Rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, terminal, network device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and specifically relates to a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium The rule determination method based on measurement result prediction comprises: determining a first rule applicable to a terminal, the first rule being used to indicate a requirement for a scheduling restriction and / or a measurement interval for the terminal within a first time window, and / or a requirement for a scheduling restriction and / or a measurement interval for the terminal within a second time window, wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting a measurement result, and the second time window is a time window for acquiring a measurement result on the basis of measurement of a reference signal.

Description

Rule-based prediction methods, terminals, network devices, and storage media based on measurement results Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to a rule determination method based on measurement results prediction, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] When conducting measurements in mobile networks, the introduction of measurement prediction methods based on measurement results makes the current regulations on interval and non-interval measurements, as well as the scheduling constraints used to guarantee measurements, unable to reflect the true needs of measurement prediction, leading to a waste of resources.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of this disclosure propose a rule determination method, terminal, network device, and storage medium based on measurement result prediction to address the technical problem in the related art where the currently specified interval and non-interval measurements, as well as the scheduling constraints used to ensure measurements, fail to reflect the true needs of measurement prediction, leading to resource waste.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction is proposed, executed by a terminal. The method includes: determining a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction is proposed, executed by a network device. The method includes: determining a first rule applicable to a terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a rule determination apparatus based on measurement result prediction is provided. The apparatus includes: a processing module, configured to determine a first rule applicable to a terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a rule determination apparatus based on measurement result prediction is provided. The apparatus includes: a processing module, configured to determine a first rule applicable to a terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the terminal to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the first aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the second aspect above.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the first or second aspect.

[0013] According to embodiments of this disclosure, for terminals that support prediction of measurement results, since the terminal can obtain measurement results through prediction within the duration of the prediction window without performing the actual measurement process, there is no need to restrict other scheduling behaviors of the terminal within the duration of the prediction window. Furthermore, the measurement intervals used for the actual measurement process can be skipped, discarded, or disabled. As a result, the terminal and network devices can use the time-frequency resources within the prediction window to perform other uplink and / or downlink transmissions, thus avoiding resource waste. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

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

[0016] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of the device structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0022] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0023] Embodiments of this disclosure propose a rule determination method, terminal, network device, and storage medium based on measurement result prediction.

[0024] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, executed by a terminal. The method includes: determining a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0025] In the above embodiments, for terminals that support the prediction of measurement results, since the terminal can obtain the measurement results through prediction within the duration of the prediction window without performing the actual measurement process, there is no need to restrict other scheduling behaviors of the terminal within the duration of the prediction window. Furthermore, the measurement intervals used for the actual measurement process can be skipped, discarded, or disabled. As a result, the terminal and network devices can use the time-frequency resources within the prediction window to perform other uplink and / or downlink transmissions, thus avoiding the waste of resources.

[0026] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: not applying the first scheduling restriction within a first time window; applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window; skipping, discarding, or disabling measurement intervals within the first time window; and retaining measurement intervals within the second time window.

[0027] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint includes: not sending uplink transmissions; and / or not receiving downlink transmissions used to obtain channel quality indications.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the uplink transmission includes at least one of the following: a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and a sounding reference signal (SRS).

[0029] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, downlink transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH); Tracking Reference Signal (TRS); Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: determining that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports predicting measurement results.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal obtaining a second measurement result within the second time window based on measurements of the reference signal within the second time window.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal predicting N first measurement results within a first time window based on M historical second measurement results; wherein M and N are both positive integers.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first measurement result is: a filtered layer 1 measurement result, or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result; the second measurement result is: a filtered layer 1 measurement result, or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result.

[0034] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a first measurement within a first time window, the terminal is not subject to a first scheduling restriction; for a first measurement within a second time window, the terminal is subject to a first scheduling restriction; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within a first time window, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window; wherein the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement window is configured as the SMTC window for timing measurements of synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel signal blocks.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols preceding the first symbol and / or k2 symbols following the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule further includes: transmitting uplink transmissions and / or receiving downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by the measurement interval.

[0042] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure propose a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, executed by a network device. The method includes: determining a first rule applicable to a terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: not applying the first scheduling restriction within a first time window; applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window; skipping, discarding, or disabling measurement intervals within the first time window; and retaining measurement intervals within the second time window.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint includes: not receiving uplink transmissions; and / or, not sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving capability information of the terminal; determining, based on the capability information, that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a first measurement within a first time window, the terminal is not subject to a first scheduling restriction; for a first measurement within a second time window, the terminal is subject to a first scheduling restriction; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within a first time window, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window; wherein, the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement window is configured as the SMTC window for timing measurements of the synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel signal block.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols preceding the first symbol and / or k2 symbols following the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0053] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule further includes: receiving uplink transmissions and / or sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by measurement intervals.

[0054] Thirdly, a rule determination device based on measurement result prediction is proposed. The device includes: a processing module for determining a first rule applicable to a terminal, wherein the first rule indicates scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for obtaining measurement results based on the measurement of a reference signal.

[0055] Fourthly, a rule determination device based on measurement result prediction is proposed. The device includes: a processing module for determining a first rule applicable to a terminal, wherein the first rule indicates scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; wherein the first time window is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window is a time window for obtaining measurement results based on the measurement of a reference signal.

[0056] Fifthly, a terminal is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction described in the first aspect and the optional embodiments of the first aspect.

[0057] In a sixth aspect, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the second aspect and the optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0058] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein when executed by the processor, the executable instructions cause the processor to invoke the executable instructions to cause the communication device to perform a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the first and second aspects and optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0059] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system comprising: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the first aspect and optional embodiments of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to perform the method described in the second aspect and optional embodiments of the second aspect.

[0060] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the methods described in the first and second aspects, and optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0061] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the methods described in the first and second aspects, and optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0062] In an eleventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the methods described in the first and second aspects, and optional embodiments of the first and second aspects.

[0063] It is understood that the aforementioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0064] This disclosure provides a rule determination method, terminal, network device, and storage medium based on measurement result prediction. In some embodiments, terms such as information sending method, information receiving method, information processing method, and communication method can be used interchangeably; terms such as terminal and network device can be used interchangeably with terms such as information processing device and communication device; and terms such as information processing system and communication system can be used interchangeably.

[0065] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, optional embodiments in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with optional embodiments of other embodiments.

[0066] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0067] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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.

[0070] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

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

[0072] 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.

[0073] 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.

[0074] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of this disclosure are only for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, number or content of the descriptive objects. For the description of the descriptive objects, please refer to the description in the claims or the context of the embodiments. The use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions.

[0075] 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.

[0076] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0077] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0078] 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”.

[0079] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to those used in the embodiments.

[0080] The terms “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0081] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0082] 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," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0083] 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", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0084] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0085] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0086] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0087] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0088] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this 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.

[0089] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0090] As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102, wherein the network device includes at least one of the following: an access network device and a core network device.

[0091] In some embodiments, terminal 101 includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0092] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0093] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0094] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0095] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0096] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0097] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1 are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1, or may include other main bodies outside of FIG1. ​​The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0098] The embodiments disclosed herein 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), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0099] To maintain mobile network performance and reliability, relevant measurement processes need to be performed, such as Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements.

[0100] The measurement process can include both interval measurements and non-interval measurements.

[0101] Interval-based measurement refers to performing measurements based on a measurement gap (MG) to facilitate measurements at a different frequency layer than the serving cell. When a UE performs an interval-based measurement, the UE is considered disconnected from the network device (NW), and scheduling is interrupted during each measurement gap. The measurement gap can be predefined by the protocol or configured by the network device.

[0102] For intervalless measurements, or measurements that do not require measurement intervals, scheduling constraints are specified in certain cases. For example, scheduling constraints are specified to address potential conflicts between RRM measurements / Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) / Beam Failure Detection (BFD) / Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) and uplink / downlink transmissions used to obtain channel quality indicators (CQI).

[0103] Research on RRM measurement and measurement prediction based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) is underway. Time-domain measurement prediction is a key focus. For time-domain measurement prediction implemented by the UE, RRM measurements on a specific component carrier (CC) can be reduced. For example, the UE can measure CC#1 at the physical layer for a period of time and then predict the future time of CC#1 based on the measurement results. Clearly, the process of obtaining the prediction result does not consume frequency / time resources. In this case, traditional scheduling constraints based on SMTC window definitions and traditional measurement interval applicability rules cannot reflect the true needs of measurement prediction, leading to resource waste and consequently affecting throughput.

[0104] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0105] As shown in Figure 2, the rule determination method based on measurement results includes:

[0106] Step S201: The network device and the terminal perform measurements.

[0107] In some embodiments, a mobile communication network may include terminals that support predicting measurement results, or terminals that do not support predicting measurement results. Terminals that support predicting measurement results, i.e., terminals that can obtain measurement results through prediction, can reduce the actual measurement sample when performing measurements with network devices. In some time-domain locations where measurements are required, measurement results can be predicted without actually performing measurements (e.g., measurements based on reference signals). For terminals that support predicting measurement results, a first rule is defined applicable to them, based on which the terminal behavior of such terminals based on scheduling constraints and measurement intervals can be determined.

[0108] In some embodiments, the first rule may be used to indicate: scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for terminals that support the prediction of measurement results within a first time window; and scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for terminals that support the prediction of measurement results within a second time window.

[0109] The first time window is the time window used to predict the measurement results, also known as the prediction window (PW), prediction period, or prediction delay. The second time window can be the time window for performing the actual measurement, that is, the time window for obtaining the measurement results based on the measurement of the reference signal, also known as the observation window (OW), observation period, or observation delay.

[0110] The reference signal used to obtain the measurement results may include at least one of the following: SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, etc.; the obtained measurement results may be used to indicate CQI, such as Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal-to-noise and interference ratio (SINR), Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), etc.

[0111] In some implementations, a terminal may determine that it is subject to a first rule if it is determined that it supports predicting measurement results; wherein the first rule is used to indicate scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window PW, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window OW.

[0112] In some embodiments, the network device may first determine whether each terminal supports predicting measurement results; for terminals that support prediction, it may determine that the terminal is subject to a first rule; for terminals that do not support prediction, it may determine that the terminal is not subject to the first rule; wherein, the first rule is used to indicate the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal in the first time window PW, and / or the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal in the second time window OW.

[0113] In some embodiments, it can be determined whether the terminal supports predicting measurement results based on the terminal's capability information.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terminal may first determine whether it has a first capability, which indicates that it has the ability to predict measurement results, i.e., prediction capability; if it has the first capability, it is determined that the terminal is subject to a first rule.

[0115] In some embodiments, a terminal can send its own capability information to a network device.

[0116] In some embodiments, before step S201, the terminal may send capability information to the network device; the network device receives the capability information from the terminal and determines whether the terminal has a first capability based on the terminal's capability information; if it has the first capability, it determines that the terminal is subject to the first rule; otherwise, it determines that the terminal is not subject to the first rule.

[0117] In some embodiments, the network device may receive capability information from multiple terminals, and based on the capability information of each terminal, identify the terminal with a first capability and determine that it is subject to a first rule.

[0118] In some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following:

[0119] The first scheduling constraint is not applied within the first time window (PW), which means that the first scheduling constraint is not applied within the prediction window.

[0120] The first scheduling constraint applies within the second time window OW, that is, within the observation window.

[0121] Skip, discard, or deactivate measurement intervals within the first time window (PW), that is, skip, discard, or deactivate measurement intervals within the prediction window;

[0122] The measurement intervals are retained within the second time window OW, and the measurement intervals are retained within the observation window.

[0123] The first scheduling constraint can be used to indicate a scheduling constraint specified in certain circumstances to avoid conflicts arising from the measurement process; it can also be called a traditional scheduling constraint.

[0124] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, skipping, dropping, or deactivating can also be expressed as canceled, deactivating, etc.

[0125] As can be seen, for terminals that support the prediction of measurement results, since the terminal can obtain the measurement results through prediction within the duration of the prediction window without performing the actual measurement process, there is no need to restrict other scheduling behaviors of the terminal within the duration of the prediction window. Furthermore, the measurement intervals used for the actual measurement process can be skipped, discarded, or disabled. Thus, the terminal and network devices can use the time-frequency resources within the prediction window to perform other uplink and / or downlink transmissions, avoiding resource waste.

[0126] By using the first rule applicable to the terminal, terminals that support predicting measurement results can be identified.

[0127] In some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint may be expressed as the terminal not expecting to send uplink transmissions and / or not expecting to receive downlink transmissions for channel quality indication.

[0128] In some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint may be that the network device does not expect to receive uplink transmissions from the terminal and / or does not send downlink transmissions for channel quality indication to the terminal.

[0129] The uplink transmission may include at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH), Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), etc.

[0130] The downlink transmission may include at least one of the following: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PUDCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), and Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). Based on the protocol-determined Synchronization Signal and PBCH block Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC), the UE may apply scheduling restrictions within the measurement time interval (e.g., SMTC window) based on the SSB. Network devices and the terminal may, with a consistent understanding of the precise location of the SMTC window or symbols (e.g., SSB symbols / CSI-RS symbols) used for measurement, require that "the UE does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for obtaining CQI."

[0131] In some embodiments, within the second time window OW, the terminal can obtain measurement results through actual measurements, and can obtain a second measurement result within the second time window OW based on the measurement of the reference signal within the second time window OW. Correspondingly, within the first time window PW, the terminal can predict N first measurement results within the first time window PW based on M historical second measurement results obtained from historical second time windows OW, to replace the actual measurements within the second time window OW, which is equivalent to skipping, discarding, or disabling the actual measurements within the second time window OW. Here, M and N are both positive integers.

[0132] The second measurement result can be either a filtered L1 measurement result or a non-filtered L1 measurement result; the first measurement result can also be either a filtered L1 measurement result or a non-filtered L1 measurement result.

[0133] The filtered Layer 1 measurement result can be obtained by processing multiple unfiltered Layer 1 measurement results (e.g., averaging, weighting, etc.), and can be equivalent to a Layer 3 measurement result. The terminal can obtain the unfiltered Layer 1 measurement result based on the sampling period; and obtain the filtered Layer 1 measurement result based on the measurement period, which can include multiple sampling periods.

[0134] In some embodiments, the second measurement result actually measured within the second time window OW can be a filtered Layer 1 measurement result, and the first measurement result predicted within the first time window PW can also be a filtered Layer 1 measurement result. Within the first time window PW, the terminal can predict N1 first measurement results based on M1 historical second measurement results; wherein, the first time window PW and the second time window OW can both be multiples of the measurement period, and M1 and N1 are both positive integers. For example, if M1 is 3 and N1 is 2, then the second time window OW can include 3 measurement periods, the first time window PW can include 2 measurement periods, and the terminal can predict 2 first measurement results based on 3 historical second measurement results.

[0135] In some embodiments, the second measurement result actually measured within the second time window OW can be an unfiltered Layer 1 measurement result, and the first measurement result predicted within the first time window PW can also be an unfiltered Layer 1 measurement result. Within the first time window PW, the terminal can predict N2 first measurement results based on M2 historical second measurement results; wherein, the first time window PW and the second time window OW can both be multiples of the sampling period, and M1 and N1 are both positive integers. For example, if M2 is 3 and N2 is 2, then the first time window PW can include 3 sampling periods, the second time window OW can include 2 sampling periods, and the terminal can predict 2 first measurement results based on 3 historical second measurement results.

[0136] In some embodiments, the second measurement result obtained from the actual measurement within the second time window OW can be an unfiltered Layer 1 measurement result, and the first measurement result predicted from the first time window PW can be a filtered Layer 1 measurement result. Within the first time window PW, the terminal can predict N3 first measurement results based on M3 historical second measurement results; wherein, the first time window PW and the second time window OW can be configured as a periodic pattern, for example, a period may include the first time window PW and the second time window OW. For example, M3 is 3, N3 is 2, and a period includes the first time window PW and the second time window OW, wherein the second time window OW includes 3 sampling periods, the first time window PW includes 2 measurement periods, and the terminal can predict 2 first measurement results based on 3 historical second measurement results.

[0137] In one implementation, a first measurement and a second measurement can be configured for the terminal; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object (MO) without measurement interval, such as an L1 measurement without measurement interval, and the second measurement is a measurement of the measurement object with measurement interval, such as an L1 measurement with measurement interval.

[0138] For the first measurement configured for the terminal, the first rule may include at least one of the following:

[0139] The first scheduling restriction does not apply to the first measurement within the first time window PW;

[0140] The first scheduling constraint applies to the first measurement within the second time window OW.

[0141] In some embodiments, when configuring the first measurement for the terminal, a measurement window, such as an SMTC window, may also be configured for the terminal to perform the first measurement. The measurement window within the first time window PW may be referred to as the first measurement window, and the measurement window within the second time window OW may be referred to as the second measurement window.

[0142] In some embodiments, a first scheduling constraint is applied within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window OW; wherein, the second measurement window can be defined as a measurement window for measurement, that is, an SMTC window for measurement.

[0143] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window PW; wherein, the first measurement window can be defined as a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, that is, an SMTC window not used for measurement or an SMTC window used for prediction.

[0144] The time domain interval occupied by the measurement window may include at least one of the following:

[0145] The first symbol used to perform the first measurement, and the first k1 symbols and / or the last k2 symbols of the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; the values ​​of k1 and k2 may be the same or different, and may be determined according to different application scenarios, and may be predefined by the protocol or set by the network device.

[0146] All symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0147] The first symbol can be an SSB symbol, a CSI-RS symbol, etc. For simplicity, the SSB symbol can be used as the first symbol in the following embodiments for illustration.

[0148] Specifically, for terminals that support symbol-level scheduling restrictions, the corresponding measurement window may include the first symbol used to perform the first measurement, as well as the first k1 symbols and / or the last k2 symbols of the first symbol; for terminals that do not support symbol-level scheduling restrictions, the corresponding measurement window may be all the symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0149] In some embodiments, examples of the first scheduling constraint are given for both intra-f measurement and inter-f measurement.

[0150] For same-frequency measurements, the first scheduling constraint can be exemplified as follows:

[0151] For cases where there is a conflict between UL and DL on a Time Division Duplex (TDD) carrier in Frequency Range 1 (FR1):

[0152] For terminals that support prediction of measurement results, during the duration of the STMC window, the terminal does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS on SSB symbols, on one data symbol before each consecutive SSB symbol to be measured, and on one data symbol after each consecutive SSB symbol to be measured, except for the duration of the SMTC window used for measurement and the SMTC window used for prediction.

[0153] For cases where the symbols used for transmitting data and measurement reference signals on FR1 employ a mixed-numerology subcarrier spacing (SCS), or where beam scanning is required at the receiver Rx in Frequency Range 2 (FR2):

[0154] For terminals that support symbol-level scheduling constraints, and for terminals that support prediction of measurement results, during the duration of the SMTC window, the terminal does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for acquiring CQI on SSB symbols, on one data symbol before each consecutive SSB symbol to be measured, and on one data symbol after each consecutive SSB symbol to be measured, except for the duration of the SMTC window not used for measurement and the SMTC window used for prediction.

[0155] For terminals that do not support symbol-level scheduling restrictions, and for terminals that support prediction of measurement results, the terminal does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for acquiring CQI on all symbols within the SMTC window duration, except for the duration of the SMTC window not used for measurement and the SMTC window used for prediction.

[0156] For inter-frequency measurements, the first scheduling constraint can be exemplified as follows:

[0157] Regarding the situation where there is a conflict between UL and DL on the TDD carrier of FR1:

[0158] For terminals that support prediction of measurement results, the terminal does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS on the symbol set used for measuring all measurement objects, except for the duration of the SMTC window used for measurement and the SMTC window used for prediction.

[0159] For cases where a hybrid subcarrier spacing method is used for symbols used to transmit data and measurement reference signals on FR1, or where beam scanning is required at the receiver Rx on FR2:

[0160] For terminals that support prediction of measurement results, the terminal does not expect to send PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for acquiring CQI on the symbol set used for measuring all measurement objects, except for the duration of the SMTC window used for measurement and the SMTC window used for prediction.

[0161] For the second measurement configured for the terminal, the first rule may include at least one of the above:

[0162] For the second measurement within the second time window OW, the second measurement interval used for the second measurement is retained;

[0163] For the second measurement within the first time window PW, skip, discard, or deactivate the first measurement interval used for the second measurement.

[0164] In some embodiments, when configuring the second measurement for the terminal, a measurement interval for the terminal to perform the second measurement can also be defined. The measurement interval within the first time window PW can be referred to as the first measurement interval, and the measurement interval within the second time window OW can be referred to as the second measurement interval.

[0165] In some embodiments, within a first time window PW, the timing of a first measurement interval used for a second measurement may be skipped, discarded, or deactivated. The first measurement interval may be defined as a measurement interval not used for measurement; or a measurement interval used for prediction; or a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0166] In some embodiments, within the second time window OW, the timing of the second measurement interval used for the second measurement is determined, i.e., the applicability rules applicable to conventional measurement intervals. The second measurement interval can be defined as the measurement interval used for the measurement.

[0167] In some embodiments, the first rule further includes: in a time slot not interrupted by the measurement interval, the terminal may send uplink transmissions and / or receive downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

[0168] The following examples provide a complete illustration of a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction:

[0169] 1. The applicable rules for scheduling restrictions or measurements with gaps include:

[0170] The scheduling restriction requirement (as described above, the first scheduling restriction) is not applied during the prediction window; or,

[0171] A scheduling restriction requirement is applied during the observation window; or,

[0172] The measurement intervals within the observation window should be maintained; or,

[0173] Measurement gaps within the prediction window should be discarded.

[0174] 2. The UE should perform actual measurements within the observation window (OW). Based on historical measurement values / results, the values / results at subsequent time instances during the prediction window (PW) that the UE is supposed to conduct actual measurements are skipped / dropped, obtained through prediction.

[0175] 3. UEs supporting time prediction capability should apply the above-mentioned applicable rules to UEs with scheduling restrictions or measurements with gaps.

[0176] Option 1: UEs supporting the time prediction capability #1 are capable of predicting N filtered L1 measurement results based on M historical filtered L1 measurement results. The observation window and prediction window are both multiples of the measurement period.

[0177] Option 2: UEs supporting the time prediction capability #2 are capable of predicting Q non-filtered L1 measurement results based on P non-filtered L1 measurement results. In this case, both the observation window and the prediction window are multiples of the sampling period.

[0178] Option 3: UEs supporting time prediction capability are able to predict one filtered L1 measurement result based on K unfiltered L1 measurement results. A periodic pattern consisting of an observation window and a prediction window is introduced.

[0179] 4. The method of applicability rules on scheduling restriction further includes:

[0180] When the UE performs measurement without gaps on a certain configured MO:

[0181] During the observation window, for each measurement instance available for L1 measurement, the legacy scheduling restriction applies.

[0182] Specifically, the SMTC window duration within the observation window is defined as the SMTC window duration to be measured.

[0183] During the prediction window, the scheduling restriction does not apply to each measurement instance available for L1 measurement.

[0184] Specifically, the SMTC window duration within the prediction window is defined as the SMTC window duration not to be measured; or

[0185] The SMTC window duration within the prediction window is defined as the SMTC window duration to be predicted.

[0186] Example 1 is shown below:

[0187] For intra-f measurements without measurement gaps, the scheduling restriction can be defined as follows:

[0188] Table 1

[0189] For inter-frequency measurements without measurement gaps:

[0190] Table 2

[0191] Example 2 is shown below:

[0192] For intra-f measurement without measurement gap:

[0193] Table 3

[0194] For inter-frequency measurements without measurement gaps:

[0195] Table 4

[0196] 5. The method of applicability rules on measurements with gaps further includes:

[0197] When the UE performs measurements with intervals on a specific configured MO,

[0198] During the prediction window, for each measurement instance available for L1 measurement, the gap occasion will be dropped / cancelled / deactivated.

[0199] Specifically, the measurement gap occasions within the prediction window are defined as measurement gap occasions not intended for measurement.

[0200] Define the measurement gap occasions within the prediction window as the gap occasions to be predicted.

[0201] Define the measurement gap occasions within the prediction window as the measurement gap occasions that should be dropped / cancelled / deactivated.

[0202] During the observation window, for each measurement instance available for L1 measurement, the legacy applicability rules apply:

[0203] During the measurement gap, the UE is not required to receive / transmit data from / to the corresponding serving cell.

[0204] For example, within the corresponding serving cell, the UE should be able to transmit PUCCH / PUSCH / SRS or receive PDCCH / PDSCH / TRS / CSI-RS for CQI in the slots that are not interrupted by a non-dropped measurement gap occasion. A slot is considered interrupted if it is interrupted by an occasion of any of the configured concurrent measurement gaps following the measurement gap interruption requirements, except for a dropped measurement gap occasion.

[0205] This disclosure presents a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction. Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The rule determination method based on measurement result prediction shown in this embodiment can be executed by a terminal.

[0206] As shown in Figure 3, the rule determination method based on measurement results prediction may include the following steps:

[0207] In step S301, a first rule applicable to the terminal is determined. The first rule is used to indicate the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window PW, and / or the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window OW. The first time window PW is a time window for predicting measurement results, and the second time window OW is a time window for obtaining measurement results based on the measurement of a reference signal.

[0208] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in Figure 3 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in this disclosure. The specific choice can be made as needed, and this disclosure does not limit the scope.

[0209] In some embodiments, for terminals that support the prediction of measurement results, since the terminal can obtain the measurement results through prediction within the duration of the prediction window without performing the actual measurement process, there is no need to restrict other scheduling behaviors of the terminal within the duration of the prediction window. Furthermore, the measurement intervals used for the actual measurement process can be skipped, discarded, or disabled. As a result, the terminal and network devices can use the time-frequency resources within the prediction window to perform other uplink and / or downlink transmissions, thus avoiding the waste of resources.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window PW; the first scheduling restriction is applied within the second time window OW; the measurement interval within the first time window PW is skipped, discarded, or deactivated; and the measurement interval within the second time window OW is retained.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint includes: not sending uplink transmissions; and / or not receiving downlink transmissions used to obtain channel quality indications.

[0212] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and Sound Reference Signal (SRS).

[0213] In some embodiments, downlink transmission includes at least one of the following: physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); tracking reference signal (TRS); and channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0214] In some embodiments, the method further includes: determining that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports predicting measurement results.

[0215] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal obtaining a second measurement result within the second time window based on the measurement of the reference signal within the second time window OW.

[0216] In some embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal predicting N first measurement results within a first time window PW based on M historical second measurement results; wherein M and N are both positive integers.

[0217] In some embodiments, the first measurement result is either a filtered layer 1 measurement result or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result; the second measurement result is either a filtered layer 1 measurement result or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result.

[0218] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a first measurement within a first time window PW, the terminal does not apply the first scheduling restriction; for a first measurement within a second time window OW, the terminal applies the first scheduling restriction; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0219] In some embodiments, applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window OW; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0220] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window PW; wherein the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0221] In some embodiments, the measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration SMTC window.

[0222] In some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window OW, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window PW, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0224] In some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first rule further includes: transmitting uplink transmissions and / or receiving downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by measurement intervals.

[0226] Embodiments of this disclosure propose a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction. Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a rule determination method based on measurement result prediction according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The rule determination method based on measurement result prediction shown in this embodiment can be executed by a network device.

[0227] As shown in Figure 4, the rule determination method based on measurement results prediction may include the following steps:

[0228] In step S401, a first rule applicable to the terminal is determined. The first rule is used to indicate the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window PW, and / or the scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window OW. The first time window PW is a time window for predicting measurement results, and the second time window OW is a time window for obtaining measurement results based on the measurement of a reference signal.

[0229] It should be noted that the embodiment shown in Figure 4 can be implemented independently or in combination with at least one other embodiment in this disclosure. The specific choice can be made as needed, and this disclosure does not limit the scope.

[0230] According to embodiments of this disclosure, for terminals that support prediction of measurement results, since the terminal can obtain measurement results through prediction within the duration of the prediction window without performing the actual measurement process, there is no need to restrict other scheduling behaviors of the terminal within the duration of the prediction window. Furthermore, the measurement intervals used for the actual measurement process can be skipped, discarded, or disabled. As a result, the terminal and network devices can use the time-frequency resources within the prediction window to perform other uplink and / or downlink transmissions, thus avoiding resource waste.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window PW; the first scheduling restriction is applied within the second time window OW; the measurement interval within the first time window PW is skipped, discarded, or deactivated; and the measurement interval within the second time window OW is retained.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction includes: not receiving uplink transmissions; and / or not sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

[0233] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving capability information of the terminal; determining, based on the capability information, that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a first measurement within a first time window PW, the terminal does not apply the first scheduling restriction; for a first measurement within a second time window OW, the terminal applies the first scheduling restriction; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0235] In some embodiments, applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window OW; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0236] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window PW; wherein the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0237] In some embodiments, the measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration SMTC window.

[0238] In some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0239] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window OW, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window PW, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0240] In some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first rule further includes: receiving uplink transmissions and / or sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by measurement intervals.

[0242] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0243] In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

[0244] In some embodiments, the terms "component carrier (CC)," "cell," "frequency carrier," and "carrier frequency" can be used interchangeably.

[0245] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “get,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0246] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0247] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, this disclosure also provides embodiments of terminals and network devices.

[0248] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the terminal to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction described in the above embodiments.

[0249] Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the terminal can be a rule determination device based on measurement result prediction, and the device includes a processing module 501 and a transceiver module 502.

[0250] In some embodiments, the processing module 501 is used to determine a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window PW, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window OW; wherein, the first time window PW is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window OW is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal. The transceiver module 502 can be used to perform measurements based on the reference signal.

[0251] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window PW; the first scheduling restriction is applied within the second time window OW; the measurement interval within the first time window PW is skipped, discarded, or deactivated; and the measurement interval within the second time window OW is retained.

[0252] In some embodiments, the first scheduling constraint includes: not sending uplink transmissions; and / or not receiving downlink transmissions used to obtain channel quality indications.

[0253] In some embodiments, the uplink transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH); Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); and Sound Reference Signal (SRS).

[0254] In some embodiments, downlink transmission includes at least one of the following: physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); tracking reference signal (TRS); and channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

[0255] In some embodiments, the processing module 501 is used to determine that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

[0256] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 502 is used to obtain a second measurement result within the second time window based on the measurement of the reference signal within the second time window OW.

[0257] In some embodiments, the processing module 501 is used to predict N first measurement results within a first time window PW based on M historical second measurement results; where M and N are both positive integers.

[0258] In some embodiments, the first measurement result is either a filtered layer 1 measurement result or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result; the second measurement result is either a filtered layer 1 measurement result or an unfiltered layer 1 measurement result.

[0259] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a first measurement within a first time window PW, the terminal does not apply the first scheduling restriction; for a first measurement within a second time window OW, the terminal applies the first scheduling restriction; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0260] In some embodiments, applying a first scheduling restriction to a first measurement within a second time window OW includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window OW; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0261] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied to the first measurement within the first time window PW, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window PW; wherein the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0262] In some embodiments, the measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration SMTC window.

[0263] In some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0264] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window OW, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window PW, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0265] In some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0266] In some embodiments, the first rule further includes: transmitting uplink transmissions and / or receiving downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by measurement intervals.

[0267] It should be noted that the modules included in the terminal are not limited to those described in the above embodiments, and may also include other modules, such as storage modules, display modules, etc.

[0268] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a network device, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processors, cause the network device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the above embodiments.

[0269] Figure 6 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the network device can be a rule-determination device based on measurement result prediction, and the device includes a processing module 601 and a transceiver module 602.

[0270] In some embodiments, processing module 601 is configured to determine a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule indicating scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window PW, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window OW; wherein the first time window PW is a time window for predicting measurement results; and the second time window OW is a time window for acquiring measurement results based on measurements of a reference signal. Transceiver module 602 is configured to perform measurements based on the reference signal.

[0271] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window PW; the first scheduling restriction is applied within the second time window OW; the measurement interval within the first time window PW is skipped, discarded, or deactivated; and the measurement interval within the second time window OW is retained.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction includes: not receiving uplink transmissions; and / or not sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

[0273] In some embodiments, the transceiver module 602 is further configured to receive capability information of the terminal; the processing module 601 is further configured to determine, based on the capability information, that the terminal has a first capability, the first capability being used to indicate that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

[0274] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: the first scheduling restriction is not applied to the first measurement within a first time window PW; the first scheduling restriction is applied to the first measurement within a second time window OW; wherein the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

[0275] In some embodiments, applying the first scheduling restriction within a second time window includes: applying the first scheduling restriction within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window within the second time window OW; wherein the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0276] In some embodiments, the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window, including: the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window within the first time window PW; wherein the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction, and the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement.

[0277] In some embodiments, the measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration SMTC window.

[0278] In some embodiments, the time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: a first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; and all symbols occupied by the measurement window.

[0279] In some embodiments, the first rule includes at least one of the following: for a second measurement within a second time window OW, retaining a second measurement interval for the second measurement; for a second measurement within a first time window PW, skipping, discarding, or disabling a first measurement interval for the second measurement; wherein the second measurement is a measurement with measurement intervals performed on the measurement object.

[0280] In some embodiments, the second measurement interval is a measurement interval used for measurement; the first measurement interval is at least one of the following: a measurement interval not used for measurement; a measurement interval used for prediction; a measurement interval that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

[0281] In some embodiments, the first rule further includes: receiving uplink transmissions and / or sending downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications in time slots that are not interrupted by measurement intervals.

[0282] It should be noted that the modules included in the network device are not limited to those described in the above embodiments, and may also include other modules, such as storage modules, display modules, etc.

[0283] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without any creative effort.

[0284] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions, wherein when executed by the processor, the executable instructions cause the processor to invoke the executable instructions to cause the communication device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the optional embodiments above.

[0285] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a communication system, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the optional embodiments above, and the network device is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the optional embodiments above.

[0286] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in the optional embodiments above.

[0287] This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0288] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0289] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), or a Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU).

[0290] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0291] As shown in Figure 7, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 7100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0292] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may also be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0293] 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 method are performed by the transceivers 7103, and other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0294] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0295] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 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 circuits 7104 can read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0296] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also 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, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0297] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 8200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, the schematic diagram of chip 8200 shown in Figure 8 can be referenced, but is not limited thereto.

[0298] Chip 8200 includes one or more processors 8201, which are used to invoke instructions to cause chip 8200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0299] In some embodiments, the chip 8200 further includes one or more interface circuits 8202, which are connected to the memory 8203. The interface circuits 8202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 8203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory.

[0300] 8203 or other devices send signals. For example, interface circuit 8202 can read instructions stored in memory 8203 and send those instructions to processor 8201. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0301] In some embodiments, chip 8200 further includes one or more memories 8203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 8203 may be located outside of chip 8200.

[0302] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 7100, cause the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0303] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 7100, causes the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0304] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, characterized by, The method, executed by a terminal, includes: A first rule is determined to apply to the terminal, the first rule being used to indicate scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; The first time window is a time window for predicting the measurement results; the second time window is a time window for obtaining the measurement results based on the measurement of the reference signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: The first scheduling restriction does not apply within the first time window; The first scheduling restriction applies within the second time window; Skip, discard, or deactivate measurement intervals within the first time window; The measurement intervals are retained within the second time window.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first scheduling restriction includes: Do not send uplink transmissions; and / or, Downlink transmissions used to obtain channel quality indications are not accepted.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The uplink transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); Detection reference signal SRS.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein, The downlink transmission includes at least one of the following: Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH); Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH); Tracking reference signal TRS; Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal is determined to have a first capability, which indicates that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: The terminal obtains a second measurement result within the second time window based on the measurement of the reference signal within the second time window.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal predicts N first measurement results within the first time window based on M historical second measurement results; where M and N are both positive integers.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The first measurement result is either the filtered layer 1 measurement result or the unfiltered layer 1 measurement result. The second measurement result is either the filtered layer 1 measurement result or the unfiltered layer 1 measurement result.

10. The method of any one of claims 2-9, wherein, The application of the first scheduling restriction within the second time window includes: Within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window in the second time window, the first scheduling restriction applies; wherein, the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement, the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

11. The method of any one of claims 2-9, wherein, The statement that the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window includes: Within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window in the first time window, the first scheduling restriction does not apply; wherein, the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that The measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) window.

13. The method of claim 10 or 11, wherein, The time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: A first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; All symbols occupied by the measurement window.

14. The method of any one of claims 1-13, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: For the second measurement within the second time window, the second measurement interval used for the second measurement is retained; For the second measurement within the first time window, skip, discard, or deactivate the first measurement interval used for the second measurement. The second measurement is a measurement performed on the object of measurement with measurement intervals.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The second measurement interval is the measurement interval used for measurement; The first measurement interval is at least one of the following: Measurement intervals not used for measurement; Measurement intervals used for prediction; Measurement intervals that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

16. The method of any one of claims 1-14, wherein, The first rule also includes: In time slots not interrupted by the measurement interval, transmit uplink transmissions and / or receive downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

17. A rule determination method based on measurement result prediction, characterized by, Performed by a network device, the method includes: A first rule is determined for the terminal, the first rule being used to indicate scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; The first time window is a time window for predicting the measurement results; the second time window is a time window for obtaining the measurement results based on the measurement of the reference signal.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: The first scheduling restriction does not apply within the first time window; The first scheduling restriction applies within the second time window; Skip, discard, or deactivate measurement intervals within the first time window; The measurement intervals are retained within the second time window.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The first scheduling restriction includes: Do not receive uplink transmissions; and / or, No downlink transmissions are sent for obtaining channel quality indications.

20. The method of any one of claims 17-19, wherein, The method further includes: Receive the capability information of the terminal; Based on the capability information, it is determined that the terminal has a first capability, which is used to indicate that the terminal supports prediction of measurement results.

21. The method of any one of claims 18-20, wherein, The application of the first scheduling restriction within the second time window includes: Within the time domain interval occupied by the second measurement window in the second time window, the first scheduling restriction applies; wherein, the second measurement window is a measurement window used for measurement, the measurement window is used to perform the first measurement, the first measurement is a measurement of the measurement object without measurement interval.

22. The method of any one of claims 18-20, wherein, The statement that the first scheduling restriction is not applied within the first time window includes: Within the time domain interval occupied by the first measurement window in the first time window, the first scheduling restriction is not applied; wherein, the first measurement window is a measurement window not used for measurement or a measurement window used for prediction.

23. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein The measurement window is the Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) window.

24. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein, The time domain interval occupied by the measurement window includes one or more of the following: A first symbol for performing the first measurement, and k1 symbols before the first symbol and / or k2 symbols after the first symbol; wherein k1 and k2 are both integers greater than or equal to 0; All symbols occupied by the measurement window.

25. The method of any one of claims 17-24, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: For the second measurement within the second time window, the second measurement interval used for the second measurement is retained; For the second measurement within the first time window, skip, discard, or deactivate the first measurement interval used for the second measurement. The second measurement is a measurement performed on the object of measurement with measurement intervals.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The second measurement interval is the measurement interval used for measurement; The first measurement interval is at least one of the following: Measurement intervals not used for measurement; Measurement intervals used for prediction; Measurement intervals that should be skipped, discarded, or deactivated.

27. The method of any one of claims 17-26, wherein, The first rule also includes: In time slots not interrupted by measurement intervals, receive uplink transmissions and / or send downlink transmissions for obtaining channel quality indications.

28. A rule determination apparatus based on measurement result prediction, characterized by, include: The processing module is configured to determine a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule being configured to indicate scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; The first time window is a time window for predicting the measurement results; the second time window is a time window for obtaining the measurement results based on the measurement of the reference signal.

29. A rule determination apparatus based on measurement result prediction, characterized by, include: The processing module is configured to determine a first rule applicable to the terminal, the first rule being configured to indicate scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a first time window, and / or scheduling restrictions and / or measurement interval requirements for the terminal within a second time window; The first time window is a time window for predicting the measurement results; the second time window is a time window for obtaining the measurement results based on the measurement of the reference signal.

30. A terminal, characterized by include: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor stores executable instructions, wherein when executed by the processor, the executable instructions cause the terminal to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 1-16.

31. A network device, comprising: include: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor stores executable instructions, wherein when executed by the processor, the executable instructions cause the network device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 17-27.

32. A communications device, characterized by include: One or more processors; A memory coupled to the processor stores executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to invoke instructions to cause the communication device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 1-16, and / or the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 17-27.

33. A communication system, characterized by The system includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 1-16, and the network device is configured to implement the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction as described in any one of claims 17-27.

34. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, When the instructions are run on a communication device, they cause the communication device to perform the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction of any one of claims 1-16, and / or the rule determination method based on measurement result prediction of any one of claims 17-27.

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