example of the behavior of the UE during the measurement interval, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0351] In some embodiments, S2104 is an optional step. For example, the measurement interval is activated by default after configuration is completed. If deactivation is not required, the network device does not need to send the first instruction to deactivate the measurement interval. That is, S2102 can be implemented separately.

[0352] As shown in FIG3 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a network device. The method may include:

[0353] S3101: Receive the second information.

[0354] In some embodiments, the network device receives second information sent by the UE.

[0355] In some embodiments, the second information may be used by the network device to configure a measurement interval.

[0356] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate whether the UE requests, desires or supports configuration of the first type of measurement interval.

[0357] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate a measurement interval type expected or supported by the UE.

[0358] In summary, in some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0359] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement gap;

[0360] The type of measurement interval that the UE expects to be configured;

[0361] The granularity of the measurement interval desired by the UE;

[0362] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0363] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0364] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0365] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0366] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval; the first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0367] In some other embodiments, the second type of measurement interval; the second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0368] If a measurement interval is a measurement interval of the first type, the measurement interval may be activated or deactivated according to a scheduling condition and / or a transmission condition of a corresponding service.

[0369] If a measurement interval is the second type of measurement derate, once the measurement interval is configured, the network device will not be activated or deactivated according to the scheduling and / or transmission conditions of one or more services.

[0370] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0371] Extended Reality XR business;

[0372] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0373] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0374] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0375] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0376] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0377] In some embodiments, the first service may be understood as any service that requires urgent scheduling or transmission.

[0378] For example, extended reality (eXtented Reality, XR) business is a new type of business, which usually involves specific businesses such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cloud gaming.

[0379] In some embodiments, the transmission delay duration may be a transmission delay duration allowed by the service to be transmitted.

[0380] In some embodiments, a transmission delay timer may be started after generating service data to be transmitted, but when the timer expires, the corresponding service data may be discarded. The timing duration of the timer may be the transmission delay duration. The service data may have a service identifier or service name.

[0381] In some embodiments, the remaining transmission delay time may be the remaining time after the transmission delay timer is started.

[0382] If the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold, it means that the remaining delay time allowed for the data is insufficient and the data is data to be transmitted urgently, that is, the service of the data to be transmitted urgently is the first service.

[0383] In some embodiments, the first threshold may be configured by a network device or agreed upon by a protocol. In some embodiments, the first threshold may also be determined by the UE itself based on the service type of the data and / or the maximum allowed transmission delay duration.

[0384] In some embodiments, the delayed transmission service may include any service that is transmitted later than the estimated transmission situation. For example, the delayed transmission service may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0385] Data that is later than the estimated transmission time;

[0386] The first service has a transmission time difference with the second service that is greater than a second threshold; the second service is associated with the first service. In some embodiments, the scheduled service may include any service that is later than the estimated transmission time.

[0387] For example, the delayed scheduling service may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0388] Services that are not scheduled at the scheduled time; for example, the logical channel mapped to the service is not authorized at the scheduled time;

[0389] A service whose time difference with the scheduling time of the second service is greater than or equal to a specific threshold, for example, the second service has been scheduled but has not received authorization for the logical channel of the first service, and the time difference is greater than or equal to the specific threshold.

[0390] Of course, the above is merely an example of a service with delayed transmission or scheduling, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0391] In some embodiments, the network device or protocol configures a relatively small transmission delay for the corresponding data. This is also a service that only needs to be transmitted. In this way, the service with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold can also be regarded as the first service.

[0392] In some embodiments, transmitting or scheduling delayed data includes at least one of the following:

[0393] Data whose transmission time difference with the second service is greater than or equal to a third threshold;

[0394] Data whose transmission delay period has been exhausted;

[0395] Data whose scheduling time difference with the second service is greater than or equal to the fourth threshold.

[0396] The association relationship between the second business and the first business may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0397] The second business and the first business belong to the same business, for example, the second business and the first business both belong to the first business;

[0398] The second service and the first service belong to different data flows of the same service. For example, the second service and the first service both belong to different QoS flows of the first service.

[0399] The second service and the first service belong to the same protocol data packet (PDU) set;

[0400] There is a dependency relationship between the PDU set to which the second service belongs and the PDU set to which the first service belongs. For example, the PDU set of the second service depends on the PDU set of the first service for decoding, or the PDU set of the first service depends on the PDU set of the second service for decoding. Of course, this is just an example.

[0401] In some embodiments, any of the above thresholds may be configured by a network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0402] In some embodiments, the first condition and / or the second condition may be pre-configured by the network device. In some embodiments, the first condition and / or the second condition may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0403] In some embodiments, the granularity of the measurement interval indicates the level to which the measurement interval corresponds. For example, if the measurement interval is for the entire UE, then the measurement interval is per-UE, i.e., UE granularity. For another example, if the measurement interval is for the entire FR1 or FR2, then the measurement interval is per-FR, i.e., FR granularity. FR1 may include, but is not limited to, frequencies below 6 GHz. FR2 may include frequencies above 6 GHz.

[0404] In some embodiments, the UE may determine whether the first condition or the second condition is met based on its own status.

[0405] Exemplarily, the state of the UE may include: the channel state of the UE, the data transmission state of the UE, the mobility state of the UE, etc.

[0406] For example, a network device configures one or more channels for a UE, and the UE can determine the current channel state through measurement and / or data reception results. The UE's data transmission state can indicate whether the UE requires urgent transmission of services, whether the UE has services that have not been transmitted for a long time, or whether the UE has generated new services with minimal transmission delay tolerance. For another example, the UE's mobility state can be distinguished based on the UE's reference signal quality for the same cell. For example, the UE's mobility state may include: the UE's stationary state, quasi-stationary state, or moving state.

[0407] In some embodiments, if the UE meets the first condition, it means that the current channel state of the UE is not good or the UE has an urgent transmission service.

[0408] In some embodiments, if the UE meets the second condition, it means that the UE does not have any business that requires urgent transmission, or the UE does not have any business scheduling and / or transmission requirements in a short period of time.

[0409] In some cases, the UE may directly report to the network device via the second information whether it requests configuration of a measurement interval, based on whether its status meets the first condition or the second condition. For example, the second information may indicate whether the UE requests configuration of a first type of measurement interval.

[0410] In some embodiments, the status of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0411] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0412] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0413] UE channel status;

[0414] The mobility status of the UE.

[0415] Exemplarily, the scheduling requirement may indicate whether the UE needs to schedule the first service, etc.

[0416] The channel state may be reflected by the channel state quality, or may be indicated by the busyness of the channel state configured for the UE.

[0417] In some embodiments, the UE's capabilities may further include whether the UE supports configuration or deconfiguration of measurement intervals. Alternatively, the second information may be used to indicate whether the UE's capabilities support configuration or deconfiguration of a first type of measurement interval. In another exemplary embodiment, the second information may also be used to indicate whether the UE's capabilities support activation or deactivation of measurement intervals. For example, the second information may be used to indicate whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the first type of measurement interval.

[0418] In some embodiments, if the second information indicates that the UE supports the first type of measurement interval, it may be considered that the UE can support configuration, deconfiguration, activation, and deactivation of the first type of measurement interval.

[0419] If the measurement interval is activated, the UE will prioritize reference signal measurement in the measurement interval. If the measurement interval is deactivated, the network device will not send reference signals in the measurement interval or does not expect the UE to measure reference signals in the measurement interval.

[0420] In some embodiments, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0421] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0422] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0423] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0424] In some embodiments, the UE's support for the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the second capability and / or the third capability.

[0425] In some other embodiments, the UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0426] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in any message sent by the UE to the network device. For example, the message may include but is not limited to: an RRC message, a MAC signaling, or uplink control information.

[0427] In some embodiments, the RRC message may include but is not limited to an RRC message for sending UAI. Exemplarily, the second information may be a part of the UAI.

[0428] In some embodiments, the UE is currently in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, and when the UE establishes, reestablishes or restores an RRC connection with the network device, the UE sends the second information to the network device through an RRC message in the process of establishing, reestablishing or restoring the RRC connection.

[0429] In some embodiments, the UE is currently in an RRC connected state, and the UE sends the second information to the network device through the RRC connection with the network device.

[0430] S3102: Send the first message.

[0431] In some embodiments, the network device sends first information to the UE.

[0432] In some embodiments, the network device pre-configures a measurement gap before requiring the UE to perform reference signal measurement.

[0433] In some embodiments, the first information may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0434] Resource location information, indicating the time domain location and / or frequency domain location of the measurement interval;

[0435] Period information, indicating the period of the measurement interval;

[0436] Type information, indicating the type of the measurement interval, for example, a first type of measurement interval or a second type of measurement interval;

[0437] Granularity information, indicating the granularity of the measurement interval, for example, whether the measurement interval is per UE or per FR;

[0438] Reference signal information indicates the reference signal measured by the UE in the measurement interval. Exemplarily, the reference signal includes but is not limited to a synchronization signal broadcast block, a channel state information reference signal, a tracking reference signal, a demodulation reference signal, and a positioning reference signal.

[0439] Of course, the above is only an example of the first information, and the specific implementation is not limited to the above distance.

[0440] In some embodiments, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0441] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0442] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0443] In some embodiments, the network device sends an RRC configuration message including the first information to the UE.

[0444] In some embodiments, the network device sends an RRC reconfiguration message including the first information to the UE.

[0445] In some embodiments, the network device generates the first information based on the second information.

[0446] For example, the second information indicates that the UE supports configuration of the first type of interval, so configuration information of the first type of measurement interval is generated, and the UE is informed of the first type of measurement interval through the first information.

[0447] S3103: Receive third information.

[0448] In some embodiments, the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0449] In some embodiments, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0450] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0451] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0452] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0453] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0454] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0455] In some embodiments, the third condition and / or the fourth condition may be set by the network device or agreed upon by a protocol.

[0456] In some embodiments, exemplarily, the UE determines whether the third condition and / or the fourth condition is satisfied according to the state of the UE.

[0457] In some embodiments, the UE determines whether to activate or deactivate the measurement interval according to user operation or device setting.

[0458] In some embodiments, the third information may also indicate the capability of the UE, for example, whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0459] In some embodiments, sending third information to the network device includes:

[0460] If the fifth condition is met, the third information is sent to the network device; the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0461] The UE has a scheduling requirement for a first service;

[0462] The UE's primary service scheduling requirement disappears;

[0463] The UE's current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission requirements;

[0464] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to meet the transmission requirements;

[0465] The current channel quality of the UE does not meet the channel quality requirements;

[0466] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to the channel quality requirement.

[0467] In some embodiments, if a scheduling requirement or transmission requirement for the UE's first service arises, the current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission and requirements, or the current channel quality does not meet the channel quality requirements, it may be considered necessary to deactivate the measurement interval to prioritize the transmission of urgent services such as the UE's first service. In some embodiments, if the scheduling requirement or transmission requirement for the UE's first service disappears, the current service transmission quality recovers to meet the transmission and requirements, or the current channel quality recovers to meet the channel quality requirements, it may be considered necessary to activate the measurement interval.

[0468] In some embodiments, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via the same message.

[0469] In other embodiments, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via different messages.

[0470] Exemplarily, both the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via an RRC message. In another exemplary embodiment, the first information and the second information may be reported to the network device via a UAI.

[0471] S3104: Send the first instruction.

[0472] In some embodiments, the network device sends the first instruction to the UE according to the third information.

[0473] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0474] In some embodiments, the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate all measurement intervals.

[0475] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval of the first type.

[0476] In some embodiments, the first instruction may be used to activate or deactivate one or more measurement intervals.

[0477] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include, but is not limited to, a MAC CE. For example, if the first instruction is a MAC CE, the MAC CE may include a bitmap, wherein one bit in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval. For example, one bit in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval of the first type. In other embodiments, different bits in the bitmap may be used to activate or deactivate measurement intervals within different periods of a measurement interval.

[0478] In some embodiments, in a scenario of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity, the primary node or the secondary node of the UE sends a first instruction to the UE. For example, the primary and secondary nodes of the UE send the first instruction to the UE.

[0479] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to activate the measurement gap, and the UE measures the reference signal in the measurement gap.

[0480] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to deactivate the measurement interval, and the UE will prioritize the transmission of service data and / or the transmission of scheduling instructions for service data, feedback information, etc. during the measurement interval.

[0481] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates activation of a first type of measurement interval, and the UE measures the reference signal during the measurement interval of the first type.

[0482] In some embodiments, the first instruction indicates to deactivate the first type of measurement interval, and the UE prioritizes the transmission of service data and / or scheduling instructions for service data, transmission of feedback information, etc. in the first type of measurement interval. Specifically, in the measurement interval, the UE performs measurement and does not perform at least one of the following transmissions;

[0483] Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request HARQ;

[0484] Scheduling request SR;

[0485] Channel state information CSI;

[0486] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0487] Uplink shared channel UL-SCH transmission other than random access request;

[0488] Physical downlink control channel PDCCH transmission;

[0489] Downlink shared channel DL-SCH transmission other than random access response.

[0490] For example, the random access request herein may include, but is not limited to, message 1 of a four-step random access request and message A of a two-step random access. For another example, the random access response herein may include message 2 of a four-step random access request and / or message B of a two-step random access. Of course, the above is merely an example of UE behavior during a measurement interval, and specific implementations are not limited to the above examples.

[0491] In some cases, S3101 and / or S3103 are optional steps. In some embodiments, the network device may configure and / or activate the measurement interval based on the capabilities of the UE, the service scheduling for the UE in the cell, and the system capacity of the cell. In this case, S3101 and S3103 are both optional steps. In some embodiments, the network device may configure the measurement interval based on the capabilities of the UE, the service scheduling for the UE in the cell, and the system capacity of the cell, but the specific activation may be performed based on the third information of the UE. In this case, S3101 is an optional step. In other embodiments, the network device may configure the measurement interval (especially the configuration of the first type of measurement interval) based on the second information sent by the UE, but the specific timing of activating or deactivating the corresponding measurement interval may be determined by the network device based on the system capacity of the cell, the service scheduling and / or transmission status of the UE, and the UE's previous measurement report, etc. In this case, S3103 is an optional step.

[0492] In other cases, S3104 is an optional step. For example, the measurement interval is activated by default after configuration. If deactivation is not required, the network device does not need to send the first instruction to deactivate the measurement interval. That is, S3102 can be implemented separately.

[0493] As shown in FIG4 , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a UE. The method may include:

[0494] S4101: Send the second information.

[0495] In some embodiments, the optional method of S4101 can refer to S2101 of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2.

[0496] S4102: Receive first information.

[0497] In some embodiments, the UE receives first information sent by a network device (eg, a radio access network device).

[0498] In a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenario, the UE receives first information from the primary node or the secondary node.

[0499] In some embodiments, the relevant description of the first information can be found in S2102 of the corresponding embodiment of Figure 2.

[0500] S4103: Send the third information.

[0501] In some embodiments, the UE receives third information sent by a network device (eg, a radio access network device).

[0502] In a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenario, the UE receives third information from the primary node or the secondary node.

[0503] In some embodiments, the description of the third information may refer to S2103 of the embodiment corresponding to Figure 2 , and / or the optional embodiment of the UE sending the third information may refer to S2103 of the embodiment corresponding to Figure 2 . S4104 : Receive the first instruction.

[0504] In some embodiments, the first instruction may include, but is not limited to, a MAC CE.

[0505] In some embodiments, the related description of the first instruction can be found in S2104 of the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2 .

[0506] In some cases, S4101 and / or S4103 are optional steps. In some embodiments, the network device may configure and / or activate the measurement interval based on the capabilities of the UE, the service scheduling for the UE in the cell, and the system capacity of the cell. In this case, S4101 and S4103 are both optional steps. In some embodiments, the network device may configure the measurement interval based on the capabilities of the UE, the service scheduling for the UE in the cell, and the system capacity of the cell, but the specific activation may be performed based on the third information of the UE. In this case, S4101 is an optional step. In other embodiments, the network device may configure the measurement interval (especially the configuration of the first type of measurement interval) based on the second information sent by the UE, but the specific timing of activating or deactivating the corresponding measurement interval may be determined by the network device based on the system capacity of the cell, the service scheduling and / or transmission status of the UE, and the previous measurement report of the UE, etc. In this case, S4103 is an optional step.

[0507] In other cases, S4104 is an optional step. For example, the measurement interval is activated by default after configuration. If deactivation is not required, the network device does not need to send the first instruction to deactivate the measurement interval. That is, S4102 can be implemented separately.

[0508] However, for XR services, the cycle of XR services is likely to be different and cannot be a non-integer. The XR service cycle can be expressed as a fraction. At this time, when the network configures the terminal, a fraction will be introduced to express the non-integer cycle of the XR service, such as 50 / 3 to express 16.67ms, that is, 3 frames in 50ms. At the same time, 100 / 3, 200 / 9, 50 / 3, 125 / 9, 100 / 9, and 25 / 3 are used to represent the frame rate of the XR service as 30fps, 45fps, 60fps, 72fps, 90fps, and 120fps, respectively. Figure 1B shows a schematic diagram of the transmission of an XR service in the time domain. For example, the service data transmission of the XR service has a certain transmission cycle. Taking into account network jitter and other reasons within the transmission cycle, a certain jitter delay can be allowed, but the allowed jitter delay is small.

[0509] A measurement interval refers to a time interval agreed upon by the network and the UE that is dedicated to measurement. During this period, since the network equipment has agreed not to require the UE to transmit or receive, the UE can focus on measurement without transmitting or receiving data. In the New Radio (NR) system, there are only two types of measurement intervals: for UE (per UE) or for FR (per FR). The configuration mode of each UE means that the UE can only be configured with one measurement interval at a time, and the UE performs measurements on all frequencies based on the same set of measurement intervals. The configuration mode of each FR means that the UE can be configured with up to two measurement intervals at the same time, one of which is applied to measurements on frequencies below 6 GHz, and the other is applied to measurements on FR2 frequencies.

[0510] To further optimize measurement performance, facilitate flexible processing of measurement and data transmission and reception by the UE, and reduce the impact of the measurement process on data transmission and reception, the embodiments of the present disclosure introduce a new type (or new mode) of measurement gap (MG) in the existing measurement gap enhancement. This measurement gap can be a pre-configured measurement gap, also known as a pre-configured measurement gap.

[0511] However, considering that XR services are services with strict requirements on scheduling delays, a large number of data packets will be discarded if they are not scheduled in time. If the UE uses measurement intervals, it is likely to affect the timely scheduling of XR data. Therefore, a more flexible measurement interval configuration is needed. Therefore, it is possible to consider introducing a new measurement interval configuration for XR services. XR services are services with strict requirements on scheduling delays, that is, a large number of data packets will be discarded if they are not scheduled in time. If the UE uses measurement intervals, it is likely to affect the timely scheduling of XR service data. Therefore, a more flexible measurement interval configuration is needed. In view of this, a new measurement interval configuration can be introduced for specific services such as XR services.

[0512] Option 1: Introduce a pre-configured measurement interval for a specific service type. This measurement interval can be flexibly configured and / or can be flexibly activated or deactivated. This measurement interval can have at least one of the following characteristics:

[0513] Specific types of services are services with higher scheduling delay requirements, such as XR services; in this pre-configured measurement interval, the UE's behavior is as follows: The UE's behavior in the measurement interval: no HARQ feedback, SR, CSI, SRS are sent; no uplink transmission is performed, for example, no UL-SCH transmission is sent except for msg3 and / or msgA in random access; no downlink transmission is received, for example, no PDCCH and DL-SCH transmission is performed except for random access response.

[0514] Option 2: The introduction of pre-configured measurement intervals for specific traffic types can be configured under network control.

[0515] As an embodiment, the period of the measurement interval may be a period of non-integer ms.

[0516] As an embodiment, the measurement interval may be configured as per UE (per UE), per FR1 (per FR1) and / or per FR2 (per FR2).

[0517] As an embodiment, the configuration signaling is an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0518] As an embodiment, the UE may send second information to the network, where the second information may be used to indicate that the UE wishes to be configured or stop configuring this type of measurement interval, or whether the UE currently meets the conditions for being configured and deconfiguring this type of measurement interval.

[0519] Exemplarily, the UE may inform the network through the second information whether certain conditions for configuring and deconfiguring this type of measurement interval are met.

[0520] As another example, the UE may directly request the network device to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval for the characteristic service through the second information.

[0521] As an embodiment, the second information may be a new RRC message or an existing UAI signaling.

[0522] As an embodiment, the second information may indicate the state of the UE. Exemplarily, the state of the UE may include but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0523] The current UE scheduling requirements, for example, whether the UE needs to schedule services urgently, or whether the current services no longer meet the packet delay budget (PDB) requirements;

[0524] The channel status of the UE, for example, whether the current channel quality of the UE is good or bad;

[0525] The mobility state of the UE, for example, whether the UE is in a low mobility state.

[0526] As an embodiment, the pre-configured measurement interval may be configured by the network for a master node (MN) and / or a secondary node (SN). Exemplarily, the master node configures the measurement interval via SRB1, and / or the secondary node configures the measurement interval via SRB3.

[0527] Option 3: Based on Option 1, the introduction of pre-configured measurement intervals for specific service types can be activated or deactivated under network control.

[0528] As an embodiment, the configuration signaling is a MAC CE, which indicates at least one measurement interval to be activated or deactivated. Exemplarily, all measurement intervals can be activated or deactivated via the MAC CE.

[0529] As an embodiment, the MAC CE may directly carry one or more bits indicating activation or deactivation of a specific measurement interval. Alternatively, the MAC CE may carry one or more bits indicating a state change. For example, the bits included in the MAC CE may indicate that the state of one or more measurement intervals has changed from activation to deactivation, or the bits included in the MAC CE may indicate that the state of one or more measurement intervals has changed from deactivation to activation.

[0530] As an embodiment, the MAC CE will use a new reserved eLCID. The eLCID may be different from the eLCIDs of other MAC CEs. In this way, the UE can distinguish the role of the currently received MAC CE based on the eLCID carried by the MAC CE.

[0531] As an embodiment, the UE may send information to the network indicating that the UE wishes to activate or deactivate a measurement interval of a configured type. For example, the UE may request or expect the network device to activate one or more measurement intervals respectively through one or more bits.

[0532] In one embodiment, the UE informs the network whether the activation or deactivation conditions are met by sending information to the network device. For example, the UE directly sends a request to the network requesting the network to activate or deactivate the corresponding measurement interval. In one embodiment, this information can be a MAC CE, which indicates at least one specific measurement interval that is to be activated or activated. The specific measurement interval can be all or part of multiple configured measurement intervals.

[0533] As an embodiment, when a trigger condition is met, the UE sends information to the network device to trigger the network device to activate or deactivate the corresponding measurement interval. The information may indicate at least one of the following:

[0534] The UE has scheduling requirements, for example, whether the UE needs to schedule services urgently, or whether the current services no longer meet the PDB requirements;

[0535] Whether the UE's channel status meets predetermined conditions, for example, whether the UE is in low mobility or the channel quality is good.

[0536] Option 4: Define UE reporting capability indication based on Option 1. The UE can inform the network of its support for the introduction of pre-configured measurement intervals for specific service types through capability indication.

[0537] Embodiment a: The UE capability may be per UE (per UE) or per frequency range (per FR).

[0538] Embodiment b: An example defines a UE capability, which may be referred to as capability 1. Capability 1 may include but is not limited to: the UE reporting whether the measurement interval can be configured through the operation in option 2 and then activated or deactivated using the operation in option 3.

[0539] Another example defines a UE capability, which may be referred to as capability 2. Capability 2 may include, but is not limited to: the UE reporting whether the measurement interval can be configured through the operation in Option 2 and then activated or deactivated using the operation in Option 3, and the ability to send a request to the network to activate or deactivate the measurement interval through Option 3.

[0540] It is worth noting that the prerequisite for the UE to support the capability of embodiment b is that the UE supports the capability of embodiment a.

[0541] As an embodiment, a prerequisite for the UE to support capability 2 is to support capability 1.

[0542] As an embodiment, an information element (IE) may be introduced, which may be a measurement gap activation IE (e.g., mg-ActivationCommXR-Meas-r17). This IE indicates whether the UE supports pre-configuration of measurement gaps for specific services such as XR services through RRC messages. The measurement gap is activated or deactivated through a MAC CE from the gNB.

[0543] Furthermore, if the UE supports the measurement interval, the RRC message sent by the UE will include an indication field requesting activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0544] As an embodiment, a prerequisite for the UE to support the capability of embodiment a and / or embodiment b is that the UE supports the capability of pre-configured measurement interval.

[0545] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0546] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations of other embodiments.

[0547] The embodiments of the present disclosure also 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 or a core network device) in any of the above methods.

[0548] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above devices 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 devices, 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.

[0549] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration file to implement 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 (DLP), or a similar hardware circuit. Unit, DPU) etc.

[0550] As shown in FIG5A , an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, wherein the network device includes:

[0551] The sending module 5101 is configured to send a first instruction to the user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0552] In some embodiments, the processing module may be used by a network device to execute information processing-related steps in any information processing method.

[0553] In some embodiments, the network device may further include: a sending module and / or a receiving module.

[0554] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of a network device.

[0555] In some embodiments, the sending module may be used by a network device to execute steps related to information sending in any information processing method.

[0556] In some embodiments, the receiving module may be used by a network device to execute steps related to information sending in any information processing method.

[0557] In some embodiments, the type of measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0558] The first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0559] The second type of measurement interval: The second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0560] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0561] Extended Reality XR business;

[0562] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0563] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0564] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0565] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0566] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0567] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send first information to the UE; the first information is used by the network device to configure a measurement interval for the UE.

[0568] In some embodiments, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0569] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0570] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0571] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message containing the first information to the UE.

[0572] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive second information sent by the UE; the second information is used by the network device to configure a measurement interval.

[0573] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0574] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement gap;

[0575] The type of measurement interval that the UE expects to be configured;

[0576] The granularity of the measurement interval desired by the UE;

[0577] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0578] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0579] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0580] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0581] In some embodiments, the status of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0582] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0583] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0584] UE channel status;

[0585] The mobility status of the UE.

[0586] In some embodiments, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0587] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0588] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0589] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0590] In some embodiments, the UE's support for the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or, the UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0591] In some embodiments, sending the first information to the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0592] The network device is a master node, and uses a radio signaling bearer SRB1 to send first information to the UE;

[0593] The network device is a secondary node and uses SRB3 to send the first information to the UE.

[0594] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive an RRC message containing the second information.

[0595] In some embodiments, the RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

[0596] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send a first medium access control MAC element CE to the UE.

[0597] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier (LCID) that is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval. Exemplarily, the LCID includes a logical channel ID or an extended logical channel ID.

[0598] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

[0599] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive third information sent by the UE; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0600] In some embodiments, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0601] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0602] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0603] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0604] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0605] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0606] FIG5B is a UE provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the UE may include:

[0607] The receiving module 5201 is configured to receive a first instruction sent by a network device; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

[0608] In some embodiments, the processing module may be configured to execute any steps related to information processing in the information processing method executed by the UE.

[0609] In some embodiments, the UE may further include: a sending module and / or a receiving module.

[0610] In some embodiments, the sending module and / or the receiving module may correspond to a network interface and / or a transceiver antenna of a network device.

[0611] In some embodiments, the type of measurement interval includes at least one of the following:

[0612] The first type of measurement interval is related to the service;

[0613] The second type of measurement interval: The second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

[0614] In some embodiments, the first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following:

[0615] Extended Reality XR business;

[0616] Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold;

[0617] Services with delayed transmission or scheduling;

[0618] Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold;

[0619] The service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to the network device;

[0620] Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

[0621] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive first information sent by a network device; the first information is used by the network device to configure a measurement interval for the UE.

[0622] In some embodiments, the measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics:

[0623] The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type;

[0624] The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

[0625] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to receive a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device; the RRC reconfiguration message includes the first information.

[0626] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send second information to the network device; the second information is used for the network device to configure a measurement interval.

[0627] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0628] Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement interval; the type of measurement interval the UE desires to configure; and the granularity of the measurement interval the UE desires;

[0629] Whether the UE meets the first condition or the second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring a measurement gap; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring a measurement gap;

[0630] Whether the UE requests configuration of a measurement interval;

[0631] UE status; UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure a measurement interval;

[0632] UE capabilities: The UE capabilities are used by the network device to determine whether the UE supports activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

[0633] In some embodiments, the status of the UE includes at least one of the following:

[0634] Scheduling requirements of the UE's primary service;

[0635] The transmission status of the UE's current service;

[0636] UE channel status;

[0637] The mobility status of the UE.

[0638] In some embodiments, the capabilities of the UE include at least one of the following:

[0639] First capability: The first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity;

[0640] Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval;

[0641] The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0642] In some embodiments, the UE's support for the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or, the UE's support for the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE's support for the third capability.

[0643] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0644] The network device is a master node, and receives first information sent by the network device on the radio signaling bearer SRB1;

[0645] The network device is a secondary node and receives the first information sent by the network device on SRB3.

[0646] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send an RRC message containing the second information to the network device.

[0647] In some embodiments, the RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

[0648] In some embodiments, the receiving module is configured to receive a first media access control (MAC) element (CE) sent by a network device.

[0649] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier LCID that is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

[0650] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

[0651] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send third information to the network device; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

[0652] In some embodiments, the third information indicates at least one of the following:

[0653] UE requests activation or deactivation of measurement interval;

[0654] Whether the UE meets the third condition and / or the fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement gap; the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement gap;

[0655] Whether the UE desires to activate the measurement gap;

[0656] Whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement gap;

[0657] UE status: The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

[0658] In some embodiments, the sending module is configured to send the third information to the network device to meet a fifth condition; the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0659] The UE has a scheduling requirement for a first service;

[0660] The UE's primary service scheduling requirement disappears;

[0661] The UE's current service transmission quality does not meet the transmission requirements;

[0662] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to meet the transmission requirements;

[0663] The current channel quality of the UE does not meet the channel quality requirements;

[0664] The UE's current service transmission quality is restored to the channel quality requirement.

[0665] In some embodiments, the processing module is configured to: during a measurement interval, the UE performs measurement and does not perform at least one of the following transmissions;

[0666] Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request HARQ;

[0667] Scheduling request SR;

[0668] Channel state information CSI;

[0669] Sounding reference signal SRS;

[0670] Uplink shared channel UL-SCH transmission other than random access request;

[0671] Physical downlink control channel PDCCH transmission;

[0672] Downlink shared channel DL-SCH transmission other than random access response.

[0673] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute an information processing method that can be implemented in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0674] 6A and / or 6B , the communication device 8100 further includes one or more memories 8102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8102 may be located outside the communication device 8100.

[0675] The communication device may be the aforementioned terminal and network device. In some embodiments, the network device may be a master node and / or an auxiliary node.

[0676] In some embodiments, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more transceivers 8103. When the communication device 8100 includes one or more transceivers 8103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 8103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 8101.

[0677] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0678] Optionally, the communication device 8100 further includes one or more interface circuits 8104, which are connected to the memory 8102. The interface circuits 8104 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 8102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 8104 can read instructions stored in the memory 8102 and send the instructions to the processor 8101.

[0679] The communication device 8100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 8100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 8100 may not be limited to FIG6A. 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 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.

[0680] 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 8200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 8100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 8200 shown in FIG6B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0681] The chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201 , and the processor 8201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 8200 executes any of the above information processing methods.

[0682] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to memory 8203. Interface circuit 8202 can be used to receive signals from memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 8203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send the instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0683] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 8203 may be outside the chip 8200.

[0684] The present disclosure also provides a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 8100, causes the communication device 8100 to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but may also be a transient storage medium.

[0685] The present disclosure further provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 8100, enables the communication device 8100 to perform any of the above information processing methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0686] The present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any one of the above information processing methods.

[0687] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present invention that follow the general principles of the present invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the present invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0688] It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein: Executed by a network device, the method includes: A first instruction is sent to a user equipment (UE); the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement gap.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: A first type of measurement interval; the first type of measurement interval is related to the service; The second type of measurement interval: the second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following: Extended Reality XR business; Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold; Services with delayed transmission or scheduling; Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold; A service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device; Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: The method further comprises: Sending first information to the UE; the first information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval for the UE.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics: The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type; The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: The sending the first information to the user equipment UE includes: Send a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message including the first information to the UE.

7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive second information sent by the UE; the second information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: The second information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement interval; The type of measurement interval that the UE desires to configure; The granularity of the measurement interval desired by the UE; whether the UE satisfies a first condition or a second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring the measurement interval; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring the measurement interval; Whether the UE requests configuration of the measurement interval; The status of the UE; The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure the measurement interval; The capability of the UE; the capability of the UE is used by the network device to determine whether to support activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The UE status includes at least one of the following: Scheduling requirements of a first service of the UE; The transmission status of the current service of the UE; The channel state of the UE; The mobility status of the UE.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein: The UE capability includes at least one of the following: A first capability; the first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity; Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval; The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: The UE's support of the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE to support the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or, The UE supporting the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE supporting the third capability.

12. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein: The sending the first information to the UE includes at least one of the following: The network device is a master node, and uses a radio signaling bearer SRB1 to send the first information to the UE; The network device is a secondary node and uses SRB3 to send the first information to the UE.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The receiving the second information sent by the UE includes: Receive an RRC message including the second information.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein The RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein: The sending a first instruction to the user equipment UE includes: Send a first medium access control MAC control element CE to the UE.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein The first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier LCID, which is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein The first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

18. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive third information sent by the UE; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein The third information indicates at least one of the following: The UE requests activation or deactivation of the measurement interval; whether the UE satisfies a third condition and / or a fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement interval; and the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement interval; whether the UE desires to activate the measurement interval; whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement interval; The status of the UE; the status of the UE is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

20. An information processing method, wherein: The method is performed by a user equipment UE, and includes: A first instruction sent by a network device is received; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein The type of the measurement interval includes at least one of the following: A first type of measurement interval; the first type of measurement interval is related to the service; The second type of measurement interval: the second type of measurement interval is irrelevant to the service.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein The first type of measurement interval is related to a first service; the first service includes at least one of the following: Extended Reality XR business; Services where the remaining transmission delay time is less than or equal to the first threshold; Services with delayed transmission or scheduling; Services with a transmission delay less than or equal to the second threshold; A service that has triggered the UE to send a Delay Status Report (DSR) to a network device; Delay-critical services determined based on DSR.

23. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein: The method further comprises: Receive first information sent by the network device; the first information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval for the UE.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The measurement interval has at least one of the following characteristics: The period type of the measurement interval; the period type includes an integer ms period and / or a non-integer ms type; The measurement interval is for a UE or a frequency range; the frequency range includes frequency range 1 and / or frequency range 2.

25. The method according to claim 23 or 24, wherein The receiving the first information sent by the network device includes: Receive a radio resource RRC reconfiguration message sent by the network device; the RRC reconfiguration message includes the first information.

26. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein The method further comprises: Sending second information to the network device; the second information is used by the network device to configure the measurement interval.

27. The method according to claim 26, wherein The second information is used to indicate at least one of the following: Whether the UE desires to configure a first type of measurement interval; the type of measurement interval that the UE desires to configure; and the granularity of the measurement interval that the UE desires; whether the UE satisfies a first condition or a second condition; the first condition is a condition for configuring the measurement interval; the second condition is a condition for deconfiguring the measurement interval; Whether the UE requests configuration of the measurement interval; The status of the UE; The UE status is used by the network device to determine whether to configure the measurement interval; The capability of the UE; the capability of the UE is used by the network device to determine whether to support activation or deactivation of the measurement interval.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein The UE status includes at least one of the following: Scheduling requirements of a first service of the UE; The transmission status of the current service of the UE; The channel state of the UE; The mobility status of the UE.

29. The method according to claim 27 or 28, wherein The UE capability includes at least one of the following: A first capability; the first capability is the ability of the UE to support measurement intervals of UE granularity and / or FR granularity; Second capability: The second capability is whether the UE supports the ability to configure or deconfigure the measurement interval; The third capability is whether the UE supports the ability to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein The UE supporting the first capability is a prerequisite for the UE to support the second capability and / or the third capability; and / or, The UE supporting the second capability is a prerequisite for the UE supporting the third capability.

31. The method according to any one of claims 26 to 30, wherein: The receiving the first information sent by the network device includes at least one of the following: The network device is a master node, and receives the first information sent by the network device on the radio signaling bearer SRB1; The network device is a secondary node and receives the first information sent by the network device on SRB3.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein The sending the second information to the network device includes: Send an RRC message including the second information to the network device.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein The RRC message includes: an RRC message carrying user assistance information UAI.

34. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 33, wherein The receiving a first instruction sent by the network device includes: Receive a first media access control MAC control element CE sent by the network device.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein The first MAC CE has a first logical channel identifier LCID, which is different from the LCID of the second MAC CE; the second MAC CE is not used to activate or deactivate the measurement interval.

36. The method according to claim 34 or 35, wherein The first MAC CE is used to activate or deactivate at least one measurement interval.

37. The method according to any one of claims 20 to 36, wherein The method further comprises: Sending third information to the network device; the third information is used by the network device to determine the first instruction.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein: The third information indicates at least one of the following: The UE requests activation or deactivation of the measurement interval; whether the UE satisfies a third condition and / or a fourth condition; the third condition is a condition for activating the measurement interval; and the fourth condition is a condition for deactivating the measurement interval; whether the UE desires to activate the measurement interval; whether the UE desires to deactivate the measurement interval; The status of the UE; the status of the UE is used by the network device to determine whether to activate the measurement interval.

39. The method according to any one of claims 37 to 38, wherein The sending the third information to the network device includes: If a fifth condition is met, the third information is sent to the network device; the fifth condition includes at least one of the following: The UE has a scheduling requirement for a first service; The first service scheduling demand of the UE disappears; The current service transmission quality of the UE does not meet the transmission requirements; The current service transmission quality of the UE is restored to meet the transmission requirements; The current channel quality of the UE does not meet the channel quality requirement; The current service transmission quality of the UE is restored to the channel quality requirement.

40. The method according to any one of claims 37 to 39, wherein The method further comprises: The UE performs measurement and does not perform at least one of the following transmissions in the measurement interval; Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request HARQ; Scheduling request SR; Channel state information CSI; Sounding reference signal SRS; Uplink shared channel UL-SCH transmission other than random access request; Physical downlink control channel PDCCH transmission; Downlink shared channel DL-SCH transmission other than random access response.

41. A network device, wherein: The network equipment includes: The sending module is configured to send a first instruction to a user equipment UE; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

42. A user equipment UE, wherein: The UE includes: The receiving module is configured to receive a first instruction sent by a network device; the first instruction is used to activate or deactivate a measurement interval.

43. A communication device, wherein: The communication device comprises: one or more processors; The processor is configured to call instructions so that the communication device executes the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 or 20 to 40.

44. A storage medium, wherein The storage medium stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 19 or 20 to 40.

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