Communication method and apparatus

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications. Disclosed are a communication method and apparatus. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring the configuration of a first measurement event and the configuration of a second measurement event, wherein the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and when a reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, activating the configuration of the first measurement event. In this way, when a reporting condition of a second measurement event is satisfied, a terminal device autonomously activates the configuration of a first measurement event, thereby quickly activating the configuration of measurement events, and facilitating quick measurement by the terminal device.

Description

A communication method and apparatus

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese Patent Application No. 202411091395.0, filed on August 8, 2024, and entitled “A communication method, apparatus and system”, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a communication method and apparatus. BACKGROUND

[0004] In order to ensure the service continuity and communication quality of the terminal device, the terminal device usually needs to perform measurement. The measurement of the terminal device in the connected state can be used for cell selection in the handover preparation process, so as to switch the terminal to a neighbor cell with better signal quality before the signal quality of the serving cell becomes unable to communicate, thereby providing continuous and uninterrupted communication service.

[0005] However, how to enable the terminal device to quickly perform measurement still needs further research. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application provides a communication method and apparatus for enabling the terminal device to quickly perform measurement.

[0007] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, which can be executed by a first communication apparatus. In the case where not specially stated, the “first communication apparatus” in the present application can refer to a communication device (such as a terminal device), a component (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) in the communication device, or a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the functions of the communication device. For example, in the method provided in the first aspect, the terminal device acquires a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and in the case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the configuration of the first measurement event is activated.

[0008] In this way, the terminal device autonomously activates the configuration of the first measurement event in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, so as to enable quick activation of the configuration of the measurement event and facilitate the terminal device to quickly perform measurement.

[0009] In a possible design, the method further includes: acquiring first information, the first information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0010] In this way, the network device explicitly indicates the configuration of the first measurement event to be associated with the configuration of the second measurement event through the first information.

[0011] In a possible design, the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event; or the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the first information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or includes a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event and a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0012] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the method further includes: activating the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0013] In this way, the terminal device can further activate the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the association between the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the first measurement interval, so as to quickly activate the configuration of the measurement interval and facilitate the terminal device to quickly perform measurement.

[0014] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining second information, where the second information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0015] In this way, the network device explicitly indicates the configuration of the first measurement event to be associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval through the second information.

[0016] In a possible design, the configuration of the first measurement interval includes indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement interval is a pre-configuration; and the method further includes: determining, according to the indication information, that the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state.

[0017] In a possible design, the configuration of the first measurement interval includes indication information and state information, the indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement interval is a pre-configuration, and the state information is used to indicate that the pre-configuration is in a deactivated state; and the method further includes: determining, according to the indication information and the state information, that the configuration of the first measurement interval is in the deactivated state.

[0018] In a possible design, the second information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event, and the second information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the second information includes an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the second information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval and an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0019] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining configurations of a plurality of measurement intervals; and in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the method further includes: activating a configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, the configuration of the first measurement interval being determined according to a measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

[0020] In this way, the terminal device can select the configuration of the first measurement interval from the plurality of measurement interval configurations according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event, and activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, so as to quickly activate the configuration of the measurement interval and facilitate the terminal device to perform measurement quickly.

[0021] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration; and determining, according to the first indication information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0022] In this way, when the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration, the terminal device can determine by default that the configuration of the first measurement event is in the deactivated state.

[0023] In a possible design, the method further includes: determining that there is no indication information indicating that the configuration of the second measurement event is a pre-configuration, and the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, and then determining that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0024] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information and first status information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and determining, according to the first indication information and the first status information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in the deactivated state.

[0025] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining second indication information and second status information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state; and determining, according to the second indication information and the second status information, that the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state.

[0026] In this way, when the configuration of a measurement event is preconfigured, the network device can further indicate the state of the configuration of the measurement event through the status information, thereby achieving greater flexibility.

[0027] In a possible design, the first indication information and / or the first status information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; and the second indication information and / or the second status information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0028] In a possible design, the method further includes: in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, deactivating the configuration of the second measurement event. In this way, the terminal device deactivates the configuration of the second measurement event (rather than deleting the configuration of the second measurement event).

[0029] In a possible design, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; and the method further includes: in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, deactivating the configuration of the second measurement interval. In this way, the terminal device deactivates the configuration of the second measurement interval, thereby facilitating reduction of interference of measurement on normal services.

[0030] In a possible design, the first measurement event is an A4 event, an A5 event, a B1 event, or a B2 event, and the second measurement event is an A2 event.

[0031] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a second communication device. In the present application, the "second communication device" can refer to a communication device (for example, a network device), a component (for example, a processor, a chip, or a chip system) in the communication device, or a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the functions of the communication device. For example, in the method provided in the second aspect, a network device determines a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event; and sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, wherein the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0032] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0033] In a possible design, the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the first information includes an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event; or the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, and the first information includes an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the first information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the first information includes an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or includes a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event and a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0034] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending a configuration of a first measurement interval, where the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state.

[0035] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second information, where the second information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0036] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration, and the first indication information is used to determine that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0037] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information and first status information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0038] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second indication information and second status information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0039] In a possible design, the first measurement event is an A4 event, an A5 event, a B1 event, or a B2 event, and the second measurement event is an A2 event.

[0040] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a first communication device. For example, the first communication device is a terminal device. In the method provided in the third aspect, the terminal device acquires a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state. In a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device sends request information to a network device, where the request information is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event.

[0041] In this way, the terminal device actively requests the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. Since the terminal device requires a smaller time delay to request the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, the configuration of the measurement event can be activated quickly, and the terminal device can perform measurement quickly. In addition, the network device can also manage and control the terminal device.

[0042] In a possible design, the method further includes: acquiring response information from the network device, where the response information is used to indicate to activate the first measurement event; and activating the configuration of the first measurement event according to the response information.

[0043] In a possible design, the method further includes: acquiring first information, where the first information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0044] In a possible design, the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event; or the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the first information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or includes a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event and a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0045] In a possible design, the request information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, and / or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0046] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining a configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and the request information is further used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0047] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining second information, where the second information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0048] In a possible design, the second information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the second information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval and an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0049] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining configurations of a plurality of measurement intervals; and the request information is further used to request to activate a configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, where the configuration of the first measurement interval is determined according to a measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

[0050] In a possible design, the request information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0051] In a possible design, the request information is further used to request deactivation of the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0052] In a possible design, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; the request information is further used to request deactivation of the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0053] In a possible design, the request information is carried in a MAC CE.

[0054] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending a scheduling request (SR); receiving resource information, the resource information being used to indicate an uplink resource; and sending the MAC CE on the uplink resource.

[0055] In a possible design, the method further includes: after sending the MAC CE, canceling the SR and the MAC CE; or in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is deleted or reconfigured, canceling the SR and the MAC CE.

[0056] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured; and determining, according to the first indication information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0057] In a possible design, the method further includes: determining that there is no indication information indicating that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, and determining that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0058] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information and first state information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first state information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and determining, according to the first indication information and the first state information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0059] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining second indication information and second status information, the second indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second status information being used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state; and determining, according to the second indication information and the second status information, that the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state.

[0060] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a second communication device. For example, the second communication device is a network device. In the method provided in the fourth aspect, the network device sends a configuration of a first measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being in a deactivated state; and receives request information, the request information being used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event.

[0061] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending response information, the response information being used to indicate that the request of the request information is allowed or the request of the request information is rejected.

[0062] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0063] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first information, the first information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement event.

[0064] In a possible design, the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event; or the first information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or in a configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the first information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the first information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or includes a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event and a measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0065] In a possible design, the request information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and / or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0066] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending configuration of the first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and the request information is further used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0067] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second information, the second information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0068] In a possible design, the second information is carried in reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in configuration of a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, the second information includes an identity of reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in measurement configuration, the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval and an identity of reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0069] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending configuration of a plurality of measurement intervals; and the request information is further used to request to activate configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, the configuration of the first measurement interval being determined according to measurement requirements of the first measurement event.

[0070] In a possible design, the request information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0071] In a possible design, the request information is further used to request to deactivate configuration of the second measurement event.

[0072] In a possible design, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with configuration of a second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; and the request information is further used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0073] In a possible design, the request information is carried in a MAC CE.

[0074] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration, and the first indication information being used to determine that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0075] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information and first status information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0076] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second indication information and second status information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0077] In a possible design, the first measurement event is an A4 event, an A5 event, a B1 event, or a B2 event, and the second measurement event is an A2 event.

[0078] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a first communication device. For example, the first communication device is a terminal device. In the method provided in the fifth aspect, the terminal device acquires a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, where the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; in a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device sends measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event to a network device; and the terminal device acquires third information from the network device, where the third information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is activated.

[0079] In this way, the configuration of the measurement event can be activated quickly, and the terminal device can perform measurement quickly. In addition, the network device can manage and control the terminal device.

[0080] In a possible design, the method further includes: activating the configuration of the first measurement event according to the third information.

[0081] In a possible design, the third information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a measurement event list, where the measurement event list includes configurations of a plurality of measurement events, and the plurality of measurement events include the first measurement event; an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event; and a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0082] In a possible design, the method further includes: acquiring a configuration of a first measurement interval, where the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and activating the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the third information.

[0083] In a possible design, the second information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in a measurement identity configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, and the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the second information includes an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in a measurement configuration, and the second information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval and an identity of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0084] In a possible design, the method further includes: activating, according to the third information, the configuration of the first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, where the configuration of the first measurement interval is determined according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

[0085] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining the configuration of the first measurement interval, where the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and the third information is further used to indicate to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0086] In a possible design, the third information includes an identity of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0087] In a possible design, the third information is carried in a MAC CE.

[0088] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration; and determining, according to the first indication information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0089] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining first indication information and first state information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration, and the first state information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and determining, according to the first indication information and the first state information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0090] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining second indication information and second state information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is a pre-configuration, and the second state information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state; and determining, according to the second indication information and the second state information, that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0091] In a possible design, the first measurement event is an A4 event, an A5 event, a B1 event, or a B2 event, and the second measurement event is an A2 event.

[0092] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, which can be executed by a second communication device. For example, the second communication device is a network device. In the method provided in the sixth aspect, the network device sends configuration of a first measurement event and configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being in a deactivated state; receives measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event; and sends third information according to the measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event, the third information being used to indicate activation of the configuration of the first measurement event.

[0093] In a possible design, the third information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a measurement event list, the measurement event list including configuration of a plurality of measurement events, the plurality of measurement events including the first measurement event; an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event; and a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0094] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval being in a deactivated state.

[0095] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second information, the second information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0096] In a possible design, the second information is carried in a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in configuration of a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event, and the second information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the second information includes an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in measurement configuration, and the second information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval and an identifier of a reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0097] In a possible design, the method further includes: obtaining configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement interval being in a deactivated state; and the third information is further used to indicate activation of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0098] In a possible design, the third information includes an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0099] In a possible design, the third information is carried in a MAC CE.

[0100] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first indication information is used to determine that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0101] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending first indication information and first state information, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first state information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0102] In a possible design, the method further includes: sending second indication information and second state information, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second state information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in an activated state.

[0103] In a possible design, the first measurement event is an A4 event, an A5 event, a B1 event, or a B2 event, and the second measurement event is an A2 event.

[0104] It can be understood that the communication method provided in the second aspect to the fifth aspect corresponds to the communication method provided in the first aspect, and beneficial effects of the related technical features in the second aspect to the fifth aspect can refer to the description of the first aspect, and will not be repeated.

[0105] In a seventh aspect, the present application provides a communication apparatus, which has the functions related to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, for example, the communication apparatus includes a module or unit or means for performing the operations related to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect, and the functions or units or means can be implemented by software or by hardware, and also can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software.

[0106] In a possible design, the communication apparatus includes a processing unit and a communication unit, where the communication unit can be used to transceive signals to implement communication between the communication apparatus and other apparatuses, and the processing unit can be used to perform some internal operations of the communication apparatus. The functions performed by the processing unit and the communication unit can correspond to the operations related to any one of the first aspect to the sixth aspect.

[0107] In a possible design, the communication apparatus includes a processor, which can be configured to be coupled with a memory. The memory can store computer programs or instructions necessary for implementing the functions of any of the first aspect to the sixth aspect. The processor can execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory, and when the computer programs or instructions are executed, the communication apparatus can implement the method in any possible design or implementation manner of the first aspect to the sixth aspect.

[0108] In a possible design, the communication apparatus includes a processor and a memory, and the memory can store computer programs or instructions necessary for implementing the functions of any of the first aspect to the sixth aspect. The processor can execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory, and when the computer programs or instructions are executed, the communication apparatus can implement the method in any possible design or implementation manner of the first aspect to the sixth aspect.

[0109] In a possible design, the communication apparatus includes a processor and an interface circuit, where the processor is configured to communicate with other apparatuses through the interface circuit, and implement the method in any possible design or implementation manner of the first aspect to the sixth aspect.

[0110] It can be understood that, in the seventh aspect, the processor can be implemented by hardware or software. When implemented by hardware, the processor can be a logic circuit, an integrated circuit, or the like. When implemented by software, the processor can be a general-purpose processor, which implements the functions by reading software codes stored in the memory. In addition, the processor can be one or more, and the memory can be one or more. The memory can be integrated with the processor, or the memory and the processor can be separately arranged. In a specific implementation process, the memory and the processor can be integrated on the same chip, or can be separately arranged on different chips. The type of the memory and the arrangement manner of the memory and the processor are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0111] In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a communication system, which can include a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus; where the first communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the first aspect, and the second communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the second aspect; or the first communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the third aspect, and the second communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the fourth aspect; the first communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the fifth aspect, and the second communication apparatus is configured to execute the method in the sixth aspect.

[0112] In a ninth aspect, the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program (or computer readable instructions), and when a computer reads and executes part or all of the computer readable instructions, the method in any possible design of the first aspect to the sixth aspect is executed.

[0113] For example, the computer readable storage medium can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. For example, but not limited to: the computer readable medium can include non-transitory computer readable medium, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically EPROM (EEPROM), CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer.

[0114] In a tenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, when a computer reads and executes the computer program product, so that the method in any possible design of the first aspect to the sixth aspect is executed.

[0115] In an eleventh aspect, the present application provides a chip (or chip system), the chip includes a processor, the processor is coupled with a memory, the memory stores a computer program; the processor is used to call part or all of the computer program in the memory, so that the method in any possible design of the first aspect to the sixth aspect is executed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0116] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture of a communication system to which the present application is applied;

[0117] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of contents included in measurement configuration;

[0118] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a possible measurement flow;

[0119] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a flow corresponding to a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0120] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a flow corresponding to a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0121] Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a flow corresponding to a communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0122] Fig. 7 is an exemplary block diagram of an apparatus involved in an embodiment of the present application;

[0123] FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0124] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. The present application will present various aspects, embodiments or features around a system which can include a plurality of devices, components, modules, etc. It should be understood and appreciated that each system can include additional devices, components, modules, etc., and / or can not include all the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in connection with the drawings. In addition, combinations of these solutions can also be used.

[0125] In the embodiments of the present application, the words "exemplary", "for example", and the like are used to mean example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design presented as "exemplary" in the present application should not be interpreted as being preferred or superior to other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the word "exemplary" is used to present concepts in a particular manner. In the embodiments of the present application, "of", "corresponding" and "corresponding" are sometimes mixed. It should be pointed out that when the difference is not emphasized, the meanings expressed are consistent.

[0126] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various wireless communication systems, such as a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a short-range wireless communication system (such as a sidelink, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, and the like), a wired network, a vehicle to everything (V2X) communication system, a device-to-device (D2D) communication system, a vehicle networking communication system, a 4th generation (4G) mobile communication system (such as a long term evolution (LTE) system), an LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, an LTE time division duplex (TDD), a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) communication system, a 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system (such as a new radio (NR) system), a future communication system, or other similar communication systems, and the like, without limitation. The embodiments of the present application are described by taking a communication system shown in FIG. 1 as an example, and when the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are applied to other communication systems, devices, components, modules, and the like in the embodiments can be replaced by corresponding devices, components, modules in other communication systems, without limitation.

[0127] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system to which embodiments of the present application are applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system includes an access network 100. Optionally, the communication system can also include a core network 200 and an Internet 300. The access network 100 can include at least one network device, such as 110a and 110b in FIG. 1, and at least one terminal device, such as 120a-120j in FIG. 1. Among them, 110a is a base station, 110b is a micro station, 120a, 120e, 120f and 120j are mobile phones, 120b is a car, 120c is a fuel dispenser, 120d is a home access point (HAP) arranged indoors or outdoors, 120g is a notebook computer, 120h is a printer, and 120i is a drone. Among them, the same terminal device or network device can provide different functions in different application scenarios. For example, the mobile phones in FIG. 1 are 120a, 120e, 120f and 120j. The mobile phone 120a can access the base station 110a, connect to the car 120b, communicate directly with the mobile phone 120e and access the HAP. The car 120b can access the HAP and communicate directly with the mobile phone 120a. The mobile phone 120f can access the micro station 110b, connect to the notebook computer 120g and connect to the printer 120h. The mobile phone 120j can control the drone 120i.

[0128] (1) Network device

[0129] A network device is a network-side device with wireless transceiving function. The network device can be a device in a radio access network (RAN) that provides wireless communication function for a terminal device, referred to as a RAN device. The RAN can be an access network in the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP), such as 4G, 5G or future network. The RAN can also be an open RAN (O-RAN or ORAN), a cloud radio access network (CRAN), or a communication network of two or more of the above networks.

[0130] The RAN device can also be a base station, an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next generation NodeB (gNB) in a 5G mobile communication system, a base station in a future mobile communication system or an access node in a WiFi system, etc.

[0131] The RAN device can also be a module or unit that completes the function of the base station part, for example, can be a centralized unit (CU), can also be a distributed unit (DU), and can also be a radio unit (RU). The CU here completes the function of the radio resource control protocol (RRC) and the packet data convergence layer protocol (PDCP) layer of the base station, and can also complete the function of the service data adaptation protocol (SDAP); the CU can be further divided into a CU control panel (CP) (CU-CP) and a CU user panel (UP) (CU-UP). The DU completes the function of the radio link control (RLC) layer and the media access control (MAC) layer of the base station, and can also complete part of the function of the physical layer or the entire physical layer. For specific descriptions of the above-mentioned various protocol layers, please refer to the relevant technical specifications of 3GPP. The CU and the DU can be separately arranged, or can also be included in the same network element, such as a baseband unit (BBU). The RU can be included in a radio frequency device or a radio frequency unit, such as a radio frequency remote unit (RRU), an active antenna processing unit (AAU), or a remote radio head (RRH). In different systems, the CU, DU or RU can also have different names, but those skilled in the art can understand their meanings. For example, in the ORAN system, the CU can also be referred to as an O-CU (open CU), the DU can also be referred to as an O-DU, and the RU can also be referred to as an O-RU. Any one of the CU (or CU-CP, CU-UP), DU and RU in this application can be implemented by a software module, a hardware module, or a combination of a software module and a hardware module. The RAN device can be a macro base station (such as 110a in FIG. 1), or a micro base station or indoor station (such as 110b in FIG. 1), or a relay node or donor node, etc. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the network device.

[0132] In the embodiments of the present application, the functions of the network device can also be performed by a module (such as a chip) in the network device, or by a control subsystem containing the functions of the network device. The control subsystem containing the functions of the network device herein can be a control center in the above-mentioned application scenarios such as smart grid, industrial control, intelligent transportation, smart city, etc.

[0133] (2) Terminal device

[0134] A terminal device is a user-side device with wireless transceiving function. The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station, mobile terminal, etc. The terminal device can be widely applied in various scenarios, such as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle to everything (V2X) communication, machine-type communication (MTC), internet of things (IOT), virtual reality, augmented reality, industrial control, autonomous driving, remote medical treatment, smart grid, smart furniture, smart office, smart wear, intelligent transportation, smart city, etc. The terminal device can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiving function, wearable device, vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle, helicopter, airplane, ship, robot, mechanical arm, smart home device, etc. In the embodiments of the present application, the device for implementing the functions of the terminal device can be the terminal device, or a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the functions, such as a chip system or a combination device or component capable of implementing the functions of the terminal device, which can be installed in the terminal device. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific technology and specific device form adopted by the terminal device.

[0135] In the embodiments of the present application, the functions of the terminal device can also be performed by a module (such as a chip or modem) in the terminal device, or by a device containing the functions of the terminal device.

[0136] The network device and the terminal device can be fixed in position or movable. The network device and the terminal device can be deployed on land, including indoors or outdoors, handheld or vehicle-mounted; can also be deployed on the water surface; can also be deployed on airplanes, balloons and artificial satellites in the air. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the application scenarios of the network device and the terminal device.

[0137] The roles of the network device and the terminal device can be relative. For example, the helicopter or the drone 120i in FIG. 1 can be configured as a mobile network device, and for the terminal device 120j that accesses the wireless access network 100 through 120i, the terminal device 120i is a network device; but for the network device 110a, 120i is a terminal device, that is, 110a communicates with 120i through a wireless air interface protocol. Of course, 110a and 120i can also communicate through an interface protocol between network devices, in which case, 120i is also a network device relative to 110a. Therefore, the network device and the terminal device can be collectively referred to as a communication apparatus, and 110a and 110b in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a network device function, and 120a-120j in FIG. 1 can be referred to as a communication apparatus with a terminal device function.

[0138] The network device and the terminal device, the network device and the network device, and the terminal device and the terminal device can communicate through an authorized frequency spectrum, an unlicensed frequency spectrum, or both, without limitation.

[0139] The network architecture and the service scenario described in the present application are used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. Those skilled in the art can know that, as the network architecture evolves and new service scenarios appear, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0140] In the communication system shown in FIG. 1, in order to ensure the service continuity and the communication quality of the terminal device, the terminal device usually needs to perform measurement. The measurement of the terminal device in the connected state can be used for cell selection in the handover preparation process. The measurement process mainly includes four steps, namely, measurement configuration, measurement execution, event evaluation, and measurement reporting. Specifically, after the network device sends the measurement configuration to the terminal device through RRC dedicated signaling (such as an RRC reconfiguration message), the terminal device performs measurement and event evaluation according to the measurement configuration, and reports the measurement report information. The measurement configuration can be sent to the terminal device through RRC dedicated signaling (such as an RRC reconfiguration message). The steps are described below.

[0141] (1) Measurement configuration

[0142] The measurement configuration (i.e., MeasConfig) issued by the network device to the terminal device can include the configuration of measurement objects (i.e., MeasObjectConfig), the configuration of reporting (i.e., ReportConfig), the configuration of measurement identification (i.e., MeasIdConfig), and the configuration of measurement interval (i.e., MeasGapConfig), and the like, as shown in FIG. 2.

[0143] The configuration of measurement objects: The configuration of measurement objects can include the frequency point information and / or the subcarrier spacing information of the reference signal to be measured, and the like. The reference signal to be measured can be a synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and the specific implementation is not limited.

[0144] The configuration of reporting: The configuration of reporting is used to configure the standard of triggering the reporting of measurement report information and the format of the measurement report information, and each configuration of reporting has a separate identification (reportConfigId). The measurement reporting can be triggered by a measurement event, i.e., event-triggered reporting. In this case, the configuration of reporting can include two parts, one part is the configuration of the measurement event, and the other part is the configuration related to reporting. For example, the configuration of the measurement event includes at least one of the following parameters: the identification of the measurement event (eventID), the threshold value, the offset, the time to trigger (TTT) that satisfies the entering condition, and the like; the configuration related to reporting includes at least one of the following parameters: the reporting interval (reportInterval), the reporting amount (reportAmount), and the like. The "reporting configuration corresponding to the measurement event" in the embodiment of the present application refers to the reporting configuration containing the configuration of the measurement event.

[0145] The measurement event can have multiple types, and Table 1 shows the definition of some measurement events and the entering condition and the leaving condition.

[0146] Table 1: The meaning of measurement events and the entering condition and the leaving condition

[0147] Generally, after the entering condition of the measurement event is met, the terminal device does not trigger the reporting immediately, and needs to continuously meet the entering condition of the measurement event within the timeToTrigger to trigger the measurement reporting. In the above Table 1, Ms and Mn represent the measurement results of the serving cell and the neighbor cell respectively, Hys represents the amplitude hysteresis of the measurement result, TimeToTrigger represents the time length of continuously meeting the event entering condition, i.e. the time hysteresis, Thresh, Thresh1 and Thresh2 represent the threshold values, OfS and Ofn represent the specific frequency offsets of the serving cell and the neighbor cell respectively, Ocs and Ocn represent the cell individual offsets (CIO) of the serving cell and the neighbor cell respectively, and Off represents the offset of the measurement event.

[0148] Configuration of measurement identity: the configuration of the measurement identity is used to associate one reporting configuration (such as a measurement event) with one measurement object, i.e. one measurement identity is associated with the configuration of one measurement object and one reporting configuration. The configuration of one measurement object can be associated with different reporting configurations, and one reporting configuration can also be associated with different measurement objects. In the embodiment of the present application, the "measurement identity corresponding to the measurement event" refers to the measurement identity associated with the reporting configuration corresponding to the measurement event.

[0149] Configuration of measurement interval: the measurement interval can be understood as the duration that the terminal device adjusts the receiver from the current frequency point to the measurement frequency point (for example, the frequency point of the neighbor cell). In the measurement interval, the terminal device does not send and receive data, but adjusts the receiver to the measurement frequency point to perform measurement. After the measurement interval ends, the terminal device adjusts the receiver to the frequency point of the serving cell. For example, for the inter-frequency and / or inter-system neighbor cell measurement in the connected state, the terminal device stops the signal transmission and reception on the serving cell in the measurement interval, adjusts the receiver to the inter-frequency or inter-system frequency point, and receives and measures the signals of the inter-frequency or inter-system neighbor cell. Exemplarily, the configuration of the measurement interval can include the measurement interval repetition period, the measurement interval length and the offset of the measurement interval, etc.

[0150] (2) Measurement execution

[0151] The terminal device can perform measurement according to the measurement configuration information, and the measurement of the terminal device can include measuring the serving cell of the terminal device, and also include measuring the neighbor cell, for example, measuring the neighbor cell of the same communication system, or measuring the inter-frequency and / or inter-system neighbor cell.

[0152] According to the layer involved in the measurement, the measurement can be divided into physical layer measurement (i.e. layer 1 measurement) and RRC layer measurement (i.e. layer 3 measurement). Among them, the layer 1 measurement result can include one or more of the following: beam level quality of layer 1, cell level quality of layer 1, and the layer 3 measurement result can include one or more of the following: beam level quality of layer 3, cell level quality of layer 3. In the embodiment of the application, the layer 3 measurement is taken as an example for description, and the layer 1 measurement can be referred to for processing.

[0153] (3) Event evaluation and measurement reporting

[0154] The terminal device obtains a measurement result by measurement, and if the reporting condition is met, the terminal device can send measurement report information to the network device. For example, the terminal device obtains a layer 3 measurement result by measurement, and if the layer 3 measurement result meets the reporting condition of the measurement event (such as always meeting the entering condition of the measurement event within timeToTrigger), the terminal device can send measurement report information to the network device. Among them, the measurement report information can include measurement identification, and measurement value (measResultServingMOList) of the serving cell and / or measurement value (measResultNeighCells) of the neighbor cell. Among them, measResultServingMOList includes the identification of the serving cell and the layer 3 measurement result of the serving cell. measResultNeighCells includes the identification of the neighbor cell and the layer 3 measurement result of the neighbor cell.

[0155] Based on the above introduction, the terminal device performs measurement based on the measurement configuration issued by the network device. Since the network device usually sends the measurement configuration through the RRC reconfiguration message, the delay of the RRC reconfiguration message is large, so that the terminal device cannot quickly perform measurement.

[0156] For example, in the current 5G communication system, a possible process of layer 3 inter-frequency or inter-system measurement is shown in FIG. 3. The process includes:

[0157] S301, the network device sends measurement configuration 1 to the terminal device through RRC reconfiguration message 1, and the measurement configuration 1 includes the configuration of A2 event; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the measurement configuration 1 and performs measurement according to the measurement configuration 1.

[0158] S302, the terminal device determines that the reporting condition of A2 event is met.

[0159] S303, the terminal device sends measurement report information 1 to the network device; correspondingly, the network device receives the measurement report information 1.

[0160] S304, the network device sends the measurement configuration 2 to the terminal device through the RRC reconfiguration message 2, the measurement configuration 2 includes the configuration of the A1 event and the configuration of the A5 event, and further includes the configuration of the measurement interval; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the measurement configuration 2 and performs measurement according to the measurement configuration 2.

[0161] For example, if the frequency point of the serving cell and the frequency point of the neighbor cell are different, the terminal device can stop signal transceiving on the serving cell in the measurement interval according to the configuration of the measurement interval, adjust the receiver to the frequency point of the neighbor cell, receive and measure the signal of the neighbor cell, and further determine whether the reporting condition of the A5 event is met according to the measurement result.

[0162] It can be understood that after receiving the measurement configuration 2, the terminal device can delete the measurement configuration 1 received before.

[0163] S305, the terminal device determines that the reporting condition of the A1 event or the reporting condition of the A5 event is met.

[0164] S306, the terminal device sends the measurement report information 2 to the network device.

[0165] As can be seen from the flow shown in FIG. 3, the network device first configures the A2 event for the terminal device, and configures the A5 event for the terminal device after receiving the measurement report information 1. Since the delay of the network device sending the measurement configuration 2 through the RRC reconfiguration message 2 is large, the terminal device cannot quickly perform measurement.

[0166] Based on this, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication method for realizing that the terminal device quickly performs measurement.

[0167] The method provided by the embodiment of the present application involves a first communication device and a second communication device. In the case of not being specially stated, the "first communication device" in the present application can refer to a communication device (such as a terminal device), a component (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system) in the communication device, or a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the function of the communication device; the "second communication device" in the present application can refer to a communication device (such as a network device), a component (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system) in the communication device, or a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the function of the communication device. Hereinafter, the "first communication device is a terminal device, and the second communication device is a network device" will be taken as an example for description.

[0168] Exemplarily, the communication method provided by the embodiments of the present application can include three possible schemes, which are scheme one, scheme two and scheme three. In scheme one, the network device sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, and indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; the terminal device can activate the configuration of the first measurement event according to the association relationship between the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. In this way, the terminal device autonomously activates the configuration of the first measurement event in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, so as to quickly activate the configuration of the measurement event and facilitate the terminal device to quickly perform measurement.

[0169] In scheme two, the network device sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, and indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; the terminal device can request the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event (such as requesting the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event through MAC layer signaling) according to the association relationship between the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. In this way, the terminal device actively requests the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, and since the time delay required for the terminal device to request the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event is small, the configuration of the measurement event can be quickly activated, which facilitates the terminal device to quickly perform measurement; in addition, it is also convenient for the network device to manage and control the terminal device.

[0170] In scheme three, the network device sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device sends the measurement result to the network device; accordingly, the network device indicates the terminal device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event according to the measurement result. In this way, the configuration of the measurement event can be quickly activated, which facilitates the terminal device to quickly perform measurement; in addition, it is also convenient for the network device to manage and control the terminal device.

[0171] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail in combination with embodiments one to three.

[0172] Embodiment one

[0173] In embodiment one, the related implementation of the above scheme one will be described.

[0174] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the communication method provided by embodiment one of the present application. As shown in FIG. 4, the flowchart can include:

[0175] S401, the network device sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0176] Exemplarily, the network device sends the measurement configuration (MeasConfig) through an RRC message (such as an RRC reconfiguration message), and the measurement configuration includes the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, that is, the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event are carried in the same message. Optionally, the network device also sends the configuration of the first measurement interval and / or the configuration of the second measurement interval, for example, the above measurement configuration also includes the configuration of the first measurement interval and / or the configuration of the second measurement interval. It can be understood that in other examples, the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event can be carried in different messages, the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval can be carried in different messages, and the configuration of the measurement event and the configuration of the measurement interval can be carried in different messages, which are not limited in particular.

[0177] It can be understood that the first measurement event can refer to one or more measurement events, and the second measurement event can refer to one measurement event or multiple measurement events. For the sake of clarity, the embodiment of the present application is described by taking "the first measurement event as one measurement event and the second measurement event as one measurement event" as an example. For example, the first measurement event is A4 event, A5 event, B1 event or B2 event, and the second measurement event is A2 event.

[0178] (1) The relationship between the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event is described.

[0179] The configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event. Exemplarily, the network device can indicate to the terminal device that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and there are various specific indication manners, for example, indication manner a1 or indication manner a2.

[0180] Indication manner a1: the network device sends first information to the terminal device, and the first information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, that is, the network device explicitly indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event through the first information.

[0181] For example, the first information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in the configuration of the measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the first information includes the identity of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or the measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event. Alternatively, the first information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event or in the configuration of the measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, and the first information includes the identity of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or the measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event. Alternatively, the first information is carried in the measurement configuration, such as a newly added information element in the measurement configuration, for carrying the first information; and the first information includes the identity of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and the identity of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or includes the measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event and the measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0182] Indication mode a2: The network device implicitly indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event. For example, the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event are located in the same information element or the same list.

[0183] It can be understood that the above is described by taking “the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event” (i.e., the configuration of the second measurement event can be associated with the configuration of one measurement event) as an example. In other examples, the configuration of the second measurement event can be associated with the configurations of multiple measurement events.

[0184] (2) The state of the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event is described.

[0185] After receiving the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, the terminal device can determine the state of the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0186] As a possible implementation, the network device can send indication information indicating that the configuration of the measurement event is a pre-configuration. When the configuration of the measurement event is a pre-configuration, the terminal device can default that the configuration of the measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0187] For example, for the first measurement event: the network device sends first indication information to the terminal device, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration; and then the terminal device determines, according to the first indication information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state. The first indication information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or in the configuration of the measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event, and the specific implementation is not limited.

[0188] For the second measurement event, the terminal device determines that the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state, when the terminal device determines that there is no indication information indicating that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured (for example, the network device does not send indication information indicating that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured), and the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event.

[0189] As another possible implementation, the network device can send indication information and state information, the indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the measurement event is preconfigured, and the state information being used to indicate the state of the configuration of the measurement event. That is, when the configuration of the measurement event is preconfigured, the network device can flexibly indicate, through the state information, that the configuration of the measurement event is in the activated state or the deactivated state.

[0190] For the first measurement event, the network device sends first indication information and first state information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is preconfigured, and the first state information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is in the deactivated state; and then, the terminal device determines, according to the first indication information and the first state information, that the configuration of the first measurement event is in the deactivated state.

[0191] For the second measurement event, the network device sends second indication information and second state information, the second indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is preconfigured, and the second state information being used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state; and then, the terminal device determines, according to the second indication information and the second state information, that the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state.

[0192] The first indication information and / or the first state information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, or in the configuration of the measurement identity corresponding to the first measurement event; and the second indication information and / or the second state information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, or in the configuration of the measurement identity corresponding to the second measurement event, without limitation.

[0193] It can be understood that the configuration of the first measurement event being in the deactivated state can be replaced by other descriptions, such as the configuration of the first measurement event being in an unvalidated state; the configuration of the second measurement event being in the activated state can be replaced by other descriptions, such as the configuration of the second measurement event being in a validated state; and other similar descriptions can be referred to for processing. When the configuration of the second measurement event is in the activated state, the terminal device can perform measurement on the measurement object according to the configuration of the measurement object associated with the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, and determine whether the measurement result satisfies the reporting condition of the second measurement event.

[0194] (3) The relationship between the configuration of the measurement event and the configuration of the measurement interval is described.

[0195] The configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval. For example, the network device can indicate the terminal device that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and indicate the terminal device that the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval. For example, the network device indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval (the network device indicates that the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval can be referred to). The specific indication method is various, for example, indication method b1 or indication method b2.

[0196] Indication method b1: the network device sends second information to the terminal device, and the second information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, that is, the network device explicitly indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval through the second information.

[0197] For example, the second information is carried in the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or the configuration of the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event, and the second information includes the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval; or the second information is carried in the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the second information includes the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event; or the second information is carried in the measurement configuration, and the second information includes the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval and the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0198] Indication method b2: the network device implicitly indicates that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval. For example, the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the first measurement interval are located in the same information element or the same list.

[0199] (4) The state of the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval is described.

[0200] After the terminal device receives the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval, the terminal device can determine the state of the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0201] For example, the network device can send indication information and state information, the indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the measurement interval is a pre-configuration, and the state information is used to indicate the state of the configuration of the measurement interval. That is, when the configuration of the measurement interval is a pre-configuration, the network device can flexibly indicate that the configuration of the measurement interval is in an active state or a deactivated state through the state information.

[0202] For example, for the first measurement interval: the network device sends third indication information and third status information, the third indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement interval is preconfigured, and the third status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; then, the terminal device determines that the configuration of the first measurement interval is in the deactivated state according to the third indication information and the third status information.

[0203] For the second measurement event: the network device sends fourth indication information and fourth status information, the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement interval is preconfigured, and the fourth status information is used to indicate that the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; then, the terminal device determines that the configuration of the second measurement interval is in the activated state according to the fourth indication information and the fourth status information.

[0204] It can be understood that when the configuration of the second measurement interval is in the activated state, the terminal device stops signal transceiving on the serving cell in the second measurement interval according to the configuration of the second measurement interval, adjusts the receiver to the frequency point of the neighbor cell, and receives and measures the signal of the neighbor cell.

[0205] S402, in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device activates the configuration of the first measurement event.

[0206] For example, if the entering condition of the second measurement event is always met within the timeToTrigger, the terminal device can determine that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. Since the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, once the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device can activate the configuration of the first measurement event. In addition, the terminal device can also send the measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event to the network device, such as sending the measurement report information through layer 1 / layer 2 (i.e. MAC layer) signaling, or also sending the measurement report information through layer 3 message, which can be referred to the prior art for specific implementation.

[0207] In the case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, if the network device indicates the terminal device that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, the terminal device can also activate the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the association relationship. Or, in other examples, if the network device sends the terminal device the configurations of multiple measurement intervals (but does not indicate which measurement interval configuration is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event), the terminal device can select a measurement interval configuration from the multiple measurement interval configurations according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event, and activate the selected measurement interval configuration; for example, the multiple measurement interval configurations include the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the terminal device activates the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

[0208] The measurement requirement of the first measurement event can include whether the measurement corresponding to the first measurement event is inter-frequency / inter-system measurement, a time domain location of a measurement resource corresponding to the first measurement event, and the like. For example, the terminal device determines, according to the configuration of the measurement object corresponding to the first measurement event, that the measurement corresponding to the first measurement event is inter-frequency / inter-system measurement, and if the first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals overlaps in the time domain with the measurement resource corresponding to the first measurement event (for example, the first measurement interval covers the measurement resource corresponding to the first measurement event in the time domain), the terminal device can activate the configuration of the first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals.

[0209] It can be understood that in other examples, if the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of a plurality of measurement events, the terminal device can activate the configuration of the plurality of measurement events in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met.

[0210] Optionally, the above method further includes:

[0211] S403, the terminal device deactivates the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0212] That is, in the case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, the terminal device can deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event. Further, if the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; in the case where the configuration of the second measurement event is deactivated, the terminal device can also deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval. That is, in the case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, the terminal device can deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event and / or the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0213] It can be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, "deactivating the configuration of a measurement event or the configuration of a measurement interval" means that the configuration of the measurement event or the configuration of the measurement interval is not effective, but the terminal device still saves (i.e., does not delete) the configuration of the measurement event or the configuration of the measurement interval.

[0214] By using the above method, the terminal device autonomously activates the configuration of the first measurement event (and the configuration of the first measurement interval) in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, so that the configuration of the measurement event (and the configuration of the first measurement interval) can be quickly activated, and the terminal device can quickly perform measurement.

[0215] Embodiment Two

[0216] In Embodiment Two, the related implementation of the above-mentioned Solution Two will be described.

[0217] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by Embodiment Two of the present application. As shown in FIG. 5, the flowchart can include:

[0218] S501, the network device sends a configuration of the first measurement event and a configuration of the second measurement event; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0219] Exemplarily, S501 can refer to the description of S401 in Embodiment One.

[0220] S502, in a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, the terminal device sends request information to the network device, the request information being used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event; correspondingly, the network device receives the request information.

[0221] Exemplarily, if the entering condition of the second measurement event is always satisfied within the timeToTrigger, the terminal device can determine that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied. Since the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, once the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, the terminal device can send the request information to the network device. In addition, the terminal device can also send measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event to the network device, which can refer to the prior art.

[0222] (1) The request information is described.

[0223] As described above, the request information is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, therefore, the request information can include an identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, and / or a measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event.

[0224] Optionally, in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, if the network device indicates to the terminal device that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, the terminal device can also request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the association relationship; for example, the request information is also used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, in this case, the request information can also include an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval. It can be understood that the network device can assign an association identifier (or referred to as a combination identifier) to the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the first measurement interval, in this case, the request information can include the association identifier, without including the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event, and the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0225] Or, in other examples, if the network device sends the terminal device multiple measurement interval configurations (but does not indicate which measurement interval configuration the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with), the terminal device can select a measurement interval configuration from the multiple measurement interval configurations according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event (which can refer to the description in Embodiment 1), and request to activate the selected measurement interval configuration; for example, the request information is also used to request to activate the selected measurement interval configuration, and in this case, the request information can further include an identifier of the selected measurement interval configuration.

[0226] Optionally, in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the terminal device can further request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event; for example, the request information is also used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event. In this case, the request information can further include an identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event, and / or an identifier of the measurement corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0227] Optionally, in the case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, if the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state, the terminal device can further request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval. For example, the request information is also used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval, and in this case, the request information can further include an identifier of the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0228] That is, the request information can include an activated identifier list and a deactivated identifier list, the activated identifier list includes: an identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and / or an identifier of the measurement corresponding to the first measurement event, and an identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval; the deactivated identifier list includes: an identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event and / or an identifier of the measurement corresponding to the second measurement event, and an identifier of the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0229] It can be understood that, in the embodiments of the present application, the request information is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event, and deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval, for example, in other examples, different request information can be used for request respectively, such as request information a is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, request information b is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, request information c is used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event, and request information d is used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval. The request information a to the request information d can be carried in the same message or different messages, and the specific implementation is not limited.

[0230] (2) The specific implementation of the terminal device sending the request information is described.

[0231] Exemplarily, the terminal device can send the request information through MAC layer signaling or an RRC message. For example, the MAC layer signaling is a MAC control element (CE).

[0232] The network device can send a specific scheduling request (SR) configuration to the terminal device for the MAC CE. Then, when the terminal device needs to send the MAC CE, the terminal device can send an SR according to the specific SR configuration. After the network device receives the SR, the network device can send resource information to the terminal device, where the resource information is used to indicate an uplink resource. Then, after the terminal device receives the resource information, the terminal device can send the MAC CE on the uplink resource.

[0233] Optionally, after sending the MAC CE, the terminal device can cancel the SR and the MAC CE. Alternatively, when the MAC CE is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event / the configuration of the first measurement interval, if the configuration of the first measurement event / the configuration of the first measurement interval is deleted or reconfigured, the terminal device can cancel the SR and the MAC CE, or if the configuration of the first measurement event / the configuration of the first measurement interval needs to be deactivated, the terminal device can cancel the SR and the MAC CE. When the MAC CE is used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event / the configuration of the second measurement interval, if the configuration of the second measurement event / the configuration of the second measurement interval is deleted or reconfigured, the terminal device can cancel the SR and the MAC CE, or if the configuration of the second measurement event / the configuration of the second measurement interval needs to be activated, the terminal device can cancel the SR and the MAC CE.

[0234] S503, the network device sends response information to the terminal device according to the request information; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the response information.

[0235] Exemplarily, the network device can send the response information through MAC layer signaling or an RRC message. The response information is used to indicate that the request of the request information is allowed or the request of the request information is rejected, and the specific implementation of whether to allow or reject is determined by the network device, which belongs to internal implementation and is not limited. For example, the response information is used to indicate that the request of the request information is allowed, for example, the request information is used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event, and deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval. The terminal device can activate the configuration of the first measurement event, activate the configuration of the first measurement interval, deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event, and deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval according to the response information.

[0236] It can be understood that, in other examples, if the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of multiple measurement events, the request information sent by the terminal device can be used to request to activate the configuration of the multiple measurement events in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. For example, the network configuration can configure a terminal device with a measurement event list and an identifier of the measurement event list, the measurement event list including the multiple measurement events, and the above-mentioned request information can include the identifier of the measurement event list.

[0237] By using the above method, the terminal device actively requests the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event (and the configuration of the first measurement interval) in the case that the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met. Since the time delay required for the terminal device to request the network device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event (and the configuration of the first measurement interval) is small, the configuration of the measurement event (and the configuration of the first measurement interval) can be activated quickly, which facilitates the terminal device to perform measurement quickly. In addition, the network device can also facilitate the management and control of the terminal device.

[0238] Embodiment Three

[0239] In Embodiment Three, the related implementation of the above-mentioned Scheme Three will be described.

[0240] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a communication method provided by Embodiment Three of the present application. As shown in FIG. 6, the flowchart can include the following steps:

[0241] S601, the network device sends the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event; correspondingly, the terminal device receives the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0242] Exemplarily, the network device sends the measurement configuration (MeasConfig) through the RRC message (such as the RRC reconfiguration message), and the measurement configuration includes the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event. Optionally, the network device also sends the configuration of the first measurement interval and / or the configuration of the second measurement interval, for example, the above-mentioned measurement configuration also includes the configuration of the first measurement interval and / or the configuration of the second measurement interval. For details, refer to the description of S401 in Embodiment One.

[0243] After receiving the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, the terminal device can determine the state of the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event. For details, refer to the description of S401 in Embodiment One.

[0244] After receiving the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval, the terminal device can determine the state of the configuration of the first measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval. For details, refer to the description of S401 in Embodiment One.

[0245] Optionally, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval. For example, the network device can indicate the terminal device that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and indicate the terminal device that the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval. Details can be referred to the description of S401 in Embodiment I.

[0246] It can be understood that the difference between S601 and S401 is that the network device can not configure the association relationship between the measurement events in S601. Except for this difference, other contents of S601 can be referred to the description of S401.

[0247] S602, in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, the terminal device sends the measurement report information corresponding to the second measurement event to the network device; and correspondingly, the network device receives the measurement report information.

[0248] For example, the specific implementation of S602 can refer to the prior art.

[0249] S603, the network device sends third information to the terminal device according to the measurement report information, and the third information is used to indicate to activate the configuration of the first measurement event; and correspondingly, the terminal device receives the third information.

[0250] For example, the network device can know that the second measurement event is triggered (i.e. the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied) according to the measurement report information, and then can instruct the terminal device to activate the configuration of the first measurement event based on the association relationship between the measurement events (or other possible information, which depends on the internal implementation of the network device, and is not limited in detail).

[0251] For example, the network device can send the third information through MAC layer signaling (such as MAC CE) or RRC message, which is not limited in detail.

[0252] As described above, the third information is used to indicate to activate the configuration of the first measurement event, therefore, the third information can include the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event, and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event. Then, the terminal device can activate the configuration of the first measurement event according to the third information.

[0253] Optionally, if the network device indicates the configuration of the first measurement event to be associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval to the terminal device, the terminal device can further activate the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the third information and the association. Alternatively, in other examples, if the network device sends the configuration of multiple measurement intervals to the terminal device but does not indicate which configuration of the measurement interval is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, the terminal device can select a configuration of a measurement interval from the multiple configurations of the measurement intervals according to the measurement requirement of the first measurement event (which can be referred to the description in Embodiment 1), and activate the selected configuration of the measurement interval according to the third information. Alternatively, in other examples, if the network device sends the configuration of multiple measurement intervals to the terminal device but does not indicate which configuration of the measurement interval is associated with the configuration of the first measurement event, the network device can further indicate the terminal device to activate a configuration of a measurement interval (such as the configuration of the first measurement interval) from the multiple configurations of the measurement intervals according to the measurement report information. For example, the third information can further indicate to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval from the multiple configurations of the measurement intervals, in which case the third information can include the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the terminal device activates the configuration of the first measurement interval according to the third information. It can be understood that the network device can assign an association identifier to the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the first measurement interval and send the association identifier to the terminal device, in which case the third information can include the association identifier, and does not need to include the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event and / or the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0254] Optionally, the network device can further indicate the terminal device to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event according to the measurement report information, for example, the third information is further used to indicate to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event. In this case, the third information can further include the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the second measurement event.

[0255] Optionally, if the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement interval and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in the activated state, the network device can further indicate the terminal device to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval according to the measurement report information. For example, the third information is further used to indicate to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval, in which case the third information can further include the identifier of the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0256] That is, the third information can include an activated identifier list and a deactivated identifier list, the activated identifier list includes: the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the first measurement event and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the first measurement event, and the identifier of the configuration of the first measurement interval; and the deactivated identifier list includes: the identifier of the reporting configuration corresponding to the second measurement event and / or the measurement identifier corresponding to the second measurement event, and the identifier of the configuration of the second measurement interval.

[0257] It can be understood that, in the embodiments of the present application, the third information is used as an example to indicate the configuration of activating the first measurement event, the configuration of activating the first measurement interval, the configuration of deactivating the second measurement event, and the configuration of deactivating the second measurement interval. In other examples, different third information can be used for indication, such as third information a for indicating the configuration of activating the first measurement event, third information b for indicating the configuration of activating the first measurement interval, third information c for indicating the configuration of deactivating the second measurement event, and third information d for indicating the configuration of deactivating the second measurement interval. The third information a to the third information d can be carried in the same message or different messages, and the specific implementation is not limited.

[0258] In addition, in other examples, the network device can instruct the terminal device to activate the configuration of the plurality of measurement events according to the measurement report information. For example, the network device can configure a measurement event list and an identifier of the measurement event list for the terminal device, the measurement event list including the configuration of the plurality of measurement events, and the third information can include the identifier of the measurement event list. Then, the terminal device can activate the configuration of the plurality of measurement events in the measurement event list according to the third information.

[0259] By using the above method, the network device instructs the terminal device to activate the configuration of the measurement event (and the configuration of the measurement interval) according to the measurement report information, so that the configuration of the measurement event can be quickly activated, and the terminal device can quickly perform measurement. In addition, the network device can also manage and control the terminal device.

[0260] For the above plurality of embodiments, it can be understood that:

[0261] (1) In various embodiments of the present application, if there is no special description and logical conflict, the terms and / or descriptions of different embodiments are consistent and can be mutually referenced, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship. In addition, different implementation manners or different examples in the same embodiment can also be mutually referenced or referred to.

[0262] (2) The various numerical numbers involved in the present application are only used for differentiation for convenience of description, and do not limit the scope of the present application. The step numbers of the above-mentioned flowcharts are only an example of the execution flow, and do not limit the execution sequence of the steps, that is, the size of the step numbers does not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each step should be determined according to its function and inherent logic. In addition, the steps shown in each flowchart are not all the steps that must be executed, and part of the steps can be added or deleted based on each flowchart according to actual needs.

[0263] The above describes the scheme provided by the embodiments of the present application from the perspective of the interaction between the first communication device and the second communication device. It can be understood that, in order to implement the above functions, the first communication device and the second communication device can include hardware structures and / or software modules for performing respective functions. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a certain function is implemented in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the present application.

[0264] The embodiments of the present application can divide the functional units of the first communication device and the second communication device according to the above method examples, for example, each functional unit can be divided according to each function, or two or more functions can be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or software functional unit.

[0265] In the case of using an integrated unit, FIG. 7 shows a possible exemplary block diagram of the device involved in the embodiments of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7, the device 700 can include a processing unit 702 and a communication unit 703. The processing unit 702 is configured to control and manage the actions of the device 700. The communication unit 703 is configured to support the communication of the device 700 with other devices. Optionally, the communication unit 703, also referred to as a transceiver unit, can include a receiving unit and / or a sending unit, which are configured to perform receiving and sending operations, respectively. The device 700 can further include a storage unit 701 configured to store the program code and / or data of the device 700.

[0266] (1) The device 700 can be the first communication device (such as a terminal device) in the above embodiments. The processing unit 702 can support the device 700 to perform the actions of the first communication device in the above method embodiments. Alternatively, the processing unit 702 mainly performs the internal actions of the first communication device in the method embodiments, and the communication unit 703 can support the communication between the device 700 and other devices.

[0267] For example, in one embodiment, the processing unit 702 is configured to: obtain a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state; and activate the configuration of the first measurement event in a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied.

[0268] In a possible design, the processing unit 702 is further configured to: obtain a configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state; and activate the configuration of the first measurement interval in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied.

[0269] In a possible design, the processing unit 702 is further configured to: obtain configurations of a plurality of measurement intervals; and activate a configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is satisfied, the configuration of the first measurement interval being determined according to a measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

[0270] In a possible design, the processing unit 702 is further configured to: deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated.

[0271] In a possible design, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement interval, and the configuration of the second measurement interval is in an activated state; and the processing unit 702 is further configured to: deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated.

[0272] (2) The apparatus 700 can be a second communication apparatus (for example, a network device) in the embodiments. The processing unit 702 can enable the apparatus 700 to perform the actions of the second communication apparatus in the methods described above. Alternatively, the processing unit 702 mainly performs the internal actions of the second communication apparatus in the methods, and the communication unit 703 can enable the apparatus 700 to communicate with other devices.

[0273] For example, in one embodiment, the processing unit 702 is configured to: determine a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event; and the communication unit 703 is configured to: send the configuration of the first measurement event and the configuration of the second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, and the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

[0274] In a possible design, the communication unit 703 is further configured to: send first information, the first information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the second measurement event.

[0275] In a possible design, the communication unit 703 is further configured to: send a configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, and the configuration of the first measurement interval is in a deactivated state.

[0276] In a possible design, the communication unit 703 is further configured to send second information, where the second information is used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval.

[0277] It should be understood that the division of units in the above apparatus is only a logical functional division, and all or part of the units can be integrated into one physical entity, or can be physically separated. The units in the apparatus can all be implemented in the form of software invoked by a processing element; or all be implemented in the form of hardware; or some units are implemented in the form of software invoked by a processing element, and some units are implemented in the form of hardware. For example, each unit can be a separately configured processing element, or can be integrated into a chip of the apparatus, and in addition, can be stored in the form of a program in a memory, and the function of the unit is invoked and executed by a processing element of the apparatus. In addition, all or part of the units can be integrated together, or can be independently implemented. The processing element mentioned herein can be a processor, which can be an integrated circuit with a signal processing capability. In the implementation process, the operations of the above method or the above units can be implemented by integrated logic circuits of hardware in the processing element, or in the form of software invoked by the processing element.

[0278] In an example, the units in any of the above apparatuses can be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above method, for example, one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), or one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or a combination of at least two of these integrated circuit forms. For another example, when the units in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of a program invoked by a processing element, the processing element can be a processor, such as a general purpose central processing unit (CPU), or other processors that can invoke programs. For another example, the units can be integrated together to implement in the form of SoC.

[0279] The above receiving unit is an interface circuit of the apparatus for receiving signals from other apparatuses. For example, when the apparatus is implemented in the form of a chip, the receiving unit is an interface circuit of the chip for receiving signals from other chips or apparatuses. The above transmitting unit is an interface circuit of the apparatus for transmitting signals to other apparatuses. For example, when the apparatus is implemented in the form of a chip, the transmitting unit is an interface circuit of the chip for transmitting signals to other chips or apparatuses.

[0280] Based on the same technical concept, the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device for implementing the functions of the first communication device or the second communication device in the above embodiments. As shown in FIG. 8, the device can be a communication apparatus or a component (for example, a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) in the communication apparatus. The device includes a processor 801 and a communication interface 802, and optionally includes a memory 803. The memory 803 can be independent of the processor 801, or can be integrated in the processor 801, which is not limited specifically. It can be understood that FIG. 8 only shows the main components of the communication device. In addition, the communication device can further include an input / output device (not shown in the figure).

[0281] The processor 801 is configured to execute the program code stored in the memory 803, and specifically configured to execute the actions of the processing unit 702. Details are not described herein again. The communication interface 802 is specifically configured to execute the actions of the communication unit 703. Details are not described herein again.

[0282] The processor 801 can be a CPU, or a digital processing unit, etc. The processor 801 can be configured to process communication protocols and communication data, control the whole communication device, execute software programs, process data of the software programs, for example but not limited to, baseband related processing. The communication interface 802 can be configured to transceive signals, for example but not limited to, radio frequency transceiving. The above devices can be respectively arranged on independent chips, or at least part of or all of them can be arranged on the same chip. For example, the processor 801 can be further divided into an analog baseband processor and a digital baseband processor. The analog baseband processor can be integrated on the same chip as the transceiver, and the digital baseband processor can be arranged on an independent chip. With the continuous development of integrated circuit technology, more and more devices can be integrated on the same chip, for example, the digital baseband processor can be integrated on the same chip as various application processors (for example but not limited to, graphic processors, multimedia processors, etc.). Such a chip can be called a system on chip. Whether to arrange the devices independently on different chips or to integrate them on one or more chips often depends on the specific needs of product design. The embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation forms of the above devices.

[0283] The communication interface 802 can be a transceiver, an interface circuit such as a transceiver circuit, a transceiver chip, or the like. Optionally, the communication interface 802 can include a radio frequency circuit and an antenna, where the radio frequency circuit is mainly used for conversion between a baseband signal and a radio frequency signal and processing of the radio frequency signal. The antenna is mainly used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals in the form of electromagnetic waves. Input and output devices, such as a touch screen, a display screen, a keyboard, and the like, are mainly used for receiving user input data and outputting data to the user.

[0284] The memory 803 is used to store programs executed by the processor 801. The memory 803 can be a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD), or a volatile memory such as a random-access memory (RAM). The memory 803 can be any other medium capable of carrying or storing desired program codes in the form of instructions or data structures and capable of being accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0285] When the communication device is powered on, the processor 801 can read the software program in the memory 803, interpret and execute the instructions of the software program, and process the data of the software program. When data needs to be transmitted wirelessly, the processor 801 performs baseband processing on the data to be transmitted, and outputs the baseband signal to the radio frequency circuit. The radio frequency circuit performs radio frequency processing on the baseband signal, and transmits the radio frequency signal in the form of electromagnetic waves through the antenna. When data is transmitted to the communication device, the radio frequency circuit receives the radio frequency signal through the antenna, converts the radio frequency signal into a baseband signal, and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 801. The processor 801 converts the baseband signal into data and processes the data.

[0286] In another implementation, the radio frequency circuit and the antenna can be arranged independently of the processor performing baseband processing, for example, in a distributed scenario, the radio frequency circuit and the antenna can be arranged remotely from the communication device.

[0287] The specific connection medium between the communication interface 802, the processor 801, and the memory 803 in the embodiments of the present application is not limited. In FIG. 8, the memory 803, the processor 801, and the communication interface 802 are connected by a bus 804, which is represented by a thick line in FIG. 8. The connection mode between other components is only schematically illustrated and is not limited. The bus can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. For convenience of representation, only one thick line is used in FIG. 8, but it does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0288] Optionally, the communication device can be a stand-alone device or can be a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be:

[0289] (1) a stand-alone integrated circuit (IC), or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0290] (2) a set of one or more ICs, optionally including memory elements for storing data and instructions;

[0291] (3) an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), such as a modem;

[0292] (4) a module that can be embedded within other devices;

[0293] (5) a receiver, a smart terminal, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a car device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, and the like;

[0294] (6) and the like.

[0295] In the embodiments of the present application, "multiple" can refer to two or more than two. In view of this, "multiple" in the embodiments of the present application can also be understood as "at least two". "At least one" can be understood as one or more, for example, as one, two or more. For example, "including at least one" means including one, two or more, for example, including at least one of A, B and C, which can include A, B, C, A and B, A and C, B and C, or A, B and C. "And / or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, and specifically can exist in three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which can represent three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. In addition, the character " / ", if not specially stated, generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after it.

[0296] In addition, the terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application can be used interchangeably, and "according to" and "based on" can be used interchangeably. The ordinal numbers "first", "second" and the like mentioned in the embodiments of the present application are generally used to distinguish different objects, and are not used to limit the order, time sequence, priority or importance of multiple objects. For example, the first communication device and the second communication device in the embodiments of the present application are used to distinguish two communication devices, and do not limit the priority or importance of the two communication devices.

[0297] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present application can be readily used as a method, a system or a computer program product. Accordingly, the present application can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application can take the form of a computer program product on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROMs, optical storage devices, etc.) embodying computer readable program code.

[0298] The present application is described in reference to the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams of the methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to this application. It will be understood that each block of the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams block or blocks.

[0299] These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer- readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instructions which implement the function specified in the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams block or blocks.

[0300] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flow diagrams and / or block diagrams block or blocks.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method comprises: obtaining a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being in a deactivated state; in a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, activating the configuration of the first measurement event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: obtaining a configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement interval being in a deactivated state; in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the method further comprises: activating the configuration of the first measurement interval.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further comprises: obtaining configurations of a plurality of measurement intervals; in a case where the reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, the method further comprises: activating a configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, the configuration of the first measurement interval being determined according to a measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The method further comprises: in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, deactivating the configuration of the second measurement event.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement interval, the configuration of the second measurement interval being in an activated state; The method further comprises: in a case where the configuration of the first measurement event is activated, deactivating the configuration of the second measurement interval.

6. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method comprises: obtaining a configuration of a first measurement event and a configuration of a second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the second measurement event, the configuration of the first measurement event being in a deactivated state; in a case where a reporting condition of the second measurement event is met, sending, to a network device, request information, the request information being used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The method further comprises: obtaining a configuration of a first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement event being associated with the configuration of the first measurement interval, the configuration of the first measurement interval being in a deactivated state; the request information is further used to request to activate the configuration of the first measurement interval.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The method further comprises: obtaining configurations of a plurality of measurement intervals; the request information is further used to request to activate a configuration of a first measurement interval in the plurality of measurement intervals, the configuration of the first measurement interval being determined according to a measurement requirement of the first measurement event.

9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that, the request information is further used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement event.

10. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that, the configuration of the second measurement event is associated with a configuration of a second measurement interval, the configuration of the second measurement interval being in an activated state; the request information is further used to request to deactivate the configuration of the second measurement interval.

11. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that, The request information is carried in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that, The method further comprises: obtaining first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate that the configuration of the first measurement event is a pre-configuration; according to the first indication information, determining that the configuration of the first measurement event is in a deactivated state.

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21. The method of any one of claims 16-20, wherein, The method further comprises:

22. The method of any one of claims 16-21, wherein, The method further comprises: The method further comprises:

23. The method of any one of claims 16-22, wherein, The method further comprises:

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26. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein said computer program is configured such that, when executed by a computer, said computer is caused to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

27. A computer program product, characterised in that, A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein said computer program is configured such that, when executed by a computer, said computer is caused to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 24.

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