Method for configuring mobility operation, and terminal, network device and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, in particular to a method for configuring a mobility operation, and a terminal, a network device and a storage medium. The method for configuring a mobility operation comprises: receiving second information from a second communication device, wherein the second information is used for indicating an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, said execution condition is used for triggering a first mobility operation, and the first mobility operation includes a mobility operation triggered on the basis of a condition; and generating first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information is used for configuring the first mobility operation for a terminal.

Description

Configuration method of mobility operation, terminal, network device and storage medium TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and in particular, to a configuration method of mobility operation, a terminal, a network device, a communication device and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] Under a dual connectivity (DC) architecture, how to perform a condition for configuration of a conditional layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (Conditional LTM) is a problem to be solved.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration method of mobility operation, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium to solve the technical problem of how to perform a condition for configuration of a Conditional LTM in the related art.

[0005] According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a configuration method of mobility operation is provided, executed by a terminal, and the method comprises: receiving second information from a second communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; and generating first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the terminal with the first mobility operation.

[0006] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a configuration method of mobility operation is provided, executed by a network device, and the method comprises: sending second information to a first communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition.

[0007] According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a configuration apparatus of mobility operation is provided, and the apparatus comprises: a transceiver module, configured to receive second information from a second communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; and a processing module, configured to generate first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the terminal with the first mobility operation.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device for configuring mobility operation is provided. The device includes a processing module configured to generate second information, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation including a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; and a transceiver configured to transmit the second information to a first communication device.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided. The network device includes one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed, cause the network device to perform the method for configuring mobility operation according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed, cause the communication device to perform the method for configuring mobility operation according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided. The communication system includes a first communication device configured to perform the method for configuring mobility operation according to the first aspect, and a second communication device configured to perform the method for configuring mobility operation according to the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided. The storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method for configuring mobility operation according to the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0013] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, by generating, by the DU, an execution condition for triggering a mobility operation and sending the execution condition to the CU, the CU can generate a mobility configuration for conditional LTM and configure the terminal, so that the fast configuration for conditional LTM under the DC architecture is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0015] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of interactions of a configuration method of a mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of interactions of a configuration method of a mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method of a mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method of a mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration method of a mobility operation, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium.

[0025] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration method of a mobility operation, executed by a terminal, comprising: receiving second information from a second communication device, the second information being used for an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; generating first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the first mobility operation to the terminal.

[0026] In the above embodiments, the execution condition for triggering the mobility operation is generated by the DU and sent to the CU, so that the CU can generate the mobility configuration for the conditional LTM based on the execution condition generated by the DU, and configure the terminal, thereby realizing the fast configuration of the conditional LTM under the DC architecture.

[0027] In combination with the first aspect, some embodiments. In some embodiments, the first communication device is a centralized unit CU, and the second communication device is a distributed unit DU; wherein the CU comprises at least one of: a CU of a serving node; a CU of a candidate node; and the DU comprises at least one of: a DU of a serving node; a DU of a candidate node.

[0028] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first mobility operation comprises at least one of: a layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement triggered mobility; a layer 2 measurement triggered mobility; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility LTM; a conditional LTM; a conditional handover CHO; a conditional primary secondary cell change CPC; a conditional primary secondary cell addition CPA; a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

[0029] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises at least one of: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first candidate cell and / or an execution condition associated with the first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration of the second candidate cell and / or an execution condition associated with the second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition needed to be evaluated to trigger a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after triggering the first mobility operation to access the first candidate cell.

[0030] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises a first list, the first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of: a first identifier; a second identifier; a first execution condition; the first identifier being used to indicate the first candidate cell, the second identifier being used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0031] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a candidate configuration identifier; an LTM candidate identifier; a candidate cell identifier corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identifier.

[0032] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0033] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identifier, the third identifier being used to indicate the first event.

[0034] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the third identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a measurement identifier; a reporting configuration identifier; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identifier; an event identifier.

[0035] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the second information comprises: third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

[0036] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identity and / or a fourth identity, the third identity being used to indicate a second candidate cell, the fourth identity being used to indicate a second candidate configuration; the second execution condition.

[0037] In some embodiments of the first aspect, before receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending, to the second communication device, the first information, so that the second communication device generates the second information based on the first information.

[0038] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises at least one of: a first identity, the first identity being used to indicate the first candidate cell; a second identity, the second identity being used to indicate a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table, the first information table being used to indicate a correspondence between identities of candidate cells and identities of candidate configurations; a related measurement configuration used to trigger the first mobility operation; fourth configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a recommended configuration of the execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

[0039] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information table comprises at least one of: the first identity; a second identity corresponding to the first identity; a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate a second candidate cell; a fourth identity corresponding to the third identity, the fourth identity being used to indicate the second candidate configuration.

[0040] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the first information comprises: fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

[0041] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

[0042] In some embodiments of the first aspect, the recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises: a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

[0043] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the recommended configuration for the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value for evaluating the first event; an offset; a time-to-trigger; a hysteresis value.

[0044] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of the candidate node, the first information is carried by a third message, and the third message is used for sending the mobility configuration to the DU of the candidate node; before sending the first information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a first message to the DU of the candidate node, the first message being used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and receiving a second message from the DU of the candidate node, the second message being used for indicating the mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0045] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the first message carries the first information sent to the DU of the candidate node; and the second message carries third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0046] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a fourth message, and after sending the second information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a fifth message to the DU of the candidate node, the fifth message being used for initiating a mobility update request; and receiving a sixth message from the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0047] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of the candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, and the first message is used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and the second information is carried by a second message, and the second information comprises third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0048] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, after receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a third message to the DU of the serving node, the third message carrying the first information; and receiving a fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the fourth message carrying the second information.

[0049] In some embodiments of the first aspect. In some embodiments, after receiving the fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the method further comprises: sending a fifth message to the second communication device, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; receiving a sixth message from the second communication device, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0050] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a configuration method of mobility operation, performed by a network device, the method comprising: sending second information to a first communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition.

[0051] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first communication device is a central unit (CU), and the second communication device is a distributed unit (DU); wherein the CU comprises at least one of: a CU of a serving node; a CU of a candidate node; and the DU comprises at least one of: a DU of the serving node; a DU of the candidate node.

[0052] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first mobility operation comprises at least one of: a mobility triggered based on layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement; a mobility triggered based on layer 2 measurement; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM); a conditional LTM (Conditional LTM); a conditional handover (CHO); a conditional primary secondary cell change (CPC); a conditional primary secondary cell addition (CPA); a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

[0053] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises at least one of: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; and third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition to be evaluated for triggering a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after accessing the first candidate cell triggered by the first mobility operation.

[0054] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises a first list, the first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; the first execution condition; the first identity being used to indicate the first candidate cell, the second identity being used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0055] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a candidate configuration identity; an LTM candidate identity; a candidate cell identity corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identity.

[0056] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0057] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the first event.

[0058] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the third identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a measurement identity; a reporting configuration identity; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identity; an event identity.

[0059] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises: third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

[0060] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identity and / or a fourth identity, the third identity being used to indicate a second candidate cell, the fourth identity being used to indicate a second candidate configuration; a second execution condition.

[0061] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, before sending the second information to the first communication device, the method further comprises: receiving the first information from the first communication device; generating the second information based on the first information.

[0062] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first information comprises at least one of: a first identity, the first identity being used to indicate the first candidate cell; a second identity, the second identity being used to indicate the first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table, the first information table being used to indicate a correspondence between identities of candidate cells and identities of candidate configurations; a related measurement configuration used to trigger the first mobility operation; fourth configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a recommended configuration of the execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

[0063] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first information table comprises at least one of: a first identity; a second identity corresponding to the first identity; a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the second candidate cell; a fourth identity corresponding to the third identity, the fourth identity being used to indicate the second candidate configuration.

[0064] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the first information comprises: fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

[0065] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: a first identity; a second identity; a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

[0066] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises: a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

[0067] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value used to evaluate the first event; an offset; a triggering time; a hysteresis value.

[0068] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a serving node, the first information is carried by a third message, the third message being used to send a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node, and the second information is carried by a fourth message.

[0069] In some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, the first message being used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and the second information is carried by a second message, the second information comprising third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect. In some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving a fifth message from the first communication device, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; and sending a sixth message to the first communication device, the sixth message being used to indicate the updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying the updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0071] In a third aspect, a configuration apparatus of a mobility operation is provided, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver configured to receive second information from a second communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a condition-based mobility operation; and a processor configured to generate first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the terminal with the first mobility operation.

[0072] In a fourth aspect, a configuration apparatus of a mobility operation is provided, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to generate second information, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a condition-based mobility operation; and a transceiver configured to send the second information to a first communication device.

[0073] In a fifth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and having stored therein executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the processors, cause the network device to perform the method of configuring a mobility operation as described in any of the optional embodiments of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0074] In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and having stored therein executable instructions that, as a result of execution by the processors, cause the processors to invoke the executable instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method of configuring a mobility operation as described in any of the optional embodiments of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0075] In a seventh aspect, a communication system is provided, comprising: a first communication device and a second communication device; wherein the first communication device is configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect or any of the optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the second communication device is configured to perform the method as described in the second aspect or any of the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0076] In an eighth aspect, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions. When the instructions are run on a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0077] In a ninth aspect, a program product is provided. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device is caused to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0078] In a tenth aspect, a computer program is provided. When the computer program is run on a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method described in the first aspect and the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect.

[0079] It can be understood that the terminal, the network device, the communication device, the communication system, the storage medium, the program product, and the computer program are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0080] The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a configuration method of mobility operation, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms of the information sending method, the information receiving method, the information processing method, and the communication method can be replaced with each other, the terms of the terminal, the network device, and the information processing device, and the communication device can be replaced with each other, and the terms of the information processing system and the communication system can be replaced with each other.

[0081] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the steps of different embodiments or part of the steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation of other embodiments.

[0082] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment according to the logical relationship between them.

[0083] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0084] In the embodiments of this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular, such as “a,” “an,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “this,” etc., may mean “one and only one,” or “one or more,” “at least one,” etc.

[0085] For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", and "the" in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular or a plural form.

[0086] In the embodiments of this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0087] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0088] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0089] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0090] The prefixes "first" and "second" in this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose any restrictions on the position, order, priority, number, or content of the descriptive objects. For descriptions of the descriptive objects, please refer to the descriptions in the claims or the context of the embodiments. The use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions.

[0091] For example, if the descriptive object is "field," then the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is "level," then the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers; there can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the descriptive object is "device," then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the descriptive object is "information," then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0092] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0094] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0095] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those used in the embodiments.

[0096] The terms “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0097] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0098] In some embodiments, the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission / reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “serving cell,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0099] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal," "terminal device," "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0100] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink," "downlink," and the like can also be replaced with terms corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with the side channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with the sidelink.

[0101] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced with the access network device, the core network device, or the network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0102] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0103] In some embodiments, the data, information, etc. can be obtained after obtaining the consent of the user.

[0104] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0105] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0106] As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102, where the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device, a core network device.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of the following, but is not limited thereto: a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a Pad, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, etc.

[0108] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and can include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an Open RAN, a Cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0109] In some embodiments, the core network device can be one device including one or more network elements, or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the one or more network elements described above. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes, for example, at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), and a next generation core (NGC).

[0110] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, in which case the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0111] In some embodiments, the network device 102 comprises: a first communication device 111 and a second communication device 112; wherein the first communication device 111 and the second communication device 112 correspond to a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU) in an access network device respectively, wherein the CU can also be referred to as a control unit (control unit), and the CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, and the functions of part of the protocol layers are controlled centrally in the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers are distributed in the DU, and the CU controls the DU centrally, but is not limited thereto.

[0112] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It can be known by those skilled in the art that, as the system architecture evolves and new business scenarios appear, the technical solutions proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0113] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1 are exemplary, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1, or other subjects other than FIG. 1. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be real or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is exemplary, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0114] Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based on them, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0115] Mobility Introduction

[0116] 1. Dynamic cell (or cell group) change

[0117] In 5G system, the network side can provide one or more candidate configurations for the terminal, wherein one candidate configuration can include one or more "cells (or cell groups)". The network side can subsequently control the terminal to change in multiple "candidate configurations" (such as changing the working cell (or cell group) from "cell (or cell group)-1" to "cell (or cell group)-2") through L1 signaling (such as downlink control information (DCI)) or L2 signaling (such as MAC control element (CE)). This control signaling can be referred to as "cell change control signaling".

[0118] This process can also be referred to as a network triggered LTM process.

[0119] LTM definition:

[0120] Rel-18 LTM refers to a process of network triggered PCell / PSCell cell change based on L1 measurement results through MAC CE, which can be accompanied by Master Cell Group (MCG) / Secondary Cell Group (SCG) change.

[0121] In Rel-18 LTM, the base station gNB receives the L1 measurement report from the UE, and based on this, the gNB changes the serving cell of the UE through the cell change command (cell switch command) issued by the MAC CE. The cell switch command indicates an LTM candidate cell configuration that the gNB has previously provided to the UE through radio resource control (RRC) signaling. The UE accesses the target cell indicated in the cell switch command according to the received cell switch command. LTM can be used to reduce mobility latency.

[0122] Among them, the LTM candidate cell configuration can only be added, modified and released by the network through RRC signaling. LTM process can be used to reduce mobility delay.

[0123] For LTM, Rel-18 LTM supports Subsequent LTM, where Subsequent LTM refers to subsequent LTM cell switch procedures between candidate cells without RRC reconfiguration by the network in between. That is, after performing a mobility operation, the UE does not autonomously delete the configuration information of the LTM, which can continue to be used even without RRC reconfiguration and update, for triggering Subsequent LTM.

[0124] LTM configuration:

[0125] In Rel-18, LTM is configured by LTM configuration (LTM-Config) to configure LTM configuration information.

[0126] Wherein, the LTM configuration information can contain but is not limited to one or more of the following information: LTM reference configuration; one or more candidate cell configurations (add / modify / remove list: such as LTM candidate cell removal list ltm-CandidateToReleaseList, LTM candidate cell addition list ltm-CandidateToAddModList, to add / modify / remove candidate cell configuration); LTM CSI resource configuration; etc.

[0127] Wherein, the candidate cell configuration can be configured by LTM candidate configuration (LTM-Candidate), which contains but is not limited to one or more of the following information: configuration identification; candidate cell identification; candidate configuration (represented by radio resource control reconfiguration RRCReconfiguration); etc.

[0128] LTM candidate configuration: (A configuration part of an RRCReconfiguration message associated with a candidate cell, e.g.,for LTM or subsequent CPAC.A candidate configuration can be a complete candidate configuration or a delta configuration relatively to a reference configuration.)

[0129] LTM reference configuration: (A configuration provided by the network to the UE that is common,within the same cell group,to a group of configured non-complete candidate configurations.)

[0130] L1 measurement for LTM

[0131] 1, Network (NW) triggered L1 measurement reporting.

[0132] In R18 LTM, 3GPP has enhanced L1 measurement, supporting intra-frequency and inter-frequency L1 measurement. Currently, R18 only supports Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB) based L1-Reference Signal Received Power (L1-RSRP) measurement.

[0133] The existing L1 measurement supports semi-persistent and aperiodic reporting on the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and semi-persistent and periodic reporting on the PUCCH.

[0134] In R19, there are many companies supporting the enhancement of L1 measurement, including the following aspects:

[0135] o Information State Information Reference Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS measurement;

[0136] o Layer 1 Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio L1-SINR measurement;

[0137] o Event-triggered L1 measurement reporting;

[0138] o Current L1 measurement enhancement.

[0139] In the existing process, the cell switch command of LTM is generated by the source DU (Source gNB-DU), and in the intra-CU LTM, the Source gNB-DU makes the cell switch decision, and the Source gNB-DU makes the cell switch decision according to the L1 measurement result reported by the UE to determine the trigger LTM access candidate target cell, and then the Source gNB-DU sends the cell switch command to the UE. DU can be called gNB-DU and CU can be called gNB-CU.

[0140] 2, event-based L1 measurement reporting

[0141] In order to reduce measurement reporting and improve the robustness of mobility, event-triggered measurement reporting is supported in Rel-19, and event-triggered measurement reporting can assist the NW side to select the target beam and / or cell to trigger early synchronization, or assist the NW side to select the target cell and / or corresponding beam when triggering LTM cell switch.

[0142] When the L1 measurement result meets the following events, the measurement report can be triggered.

[0143] - Event LTM2 (Event LTM 2): The beam of the serving cell becomes worse than the threshold (Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold);

[0144] - Event LTM3: Beam of candidate cell becomes amount of offset better than beam of serving cell;

[0145] - Event LTM4: Beam of candidate cell becomes better than absolute threshold;

[0146] - Event LTM5: Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Beam of candidate cell becomes better than another absolute threshold2.

[0147] Where, the beam of serving cell is the current beam, i.e. the beam indicated by the indicated TCI state. The beam of candidate cell is any one or more beams configured in the candidate reference signal configuration (or measurement resource configuration).

[0148] Where, the event-based L1 measurement reporting is sent to the network through MAC CE message.

[0149] Where, the configuration of measurement event is in the serving cell configuration, and the configuration of measurement event is associated with the configuration of measurement resource.

[0150] 2: Conditionally triggered mobility procedure

[0151] In 5G system, the terminal can be based on the network "pre-configured condition", and the "pre-configured cell (or cell group)" corresponding to the condition. When the terminal meets the "pre-configured condition" (such as a specific measurement event), the terminal changes the serving cell (or cell group) to the "pre-configured cell (or cell group)".

[0152] The terminal can also change the configuration of a specific cell (or cell group) after meeting the "pre-configured condition" according to the network indication. (For example, change the PCell configuration of the terminal from candidate cell (or cell group) configuration-1 to candidate cell (or cell group) configuration-2).

[0153] Wherein, the mobility supports subsequent mobility, wherein the subsequent mobility includes any one of the mobility operations that the UE does not autonomously delete the mobility configuration information after performing the mobility operation. Wherein, the mobility configuration information includes the candidate configuration of the mobility.

[0154] In some cases, the configuration information of the mobility can continue to be used even without RRC reconfiguration and update, for triggering subsequent mobility.

[0155] Wherein, the "conditional trigger-based mobility procedure" includes:

[0156] Conditional trigger-based layer 3 (L3) mobility: conditional handover (CHO), conditional primary secondary cell (or cell group) addition (CPA), conditional primary secondary cell (or cell group) change (CPC), CHO with target secondary cell group (CHO with Candidate SCG(s)), CHO with target secondary cell group (CHO with target SCG).

[0157] The above-mentioned CHO, CPA, CPC and other mobility operations all support Subsequent Mobility, that is, support Subsequent CHO, Subsequent CPA, Subsequent CPC.

[0158] Conditional LTM (conditional trigger-based LTM).

[0159] Wherein, the conditional trigger-based LTM can be used for MCG change and SCG change, including:

[0160] Conditional LTM for MCG;

[0161] Conditional LTM for SCG;

[0162] And Conditional LTM for MCG and SCG.

[0163] Conditional LTM will be discussed in Rel-19 Mobility Enhancements study item.

[0164] The following is an introduction to several conditional trigger-based mobility that has already been supported:

[0165] CHO:

[0166] CHO refers to: when one or more handover execution conditions are met, the handover performed by the UE. The UE starts evaluating the execution conditions after receiving the CHO configuration and stops evaluating the execution conditions after performing the handover (including: legacy handover and CHO). CHO is suitable for the following criteria:

[0167] * CHO configuration includes CHO candidate cell configuration and execution conditions

[0168] * One execution condition may contain one or two trigger conditions (CHO events A3 / A5) [2].

[0169] Conditional Event A3 (CondEvent A3): Conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes amount of offset better than PCell / PSCell;

[0170] Conditional Event A5 (CondEvent A5): PCell / PSCell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes better than another absolute threshold2;

[0171] * Before any CHO execution condition is met, the UE receives a HO (without CHO configuration) command, then performs the legacy HO procedure regardless of any CHO configuration previously received.

[0172] * When performing CHO, i.e. from the time the UE starts synchronizing with the target cell, the UE does not monitor the source cell.

[0173] CPA:

[0174] CPA refers to: UE performs PSCell addition when the execution condition is met. The UE starts to evaluate the execution condition when receiving the configuration of CPA, and stops evaluating the execution condition once the PCell addition or PCell change is triggered.

[0175] CPA is triggered by MN, and the execution condition of CPA is generated by MN, which corresponds to the measurement configuration associated with MCG.

[0176] CPC:

[0177] CPC refers to: UE performs PSCell change when the execution condition is met. The terminal starts to evaluate the execution condition after receiving the CPC configuration, and stops evaluating the execution condition once the PCell changes or triggers the PCell to change.

[0178] In the existing version, inter-SN CPC initiated by secondary node SN without the participation of master node MN is supported, and MN or SN initiated intra-SN CPC is supported.

[0179] CPA and CPC can be collectively referred to as CPAC, Conditional PSCell Addition or Change.

[0180] Subsequent CPAC Subsequent CPAC (Subsequent Conditional PSCell Addition or Change):

[0181] In Rel-18, considering Rel-16 conditional handover (CHO) and in Rel-17 conditional PSCell change (CPC) / conditional PSCell addition (CPA), the UE configured with CHO / CPC / CPA releases the CHO / CPC / CPA configuration when completing random access to the target PCell / PSCell. Therefore, if the network does not reconfigure and reinitialize CHO / CPC / CPA, the terminal has no opportunity to continue to perform CHO / CPC / CPA subsequently. This will increase the delay of handover or SCG change and increase the signal overhead, especially in the FR2 scenario, in the case of frequent changes of CG. Therefore, Rel-18 studies subsequent CHO / CPAC, due to time limit, currently Rel-18 only supports subsequent CPAC.

[0182] Subsequent CPAC is a conditional PSCell addition or change procedure performed based on the preconfigured subsequent CPAC configuration of the candidate PSCell after PSCell addition, PSCell change or SCG release, in which case there is no need to reconfigure and restart CPC / CPA.

[0183] For subsequent CPAC, the UE does not automatically delete the corresponding conditional reconfiguration configuration information after performing one or more of PSCell addition, PSCell change, SCG release, PCell change, etc. (which is different from the traditional legacy CPAC).

[0184] DU-CU architecture is an important architecture in modern wireless communication networks, especially in 5G networks. This architecture divides the functions of a base station into a distributed unit (DU) and a centralized unit (CU) to optimize the performance and flexibility of the network. Among them, the DU can be responsible for processing wireless signals, data forwarding, and direct communication with user equipment. The DU is generally located close to the edge of the user, close to the RU (Radio Unit), and mainly handles RLC, MAC and part of the PHY layer functions to reduce latency and improve signal quality. The CU can be responsible for processing high-level protocols such as RRC, PDCP, user session processing and data flow aggregation. The CU is usually located in a more central location and is responsible for processing data streams from multiple DUs.

[0185] The DU-CU architecture allows operators to flexibly increase or decrease the number of DUs and CUs as needed to cope with changing user demand and network traffic. The DU is close to the user, which can reduce the distance of signal transmission, thereby reducing communication delay and meeting real-time application requirements. The DU is responsible for real-time data processing and direct communication of wireless signals, allowing the CU to focus on processing higher-level network management, improving overall network performance. By separating DUs and CUs, network resources can be more effectively allocated and utilized to optimize user experience. The combination of distribution and centralization makes network management simpler, and operators can more easily monitor and maintain network performance.

[0186] It should be noted that the above-mentioned devices or names for processing part of the high-level protocol stack operations are not limited to centralized units CU, and other devices or devices with other names that have the function of processing part of the high-level protocol stack operations are also included in this application. The above-mentioned devices or names for processing low-level protocol stack related operations are not limited to distributed units DU, and other devices or devices with other names that have the function of processing low-level protocol stack related operations are also included in this application.

[0187] The mobility operation of the related technology can include: Layer 1 / Layer 2 triggered mobility (L1 / L2 Triggered Mobility, LTM) and conditionally triggered mobility; wherein the LTM is a mobility operation triggered by the network device based on Layer 1 / Layer 2; the conditionally triggered mobility can include mobility based on Layer 3 measurement results and mobility based on Layer 1 / Layer 2 measurement results.

[0188] Wherein, Layer 1 (Layer 1, L1) can be a physical layer; Layer 2 (Layer 2, L2) can be any one or more of Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer; Layer 3 (Layer 3, L3) can be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer.

[0189] Wherein, the mobility based on Layer 3 measurement results can include any one or more of conditional handover (CHO), conditional PSCell change (CPC), conditional PSCell addition (CPA), CHO with target SCG, and CHO with Candidate SCG(s).

[0190] Wherein, the mobility based on Layer 1 / Layer 2 measurement results can include conditional LTM (Conditional LTM).

[0191] In some embodiments, the conditional LTM corresponds to a mobility procedure in which any one or more of early uplink and / or downlink synchronization, subsequent LTM, early activation of Transmission Configuration Indicator state (TCI state), and the like can be implemented. In some embodiments, the conditional LTM can also be a mobility based on a layer 3 measurement result. Unlike certain L3 mobility based on a layer 3 measurement result, the conditional LTM corresponds to a mobility procedure in which any one or more of early uplink and / or downlink synchronization, subsequent LTM, early activation of Transmission Configuration Indicator state (TCI state), and the like can be implemented.

[0192] In some embodiments, the mobility based on a layer 3 measurement result and / or the mobility based on a layer 1 / layer 2 measurement result can be referred to as a mobility based on a conditional trigger, or a conditional mobility, and the like, without limitation.

[0193] For example, the conditional LTM can also be referred to as a mobility based on a conditional trigger, or a conditional mobility.

[0194] In a dual connectivity (DC) architecture, the LTM can be implemented by a distribution unit (DU) based on a measurement result of an L1 beam reported by a UE. In order to implement fast switching, the influence of the LTM measurement result on a switching decision needs to be considered. Currently, an event based on the LTM measurement result is supported. The execution condition of the conditional LTM should be associated with the LTM measurement result, that is, associated with an LTM measurement event.

[0195] It has been determined that the configuration of the LTM measurement event will be generated by the DU. However, the execution condition of the LTM needs to be associated with the LTM candidate configuration and included in the LTM configuration, which is generated by a central unit (CU). Therefore, in order to support the configuration of the conditional LTM, a configuration method is proposed to determine the interaction between the CU and the DU for the LTM execution condition.

[0196] In addition, for the mobility based on a layer 1 / layer 2 measurement result, the execution condition can also be associated with any one or more of an event corresponding to a layer 1 (L1) measurement, a layer 2 (L2) measurement, a Channel State Information (CSI) measurement, an LTM measurement, an LTM CSI measurement, a layer 1 LTM measurement, and a layer 2 LTM measurement.

[0197] The layer 1 / layer 2 measurement configuration (for example, configuration of any one or more of: layer 1 (L1) measurement; layer 2 (L2) measurement; channel state information (CSI) measurement; LTM measurement; LTM CSI measurement; layer 1 LTM measurement; layer 2 LTM measurement) will be generated by the DU, but the execution condition of the mobility based on the condition of the layer 1 / layer 2 measurement result needs to be associated with the configuration of the mobility based on the condition of the layer 1 / layer 2 measurement result and contained in the mobility configuration, and the mobility configuration is generated by the CU, so in order to support the configuration of the mobility based on the condition of the layer 1 / layer 2 measurement result, the present application proposes a configuration method to determine the method of interaction of the mobility execution condition between the CU and the DU. FIG. 2A is an interaction schematic diagram of a configuration method of a mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0198] As shown in FIG. 2A, the configuration method of the mobility operation includes:

[0199] In step S201, the first communication device sends first information to the second communication device.

[0200] In some embodiments, the first communication device can send the first information to the second communication device, wherein the first information can be used to provide the second communication device with relevant information for determining the execution condition, so that the second communication device can generate second information containing the execution condition based on the first information.

[0201] Wherein, the first communication device can be a centralized unit (CU) under a dual connectivity (DC) architecture, which can be a CU of a serving node or a CU of a candidate node; the second communication device can be a distributed unit (DU), which can be a DU of a serving node or a DU of a candidate node. Wherein, the CU of the serving node is the CU of the node where the current serving cell is located, which can also be called the source CU; the CU of the candidate node is the CU of the node where the candidate cell is located; the DU of the serving node is the DU of the node where the current serving cell is located, which can also be called the source DU; the DU of the candidate node is the DU of the node where the candidate cell is located, which can also be called the candidate DU or the target DU.

[0202] Wherein, the execution condition can be an execution condition of a mobility operation triggered based on a condition.

[0203] Wherein, the mobility operation can include: mobility triggered based on layer 1 / layer 2 measurement, and / or mobility based on a condition;

[0204] The mobility based on layer 1 / layer 2 measurement triggering can include mobility triggered based on one or more of the following measurements: L1 measurement; L2 measurement; Channel State Information (CSI) measurement; layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM) measurement; LTM CSI measurement; L1 LTM measurement; L2 LTM measurement; physical layer measurement; medium access control (MAC) layer measurement.

[0205] The mobility based on conditional triggering can include any one or more of the following mobility: conditional LTM (Conditional LTM), CHO, CPC, CPA, CHO with Candidate SCG(s), CHO with target SCG, and the like.

[0206] The conditional LTM can include any one or more of the following: conditional LTM for a master cell group (MCG) or a primary cell (PCell); conditional LTM for a secondary cell group (SCG) or a primary secondary cell (PSCell); conditional LTM for the MCG (PCell) and the SCG (PSCell).

[0207] In some embodiments, the first information can include at least one of the following:

[0208] A first identifier, the first identifier being used to indicate the first candidate cell, for example, a cell identifier (Cell ID), which can also be referred to as a first candidate cell ID;

[0209] A second identifier, the second identifier being used to indicate a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; for example, a configuration ID, which can also be referred to as a conditional mobility (Conditional Mobility) candidate configuration ID;

[0210] A first information table, the first information table being used to indicate a correspondence between a candidate cell identifier and a candidate configuration identifier; for example, a conditional mobility (Conditional Mobility) configuration identifier mapping list (Configuration ID Mapping List);

[0211] An example is that one candidate cell identifier corresponds to one candidate configuration identifier.

[0212] For example, the candidate cells indicated in the first information table may include the first candidate cell indicated by the first identifier, such as all candidate cells prepared by the network side for the terminal, or may not include the candidate cells indicated by the first identifier, such as other candidate cells prepared by the network side for the terminal besides the first candidate cell.

[0213] The relevant measurement configuration used to trigger the first mobility operation;

[0214] The fourth configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate the recommended configuration for the execution conditions, such as the CU-recommended Conditional Mobility execution condition configuration parameters;

[0215] Information related to subsequent mobility operations, such as information related to subsequent conditional mobility.

[0216] For example, subsequent conditional mobility can be referred to as any one or more of the names such as subsequent / following, following / after, next / next, continuous / continuous conditional mobility, and the corresponding to subsequent / following, following / after, next / next, continuous / continuous can correspond to Subsequent.

[0217] The second identifier may include any one or more of the following identifiers: candidate configuration identifier; LTM candidate identifier; candidate cell identifier corresponding to mobility configuration; conditional reconfiguration identifier.

[0218] The first information table may include at least one of the following: a first identifier; a second identifier corresponding to the first identifier; a third identifier, which is used to indicate a second candidate cell, such as a second candidate cell ID; and a fourth identifier corresponding to the third identifier, which is used to indicate a second candidate configuration, which is a candidate configuration for the second candidate cell.

[0219] The second candidate cell can be a candidate cell that can be used for subsequent mobility operations (second mobility operations) after the first mobility operation is triggered for the first candidate cell and access is made to the first candidate cell.

[0220] For example, subsequent mobility can be referred to as any one or more of the names such as subsequent / following, following / after, next / next, continuous / continuous mobility, etc., and corresponding to subsequent / following, following / after, next / next, continuous / continuous can correspond to Subsequent.

[0221] The second execution condition associated with the second candidate cell can be an execution condition required to be evaluated for triggering the second mobility operation, which can also be referred to as a subsequent mobility execution condition.

[0222] For example, the subsequent mobility (subsequent conditional mobility) includes any one of the mobility operations in which the UE does not autonomously delete the mobility configuration information after the mobility operation is performed. The mobility configuration information includes the candidate configuration of the mobility.

[0223] For example, the mobility configuration information can continue to be used even without reconfiguration and update for triggering the subsequent mobility procedure. For LTM, a subsequent LTM (Subsequent LTM) can be supported, in which the Subsequent LTM refers to a subsequent LTM cell switching procedure between candidate cells without RRC reconfiguration by the network in between. That is, the UE does not autonomously delete the LTM configuration information after the mobility operation is performed, and the LTM configuration information can continue to be used even without RRC reconfiguration and update for triggering the subsequent LTM.

[0224] The RRC reconfiguration by the network in between refers to that the network side does not reconfigure the LTM candidate configuration through an RRC reconfiguration message.

[0225] Correspondingly, in some embodiments, for the conditional mobility, a subsequent mobility (subsequent conditional mobility) can be supported, in which the subsequent conditional mobility refers to a subsequent mobility procedure between candidate cells without RRC reconfiguration by the network in between. That is, the UE does not autonomously delete the conditional mobility configuration information after the mobility operation is performed, and the subsequent conditional mobility configuration information can continue to be used even without RRC reconfiguration and update for triggering the subsequent mobility procedure. For example, for the conditional trigger-based mobility operation, a subsequent mobility can also be supported, for example, for the Conditional LTM, a subsequent conditional LTM (Subsequent Conditional LTM) can also be supported, in which the subsequent mobility includes any one of the mobility operations in which the UE does not autonomously delete the mobility configuration information after the mobility operation is performed. The mobility configuration information includes the candidate configuration of the mobility.

[0226] The mobility configuration information can continue to be used even without RRC reconfiguration and update for triggering the subsequent mobility.

[0227] For example, the intermediate does not need the network to perform RRC reconfiguration means that the network side does not need to reconfigure the candidate configuration of the conditional mobility through the RRC reconfiguration message

[0228] In some embodiments, the first information table can include all or part of the candidate cells that the terminal has been configured or is ready to be configured, for example, all conditional mobility candidate cells, or other conditional mobility candidate cells in addition to the first candidate cell.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first information table can include a set of second candidate cell IDs corresponding to the first candidate cell, and the associated candidate configuration IDs.

[0230] For example, Table 1 below is an LTM configuration identification mapping information table LTM Configuration ID Mapping List:

[0231] Table 1

[0232] As shown in the above table, the LTM configuration identification mapping information table indicates the mapping relationship between the candidate cell identification LTM Cell ID and the candidate configuration identification LTM Configuration ID.

[0233] In some embodiments, the first information includes fourth configuration information associated with each first candidate cell and / or first candidate configuration respectively.

[0234] Each fourth configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first identification for indicating the first candidate cell; a second identification for indicating the first candidate configuration, and a recommended configuration of the first execution condition associated with the first identification and / or the second identification.

[0235] In the recommended configuration of each first execution condition, a set of first events associated with the first execution condition is recommended.

[0236] For example, Table 2 shows a fourth configuration information:

[0237] Table 2

[0238] In Table 2, the execution condition configuration parameter corresponding to each Cell ID and configuration ID includes a set of event recommendation configuration associated with the execution condition, for example: the execution condition configuration parameter 1 includes the parameters of the execution condition 1 associated with the Cell ID 1 and the configuration ID 1, including the parameters of the event A and the event B associated with the execution condition 1; the execution condition configuration parameter 2 includes the parameters of the execution condition 2 associated with the Cell ID 2 and the configuration ID 2, including the parameters of the event C and the event D associated with the execution condition 2; the execution condition configuration parameter 3 includes the parameters of the execution condition 3 associated with the Cell ID 3 and the configuration ID 3, including the parameters of the event E and the event F associated with the execution condition 3. It can be seen that the execution condition 1 is the first execution condition associated with the first candidate cell indicated by the Cell ID 1 and the first candidate configuration indicated by the configuration ID 1, and the event A and the event B are the first events associated with the execution condition 1; the execution condition 2 is the first execution condition associated with the first candidate cell indicated by the Cell ID 2 and the first candidate configuration indicated by the configuration ID 2, and the event C and the event D are the first events associated with the execution condition 2; the execution condition 3 is the first execution condition associated with the first candidate cell indicated by the Cell ID 3 and the first candidate configuration indicated by the configuration ID 3, and the event E and the event F are the first events associated with the execution condition 3.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first event can include at least one of the following event types:

[0240] The first measurement result of the serving cell is lower than the first threshold value, and the first measurement result is a beam measurement result, for example, event LTM2 (EventLTM2), conditional event LTM2 (CondEventLTM2): the beam of the serving cell becomes worse than the threshold value (Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold);

[0241] The first measurement result of the candidate cell is better than the first measurement result of the serving cell, and the difference reaches the first offset amount, for example, event LTM3 (EventLTM3), conditional event LTM3 (CondEventLTM3): the beam of the candidate cell is better than the beam of the serving cell by an offset amount (Beam of candidate cell becomes amount of offset better than beam of serving cell);

[0242] a first measurement result of the candidate cell is above a second threshold value, e.g. Event LTM4 (EventLTM4), Condition Event LTM4 (CondEventLTM4): Beam of candidate cell becomes better than absolute threshold;

[0243] a first measurement result of the serving cell is below a third threshold value and a first measurement result of the candidate cell is above a fourth threshold value; e.g. Event LTM5 (EventLTM5), Condition Event LTM5 (CondEventLTM5): Beam of serving cell becomes worse than absolute threshold1 AND Beam of candidate cell becomes better than another absolute threshold2.

[0244] a second measurement result of the serving cell is below a fifth threshold value, the second measurement result being a cell level measurement result;

[0245] a second measurement result of the candidate cell is better than the second measurement result of the serving cell by a second offset, e.g. Condition Event A3 (CondEvent A3): Conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes amount of offset better than PCell / PSCell;

[0246] a second measurement result of the candidate cell is higher than a sixth threshold value, e.g., Conditional Event A3 (CondEvent A3): Conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes better than absolute threshold, where condEventA3 can also be used for current PSCell (i.e., in case it is configured as candidate PSCell for CondEvent A3 evaluation) for CHO with candidate SCG(s) case;

[0247] a second measurement result of the serving cell is lower than a seventh threshold value, and a second measurement result of the candidate cell is higher than an eighth threshold value, e.g., Conditional Event A5 (CondEvent A5): PCell / PSCell becomes worse than absolute threshold threshold1 AND Conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes better than another absolute threshold threshold2;

[0248] a distance between the terminal and a first reference location of the serving cell is greater than a ninth threshold value and a distance between the terminal and a second reference location of the candidate cell is smaller than a tenth threshold value, e.g., a conditional event D1 (CondEvent D1): a distance between the terminal and a reference location referenceLocation1 becomes larger than a configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference1 and a distance between the terminal and a reference location referenceLocation2 of a conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes shorter than a configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference2 (Distance between UE and a reference location referenceLocation1 becomes larger than configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference1 and distance between UE and a reference location referenceLocation2 of conditional reconfiguration candidate becomes shorter than configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference2);

[0249] a distance between the terminal and a first moving reference location of the serving cell is greater than an eleventh threshold value and a distance between the terminal and a second moving reference location of the candidate cell is smaller than a twelfth threshold value, e.g., a conditional event D2 (CondEvent D2): a distance between the terminal and a moving reference location of the serving cell determined based on movingReferenceLocation and its corresponding satellite ephemeris and epoch time broadcast in SIB19 becomes larger than a configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference1 and a distance between the terminal and a moving reference location of the serving cell determined based on referenceLocation and its corresponding satellite ephemeris and epoch time for the conditional reconfiguration candidate provided in the associated MeasObjectNR becomes shorter than a configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference2 (Distance between UE and the serving cell moving reference location determined based on movingReferenceLocation and its corresponding satellite ephemeris and epoch time broadcast in SIB19 becomes larger than configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference1 and distance between UE and a moving reference location determined based on referenceLocation and its corresponding satellite ephemeris and epoch time for the conditional reconfiguration candidate provided in the associated MeasObjectNR becomes shorter than configured threshold distanceThreshFromReference2);

[0250] The measurement duration of the terminal obtaining the second measurement result is greater than a thirteenth threshold value and less than a fourteenth threshold value, for example, a conditional event T1 (CondEvent T1): the time measured at the terminal is greater than the configured threshold t1-Threshold but is less than t1-Threshold+duration (Time measured at UE becomes more than configured threshold t1-Threshold but is less than t1-Threshold+duration);

[0251] In some embodiments, the recommendation configuration for the first event can include at least one of the following:

[0252] Measurement reference signal;

[0253] Measurement resource configuration;

[0254] Identification of measurement resource;

[0255] Threshold value for evaluating the first event, for example, threshold value of Event LTM2~5 and / or CondEvent LTM2~5;

[0256] Offset;

[0257] Trigger time;

[0258] Hysteresis value.

[0259] The offset can be: cell level offset, beam level offset, and frequency level offset.

[0260] In step S202, the second communication device sends second information to the first communication device.

[0261] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the second communication device can generate the second information based on the first information, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger the first mobility operation, and the second information can be an execution condition configuration of the conditional mobility, for example, an execution condition configuration of the conditional mobility.

[0262] The first mobility operation can include a conditional triggered mobility operation.

[0263] The second communication device can send the generated second information to the first communication device.

[0264] For example, the DU determines a corresponding configuration of an event for the Conditional Mobility based on the first information including the recommended Conditional Mobility, performs a configuration identification corresponding to one or more events associated with the Conditional Mobility, and transmits the above information to the CU through the second information.

[0265] In some embodiments, after receiving the second information from the second communication device, the first communication device can determine an execution condition required for evaluating a trigger of the first mobility operation based on the second information, and generate the first configuration information, so as to configure the first mobility operation for the terminal by transmitting the first configuration information to the terminal.

[0266] In some embodiments, the second information can include second configuration information, and the second configuration information can be used to indicate the first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell. The second configuration information can include the first candidate configuration and / or the first candidate cell, and the first execution condition associated therewith.

[0267] The first candidate configuration and / or the first candidate cell included in the second configuration information can be represented by a first candidate configuration identifier and / or a first candidate cell identifier.

[0268] In some embodiments, the second information can include second configuration information, and the second configuration information can be used to indicate the first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate DU corresponding to the first mobility operation.

[0269] The second configuration information can include the first candidate DU and the first execution condition associated therewith. The first candidate DU can be represented by a first candidate DU identifier.

[0270] In some embodiments, the second configuration information can include any one or more of a CU identifier, a candidate DU identifier, a current DU identifier, a second communication device identifier, a first communication device identifier, a first identifier, a second identifier, and a corresponding first execution condition.

[0271] In some embodiments, the second configuration information can exist in the form of a list. The second information can include a first list, and the first list includes at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information including at least one of the following: a first identifier and / or a second identifier, and a corresponding first execution condition, wherein the first identifier is used to indicate the first candidate cell, and the second identifier is used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0272] In some embodiments, the second configuration information comprises any one or more of the following: a CU identifier, a candidate DU identifier, a current DU identifier, a second communication device identifier, a first communication device identifier, a first identifier, a second identifier, and a corresponding first execution condition, wherein the first identifier is used to indicate the first candidate cell, and the second identifier is used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0273] In some embodiments, the second information can comprise a Conditional Mobility execution condition information table (first list), and the execution condition configuration of Conditional Mobility is transmitted through the Conditional Mobility execution condition information table.

[0274] As shown in Table 3 below, the Conditional Mobility execution condition information table can comprise multiple sets of execution condition configuration information: execution condition configuration information set 1-3, each set of execution condition configuration information comprising an identifier and / or configuration identifier of a candidate cell and an execution condition configuration.

[0275] Table 3

[0276] In some embodiments, the first execution condition configuration can be transmitted by associating and / or containing the execution condition configuration defined in the RRC protocol. For example, for CHO / CPAC, it can be determined by containing CondExecutionCond or CondExecutionCondPSCell. Or for Conditional LTM, it can be determined by containing the corresponding parameters of the execution condition configuration of the Conditional LTM.

[0277] In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0279] In some embodiments, the first execution condition can comprise a configuration of the first event.

[0280] In some embodiments, the third identification can be indicated as the first event associated with the first execution condition by including the third identification in the first execution condition.

[0281] The third identification can include any one or more of the following identifications: measurement identification; reporting configuration identification; LTM CSI reporting configuration identification ltm-CSI-ReportConfigId; event identification.

[0282] In some embodiments, for mobility configuration, such as Conditional LTM, the first execution condition configuration contained therein can be associated with one or more LTM event corresponding configuration identification (e.g., LTM reporting configuration identification ltm-CSI-ReportConfigId).

[0283] For example, for CHO / CPAC, the first execution condition configuration can be associated with one or more first event corresponding configuration identification MeasId.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first communication device can generate first configuration information, such as Conditional Mobility configuration, based on the second information and send it to the UE, and the UE performs evaluation and triggering of Conditional Mobility based on the Conditional Mobility configuration.

[0285] In some embodiments, the second communication device can be a source DU, or a candidate DU or a target DU

[0286] In some embodiments, the first communication device can be a source CU, or a candidate CU or a target CU

[0287]

[0288] In some embodiments, in order to support subsequent mobility, such as Subsequent Conditional Mobility, the second execution condition for subsequent mobility needs to be generated by the target DU / candidate DU (where the target DU / candidate DU and the source DU can be the same or different), and then sent to the CU by the target DU / candidate DU, and the CU generates the first configuration information containing the initial first execution condition and the second execution condition, and sends it to the terminal.

[0289] In some embodiments, the second information sent by the second communication device to the first communication device can include third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, i.e., a second execution condition configuration, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition needed to be evaluated to trigger a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after triggering a first mobility operation to access the first candidate cell.

[0290] In some embodiments, after receiving the first information, the second communication device can send second information to the first communication device, the second information including second configuration information, or including third configuration information, or including both the second configuration information and the third configuration information.

[0291] In some embodiments, the target DU / candidate DU can generate execution condition configurations for subsequent mobility for each first candidate cell, i.e., third configuration information or second execution condition configurations corresponding to each first candidate cell.

[0292] The candidate DU / target DU can generate a second execution condition information table for each first candidate cell, for example, as shown in Tables 4-6 below, Table 4 is a second execution condition information table configured with the first candidate cell ID1; Table 5 is a second execution condition information table configured with the first candidate cell ID2; and Table 6 is a second execution condition information table configured with the first candidate cell ID3:

[0293] Table 4

[0294] Table 5

[0295] Table 6

[0296] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned second execution condition configuration can be transmitted by being associated / contained in an execution condition defined in the RRC protocol. For example, for CHO / CPAC, it can be determined by containing a subsequent condition reconfiguration SubsequentCondReconfig. For example, for conditional LTM or LTM, it can be determined by containing parameters corresponding to the execution condition corresponding to the subsequent LTM.

[0297] The second execution condition configuration can be used to indicate one or more second events associated with the second execution condition, wherein the second events can have the same event type as the first events (e.g., RRM measurement events CondEventA3, CondEventA4, CondEventA5; LTM events CondEventLTM2, CondEventLTM3, CondEventLTM4, CondEventLTM5, EventLTM2, EventLTM3, EventLTM4, EventLTM5).

[0298] The manner of indicating the second execution condition can include that the second execution condition can be achieved by associating and / or including one or more second events.

[0299] In some embodiments, for mobility configurations such as Conditional LTM, the second execution condition configuration can be associated with configuration identifiers corresponding to one or more LTM events (e.g., LTM reporting configuration identifiers ltm-CSI-ReportConfigId).

[0300] For example, for CHO / CPAC, the second execution condition configuration can be associated with configuration identifiers MeasId corresponding to one or more second events.

[0301] In addition, in addition to the second execution condition information table described above, the candidate DU also needs to generate the measurement configuration of the event corresponding thereto and send it to the CU.

[0302] In some embodiments, if the second communication device is a DU of a serving node, the first information is carried by a third message, and the third message is used to send a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node.

[0303] Before sending the first information to the second communication device, the first communication device can also send the first message to the DU of the candidate node, and the first message is used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node.

[0304] The second message is received from the DU of the candidate node, and the second message is used to indicate a mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0305] In some embodiments, the first message carries the first information sent to the DU of the candidate node; and the second message carries third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0306] In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a fourth message, and after sending the second information to the second communication device, the first communication device can also send a fifth message to the DU of the candidate node, and the fifth message is used to initiate a mobility update request.

[0307] receiving a sixth message from the candidate node, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the candidate node, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the candidate node.

[0308] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, the first message being used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; the second information is carried by a second message, the second information including third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0309] In some embodiments, after receiving the second information from the second communication device, the first communication device can further send a third message to the DU of the serving node, the third message carrying the first information; receive a fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the fourth message carrying the second information.

[0310] In some embodiments, after receiving the fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the first communication device can further send a fifth message to the second communication device, the fifth message being used for initiating a mobility update request; receive a sixth message from the second communication device, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0311] In some embodiments, the method for configuring mobility operation provided by the embodiments of the present application is as follows:

[0312] 1. The CU sends first information to the DU, the first information including but not limited to any one or more of the following information:

[0313] 1.1. A first candidate cell ID;

[0314] 1.2. A conditional mobility Conditional Mobility candidate configuration ID associated with the first candidate cell ID;

[0315] 1.3. A conditional mobility Conditional Mobility configuration identification matching information table;

[0316] 1.3.1. The conditional mobility Conditional Mobility configuration identification matching information table indicates all or part of the conditional mobility Conditional Mobility candidate cells that the UE has been configured or is ready to be configured;

[0317] 1.3.1.1. For example, all Conditional Mobility candidate cells, or other Conditional Mobility candidate cells except the first candidate cell;

[0318] 1.3.2 The Conditional Mobility configuration identifies the matching information table containing a set of second candidate cell IDs and their associated Conditional Mobility candidate configuration IDs;

[0319] 1.4. Measurement configuration and other information;

[0320] 1.5. Conditional Mobility execution condition configuration parameters recommended by the CU;

[0321] 1.6. Information related to Subsequent Conditional Mobility.

[0322] 2. Wherein the Conditional Mobility execution condition configuration parameters recommended by the CU in 1.5 contain execution condition configuration parameters recommended by the CU for each candidate cell / candidate configuration.

[0323] 2.1. The execution condition configuration parameters contain one or more sets of event configuration parameters for Conditional Mobility, which contain but are not limited to any one or more of the following information:

[0324] 2.1.1. Measurement reference signal;

[0325] 2.1.2. Measurement resource configuration / measurement resource ID;

[0326] 2.1.3. Threshold value for event evaluation, such as threshold value for Event LTM2~5 / CondEvent LTM2~5;

[0327] 2.1.4. Offset value for Cell / Beam / Frequency level;

[0328] 2.1.5. Trigger time;

[0329] 2.1.6. Hysteresis value.

[0330] 3. Based on 1, the DU generates the execution condition corresponding to the candidate cell / candidate configuration based on the first information and sends it to the CU through the second information.

[0331] 3.1. Exemplarily, for the information described in 1.5, the DU determines the corresponding configuration of the event for the Conditional Mobility based on the first information containing the recommended Conditional Mobility execution condition, and performs the configuration corresponding to one or more events associated with the Conditional Mobility execution condition, and sends the above information to the CU through the second information.

[0332] 4. Based on any one of 1-3, the DU sends the second information to the CU, and the second information is the execution condition configuration of the Conditional Mobility, wherein the second information contains the execution condition associated with the candidate configuration / candidate cell of the Conditional Mobility.

[0333] 4.1. The second information can contain the Conditional Mobility execution condition information table, and the execution condition configuration of the Conditional Mobility is transmitted through the Conditional Mobility execution condition information table.

[0334] 4.1.1. The Conditional Mobility execution condition information table can contain multiple sets of execution condition configuration information, and each set of execution condition configuration information contains the identification and / or configuration identification of the candidate cell and the execution condition configuration.

[0335] For example:

[0336] 4.2. Exemplarily, the execution condition configuration can be transmitted by associating / containing the execution condition configuration defined in the RRC protocol.

[0337] 4.2.1. For example, for CHO / CPAC, it can be determined by containing CondExecutionCond or CondExecutionCondPSCell.

[0338] 4.3 Exemplarily, the execution condition configuration can be implemented by associating / containing one or more events for the Conditional Mobility (such as RRM measurement events CondEventA3-A5; LTM events CondEvent LTM2-5, Event LTM2-5).

[0339] 4.3.1.1. For example, for Conditional LTM, the execution condition configuration is associated with one or more LTM event corresponding configuration identity (e.g. LTM reporting configuration identity, ltm-CSI-ReportConfigId).

[0340] 4.3.1.2. For example, for CHO / CPAC, the execution condition configuration is associated with one or more event corresponding configuration identity MeasId.

[0341] 5. Based on 1-4, the CU generates the Conditional Mobility configuration based on the second information and sends it to the UE, the UE performs the evaluation and triggering of the Conditional Mobility based on the Conditional Mobility configuration.

[0342] The DU in 1-5 can be a source DU or a target DU.

[0343] 6. To support the subsequent Conditional Mobility, the execution condition of the subsequent Conditional Mobility needs to be generated by the target DU / candidate DU (the target DU / candidate DU and the source DU can be the same or different), and then sent to the CU by the target DU / candidate DU, and the CU generates the Conditional Mobility configuration containing the initial Conditional Mobility execution condition and the subsequent Conditional Mobility execution condition, and sends it to the UE.

[0344] 6.1. The target DU / candidate DU generates the execution condition configuration of the subsequent Conditional Mobility for each of the first candidate cells of each of the Conditional Mobility.

[0345] 6.2. The execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility refers to that after the UE applies the candidate configuration of the current first candidate cell to access the corresponding first candidate cell, the UE evaluates the execution condition of other second candidate cells. The execution condition is related to both the current serving cell and the target cell, so the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional LTM should be determined by the candidate DU where the first candidate cell is located, and is associated with the corresponding second candidate cell. Among them, the second candidate cell is part or all of the candidate cells configured by the network for the UE, except the first candidate cell.

[0346] For example, the candidate DU / target DU generates an execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for each first candidate cell: as shown in Tables 4-6 above.

[0347] For example, the above-mentioned Subsequent execution condition configuration can be transmitted by being associated / contained in the execution condition configuration defined in the RRC protocol.

[0348] For example, for CHO / CPAC, it can be determined by containing SubsequentCondReconfig.

[0349] For example, the execution condition configuration can be implemented by associating / containing a group of Subsequent conditions, wherein each condition corresponds to a configuration ID of a Conditional Mobility and one or more events (such as RRM measurement events CondEventA3-A5; LTM events CondEvent LTM2-5, Event LTM2-5) for the Conditional Mobility.

[0350] For example, for Conditional LTM, the execution condition configuration is associated with the configuration identifier (such as LTM reporting configuration identifier, ltm-CSI-ReportConfigId) corresponding to one or more LTM events.

[0351] For example, for CHO / CPAC, the execution condition configuration is associated with the configuration identifier MeasId corresponding to one or more events.

[0352] In addition, in addition to the above-mentioned execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility, the candidate DU also needs to generate the measurement configuration of the corresponding event and send it to the CU.

[0353] Figure 2B illustrates a configuration method of mobility operation.

[0354] It should be noted that the first message, the third message, the fifth message in Figure 2B can be F1 messages such as UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST and / or UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST; the second message, the fourth message, the sixth message can be F1 messages such as UE CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE and / or UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION RESPONSE.

[0355] Wherein the mobility operation contains any one or more of the following three cases:

[0356] Case 1: If the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility is not supported, the CU only needs to negotiate the execution condition of the initial conditional mobility Conditional Mobility with the source DU

[0357] Case 2: If the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility is supported, the CU needs to negotiate the execution condition of the initial conditional mobility Conditional Mobility with the source DU, and the CU also needs to negotiate the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility with the candidate DU, (initiate the negotiation process of the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility after the CU determines which mobility request of the first candidate cell is accepted)

[0358] Case 3: If the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility is supported, the CU needs to negotiate the execution condition of the initial conditional mobility Conditional Mobility with the source DU, and the CU also needs to negotiate the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility with the candidate DU, (preparing the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility through the first message and the second message, and then adjusting through the fifth message and the sixth message) then

[0359] For case 1, if subsequent conditional mobility is not supported, the CU only needs to negotiate with the source DU the execution condition of the initial conditional mobility, including the following steps:

[0360] 1.1 S1-2, the CU determines the candidate cell (first candidate cell) for which the conditional mobility needs to be configured based on the measurement report;

[0361] 1.2 S3-4, the CU sends a first message to the candidate DU where the first candidate cell is located to initiate a mobility configuration request process and request the candidate DU to prepare resources and corresponding configurations for the first candidate cell. The candidate DU accepts the request of the CU and sends corresponding configurations through a second message;

[0362] 1.2.1 In some embodiments, the CU needs to send a first message for each first candidate cell on the candidate DU.

[0363] 1.2.2 It should be noted that the first message and the second message in the above process do not need to contain the first information and the second information.

[0364] 1.3 S5, the CU sends a third message to the source DU, which includes the accepted target candidate cell and the corresponding configuration identifier, in this case, the third message can contain the first information. Step 6, the source DU generates the execution condition corresponding to the candidate cell / candidate configuration based on the third message, and sends a fourth message containing the second information to the CU.

[0365] 1.4 S7-8 is not required to be executed.

[0366] 1.5 S9-12, the CU determines the conditional mobility configuration based on the fourth message sent by the source DU, and sends it to the UE through the RRC reconfiguration message. After receiving the RRC reconfiguration message, the UE sends an RRC reconfiguration complete message to the CU. The conditional mobility configuration is completed.

[0367] In the above process, the source DU and the target DU can be the same or different.

[0368] For case 2: if the Subsequent Conditional Mobility is supported, the CU needs to negotiate the execution condition of the initial Conditional Mobility with the source DU, and the CU also needs to negotiate the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility with the candidate DU, (the negotiation process of the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility is initiated after the CU determines which of the first candidate cells' mobility requests are accepted), then the following steps are included:

[0369] 2.1 Same as 1.1 above.

[0370] 2.2 S3~4, same as 2.2.

[0371] 2.3 S5~6, same as 1.3, based on this process, the source DU generates the execution condition of the initial Conditional Mobility for all the accepted first candidate cells.

[0372] 2.4 S7~8, the CU sends the fifth message to the candidate DU, which can contain the first information, requesting the candidate DU to prepare the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell and update the corresponding measurement configuration. The candidate DU generates the corresponding execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility and the corresponding measurement configuration based on the first information, and sends them to the CU through the sixth message.

[0373] 2.4.1 The fifth message and the sixth message in the above process can contain the first information and the second information.

[0374] 2.4.1.1 S3, the CU sends the fifth message containing the first information to the candidate DU, which also contains the conditional mobility configuration identification matching information table and / or the recommended conditional mobility execution condition configuration parameter.

[0375] 2.4.1.2 S4, then the candidate DU prepares the corresponding execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell based on the first message, as described in the summary of the invention 6.2, and sends it to the CU through the sixth message.

[0376] Based on the above procedure, the candidate DU generates the execution condition information table of the corresponding subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell.

[0377] 2.5 S9-12, CU same as 1.5 above.

[0378] In the above procedure, the source DU and the target DU can be the same or different. If the source DU is the same as the target DU, steps 5 and 7 can be combined, and steps 6 and 8 can be combined, and the related operations can be sent through the same message.

[0379] For case 3, if the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility is supported, the CU needs to negotiate the execution condition of the initial conditional mobility Conditional Mobility with the source DU, and the CU also needs to negotiate the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility with the candidate DU (the execution condition of the subsequent conditional mobility Subsequent Conditional Mobility is prepared in advance through the first message and the second message, and then adjusted through the fifth message and the sixth message), which includes the following steps:

[0380] 3.1 same as 1.1 above.

[0381] 3.2 S3-4, the CU sends a first message to the candidate DU where the first candidate cell is located to initiate a mobility configuration request procedure, requesting the candidate DU to prepare resources and corresponding configurations for the first candidate cell. The candidate DU accepts the request of the CU and sends the corresponding configurations through a second message.

[0382] 3.2.1 In some embodiments, the CU needs to send a first message for each first candidate cell on the candidate DU.

[0383] 3.2.2 The first message and the second message in the above procedure can contain the first information and the second information described above.

[0384] 3.2.2.1 S3, the CU sends the first message containing the first information to the candidate DU, which also contains the conditional mobility Conditional Mobility configuration identification matching information table and / or the recommended conditional mobility Conditional Mobility execution condition configuration parameter.

[0385] 3.2.2.1 S4, the candidate DU prepares the execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell based on the first message, and sends it to the CU through the second message.

[0386] Based on the above process, the candidate DU also generates the execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell when it accepts the mobility configuration request of the CU for the first candidate cell.

[0387] 3.3 S5~6, same as 1.3, based on this process, the source DU generates the execution condition of the Conditional Mobility for all accepted first candidate cells.

[0388] 3.4 It is considered that not all the mobility corresponding to the candidate cell is accepted by the candidate DU, so the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for each first candidate cell generated in 3.2 cannot match all the candidate cells of the accepted Conditional Mobility, so it is necessary to update the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell on the candidate DU based on steps 7, 8.

[0389] S7~8, the CU sends the fifth message to the candidate DU, which can contain the first information, requesting the candidate DU to update the execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell on the candidate DU and update the corresponding measurement configuration. The candidate DU updates the corresponding execution condition of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility and the corresponding measurement configuration based on the first information, and sends it to the CU through the sixth message.

[0390] 3.4.1 The fifth message and the sixth message in the above process can contain the first information and the second information.

[0391] 3.4.1.1 S3, the CU sends the fifth message containing the first information to the candidate DU, which also contains the conditional mobility Conditional Mobility configuration identification matching information table and / or recommended conditional mobility Conditional Mobility execution condition configuration parameters.

[0392] 3.4.1.2 S4, the candidate DU prepares the execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell based on the first message, and sends the execution condition information table to the CU through the sixth message as described in the summary 6.2.

[0393] Based on the above process, the candidate DU updates the execution condition information table of the Subsequent Conditional Mobility for the first candidate cell generated in steps 3-4.

[0394] 3.5 Same as 2.5.

[0395] In the above process, the source DU and the target DU can be the same or different. If the source DU and the target DU are the same, S5, 7 can be combined, S6, 8 can be combined, and the related operations can be sent through the same message.

[0396] In some embodiments, steps S1 to S12 in FIG. 2B can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0397] In some embodiments, any one or more steps in steps S1 to S12 are optional, and one or more steps in these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0398] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S201 to S202. For example, step S201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S201+S202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0399] In some embodiments, steps S201, S202 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0400] In some embodiments, step S201 is optional, and one or more steps in these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0401] In some embodiments, step S202 is optional, and one or more steps in these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0402] In some embodiments, reference can be made to the other optional embodiments described before or after the corresponding description of FIG. 2A.

[0403] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring mobility operation. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for configuring mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method for configuring mobility operation shown in the present embodiment can be performed by a terminal.

[0404] As shown in FIG. 3, the method for configuring mobility operation can include the following steps:

[0405] In step S301, second information is received from a second communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation including a mobility operation triggered based on a condition;

[0406] In step S302, first configuration information is generated, the first configuration information being used to configure the terminal with the first mobility operation.

[0407] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be independently implemented, or can be implemented in combination with at least one other embodiment of the present disclosure. The specific implementation can be selected as needed, and the present disclosure is not limited.

[0408] In the above embodiment, the execution condition for triggering the mobility operation is generated by the DU and sent to the CU, so that the CU can generate the mobility configuration for the conditional LTM based on the execution condition generated by the DU, and configure the terminal, thereby realizing the fast configuration of the conditional LTM under the DC architecture.

[0409] In some embodiments, the first mobility operation includes at least one of: mobility triggered based on layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement; mobility triggered based on layer 2 measurement; layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility LTM; conditional LTM; conditional handover CHO; conditional primary secondary cell change CPC; conditional primary secondary cell addition CPA; CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

[0410] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition to be evaluated for triggering a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after accessing the first candidate cell to trigger the first mobility operation.

[0411] In some embodiments, the second information comprises a first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; the first execution condition; wherein the first identity is used to indicate the first candidate cell, and the second identity is used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0412] In some embodiments, the second identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a candidate configuration identity; an LTM candidate identity; a candidate cell identity corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identity.

[0413] In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0414] In some embodiments, the first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the first event.

[0415] In some embodiments, the third identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a measurement identity; a reporting configuration identity; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identity; an event identity.

[0416] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

[0417] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identity used to indicate a second candidate cell; a fourth identity used to indicate a second candidate configuration; and a second execution condition.

[0418] In some embodiments, before receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending, to the second communication device, the first information, so as to enable the second communication device to generate the second information based on the first information.

[0419] In some embodiments, the first information comprises at least one of: the first identity, the first identity being used to indicate the first candidate cell; the second identity, the second identity being used to indicate the first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table, the first information table being used to indicate a correspondence between identities of candidate cells and identities of candidate configurations; a related measurement configuration used to trigger the first mobility operation; fourth configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a recommended configuration of an execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

[0420] In some embodiments, the first information table comprises at least one of: the first identity; the second identity corresponding to the first identity; the third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the second candidate cell; the fourth identity corresponding to the third identity, the fourth identity being used to indicate the second candidate configuration.

[0421] In some embodiments, the first information comprises fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

[0422] In some embodiments, the fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

[0423] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

[0424] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value used for evaluating the first event; an offset; a time-to-trigger; a hysteresis value.

[0425] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a serving node, the first information is carried by a third message, the third message being used to send a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node; before sending the first information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a first message to a DU of a candidate node, the first message being used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; receiving a second message from the DU of the candidate node, the second message being used to indicate a mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0426] In some embodiments, the first message carries the first information sent to the DU of the candidate node; the second message carries third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0427] In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a fourth message, after sending the second information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a fifth message to the DU of the candidate node, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; receiving a sixth message from the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0428] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, the first message being used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; the second information is carried by a second message, the second information comprising third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0429] In some embodiments, after receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further includes: sending a third message to the DU of the service node, the third message carrying the first information; receiving a fourth message from the DU of the service node, the fourth message carrying the second information.

[0430] In some embodiments, after receiving the fourth message from the DU of the service node, the method further includes: sending a fifth message to the second communication device, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; receiving a sixth message from the second communication device, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0431] Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a configuration method of mobility operation. FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method of mobility operation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration method of mobility operation shown in the present embodiment can be performed by a network device.

[0432] As shown in FIG. 4, the configuration method of mobility operation can include the following steps:

[0433] In step S401, second information is sent to a first communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation including a mobility operation triggered based on a condition.

[0434] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be independently implemented, or can be implemented in combination with at least one other embodiment of the present disclosure. The specific implementation can be selected as needed, and the present disclosure does not limit.

[0435] In the above embodiment, the execution condition for triggering the mobility operation is generated by the DU and sent to the CU, so that the CU can generate the mobility configuration for the conditional LTM based on the execution condition generated by the DU, and configure the terminal, thereby realizing the fast configuration of the conditional LTM under the DC architecture.

[0436] In some embodiments, the first communication device is a central unit CU, and the second communication device is a distributed unit DU; wherein the CU includes at least one of the following: a CU of a service node; a CU of a candidate node; and the DU includes at least one of the following: a DU of the service node; a DU of the candidate node.

[0437] In some embodiments, the first mobility operation comprises at least one of: a layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement triggered mobility; a layer 2 measurement triggered mobility; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility LTM; a conditional LTM; a conditional handover CHO; a conditional primary secondary cell change CPC; a conditional primary secondary cell addition CPA; a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

[0438] In some embodiments, the second information comprises at least one of: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with the first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition needed to be evaluated for triggering a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after triggering the first mobility operation to access the first candidate cell.

[0439] In some embodiments, the second information comprises a first list, the first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of: a first identity; a second identity; a first execution condition; wherein the first identity is used to indicate the first candidate cell, the second identity is used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0440] In some embodiments, the second identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a candidate configuration identity; an LTM candidate identity; a candidate cell identity corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identity.

[0441] In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0442] In some embodiments, the first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the first event.

[0443] In some embodiments, the third identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a measurement identity; a reporting configuration identity; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identity; an event identity.

[0444] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

[0445] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identity and / or a fourth identity, the third identity being used to indicate a second candidate cell, the fourth identity being used to indicate a second candidate configuration; and a second execution condition.

[0446] In some embodiments, before sending the second information to the first communication device, the method further comprises: receiving first information from the first communication device; and generating the second information based on the first information.

[0447] In some embodiments, the first information comprises at least one of: a first identity, the first identity being used to indicate the first candidate cell; a second identity, the second identity being used to indicate a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table, the first information table being used to indicate a correspondence between identities of candidate cells and identities of candidate configurations; a related measurement configuration used to trigger the first mobility operation; fourth configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a recommended configuration of an execution condition; and information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

[0448] In some embodiments, the first information table comprises at least one of: the first identity; a second identity corresponding to the first identity; a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the second candidate cell; and a fourth identity corresponding to the third identity, the fourth identity being used to indicate the second candidate configuration.

[0449] In some embodiments, the first information comprises: fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

[0450] In some embodiments, the fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; and a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

[0451] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises: a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

[0452] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value used to evaluate the first event; an offset; a triggering time; and a hysteresis value.

[0453] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of a serving node, the first information is carried by a third message, the third message being used to send a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node, and the second information is carried by a fourth message.

[0454] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of the candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, and the first message is used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and the second information is carried by a second message, and the second information includes third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0455] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving a fifth message from the first communication device, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; and sending a sixth message to the first communication device, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, and the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0456] In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and the terms of “information”, “message”, “signal”, “signaling”, “report”, “configuration”, “indication”, “instruction”, “command”, “channel”, “parameter”, “domain”, “field”, “symbol”, “symbol”, “codebook”, “codeword”, “codepoint”, “bit”, “data”, “program”, “chip”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0457] In some embodiments, the terms of “time”, “time point”, “time”, “time position”, and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms of “time length”, “time period”, “time window”, “window”, “time”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0458] In some embodiments, the terms of “component carrier (CC)”, “cell”, “frequency carrier”, “carrier frequency”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0459] In some embodiments, “acquire”, “obtain”, “get”, “receive”, “transmit”, “bidirectional transmission”, “send and / or receive” can be replaced with each other, and can be interpreted as receiving from other subjects, acquiring from protocols, acquiring from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, and implementing autonomously, and the like.

[0460] In some embodiments, the terms “sending”, “transmitting”, “reporting”, “issuing”, “transferring”, “bidirectional transferring”, “sending and / or receiving” and the like can be replaced by each other.

[0461] Corresponding to the foregoing embodiments of the configuration method of the mobility operation, the disclosure also provides embodiments of a terminal and a network device.

[0462] FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus structure according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the mobility operation configuration apparatus includes a processing module 501 and a transceiver module 502.

[0463] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 502 is configured to receive second information from a second communication device, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, the execution condition that needs to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation including a condition-triggered mobility operation; and the processing module 501 is configured to generate first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the terminal with the first mobility operation.

[0464] In some embodiments, the first mobility operation includes at least one of the following: a layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement triggered mobility; a layer 2 measurement triggered mobility; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM); a conditional LTM (Conditional LTM); a conditional handover (CHO); a conditional primary secondary cell change (CPC); a conditional primary secondary cell addition (CPA); a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

[0465] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; and third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition that needs to be evaluated to trigger a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after accessing the first candidate cell to trigger the first mobility operation.

[0466] In some embodiments, the second information includes a first list, the first list including at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information including at least one of the following: a first identifier; a second identifier; a first execution condition; wherein the first identifier is used to indicate the first candidate cell, and the second identifier is used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

[0467] In some embodiments, the second identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a candidate configuration identity; an LTM candidate identity; a candidate cell identity corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identity.

[0468] In some embodiments, the first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

[0469] In some embodiments, the first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identity, the third identity being used to indicate the first event.

[0470] In some embodiments, the third identity comprises any one or more of the following identities: a measurement identity; a reporting configuration identity; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identity; an event identity.

[0471] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

[0472] In some embodiments, the second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identity used to indicate a second candidate cell; and / or, a fourth identity used to indicate a second candidate configuration; a second execution condition.

[0473] In some embodiments, before receiving the second information from the second communication device, the transceiver 502 is further configured to send, to the second communication device, first information, so that the second communication device generates the second information based on the first information.

[0474] In some embodiments, the first information comprises at least one of the following: a first identity used to indicate the first candidate cell; a second identity used to indicate a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table used to indicate a correspondence between identities of candidate cells and identities of candidate configurations; a related measurement configuration used to trigger a first mobility operation; fourth configuration information used to indicate a recommended configuration of an execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

[0475] In some embodiments, the first information table comprises at least one of the following: the first identity; a second identity corresponding to the first identity; a third identity used to indicate a second candidate cell; a fourth identity corresponding to the third identity, the fourth identity being used to indicate the second candidate configuration.

[0476] In some embodiments, the first information comprises: fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

[0477] In some embodiments, the fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: the first identity; the second identity; a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

[0478] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

[0479] In some embodiments, the recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value for evaluating the first event; an offset; a time-to-trigger; a hysteresis value.

[0480] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of the serving node, the first information is carried by a third message, and the third message is used to send the mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node; before sending the first information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a first message to a DU of the candidate node, the first message being used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and receiving a second message from the DU of the candidate node, the second message being used to indicate a mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0481] In some embodiments, the first message carries the first information sent to the DU of the candidate node; and the second message carries third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0482] In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a fourth message, and after sending the second information to the second communication device, the transceiver 502 is further configured to send a fifth message to the DU of the candidate node, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; and receive a sixth message from the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0483] In some embodiments, the second communication device is a DU of the candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, and the first message is used to initiate a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; and the second information is carried by a second message, and the second information comprises third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

[0484] In some embodiments, after receiving the second information from the second communication device, the transceiver 502 is further configured to send a third message to the DU of the serving node, the third message carrying the first information; and receive a fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the fourth message carrying the second information.

[0485] In some embodiments, after receiving the fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the transceiver module 502 is further configured to send a fifth message to the second communication device, the fifth message being used to initiate a mobility update request; receive a sixth message from the second communication device, the sixth message being used to indicate an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying the updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

[0486] It should be noted that the modules included in the terminal are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiments, and can also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0487] Embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a network device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to perform the configuration method of the mobility operation described in the above embodiments.

[0488] FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the configuration apparatus of the mobility operation comprises a processing module 601 and a transceiver module 602.

[0489] In some embodiments, the processing module 601 is configured to generate second information, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, the execution condition that needs to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; and the transceiver module 602 is configured to send the second information to a first communication device.

[0490] It should be noted that the modules included in the network device are not limited to the modules described in the above embodiments, and can also include other modules, such as a storage module, a display module, etc.

[0491] For the device embodiment, since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the related parts are referred to the part of the method embodiment. The device embodiments described above are only schematic, wherein the modules described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components displayed as modules can or can not be physical modules, i.e., they can be located in one place, or distributed on multiple network modules. According to actual needs, some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of the present embodiment. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement without creative labor.

[0492] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory having stored therein executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to invoke the executable instructions to cause the communication device to perform the configuration method of the mobility operation of the optional embodiments described above.

[0493] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a communication system, comprising a first communication device and a second communication device, wherein the first communication device is configured to implement the configuration method of the mobility operation of the optional embodiments described above, and the second communication device is configured to implement the configuration method of the mobility operation of the optional embodiments described above.

[0494] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the configuration method of the mobility operation of the optional embodiments described above.

[0495] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods, for example, an apparatus comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0496] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or realize the functions of each unit or module of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is, for example, a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the above units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship of the elements in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all units or modules can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part of the units or modules are implemented in the form of processor calling software, and the remaining part is implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0497] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the hardware circuit is fixed or can be reconfigured. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, the hardware circuit can also be designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), and the like.

[0498] FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 7100 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, or the like), a terminal (for example, a user equipment or the like), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the implementation of the above method by the network device, a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the implementation of the above method by the terminal, and the like. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and details can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0499] As shown in FIG. 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (for example, a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, or the like), execute programs, and process data of the programs. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0500] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7102 can also be outside the communication device 7100.

[0501] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above methods are performed by the transceiver 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0502] In some embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Alternatively, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced, the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be mutually replaced.

[0503] Alternatively, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104 connected with the memory 7102, which can be used to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 can read the instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0504] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the structure of the communication device 7100 can not be limited to that of Figure 7. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a Modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handset, mobile unit, car-mounted device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0505] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 8200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 7100 is a chip or a chip system, the structural schematic diagram of the chip 8200 shown in Figure 8 can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.

[0506] The chip 8200 comprises one or more processors 8201 configured to invoke instructions to cause the chip 8200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0507] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further comprises one or more interface circuits 8202 connected with the memory 8203, which can be configured to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and transmit signals to the memory 8203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and transmit the instructions to the processor 8201. Alternatively, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0508] For example, the interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in the memory 8203 and transmit the instructions to the processor 8201. Alternatively, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc. can be replaced by each other.

[0509] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further comprises one or more memories 8203 configured to store instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memory 8203 can be outside the chip 8200.

[0510] The disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed on the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Alternatively, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium is a computer readable storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Alternatively, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0511] The disclosure also proposes a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Alternatively, the program product is a computer program product.

[0512] The disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A processing method of mobility operation, characterized in that, The method is performed by a first communication device, and comprises: receiving, from a second communication device, second information, the second information being used to indicate an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, the execution condition that needs to be evaluated being used to trigger a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a mobility operation triggered based on a condition; generating first configuration information, the first configuration information being used to configure the first mobility operation for a terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first communication device is a centralized unit (CU), and the second communication device is a distributed unit (DU); The CU comprises at least one of the following: a CU of a serving node; a CU of a candidate node; The DU comprises at least one of the following: a DU of a serving node; a DU of a candidate node.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The first mobility operation comprises at least one of the following: a mobility triggered based on layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement; a mobility triggered based on layer 2 measurement; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM); a conditional LTM (Conditional LTM); a conditional handover (CHO); a conditional primary secondary cell change (CPC); a conditional primary secondary cell addition (CPA); a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The second information comprises at least one of the following: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used to indicate a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; third configuration information, the third configuration information being used to indicate a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition that needs to be evaluated to trigger a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after triggering the first mobility operation to access the first candidate cell.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The second information comprises a first list, the first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of the following: a first identifier; a second identifier; the first execution condition; the first identifier being used to indicate the first candidate cell, and the second identifier being used to indicate the first candidate configuration.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The second identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a candidate configuration identifier; an LTM candidate identifier; a candidate cell identifier corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identifier.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, The first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, The first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or a third identifier, the third identifier being used to indicate the first event.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The third identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a measurement identifier; a reporting configuration identifier; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identifier; an event identifier.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein, The second information comprises third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The second information comprises: a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identifier for indicating the second candidate cell and / or a fourth identifier for indicating the second candidate configuration; the second execution condition.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, Before receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending first information to the second communication device, so that the second communication device generates the second information based on the first information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The first information comprises at least one of: a first identifier for indicating a first candidate cell; a second identifier for indicating a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table for indicating a correspondence between an identifier of a candidate cell and an identifier of a candidate configuration; a related measurement configuration for triggering a first mobility operation; fourth configuration information for indicating a recommended configuration of the execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The first information table comprises at least one of: the first identifier; a second identifier corresponding to the first identifier; a third identifier for indicating the second candidate cell; a fourth identifier corresponding to the third identifier, the fourth identifier being used for indicating the second candidate configuration.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, The first information comprises: fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: a first identifier; a second identifier; a recommended configuration of the first execution condition.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein The recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identifier of a measurement resource; a threshold value for evaluating the first event; an offset; a triggering time; a hysteresis value.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein, The second communication device is a DU of a serving node, and the first information is carried by a third message, the third message being used for sending a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node; Before sending the first information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending the first message to a DU of a candidate node, the first message being used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; receiving a second message from the DU of the candidate node, the second message being used for indicating a mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, The first message carries the first information sent to the DU of the candidate node; and the second message carries third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, The second information is carried by a fourth message, and after sending the second information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: sending a fifth message to the DU of the candidate node, the fifth message being used for initiating a mobility update request; receiving a sixth message from the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the DU of the candidate node, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein, The second communication device is a DU of a candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message, the first message being used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node; the second information is carried by a second message, the second information including third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein, After receiving the second information from the second communication device, the method further includes: sending a third message to a DU of a serving node, the third message carrying the first information; receiving a fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the fourth message carrying the second information.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, After receiving the fourth message from the DU of the serving node, the method further includes: sending a fifth message to the second communication device, the fifth message being used for initiating a mobility update request; receiving a sixth message from the second communication device, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

25. A processing method of mobility operation, characterized by, The method is performed by a second communication device, the method including: sending second information to a first communication device, the second information being used for indicating an execution condition to be evaluated, the execution condition to be evaluated being used for triggering a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation including a condition-based triggered mobility operation.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The first communication device is a central unit (CU) and the second communication device is a distributed unit (DU); The CU includes at least one of: a CU of a serving node; a CU of a candidate node; The DU includes at least one of: a DU of a serving node; a DU of a candidate node.

27. The method of claim 25 or 26, wherein, The first mobility operation includes at least one of: a layer 1 measurement and / or CSI measurement triggered mobility; a layer 2 measurement triggered mobility; a layer 1 / layer 2 triggered mobility (LTM); a conditional LTM (Conditional LTM); a conditional handover (CHO); a conditional primary secondary cell change (CPC); a conditional primary secondary cell addition (CPA); a CHO carrying a target secondary cell group; a CHO carrying a candidate secondary cell group.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein, The second information includes at least one of: second configuration information, the second configuration information being used for indicating a first execution condition, the first execution condition being an execution condition associated with a first candidate configuration of the first mobility operation and / or an execution condition associated with a first candidate cell, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; The third configuration information is used for indicating a second execution condition, the second execution condition being an execution condition associated with a second candidate configuration and / or an execution condition associated with a second candidate cell, the second candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the second candidate cell, the second execution condition being an execution condition needed to be evaluated for triggering a mobility operation for the second candidate cell after triggering the first mobility operation to access the first candidate cell.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein, The second information comprises a first list, the first list comprising at least one set of second configuration information, the second configuration information comprising at least one of: a first identifier; a second identifier; the first execution condition; wherein the first identifier is used for indicating the first candidate cell, and the second identifier is used for indicating a first candidate configuration.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein, The second identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a candidate configuration identifier; an LTM candidate identifier; a candidate cell identifier corresponding to a mobility configuration; a conditional reconfiguration identifier.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein, The first execution condition is associated with one or more first events.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein, The first execution condition comprises: a configuration of the first event; and / or, a third identifier used for indicating the first event.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein, The third identifier comprises any one or more of the following identifiers: a measurement identifier; a reporting configuration identifier; an LTM CSI reporting configuration identifier; an event identifier.

34. The method of claim 28, wherein, The second information comprises third configuration information associated with the first candidate cell.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein, The second information comprises a second list associated with the first candidate cell, the second list comprising at least one set of third configuration information, the third configuration information comprising: a third identifier used for indicating the second candidate cell, and / or a fourth identifier used for indicating the second candidate configuration; the second execution condition.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, Before sending the second information to the first communication device, the method further comprises: receiving first information from the first communication device; generating the second information based on the first information.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein, The first information comprises at least one of: a first identifier used for indicating a first candidate cell; a second identifier used for indicating a first candidate configuration, the first candidate configuration being a candidate configuration of the first candidate cell; a first information table used for indicating a correspondence between an identifier of a candidate cell and an identifier of a candidate configuration; a measurement configuration used for triggering a first mobility operation; fourth configuration information used for indicating a recommended configuration for the execution condition; information related to a subsequent mobility operation.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein, The first information table comprises at least one of: the first identifier; a second identifier corresponding to the first identifier; a third identifier used for indicating the second candidate cell; a fourth identifier corresponding to the third identifier, the fourth identifier being used for indicating the second candidate configuration.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein, The first information comprises fourth configuration information associated with the first candidate cell and / or the first candidate configuration.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein, The fourth configuration information comprises at least one of: a first identifier; a second identifier; a recommended configuration for the first execution condition.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein, The recommended configuration of the first execution condition comprises a recommended configuration of a first event associated with the first execution condition.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein The recommended configuration of the first event comprises at least one of the following: a measurement reference signal; a measurement resource configuration; an identity of a measurement resource; a threshold value for evaluating the first event; an offset value; a trigger time; a hysteresis value.

43. The method of claim 36, wherein, The second communication device is a DU of a serving node, and the first information is carried by a third message used for sending a mobility configuration to the DU of the serving node, and the second information is carried by a fourth message.

44. The method of claim 36, wherein, The second communication device is a DU of a candidate node, the first information is carried by a first message used for initiating a mobility configuration request to the DU of the candidate node, and the second information comprises third configuration information related to the DU of the candidate node.

45. The method of claim 44, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a fifth message from the first communication device, the fifth message being used for initiating a mobility update request; sending a sixth message to the first communication device, the sixth message being used for indicating an updated mobility configuration related to the second communication device, and the sixth message carrying updated third configuration information related to the second communication device.

46. A processing device for mobility operation, the processing device comprising: comprise: a transceiver module, configured to receive second information from a second communication device, the second information being used for indicating an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, the execution condition that needs to be evaluated being used for triggering a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a conditional triggering-based mobility operation; a processing module, configured to generate first configuration information, the first configuration information being used for configuring the first mobility operation to a terminal.

47. A processing device for mobility operation, the processing device comprising: comprise: a processing module, configured to generate second information, the second information being used for indicating an execution condition that needs to be evaluated, the execution condition that needs to be evaluated being used for triggering a first mobility operation, the first mobility operation comprising a conditional triggering-based mobility operation; a transceiver module, configured to send the second information to a first communication device.

48. A network device, comprising: comprise: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors and having stored therein executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to perform the mobility operation configuration method of any of claims 1-24 or the mobility operation configuration method of any of claims 25-45.

49. A communications device, characterized by comprise: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors and having stored therein executable instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the processors to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the mobility operation configuration method of any of claims 1-24 or the mobility operation configuration method of any of claims 25-45.

50. A communication system, characterized by comprising a first communication device configured to implement the configuration method of mobility operation of any one of claims 1-24, and a second communication device configured to implement the configuration method of mobility operation of any one of claims 25-45.

51. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, which when run on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the configuration method of mobility operation of any one of claims 1-24, and / or the configuration method of mobility operation of any one of claims 25-45.

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