Measurement method and apparatus, terminal, network device and storage medium

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a measurement method and apparatus, a terminal, a network device and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal receiving measurement target configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the measurement target configuration information is used for configuring a first-terminal-dedicated measurement target and / or a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets; and determining, on the basis of the measurement target configuration information, the priority of a target to be measured, and executing measurement on the basis of the priority.

Description

Measurement methods, terminals, network equipment, devices and storage media

[0001] Cross-reference to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411470552.9, filed on October 21, 2024, entitled "Measuring Method, Terminal, Network Device, Apparatus and Storage Medium", the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a measurement method, terminal, network device, apparatus, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0004] Operators can deploy dedicated base stations to provide services for specific types of terminals and deploy general base stations to provide services for general terminals, which may result in different cell coverage in different spatial locations. If terminals perform measurements indiscriminately based on network configuration measurement information, it may lead to wasted power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This disclosure provides a measurement method, terminal, network device, apparatus, and storage medium to solve the problem of power consumption waste that may occur during terminal measurement.

[0006] In a first aspect, this disclosure provides a measurement method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0007] Receive measurement target configuration information sent by network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0008] The priority of the target to be measured is determined based on the target configuration information, and the measurement is performed based on the priority.

[0009] Secondly, this disclosure also provides a measurement method applied to a network device, comprising:

[0010] Send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0011] Thirdly, this disclosure also provides a terminal, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor;

[0012] A memory for storing computer programs; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer programs from the memory and performing the following operations:

[0013] Receive measurement target configuration information sent by network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0014] The priority of the target to be measured is determined based on the target configuration information, and the measurement is performed based on the priority.

[0015] Fourthly, this disclosure also provides a network device, including a memory, a transceiver, and a processor;

[0016] A memory for storing computer programs; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor; and a processor for reading the computer programs from the memory and performing the following operations:

[0017] Send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0018] Fifthly, this disclosure also provides a measuring device, comprising:

[0019] The receiving unit is used to receive measurement target configuration information sent by the network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0020] The measurement unit is used to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information, and to perform the measurement based on the priority.

[0021] Sixthly, this disclosure also provides a measuring device, comprising:

[0022] The sending unit is used to send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0023] In a seventh aspect, this disclosure also provides a non-transiently readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to perform the measurement method described in the first aspect above, or to perform the measurement method described in the second aspect above.

[0024] Eighthly, this disclosure also provides a communication device that stores a program for causing the communication device to perform the measurement method described in the first aspect above, or to perform the measurement method described in the second aspect above.

[0025] Ninthly, this disclosure also provides a processor-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to perform the measurement method described in the first aspect above, or to perform the measurement method described in the second aspect above.

[0026] In a tenth aspect, this disclosure also provides a chip product storing a program for causing the chip product to perform the measurement method described in the first aspect above, or to perform the measurement method described in the second aspect above.

[0027] The measurement method, terminal, network device, apparatus, and storage medium provided in this disclosure allow the network device to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or configure an associated spatial range for the measurement target. This enables the terminal to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information and then perform the measurement based on the priority. This helps the terminal to select a more suitable cell first, thereby avoiding power waste caused by invalid measurements and avoiding frequent cell changes due to unsuitable cell selection, thus improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or related technologies of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or related technologies will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic flowchart of one of the measurement methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 2 is a second schematic flowchart of the measurement method provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0033] Figure 5 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0034] Figure 6 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0035] In this disclosure, the term "and / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0036] In this disclosure, the term "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0037] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to distinguish similar objects and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, and the number of objects is not limited; for example, the first object can be one or more.

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0039] To facilitate a clearer understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, some technical content related to the embodiments of this disclosure will be introduced first.

[0040] 1. Community reselection or community selection

[0041] Cell selection: This refers to the process by which a terminal, within a selected Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), quickly selects a cell with satisfactory signal quality to camp on. For initial selection, the terminal performs a frequency band scan, searching only for the optimal cell in each band. Once a suitable cell is found, it selects and camps on it. If the terminal has stored cell selection information, it prioritizes measuring cells with stored information; if a suitable cell is found, it camps on it; otherwise, it initiates the initial selection. Cell selection is based on the S-criterion, which refers to the standard that the signal strength and quality of the selected cell must meet. Specific details of the S-criterion can be found in relevant technical documentation and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0042] Cell reselection: This refers to a terminal reselecting to camp on a cell with better signal quality or higher priority. Cell reselection involves the following three steps:

[0043] a. The terminal first determines the frequency priority based on the priority processing criteria;

[0044] b. Determine the frequency of measurements required based on the established priorities and measurement rules;

[0045] c. Perform search and measurement, sort according to the R criterion, and select the cell to stay in. Sorting according to the R criterion means sorting according to the signal quality of each neighboring cell. For details of the R criterion, please refer to relevant technical documents, which will not be elaborated here.

[0046] 2. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Terminal

[0047] Unlike the network environment of ordinary ground terminals, the distribution of neighboring cells that UAV terminals can detect at low altitudes may come from the sidelobes of different ground cells. The coverage of each cell may not be continuous, and the distribution of cells that can be detected at different altitudes is different. UAV-dedicated cells can provide UAV terminals with more continuous coverage, while for ground terminals, the coverage provided by the UAV-dedicated cell is not continuous or the coverage area is small.

[0048] In related technologies, UAV terminals perform measurements indiscriminately based on network configuration information, resulting in wasted power consumption. This is because there may not be a corresponding frequency point or cell at the altitude where the UAV terminal is located, causing the UAV terminal to perform invalid measurements and thus wasting power consumption.

[0049] Figure 1 is a flowchart of one of the measurement methods provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a terminal. As shown in Figure 1, the method includes the following steps 101 and 102.

[0050] Step 101: Receive measurement target configuration information sent by the network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0051] Step 102: Determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information, and perform the measurement based on the priority.

[0052] The measurement method provided in this embodiment allows the network device to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or configure an associated spatial range for the measurement target. This enables the terminal to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information, and then perform the measurement based on the priority. This helps the terminal to select a more suitable cell first, thereby avoiding power waste caused by invalid measurements and avoiding frequent cell changes due to unsuitable cell selection, thus improving the user experience.

[0053] In some embodiments, the measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

[0054] For example, a measurement target can refer to a frequency point, a cell, a measurement signal, or a group of measurement signals. A measurement target can also be a combination of a frequency point and a cell. For example, a measurement target refers to one or more cells under a frequency point. A measurement target can also be a combination of cells and measurement signals. For example, a measurement target refers to a group of measurement signals, wherein the measurement signals come from one or more cells. A measurement target can also refer to one or more frequency points, one or more cells, one or more measurement signals, one or more groups of measurement signals, or various combinations of the above, or other forms of combinations. This disclosure does not make specific limitations.

[0055] In some embodiments, the measurement signal may be a Synchronization Signal and PBCH Block (SSB) or a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS), etc., and there is no limitation herein.

[0056] The first terminal can be a specific type of terminal, such as a UAV terminal, a terminal traveling on a designated planned route, a high-speed terminal, a high-altitude terminal, a terminal supporting satellite network access, a redcap (reduced capabilities) terminal, or other types of terminals applicable to the technical solutions of this disclosure. This disclosure does not limit the scope of the application. In some embodiments, the first terminal can be a UAV terminal. For ease of description, the following description will use a UAV terminal as an example to illustrate the embodiments, but other terminals applicable to the technical solutions of this disclosure are not excluded.

[0057] In some embodiments, the spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range. This spatial range is described by provided configuration parameters, such as a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

[0058] The height range can be a configuration parameter that describes at least the height range. For example, one possible implementation is that the configuration parameters provided include at least one height parameter, and an additional height distance can be provided to describe the specified spatial range. For example, the distance range can be a specified spatial range described by providing a reference point and a distance, where the distance refers to the distance between the reference point and the reference point.

[0059] The scope of three-dimensional space can refer to any volume or region occupied in three-dimensional space, such as the scope of a sphere, a cylinder, a cuboid, or an irregular shape. The specific description method is arbitrary and not limited here. For example, the scope of a sphere can be described using a reference point and radius; the scope of a cylinder can be described using a reference point, radius, and height; the scope of a cuboid can be described using multiple reference points or "reference point, length, width, and height"; and the scope of an irregular shape can be described using multiple reference points, an irregular polygon, and height.

[0060] The horizontal spatial range can refer to the two-dimensional spatial range in the horizontal direction, such as the area or region occupied in the horizontal direction.

[0061] The spatial scope can also include the area or region occupied by the vertical height.

[0062] It should be noted that a spatial range can also be a combination of one of the above-mentioned spatial ranges with other descriptive information or other spatial ranges. For example, a spatial range can be indicated by a height range and other descriptive information, or by a combination of a height range and a horizontal spatial range. This disclosure does not specifically limit the various indication methods.

[0063] In some embodiments, the network device can configure one or more measurement targets for the terminal and configure associated spatial ranges for some or all of these measurement targets. The specific configuration method is not limited in this disclosure. For example, one measurement target can be configured with one or more associated spatial ranges, a group of measurement targets can be configured with one or more associated spatial ranges, a spatial range can be configured with one or more associated measurement targets, or one or more spatial ranges can be configured with one or more associated measurement targets. That is, the association between measurement targets and spatial ranges can be one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or many-to-many, without limitation. When configuring the association between measurement targets and spatial ranges, the configuration method for measurement targets can be specific measurement target configuration information or measurement target indexes, etc., where the measurement target index can be associated with specific measurement target configuration information. Similarly, the configuration method for spatial ranges can be specific spatial range configuration information or spatial range indexes, where the spatial range index can be associated with specific spatial range configuration information.

[0064] In this disclosure, the target to be measured refers to the measurement target to be measured. In some embodiments, after the terminal receives the measurement target configuration information sent by the network device (e.g., base station), it can determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information and combined with the terminal's own terminal type and / or terminal location information, and then perform the measurement based on the determined priority. This can prioritize the selection of a more suitable cell and avoid power consumption waste caused by invalid measurement or frequent cell changes caused by the selection of an unsuitable target cell.

[0065] For example, for UAV terminals, priority can be given to measuring UAV terminal-specific measurement targets (hereinafter referred to as UAV measurement targets), thus prioritizing the selection of UAV terminal-specific cells (hereinafter referred to as UAV cells). For non-UAV terminals, priority can be given to measuring non-UAV terminal-specific measurement targets (hereinafter referred to as non-UAV measurement targets), avoiding the selection of UAV cells. Terminals can also select to prioritize measuring targets within a spatial range associated with their location (i.e., the terminal's location is within at least one spatial range associated with the measurement target).

[0066] In some embodiments, the measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target, including:

[0067] The target configuration information is the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or,

[0068] The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

[0069] Specifically, in this disclosure, there are multiple ways to configure the first terminal dedicated measurement target. It can be configured through dedicated system information blocks, dedicated signaling, or dedicated information fields, or it can be indicated by indication information to indicate whether the measurement target is a first terminal dedicated measurement target.

[0070] For example, a dedicated System Information Block (SIB) can be defined for the UAV terminal, denoted as SIBX. This SIBX carries the relevant configuration information of the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal (i.e., UAV measurement targets), so that the terminal can determine that the measurement target configured in this SIBX is the UAV measurement target.

[0071] For example, a signaling specific to the UAV terminal can be defined. This signaling carries configuration information of the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal, so that the terminal can determine that the measurement target configured by the signaling is the UAV measurement target. Specifically, this signaling can be broadcast signaling or connection-state dedicated signaling, which is not limited here.

[0072] For example, a dedicated information field for the UAV terminal can be defined, denoted as field x. Field x carries the relevant configuration information of the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal, allowing the terminal to determine that the measurement target configured in field x is a UAV measurement target. This information field can be carried through existing SIBs, such as SIB3 or SIB4, or through dedicated signaling; there are no restrictions here. Taking SIB3 as an example, the information contained in field x is used to configure UAV terminal-specific information, while information other than field x in SIB3 can be used by non-UAV terminals. It should be noted that the aforementioned configuration information related to the UAV measurement target can be specific configuration information, such as frequency point information, SMTC configuration information, subcarrier spacing, etc., or it can be configuration index information indicating the configuration information of the relevant measurement target. The index information can be associated with specific measurement target configuration information. For example, the configuration index information indicates that the configuration information of the UAV measurement target is the measurement configuration information corresponding to a certain entry in the measurement target list configured in SIB4, such as frequency point information, SMTC configuration information, subcarrier spacing, etc. SMTC refers to the Synchronous Signal Block Measurement Timing Configuration (SSB).

[0073] For example, network devices can configure one or more measurement targets for terminals and indicate whether a measurement target is a UAV measurement target through indication information, such as indicating that the measurement target is a UAV cell or a measurement target that the UAV terminal prioritizes. Specifically, this can be implemented by associating each measurement target with an indication message, using the value of the indication message or the presence or absence of the indication message to indicate whether the measurement target is a UAV measurement target. Alternatively, it can be implemented using a bitmap, where each bit corresponds to a measurement target, and each bit indicates 0 or 1 to notify the terminal whether each measurement target is a UAV measurement target. Other methods are also possible and are not limited here.

[0074] By configuring the dedicated measurement target for the first terminal in multiple ways, the configuration of the measurement target can be made more flexible.

[0075] In some embodiments, determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information includes:

[0076] The first terminal determines the priority of the target to be measured based on at least one of the following:

[0077] (1) Determine that the priority of the first terminal-specific measurement target in the first measurement target set is higher than the priority of the non-first terminal-specific measurement target; wherein the first measurement target set includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured based on the location of the first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information.

[0078] For example, the first set of measurement targets contains at least one measurement target. The network device configures at least one UAV measurement target to the terminal. The UAV terminal can set the priority of the UAV measurement target to be measured among all the targets to be measured in the first set of measurement targets to be higher than the priority of the non-UAV measurement target, or set the priority of the non-UAV measurement target to be lower than the priority of the UAV measurement target among all the targets to be measured in the first set of measurement targets to be lower than the priority of the UAV measurement target. That is, the UAV measurement target can be considered to have the highest priority.

[0079] For example, a network device configures at least one measurement target for a terminal, including at least one UAV measurement target. The network also configures one or more spatial ranges associated with the at least one measurement target. The UAV terminal can use all the targets to be measured as a first set of measurement targets. As mentioned earlier, the UAV terminal can consider that the priority of UAV measurement targets among all the targets to be measured in the first set of measurement targets is higher than the priority of non-UAV measurement targets, or that the priority of non-UAV measurement targets among all the targets to be measured in the first set of measurement targets is lower than the priority of UAV measurement targets. Alternatively, the UAV terminal can use one or more targets to be measured, divided based on the location of the UAV terminal and / or measurement target configuration information, as the first set of measurement targets. The first set of measurement targets is defined as one or more measurement targets that are associated with at least one spatial range containing the location of the UAV terminal. For example, if the current location of the UAV terminal is P1, and the configured spatial range includes S1 / S2 / S3, where P1 is located within the spatial range planned by S1 and S2, and assuming that measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 is associated with S2, and MT3 is associated with S3, then the first set of measurement targets is defined as MT1 / MT2. The additional MT3 can also be divided into another first set of measurement targets according to other rules (for example, defining one or more measurement targets whose associated spatial ranges do not contain the location of the UAV terminal as the first set of measurement targets). Alternatively, the first set of measurement targets can be defined as one or more measurement targets associated with the spatial range of the UAV terminal's location, along with measurement targets not associated with any spatial range. For example, if MT4 is not configured with any associated spatial range, then the first set of measurement targets would be MT1 / MT2 / MT4. Alternatively, all measurement targets configured with associated spatial ranges could be defined as the first set of measurement targets, such as MT1 / MT2 / MT3, and so on. These will not be elaborated upon here. Regarding this first set of measurement targets, the UAV terminal can consider that the priority of UAV measurement targets in the first set is higher than the priority of non-UAV measurement targets, or that the priority of non-UAV measurement targets in the first set is lower than the priority of UAV measurement targets. The first set of measurement targets can be a single set, or it can be multiple sets divided based on the location of the first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information. As in the previous example, the first set of measurement targets is MT1 / MT2, but it could also be MT3. In this disclosure, MT refers to a measurement target.

[0080] The specific method by which the priority of the first terminal-specific measurement target in the first measurement target set is set higher than that of the non-first terminal-specific measurement target (or the priority of the non-first terminal-specific measurement target is lower than that of the first terminal-specific measurement target) is not limited in this disclosure. Any method that can achieve this priority order is applicable to the technical solution of this disclosure. Some specific implementation methods can be found in Examples 3 to 5 below, and will not be elaborated here.

[0081] (2) Determine that the priority of the first measurement target in the second measurement target set is higher than the priority of other measurement targets outside the first measurement target. The first measurement target satisfies that: the location of the first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; wherein the second measurement target set includes all the targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on the measurement target configuration information.

[0082] For example, the second set of measurement targets contains at least one measurement target, wherein at least one measurement target is configured with one or more spatial ranges associated with the measurement target. For example, the measurement targets configured by the network for the UE include MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4, the current location of the UE is P1, and the configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3. P1 is located in the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 is associated with S2, MT3 is associated with S3, and MT4 is not configured with any associated spatial range.

[0083] The second set of measurement targets can be all the measurement targets configured by the network for the terminal. In the example above, the second set of measurement targets is MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4. The first measurement target satisfies the following: the location of the first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target. Since the first measurement target is MT1 / MT2, the UAV terminal considers MT1 / MT2 to have a higher priority than MT3 / MT4.

[0084] Alternatively, the second measurement target set can be one or more targets to be measured, divided based on measurement target configuration information. For example, the second measurement target set can be divided according to whether the measurement target is a UAV-specific measurement target. For instance, MT1 / MT3 are UAV-specific measurement targets, while MT2 / MT4 are non-UAV-specific measurement targets, then the second measurement target sets are MT1 / MT3 and MT2 / MT4, respectively. When the second measurement target set is MT1 / MT3, the first measurement target satisfies the following conditions: the location of the first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; the first measurement target is MT1, meaning MT1 has a higher priority than MT3. When the second measurement target set is MT2 / MT4, the first measurement target is MT2, and MT2 has a higher priority than MT4. Furthermore, the second measurement target set can be one or more targets to be measured, divided based on whether measurement target configuration information is configured, for example, the second measurement target set could be MT1 / MT2 / MT3. Alternatively, non-UAV measurement targets and measurement targets without configured measurement target information can be grouped into the same second measurement target set, such as MT2 / MT4. There are various specific division methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0085] For the second set of measurement targets, the UAV terminal may consider that the priority of the first measurement target in the second set of measurement targets is higher than the priority of other measurement targets, or consider that the priority of other measurement targets in the second set of measurement targets is lower than the priority of the first measurement target.

[0086] The second set of measurement targets can be a single set or multiple sets divided based on the configuration information of the measurement targets.

[0087] The specific method for setting the priority of the first measurement target in the second set of measurement targets to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets (or the priority of other measurement targets to be lower than the priority of the first measurement target) is not limited in this disclosure. Any method that can achieve this priority order is applicable to the technical solution of this disclosure. Some specific implementation methods can be found in Examples 3 to 5 below, and will not be elaborated here.

[0088] (3) Determine that the priority of the second measurement target is higher than the priority of other measurement targets among all the targets to be measured. The second measurement target is a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the second measurement target.

[0089] For example, a network device configures at least one UAV measurement target for a terminal, where each UAV measurement target is also configured with one or more associated spatial ranges. The UAV terminal may consider the second measurement target to have a higher priority than the other measurement targets, or it may consider the other measurement targets to have a lower priority than the second measurement target. For example, the network configures measurement targets for the UE including MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4, the UE's current location is P1, and the configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3. P1 is located within the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 with S2, MT3 with S3, and MT4 has no associated spatial range. Since MT1 and MT3 are UAV measurement targets, the second measurement target is MT1, and the UE considers MT1 to have a higher priority than MT2 / MT3 / MT4.

[0090] (4) Determine that the priority of the third measurement target among all the measurement targets is lower than the priority of other measurement targets besides the third measurement target. The third measurement target is not a measurement target dedicated to the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is outside all spatial ranges associated with the third measurement target.

[0091] For example, a network device configures at least one measurement target for a terminal, including at least one UAV measurement target. This measurement target also has one or more associated spatial ranges. The UAV terminal may consider the third measurement target to have a lower priority than the others, or vice versa. For instance, the network configures measurement targets MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4 for the UE, and the UE's current location is P1. The configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3, where P1 is located within the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 with S2, MT3 with S3, and MT4 has no associated spatial range. Since MT1 and MT2 are UAV measurement targets, the third measurement target is MT3, and the UE considers MT3 to have a lower priority than MT1 / MT2 / MT4.

[0092] It should be noted that, in specific implementations, the above-mentioned methods for determining the priority order of the first terminal to be measured can be used in combination, and this disclosure is not restrictive. For example, if the network device configures UAV measurement targets for the terminal and also configures one or more spatial ranges associated with the measurement targets, the UAV terminal can first set the priority of the UAV measurement targets among all the targets to be measured to be higher than the priority of the non-UAV measurement targets, and then set the priority of the measurement targets associated with the spatial range containing the location of the UAV terminal among all the UAV measurement targets to be higher; or the UAV terminal can first set the priority of the measurement targets associated with the spatial range containing the location of the UAV terminal among all the targets to be measured to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets, and then set the priority of the UAV measurement targets among all the measurement targets associated with the spatial range containing the location of the UAV terminal to be higher; or the UAV terminal can first set the priority of the second measurement target among all the targets to be measured to be the highest, and then set the priority order of other measurement targets; or the UAV terminal can first set the priority of the second measurement target among all the targets to be measured to be the highest, and then set the priority order of other measurement targets; or the UAV terminal can first set the priority of the second measurement target to be the highest, and then set the priority order of other measurement targets to be higher. The third measurement target has the lowest priority among the targets to be measured, and then the priority order of other measurement targets is set. The specific principle to be prioritized can be a preset rule. For example, the protocol stipulates that "the priority of the first measurement target in the second measurement target set is higher than the priority of other measurement targets besides the first measurement target. The first measurement target satisfies that: the location of the first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; wherein the second measurement target set includes all targets to be measured", and then "the priority of the first terminal-specific measurement target in the first measurement target set is higher than the priority of non-first terminal-specific measurement targets; wherein the first measurement target set includes one or more targets to be measured based on the location of the first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information", or the priority principle is determined based on network configuration, etc., which will not be elaborated here.

[0093] For example, the following are some examples of the priority order of measurement targets set by UAV terminals based on the above principles, such as:

[0094] (UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (Non-UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured), where (UAV, within the space where the UE is located) represents the UAV measurement target, and the measurement target is associated with at least one space range containing the location of the UE, and so on.

[0095] (UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (UAV, not configured within the space) > (Non-UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (Non-UAV, not configured within the space).

[0096] (UAV, within the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, within the space of the UE) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured) > (UAV, outside the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, outside the space of the UE).

[0097] (UAV, within the space of the UE) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (UAV, outside the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, within the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the space of the UE).

[0098] (UAV, within the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, within the space of the UE) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (UAV, outside the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the space of the UE).

[0099] Taking (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) as an example, specifically, the priority of measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can always be higher than the priority of measurement targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range). How to ensure this relationship is always satisfied can be stipulated by preset principles or guaranteed by some network configuration parameters, etc., without restriction. Specifically, the priority of multiple measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can be considered the same, or the priority of each specific measurement target can be further divided based on certain rules, without restriction. In other words, based on this principle, different measurement targets can be divided into different priority levels. The terminal then triggers measurements according to these priority levels. Measurement targets with the same priority level can be considered to have the same priority. Alternatively, they can be further prioritized according to a default priority or other methods. That is, multiple measurement targets with the same priority level can be further prioritized. For example, (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range). All measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) are of the same priority level, higher than all measurement targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range). Furthermore, all measurement targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can be considered to have the same priority. However, each measurement target can be further prioritized, and the UE always prioritizes measuring targets with higher priority levels, for example, always measuring targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) first. Alternatively, a separate priority can be configured for each measurement target based on preset principles or configuration parameters, while simultaneously satisfying the above priority level division. For example, if we take (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured), then all measurement targets that satisfy (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) have the same priority level, and the priority of the measurement target that satisfies the condition is higher than the priority of all measurement targets that satisfy (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range).

[0100] In some embodiments, other terminals besides the first terminal may determine the priority of the target to be measured based on at least one of the following:

[0101] (1) Determine that the priority of non-first terminal dedicated measurement targets in the third measurement target set is higher than the priority of first terminal dedicated measurement targets; wherein the third measurement target set includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured based on the location of non-first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information.

[0102] For example, if the third set of measurement targets contains at least one measurement target, and the network device configures at least one UAV measurement target to the terminal, the non-UAV terminal may consider that the priority of the non-UAV measurement target among all the targets to be measured in the third set of measurement targets is higher than the priority of the UAV measurement target, or consider that the priority of the UAV measurement target among all the targets to be measured in the third set of measurement targets is lower than the priority of the non-UAV measurement target.

[0103] For example, a network device configures at least one measurement target for a terminal, including at least one UAV measurement target. Simultaneously, the network configures one or more spatial ranges associated with the at least one measurement target. A non-UAV terminal can consider all the targets to be measured as a third set of measurement targets. As mentioned earlier, a non-UAV terminal can assume that the priority of non-UAV measurement targets in the third set of measurement targets is higher than the priority of UAV measurement targets, or that the priority of UAV measurement targets in the third set of measurement targets is lower than the priority of non-UAV measurement targets. Alternatively, a non-UAV terminal can use one or more targets to be measured, partitioned based on the non-UAV terminal's location and / or measurement target configuration information, as the third set of measurement targets. One or more measurement targets that are associated with at least one spatial range containing the location of the non-UAV terminal are designated as a third set of measurement targets. For example, if the current location of the non-UAV terminal is P1, and the configured spatial range includes S1 / S2 / S3, with P1 located within the spatial range planned by S1 and S2, and assuming that measurement targets MT1 are associated with S1 / S3, MT2 with S2, and MT3 with S3, then one or more measurement targets that are associated with at least one spatial range containing the location of the non-UAV terminal are designated as the third set of measurement targets. The third set of measurement targets is MT1 / MT2. An additional MT3 can also be divided into another third set of measurement targets according to other rules (e.g., one or more measurement targets whose associated spatial ranges do not contain the location of the non-UAV terminal are designated as the third set of measurement targets). Alternatively, a third set of measurement targets can be defined as one or more measurement targets associated with the spatial range of the non-UAV terminal's location, along with measurement targets not associated with any spatial range. For example, if MT4 is not configured with any associated spatial range, then the third set of measurement targets would be MT1 / MT2 / MT4. Alternatively, all measurement targets configured with associated spatial ranges could be defined as the third set of measurement targets, such as MT1 / MT2 / MT3, and so on. For this third set of measurement targets, the non-UAV terminal can consider the non-UAV measurement targets in the third set to have a higher priority than the UAV measurement targets, or vice versa. The third set of measurement targets can be a single set, or multiple sets divided based on the location of the non-first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information. As mentioned in the previous example, the third set of measurement targets is MT1 / MT2; it could also be MT3.

[0104] The specific method for setting the priority of non-first terminal-specific measurement targets in the third measurement target set to be higher than that of first terminal-specific measurement targets (or the priority of first terminal-specific measurement targets to be lower than that of non-first terminal-specific measurement targets) is not limited in this disclosure. Any method that can achieve this priority order is applicable to the technical solutions of this disclosure. Some specific implementation methods can be found in Examples 3 to 5 below, and will not be elaborated here.

[0105] (2) Determine that the priority of the fourth measurement target in the fourth measurement target set is higher than the priority of other measurement targets outside the fourth measurement target. The fourth measurement target satisfies that: the location of the non-first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the fourth measurement target; wherein the fourth measurement target set includes all the targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on the measurement target configuration information.

[0106] For example, the fourth set of measurement targets contains at least one measurement target, wherein at least one measurement target is configured with one or more spatial ranges associated with the measurement target. For example, the measurement targets configured by the network for the UE include MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4, the current location of the UE is P1, and the configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3. P1 is located in the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 is associated with S2, MT3 is associated with S3, and MT4 is not configured with any associated spatial range.

[0107] The fourth measurement target set can be any set of measurement targets configured by the network for the terminal. In the example above, the fourth measurement set is MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4. The fourth measurement target satisfies the following conditions: the terminal's location is within at least one spatial range associated with the fourth measurement target; if the fourth measurement target is MT1 / MT2, then the terminal considers MT1 / MT2 to have a higher priority than MT3 / MT4.

[0108] Alternatively, the fourth measurement target set can be one or more targets to be measured, divided based on measurement target configuration information. For example, the fourth measurement target set can be divided according to whether the measurement target is a UAV-specific measurement target. For instance, MT1 / MT3 are UAV-specific measurement targets, while MT2 / MT4 are non-UAV-specific measurement targets, so the fourth measurement target sets are MT1 / MT3 and MT2 / MT4, respectively. When the fourth measurement target set is MT2 / MT4, the fourth measurement target satisfies the following: the location of the non-first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; the fourth measurement target is MT2, meaning MT2 has a higher priority than MT4. When the fourth measurement target set is MT1 / MT3, the fourth measurement target is MT1, and MT1 has a higher priority than MT3. Furthermore, the fourth measurement target set can be one or more targets to be measured, divided based on whether measurement target configuration information is configured, such as the fourth measurement target set being MT1 / MT2 / MT3. Alternatively, non-UAV measurement targets and measurement targets without configured measurement target information can be grouped into the same fourth measurement target set, such as MT2 / MT4. There are various specific division methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0109] For this fourth set of measurement targets, a non-UAV terminal may consider that the priority of the fourth measurement target in the fourth set of measurement targets is higher than the priority of other measurement targets, or consider that the priority of other measurement targets in the fourth set of measurement targets is lower than the priority of the fourth measurement target.

[0110] The fourth set of measurement targets can be a single set or multiple sets divided based on the configuration information of the measurement targets.

[0111] The specific method for setting the priority of the fourth measurement target in the fourth measurement target set to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets (or the priority of other measurement targets to be lower than the priority of the fourth measurement target) is not limited in this disclosure. Any method that can achieve this priority order is applicable to the technical solution of this disclosure. Some specific implementation methods can be found in Examples 3 to 5 below, and will not be elaborated here.

[0112] (3) Determine that the priority of the fifth measurement target among all the measurement targets is higher than the priority of other measurement targets besides the fifth measurement target. The fifth measurement target is a non-first terminal dedicated measurement target and satisfies the following: the location of the non-first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the fifth measurement target.

[0113] For example, a network device configures at least one non-UAV measurement target for a terminal, and also configures one or more spatial ranges associated with the measurement targets. The non-UAV terminal may consider the fifth measurement target to have a higher priority than the other measurement targets, or it may consider the other measurement targets to have a lower priority than the fifth measurement target. For example, the network configures measurement targets for the UE including MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4, the UE's current location is P1, and the configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3. P1 is located within the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 with S2, MT3 with S3, and MT4 has no associated spatial range configured. Since MT1 and MT3 are UAV measurement targets, the fifth measurement target is MT2, and the UE considers MT2 to have a higher priority than MT1 / MT3 / MT4.

[0114] (4) Determine that the priority of the sixth measurement target among all the measurement targets is lower than the priority of other measurement targets. The sixth measurement target is a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the non-first terminal is outside all spatial ranges associated with the sixth measurement target.

[0115] For example, a network device configures at least one non-UAV measurement target for a terminal, and also configures one or more spatial ranges associated with the measurement targets. The non-UAV terminal may consider the sixth measurement target among all the measurement targets to have a lower priority than the other measurement targets, or it may consider the other measurement targets to have a higher priority than the sixth measurement target. For example, the network configures measurement targets for the UE including MT1 / MT2 / MT3 / MT4, the UE's current location is P1, and the configured spatial ranges include S1 / S2 / S3. P1 is located within the spatial ranges planned by S1 and S2. For example, measurement target MT1 is associated with S1 / S3, MT2 is associated with S2, MT3 is associated with S3, and MT4 has no associated spatial range configured. Since MT1 and MT3 are UAV measurement targets, the sixth measurement target is MT3, and the UE considers MT3 to have a lower priority than MT2 / MT4 / MT1.

[0116] It should be noted that, similar to the first terminal, the above-mentioned methods for determining the priority order of the target to be measured by non-first terminals can be used in combination in specific implementations. Which principle is prioritized can be a preset rule or determined based on network configuration; this disclosure does not limit this. The non-first terminals to which the above principles apply can be terminals capable of recognizing this information.

[0117] For example, the following are some examples of the priority order of measurement targets set by non-UAV terminals based on the above principles, such as:

[0118] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, no spatial range configured).

[0119] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, not configured within the spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, not configured within the spatial range).

[0120] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range).

[0121] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range).

[0122] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range).

[0123] Taking the relationship (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) as an example, specifically, the priority of measurement targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can always be higher than the priority of measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range). How to ensure this relationship is always satisfied can be stipulated by preset principles or guaranteed by some network configuration parameters, etc., without restriction. Specifically, the priority of multiple measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can be considered the same, or the priority of each specific measurement target can be further divided based on certain rules, without restriction. The above principle allows different measurement targets to be categorized into different priority levels. The terminal then triggers measurements according to these priority levels. Measurement targets with the same priority level are considered to have the same priority. Alternatively, they can be further prioritized using a default priority or other methods. In other words, multiple measurement targets with the same priority level are further prioritized. For example, (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range). All measurement targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) are considered to have the same priority level, which is higher than all measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range). Furthermore, all measurement targets satisfying (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) can be considered to have the same priority. However, each measurement target can be further prioritized, and the UE always prioritizes measuring targets with higher priority levels, for example, always measuring targets satisfying (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) first. Alternatively, a separate priority can be configured for each measurement target based on preset principles or configuration parameters, while simultaneously satisfying the above priority level division. For example, if (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range), then all measurement targets that satisfy (non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) are of the same priority level, and the priority of the measurement target that satisfies the condition is higher than the priority of all measurement targets that satisfy (UAV, within the UE's spatial range).

[0124] In some embodiments, determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information includes:

[0125] It receives priority parameters sent by network devices and determines the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameters and the target configuration information.

[0126] Specifically, the network device can also send priority parameters to the terminal, which determines the priority of the target to be measured based on these priority parameters and the target configuration information. The specific content of these priority parameters is not limited in this disclosure, as long as they can be used to determine the priority of the target to be measured.

[0127] For example, the priority parameter may include one or more offsets. The terminal determines whether to increase or decrease the offset based on whether the corresponding conditions are met, based on the default priority of the measurement target, so as to improve or decrease the priority.

[0128] For example, the priority parameter may include a priority configured separately for the measurement target by the network device, and the terminal determines the priority of the measurement target based on the separately configured priority (or based on the separately configured priority and offset).

[0129] For some specific implementation methods, please refer to Examples 3 to 5 below, which will not be elaborated here.

[0130] In this way, the terminal can more flexibly adjust the priority of the measurement target, thereby improving the applicability of the technical solution disclosed herein to different terminal types and configuration methods.

[0131] In some embodiments, receiving measurement target configuration information sent by a network device includes:

[0132] Receive system information broadcast by network devices; this system information includes the configuration information of the measurement target; or...

[0133] Receive dedicated signaling sent by network devices, which contains the configuration information of the measurement target.

[0134] Specifically, the system information can be existing system information or system information specific to the first terminal, and this disclosure does not impose any limitations. For example, the relevant configuration information of the UAV measurement target can be carried through the UAV-specific SIBX, or the measurement target configuration information can be carried through existing SIBs such as SIB3, SIB4, and SIB5.

[0135] Dedicated signaling can be signaling used for connected terminals, or it can refer to signaling dedicated to the first terminal, through which the relevant configuration information of the measurement target is carried.

[0136] The above methods enable flexible configuration of measurement targets to meet the different configuration requirements of different terminals.

[0137] In some embodiments, the measurement is used for one or more of cell selection, cell reselection, connected-state measurement reporting, and conditional handover.

[0138] Specifically, the measurements described in this disclosure can be performed by an idle or inactive terminal or by a connected terminal, and this disclosure does not limit the scope of the measurements.

[0139] In some embodiments, idle or inactive terminals can determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information configured by the network device, and perform measurement based on the priority. The measurement results are used for cell selection, cell reselection, etc.

[0140] In some embodiments, the connected terminal can determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information configured by the network device, perform the measurement based on the priority, and use the measurement results for connected measurement reporting, condition evaluation, etc., without limitation.

[0141] The above methods can meet the measurement needs of terminals in different states under different scenarios and achieve terminal energy saving.

[0142] Figure 2 is a second schematic flowchart of the measurement method provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to network devices (e.g., base stations). As shown in Figure 2, the method includes the following steps:

[0143] Step 201: Send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0144] In some embodiments, the measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target, including:

[0145] The target configuration information is the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or,

[0146] The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

[0147] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0148] Priority parameters are sent to the terminal, which are used by the terminal to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameters and the target configuration information.

[0149] In some embodiments, the spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

[0150] In some embodiments, the measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

[0151] In some embodiments, sending measurement target configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0152] Broadcast system information to the terminal, which includes the measurement target configuration information; or...

[0153] Send dedicated signaling to the terminal; the dedicated signaling contains the measurement target configuration information.

[0154] In some embodiments, the first terminal is a UAV terminal.

[0155] The methods provided in the various embodiments of this disclosure are based on the same technical concept, so the implementation of each method can be referred to each other, and repeated parts will not be described again.

[0156] The methods provided in the above embodiments of this disclosure are illustrated by specific examples below.

[0157] Example 1: UAV terminal-specific configuration information.

[0158] 1. Network devices send messages / signaling carrying relevant configuration information of the UAV measurement target. There are various ways to implement this.

[0159] For example, a separate SIB can be defined, denoted as SIBX. SIBX carries the relevant configuration information of the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal, while ordinary terminals ignore this SIBX.

[0160] For example, a separate signaling message can be defined, which carries configuration information about the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal. Ordinary terminals ignore this signaling message.

[0161] For example, a separate information field can be defined, denoted as field x. Field x carries the relevant configuration information of the measurement targets available to the UAV terminal. This information field can be carried through existing SIBs, such as SIB3 or SIB4. Ordinary terminals ignore this information field. This information field can also be carried through connection-mode dedicated signaling, which is not restricted here.

[0162] The configuration information related to the UAV measurement target mentioned above can be specific configuration information, such as frequency point information, SMTC configuration information, subcarrier spacing, etc., or it can be configuration information indicating the configuration information of the related measurement target through configuration index information. The index information can be associated with the specific measurement target configuration information. For example, the configuration index information indicates the measurement configuration information corresponding to a certain entry in SIB4, such as frequency point information, SMTC configuration information, subcarrier spacing, etc.

[0163] 2. After receiving the relevant configuration information of the UAV measurement target sent by the network device, the UAV terminal determines that the measurement target associated with the configuration information is the UAV measurement target.

[0164] In some implementations, after receiving the relevant configuration information of the UAV measurement target, the ordinary terminal may ignore the configuration information.

[0165] Example 2: The configuration information includes UAV cell indication and / or specified spatial range.

[0166] (1) UAV cell indication

[0167] The network device configures at least one measurement target for the terminal through system information or connection-state dedicated signaling. For each measurement target, it configures indication information, which is used to indicate whether the corresponding measurement target is a UAV cell. Specifically, it can be implemented by associating each measurement target with an indication information, and indicating whether the measurement target is a UAV cell by the value of the indication information or the presence of the indication information. Alternatively, it can be implemented by using a bitmap, where each bit corresponds to a measurement target, and each bit indicates 0 or 1 to notify the terminal whether each measurement target is a UAV cell. Other methods are also possible and are not limited here.

[0168] (2) Specified spatial range

[0169] Network devices configure at least one measurement target for terminals through system information or connection-state dedicated signaling. For each measurement target, the device may choose to configure or not configure one or more specified spatial ranges associated with it, or the network device may configure one or more specified spatial ranges. Each spatial range may be associated with one or more measurement targets. The specific implementation may be to directly configure the measurement target or configure the measurement target index, etc., without any restrictions.

[0170] The aforementioned spatial range can be a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range (e.g., a sphere (e.g., described by a reference point and radius), a cylinder (e.g., described by a reference point, radius, and height), a cuboid (e.g., described by multiple reference points, or "reference point, length, width, and height"), or a three-dimensional spatial range described by "irregular shape and height"), a horizontal spatial range, a distance range, etc., and the specific implementation is not limited here.

[0171] (3) UAV cell indication and designated spatial range

[0172] The network device configures at least one measurement target for the terminal through system information or connection-state dedicated signaling. Each measurement target can be associated with one or more specified spatial ranges (see (2) of this example for specific implementation), and each measurement target can be configured to be a UAV cell or not a UAV cell (see Example 1 or (1) of this example for specific implementation).

[0173] The above measurement targets can be configured per frequency point, per cell, or per cell group (i.e., containing multiple cells of the same frequency, or containing multiple cells (not limited to the same frequency or different frequencies)). They can be used for idle or inactive terminal measurements (e.g., for cell selection, cell reselection, or advance measurement), or for connected terminal measurements (e.g., for connected measurement reporting, conditional reconfiguration evaluation, etc.).

[0174] In addition, UAV cells can indicate to the terminal via signaling that the cell is a UAV cell. Specifically, the terminal can notify the terminal by carrying the indication information through SIB1. When the terminal is performing cell reselection, it can further determine whether the cell is a UAV cell by obtaining system information. If the cell is not a UAV cell, the UAV terminal camps on the cell and sets the cell's priority to the lowest or default priority, and continues to perform cell measurement and cell reselection.

[0175] Example 3: Prioritization processing, configuring UAV measurement targets.

[0176] Scenario 1: As in Example 1, configuration is performed using a UAV-specific SIB, a UAV-specific information domain, or a UAV-specific signaling.

[0177] 1-1. Configure the network device as shown in Example 1 for UAV measurement targets. For example, configure measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 as UAV measurement targets, and measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 as non-UAV measurement targets.

[0178] 1-2. The terminal performs priority processing.

[0179] For example, UE1 is a UAV terminal. UE1 reads messages or signaling carrying UAV measurement targets. Through these messages or signaling, it obtains the configuration information of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3, and also the configuration information of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. UE1 sets the priority of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 to the highest priority. In some implementations, if the measurement targets have configured priorities, UE1 ignores the configured priorities. UE1 decides whether and when to measure measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 based on the priorities and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements. Alternatively, UE1 may not trigger the measurement of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6.

[0180] For example, if UE2 is a regular terminal (such as an older version UE, which cannot parse newly defined messages or signaling), UE2 ignores messages or signaling carrying UAV measurement targets and can obtain the configuration information of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. UE2 decides whether and when to measure measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 according to priority and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements.

[0181] For example, if UE3 is a terminal that does not support UAV (such as a UE of the same or higher version as the UAV terminal, which can parse newly defined messages or signaling), UE3 can ignore messages or signaling carrying UAV measurement targets and obtain the configuration information of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. UE3 decides whether and when to measure measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 according to priority and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements. Alternatively, UE3 reads messages or signaling carrying UAV measurement targets, obtains the configuration information of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6, and learns that measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 are UAV measurement targets. UE3 considers measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 to have the lowest priority. In some implementations, if the measurement targets are configured with priorities, the terminal UE3 ignores the configured priorities. UE3 decides whether and when to measure measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 according to the priorities and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements, or UE3 does not trigger the measurement of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3.

[0182] In the above scenario, if the UAV measurement target is the same as the non-UAV measurement target, for example, measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 are on the same frequency or have the same configuration (e.g., in Example 1, UAV measurement target 1 notifies the terminal through a configuration index, and the measurement target indicated by this index is measurement target 4), then measurement target 4 is treated as a UAV-specific measurement target. For example, UE1 considers measurement target 1 (measurement target 4), measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 to have the highest priority, and measurement target 5 and measurement target 6 to have the lowest priority or lower than measurement target 1 (measurement target 4), measurement target 2, and measurement target 3. UE3 considers measurement target 1 (measurement target 4), measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 to have the lowest priority, and measurement target 5 and measurement target 6 to have the highest priority or higher than measurement target 1 (measurement target 4), measurement target 2, and measurement target 3. The priority determination method for non-UAV measurement targets can follow the default priority confirmation method, such as determining priority through a configured priority level.

[0183] In some implementations, the terminal can further differentiate the priorities of UAV measurement targets, taking the above-mentioned measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 as examples:

[0184] (1) For the configuration method of notifying UAV measurement targets through configuration index, where a measurement target can be both a non-UAV measurement target and a UAV measurement target, the terminal calculates the default priority of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 according to the default priority method. Taking the higher the value, the higher the priority, as an example, the UAV terminal, such as UE1, can increase the priority of the measurement target by adding a preset offset to the UAV measurement target (this offset can be, for example, the maximum value of the current default priority + 1, or other values, which are not limited here), or measure according to the priority of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 being higher than that of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. When measuring {measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3}, the default priority of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 will be further sorted or considered to have the same priority. The same principle is used for measuring {measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6}, or a preset offset is reduced for non-UAV measurement targets to lower their priority. Non-UAV terminals, such as UE3, can reduce the priority of a UAV measurement target by decreasing its priority by a preset offset (this offset could be the maximum value of the current default priority plus 1, or other values, which are not limited here). Alternatively, measurements can be performed according to the principle that measurement targets 1, 2, and 3 have lower priorities than measurement targets 4, 5, and 6. Within the measurement {measurement targets 1, 2, and 3}, the default priorities of measurement targets 1, 2, and 3 will be further sorted, and so on for other measurement targets of the same priority level. Alternatively, a preset offset can be added to non-UAV measurement targets to increase their priority. In other words, according to the aforementioned embodiments, measurement targets that meet the corresponding conditions are divided into different priority levels, and measurements are triggered according to different priority levels. Measurement targets of the same priority level are then sorted according to the default priority or further prioritized in other ways, or they are considered to have the same priority level, and measurements are triggered based on their priority.

[0185] (2) For configuration methods that specifically configure the measurement target to notify the UAV measurement target (not through the configuration index), a dedicated priority can be configured, with higher values ​​indicating higher priority (e.g., the priority range of the UAV measurement target (e.g., 8-15) is higher than the priority range of the non-UAV measurement target (e.g., 0-7)). Alternatively, the same value range can be configured as above. The terminal first calculates the default priorities of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 according to the default priority method. The UAV terminal, such as UE1, increases the priority of the measurement target by adding a preset offset to obtain a new priority (the offset can be, for example, the maximum value of the current default priority + 1, or other values, which are not limited here). The non-UAV terminal, such as UE3, decreases the priority of the measurement target by reducing the preset offset to obtain a new priority (the offset can be, for example, the maximum value of the current default priority + 1, or other values, which are not limited here). Alternatively, UAV terminals, such as UE1, decrease the priority of non-UAV measurement targets by an offset, while non-UAV terminals, such as UE3, increase the priority of non-UAV measurement targets by an offset. The priority of UAV measurement targets is calculated using a default method. Alternatively, as in the aforementioned embodiments, measurement targets meeting the corresponding conditions are divided into different priority levels, and measurements are triggered according to these different priority levels. Measurement targets with the same priority level are then sorted according to the default priority or further prioritized using other methods. Alternatively, measurement targets with the same priority level are considered to have the same priority, and measurements are triggered based on their priority.

[0186] Adding or removing an offset here is just one possible implementation. Any solution that can prioritize UAV measurement targets over non-UAV measurement targets (for UAV terminals) and distinguish different priorities among UAV measurement targets is not excluded.

[0187] Scenario 2: UAV cell indication as in Example 2.

[0188] 2-1. The network device sends the configuration information of the measurement target as in Example 2. For example, it configures measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. The network device configures UAV cell indication for measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3. Then, measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 are UAV measurement targets, and measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 are non-UAV measurement targets.

[0189] 2-2. The terminal performs priority processing.

[0190] For example, UE1 is a UAV terminal, and UE3 is a terminal that does not support UAV (such as a UE of the same or higher version as the UAV terminal, which can parse newly defined messages or signaling). The specific priority handling method of UE1 or UE3 for measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 is the same as in scenario 1 above.

[0191] For example, if UE2 is a regular terminal (such as an older version UE that cannot parse newly defined messages or signaling), then UE2 obtains measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6. UE2 calculates the priority of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 in the default way, and decides whether and when to measure measurement target 1, measurement target 2, measurement target 3, measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 according to the priority and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements.

[0192] Example 4: Priority handling, configuring a specified space range (see the space range specified in Example 2).

[0193] 1. Configure measurement targets for network devices, such as measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3. The network device is configured with spatial ranges S1, S2, and S3. Measurement target 1 is associated with {S1, S2}, measurement target 2 is associated with {S3}, and measurement target 3 is not associated with any spatial range. For specific association methods, refer to Example 2.

[0194] 2. The terminal performs priority processing.

[0195] For example, if UE1 is a UAV terminal, when UE1 moves to a specified spatial range, such as S1, or if the location of UE1 only meets the spatial range of S1, and the measurement target associated with S1 is measurement target 1, UE1 can be processed in any of the following ways:

[0196] (1) When the location of the UE satisfies at least one of the spatial ranges associated with any measurement target, the measurement target is considered to have the highest priority. In some implementations, the terminal UE1 can ignore the configured priority. For example, if UE1 considers measurement target 1 to have the highest priority, UE1 will trigger the measurement according to the highest priority of measurement target 1, while measurement targets 2 and 3 are measured according to the default priority, or measurement target 3 is measured first.

[0197] (2) The UE only measures the measurement targets that meet the spatial range. That is, when the UE is not in all the spatial ranges associated with a measurement target, the UE does not perform the measurement of that measurement target. For example, UE1 only measures measurement target 1 and does not measure measurement target 2 and measurement target 3.

[0198] (3) The UE does not measure measurement targets that do not meet the spatial range and considers measurement targets that meet the spatial range to have the highest priority. For example, UE1 does not measure measurement target 2 and sets the priority of measurement target 1 to the highest. In some implementations, the terminal UE1 can ignore the configured priority and UE1 measures measurement target 1 and measurement target 3 according to the priority. In some implementations, when it is necessary to distinguish different priorities among multiple measurement targets that simultaneously meet the spatial range, you can refer to Example 3.

[0199] (4) The UE considers the measurement target that meets the spatial range to have the highest priority and the measurement target that does not meet the spatial range to have the lowest priority. For example, UE1 considers measurement target 2 to have the lowest priority. In some implementations, terminal UE1 ignores the configured priority and considers measurement target 1 to have the highest priority. In some implementations, terminal UE1 ignores the configured priority and UE1 measures measurement target 1, measurement target 2 and measurement target 3 according to their priorities. In some implementations, when it is necessary to distinguish different priorities among multiple measurement targets that simultaneously meet the spatial range, you can refer to Example 3. When it is necessary to distinguish different priorities among multiple measurement targets that simultaneously do not meet the spatial range, you can refer to Example 3 and change adding an offset to subtracting an offset, or increase the priority of measurement targets that do not have a configured spatial range by an offset (less than the offset added when the spatial range is met), etc., and is not limited to the above methods.

[0200] For example, if UE2 is a regular terminal (such as an older version UE that cannot parse newly defined messages or signaling), UE2 obtains the measurement target according to the default priority and determines whether and when to measure measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 according to the priority and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements.

[0201] For example, if UE3 is a terminal that does not support UAV (such as a UE of the same or higher version as the UAV terminal, which can parse newly defined messages or signaling), when UE3 moves to a specified spatial range, such as moving to S1, or the location of UE3 only satisfies the spatial range of S1, and the measurement target associated with S1 is measurement target 1, UE3 can be processed in any of the following ways:

[0202] (1) UE3 ignores spatial range association information and executes according to UE2.

[0203] (2) UE3 only measures the measurement targets within the spatial range associated with UE3. For example, if the location of UE3 only satisfies S1, UE3 only measures measurement target 1. In some implementations, if it is necessary to distinguish different priorities among multiple measurement targets that simultaneously satisfy the spatial range, please refer to Example 3.

[0204] (3) UE3 only measures the measurement targets associated with the spatial range of UE3 and the measurement targets without an associated spatial range, and considers the measurement targets with the associated spatial range to have the highest priority. In some implementations, the terminal can ignore the configured priority. For example, UE3 considers measurement target 1 to have a higher priority than measurement target 3. UE1 measures measurement target 1 and measurement target 3 according to their priorities. In some implementations, when it is necessary to distinguish different priorities among multiple measurement targets that simultaneously meet the spatial range, you can refer to Example 3.

[0205] (4) UE3 can measure all configured measurement targets. It considers the measurement targets that meet the spatial range to have the highest priority and the measurement targets that do not meet the spatial range to have the lowest priority. For details, please refer to the processing method of UE1 above.

[0206] Example 5: Prioritization processing, configuring UAV measurement targets and / or specified spatial ranges (see Example 1 and Example 2).

[0207] 1. The network device is configured with UAV measurement targets as in Example 1 and Example 2 (1). For example, measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 are configured as UAV measurement targets, and measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 are configured as non-UAV measurement targets. The network device is configured with spatial ranges S1, S2, S3, and S4. Measurement target 1 is associated with {S1, S2}, measurement target 2 is associated with {S3}, measurement target 3 is not associated with any spatial range, measurement target 4 is associated with {S1, S3}, measurement target 5 is associated with {S2, S3}, and measurement target 6 is not associated with any spatial range. For specific association methods, please refer to the examples above.

[0208] 2. The terminal performs priority processing.

[0209] For example, UE1 is a UAV terminal. UE1 reads a message or signaling carrying UAV measurement targets as in Example 1, or receives configuration information as in Example 2 (1), obtains the configuration information of measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3, and confirms that measurement target 1, measurement target 2, and measurement target 3 are UAV measurement targets. At the same time, it can obtain the configuration information of measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 and confirm them as non-UAV measurement targets. Furthermore, it obtains the specified spatial range associated with each measurement target according to the configuration of the network device. When UE1 moves to the specified spatial range, for example, to S1, or the position of UE1 only satisfies the spatial range of S1, the measurement targets associated with S1 are measurement target 1 and measurement target 4. Specifically, UE1 can process it in any of the following ways:

[0210] (1) If the UE only measures the measurement targets associated with the spatial range, then the UE1 only measures measurement target 1 and measurement target 4. The specific measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 can be prioritized according to Example 3, and it can be confirmed when and whether to measure the related measurement targets.

[0211] (2) The UE only measures the measurement targets associated with the spatial range (measurement target 1 and measurement target 4) and the measurement targets not associated with any spatial range (measurement target 3 and measurement target 6), and considers the measurement targets associated with the spatial range to have the highest priority. For example, UE1 considers measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 to have a higher priority than measurement target 3 and measurement target 6, and determines the priorities of measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 respectively according to Example 3 when performing the measurement of (measurement target 1 and measurement target 4), and determines the priorities of measurement target 3 and measurement target 6 respectively according to Example 3 when performing the measurement of (measurement target 3 and measurement target 6). The specific implementation can be the following measurement target priority order:

[0212] (UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (Non-UAV, within the space where the UE is located) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured), where (UAV, within the space where the UE is located) means that the measurement target is a UAV measurement target, and the associated space range includes the location of the UE, that is, at least one associated space range includes the location of the UE. The others follow the same logic and will not be elaborated further.

[0213] To achieve the above order, a new offset can be introduced. For example, when the measurement target is associated with the spatial range of the UE, the priority is increased by offset1, and when the measurement target is a UAV measurement target, the priority is increased by offset2.

[0214] Each measurement target can be configured with a priority P individually. For example, the priority of measurement target 1 is P1+offset1+offset2, the priority of measurement target 4 is P4+offset1, the priority of measurement target 3 is P3+offset2, and the priority of measurement target 6 is P6.

[0215] In this case, offset1 > offset2. Taking the value range of P as 0 to 7, offset2 can be a constant of 8 or greater than 8, and offset1 can be a value of 8 + offset2 or greater than 8 + offset2.

[0216] Of course, the above example takes the highest priority when the measurement target is associated with the spatial range of the UE. In the implementation, the UAV measurement target can also have the highest priority, that is, (UAV, within the spatial range of the UE) > (UAV, not configured in the spatial range) > (non-UAV, within the spatial range of the UE) > (non-UAV, not configured in the spatial range).

[0217] (3) The UE can measure all configured measurement targets, and the specific priority order of the measurement targets can be in any of the following ways:

[0218] (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range), where (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) indicates that the corresponding measurement target is a UAV measurement target and an associated spatial range is configured, but the UE's location is not within any associated spatial range of the measurement target. Other cases follow the same logic and will not be elaborated further.

[0219] (UAV, within the space of the UE) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (UAV, outside the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, within the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the space of the UE).

[0220] (UAV, within the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, within the space of the UE) > (UAV, no space range configured) > (UAV, outside the space of the UE) > (Non-UAV, no space range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the space of the UE).

[0221] For specific priority calculation methods, please refer to (2) above. For example, introduce a new offset. When the measurement target is associated with the spatial range of the UE, the priority is increased by offset1. When the measurement target is a UAV measurement target, the priority is increased by offset2. Each measurement target can be configured with a priority P separately, etc.

[0222] For example, if UE2 is a regular terminal (e.g., an older version UE that cannot parse newly defined messages or signaling), UE2 obtains the priority of the measurement target according to the default priority method, and determines whether and when to measure measurement target 4, measurement target 5, and measurement target 6 according to the priority and other conditions that trigger neighbor cell measurements.

[0223] For example, if UE3 is a terminal that does not support UAV (such as a UE of the same or higher version as the UAV terminal, which can parse newly defined messages or signaling), UE3 determines whether each measurement target is associated with a UAV cell or a specified spatial range. UE3 processes the data in any of the following ways, assuming that the location of UE3 only satisfies the spatial range of S1:

[0224] (1) UE3 ignores spatial range association information and executes according to UE2.

[0225] (2) UE3 only measures the measurement targets in the spatial range associated with UE3. For example, if UE3 only satisfies S1 in its location, UE only measures measurement target 1 and measurement target 4. The specific measurement priority of measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 is determined according to Example 3.

[0226] (3) UE3 only measures measurement targets (measurement target 1 and measurement target 4) within the spatial range associated with UE3 and measurement targets (measurement target 3 and measurement target 6) without an associated spatial range. UE3 considers measurement targets within the associated spatial range to have the highest priority. For example, UE3 considers measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 to have a higher priority than measurement target 3 and measurement target 6. When performing measurements of (measurement target 1 and measurement target 4), the priorities of measurement target 1 and measurement target 4 are determined according to Example 3. When performing measurements of (measurement target 3 and measurement target 6), the priorities of measurement target 3 and measurement target 6 are determined according to Example 3. Specifically, the priority order of the measurement targets can be as follows:

[0227] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, no spatial range configured), where (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) represents that the measurement target is a UAV measurement target, and the associated spatial range includes the UE's location, meaning that at least one associated spatial range includes the UE's location. Other parameters follow the same logic and will not be elaborated further.

[0228] For details on implementing the above priority order, please refer to section UE1.

[0229] Of course, the above example takes the highest priority when the measurement target is associated with the spatial range of the UE. In practice, the highest priority can also be given to non-UAV measurement targets, i.e. (non-UAV, within the spatial range of the UE) > (non-UAV, not configured within the spatial range) > (UAV, within the spatial range of the UE) > (UAV, not configured within the spatial range).

[0230] (4) UE3 can measure all configured measurement targets, and the specific priority order of measurement targets can be in any of the following ways:

[0231] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range), where (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) indicates that the corresponding measurement target is a UAV measurement target and an associated spatial range is configured, but the UE's location is not within any associated spatial range of this UAV measurement target. Other cases follow the same logic and will not be elaborated further.

[0232] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range).

[0233] (Non-UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, within the UE's spatial range) > (Non-UAV, no spatial range configured) > (Non-UAV, outside the UE's spatial range) > (UAV, no spatial range configured) > (UAV, outside the UE's spatial range).

[0234] For specific priority calculation methods, please refer to the corresponding section of UE1. For example, it can be calculated by "reducing the offset by offset2 for the UAV measurement target and subtracting offset1 for the priority of the spatial range where the UE is not associated", or other methods. No restrictions are imposed here.

[0235] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the terminal includes a memory 320, a transceiver 310, and a processor 300; wherein the processor 300 and the memory 320 may also be physically arranged separately.

[0236] The memory 320 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 310 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 300.

[0237] In Figure 3, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 300 and memory represented by memory 320. The bus architecture may also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 310 may be multiple components, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. For different user equipment, user interface 330 may also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0238] The processor 300 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 320 can store the data used by the processor 300 when performing operations.

[0239] The processor 300 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0240] The processor 300 executes any of the terminal-side methods provided in this disclosure embodiment by calling a computer program stored in the memory 320, according to the obtained executable instructions.

[0241] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the network device includes a memory 420, a transceiver 410, and a processor 400; wherein the processor 400 and the memory 420 may also be physically arranged separately.

[0242] The memory 420 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 410 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 400.

[0243] In Figure 4, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 400 and memory represented by memory 420. The bus architecture may also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 410 may be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, and other transmission media.

[0244] The processor 400 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 420 can store the data used by the processor 400 when performing operations.

[0245] The processor 400 can be a CPU, ASIC, FPGA or CPLD, and the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0246] The processor 400 executes any of the methods described in the network device side of this disclosure according to the obtained executable instructions by calling a computer program stored in the memory 420.

[0247] It should be noted that the terminal and network device provided in this embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts and beneficial effects that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0248] The measuring device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure is described below. The measuring device described below can be referred to in correspondence with the measuring method described above.

[0249] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of one of the structures of the measuring device provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the device includes:

[0250] The receiving unit 510 is used to receive measurement target configuration information sent by the network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and / or to configure a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0251] The measurement unit 520 is used to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information, and to perform the measurement based on the priority.

[0252] In some embodiments, the measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target, including:

[0253] The target configuration information is the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or,

[0254] The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

[0255] In some embodiments, determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information includes:

[0256] The first terminal determines the priority of the target to be measured based on at least one of the following:

[0257] The priority of the first terminal-specific measurement target in the first measurement target set is determined to be higher than that of the non-first terminal-specific measurement target; wherein the first measurement target set includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on the location of the first terminal and / or measurement target configuration information;

[0258] In the second set of measurement targets, the priority of the first measurement target is determined to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets. The first measurement target satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; wherein the second set of measurement targets includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on measurement target configuration information.

[0259] The priority of the second measurement target is determined to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets among all the targets to be measured. The second measurement target is a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the second measurement target.

[0260] The priority of the third measurement target among all the targets to be measured is determined to be lower than the priority of other measurement targets. The third measurement target is not a measurement target dedicated to the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is outside all spatial ranges associated with the third measurement target.

[0261] In some embodiments, determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the target configuration information includes:

[0262] It receives priority parameters sent by network devices and determines the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameters and the target configuration information.

[0263] In some embodiments, the spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

[0264] In some embodiments, the measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

[0265] In some embodiments, receiving measurement target configuration information sent by a network device includes:

[0266] Receive system information broadcast by network devices; this system information includes the configuration information of the measurement target; or...

[0267] Receive dedicated signaling sent by network devices, which contains the configuration information of the measurement target.

[0268] In some embodiments, the measurement is used for one or more of cell selection, cell reselection, connected-state measurement reporting, and conditional handover.

[0269] In some embodiments, the first terminal is a UAV terminal.

[0270] Figure 6 is a second schematic diagram of the structure of the measuring device provided in this embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, the device includes:

[0271] The sending unit 610 is used to send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

[0272] In some embodiments, the measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target, including:

[0273] The target configuration information is the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or the configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or,

[0274] The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

[0275] In some embodiments, the sending unit 610 is further configured to:

[0276] Priority parameters are sent to the terminal, which are used by the terminal to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameters and the target configuration information.

[0277] In some embodiments, the spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

[0278] In some embodiments, the measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

[0279] In some embodiments, sending measurement target configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0280] Broadcast system information to the terminal, which includes the measurement target configuration information; or...

[0281] Send dedicated signaling to the terminal; the dedicated signaling contains the measurement target configuration information.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first terminal is a UAV terminal.

[0283] It should be noted that the measuring device provided in this embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts and beneficial effects that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0284] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of this disclosure is illustrative and only represents one logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this disclosure can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated units described above can be implemented in hardware or as software functional units.

[0285] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this disclosure, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0286] On the other hand, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute the measurement methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0287] It should be noted that the processor-readable storage medium provided in this embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts and beneficial effects that are the same as those in the method embodiments will not be described in detail here.

[0288] The processor-readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that the processor can access, including but not limited to magnetic memory (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO)), optical memory (e.g., CD, DVD, BD, HVD), and semiconductor memory (e.g., ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)).

[0289] The technical solutions provided in this disclosure can be applied to a variety of systems. For example, applicable systems may include Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) systems, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD) systems, Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) systems, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) systems, 5G New Radio (NR) systems and their evolved communication systems, and 6G (sixth generation mobile communication technology) systems. These systems may include terminal equipment and network equipment. The systems may also include a core network component, such as the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) or the 5G Core Network (5GC).

[0290] The terminals disclosed in this embodiment can be devices that provide voice and / or data connectivity to users, handheld devices with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. The names of the terminals may differ in different systems; for example, in a 5G system, a terminal may be called User Equipment (UE). Wireless terminal devices can communicate with one or more core networks (CNs) via a Radio Access Network (RAN). Wireless terminal devices can be mobile terminal devices, such as mobile phones (or "cellular" phones) and computers with mobile terminal devices, for example, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices that exchange voice and / or data with the RAN. Examples include Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Wireless terminal equipment can also be referred to as a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, or user device, but is not limited to these terms in the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0291] The network device disclosed in this embodiment may be a base station, which may include multiple cells providing services to terminals. Depending on the specific application, the base station may also be called an access point, or a device in the access network that communicates with the wireless terminal device through one or more sectors on the air interface, or other names. The network device may be used to exchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets, acting as a router between the wireless terminal device and the rest of the access network, where the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The network device may also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the network equipment involved in this disclosure can be a base transceiver station (BTS) in a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, a NodeB in a wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, an evolved Node B (eNB or e-NodeB) in a long term evolution (LTE) system, a 5G base station (gNB) in a next generation system, a Home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a femto, a pico, etc., and is not limited in this disclosure. In some network structures, the network equipment may include centralized unit (CU) nodes and distributed unit (DU) nodes, and the centralized unit and distributed unit may be geographically separated.

[0292] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this disclosure can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this disclosure can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this disclosure can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage and optical storage) containing computer-usable program code.

[0293] This disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of this disclosure. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-executable instructions. These computer-executable instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in one or more flowchart illustrations and / or one or more block diagrams.

[0294] These processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a processor-readable memory that can instruct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the functions specified in one or more flowcharts and / or one or more block diagrams.

[0295] These processor-executable instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process, such that the instructions, which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus, provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more flowcharts and / or one or more block diagrams.

[0296] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this disclosure without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this disclosure and their equivalents, this disclosure is also intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A measurement method applied to a terminal, comprising: The device receives measurement target configuration information sent by a network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets. The priority of the target to be measured is determined based on the measurement target configuration information, and the measurement is performed based on the priority.

2. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the dedicated measurement target for the first terminal, including: The measurement target configuration information is configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or, The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

3. The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein, Determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information includes: The first terminal determines the priority of the target to be measured based on at least one of the following: The priority of the first terminal-specific measurement target in the first measurement target set is determined to be higher than that of the non-first terminal-specific measurement target; wherein the first measurement target set includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on the location of the first terminal and / or the measurement target configuration information; In a second set of measurement targets, the priority of a first measurement target is determined to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets besides the first measurement target. The first measurement target satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is within at least one spatial range associated with the first measurement target; wherein the second set of measurement targets includes all targets to be measured, or includes one or more targets to be measured divided based on the measurement target configuration information. The priority of the second measurement target is determined to be higher than the priority of other measurement targets among all the targets to be measured. The second measurement target is a dedicated measurement target for the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is located within at least one spatial range associated with the second measurement target. The priority of the third measurement target among all the targets to be measured is determined to be lower than the priority of other measurement targets. The third measurement target is not a measurement target dedicated to the first terminal and satisfies the following condition: the location of the first terminal is outside all spatial ranges associated with the third measurement target.

4. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, Determining the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information includes: The system receives priority parameters sent by the network device and determines the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameters and the target configuration information.

5. The measurement method according to claim 1 or 3, wherein, The spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

6. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

7. The measurement method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The measurement target configuration information sent by the receiving network device includes: Receive system information broadcast by the network device, the system information including the measurement target configuration information; or... The network device receives dedicated signaling, which includes the measurement target configuration information.

8. The measurement method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The measurement is used for one or more of the following: cell selection, cell reselection, connectivity measurement reporting, and conditional handover.

9. The measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, The first terminal is a UAV terminal.

10. A measurement method applied to a network device, comprising: Send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

11. The measurement method according to claim 10, wherein, The measurement target configuration information is used to configure the dedicated measurement target for the first terminal, including: The measurement target configuration information is configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated system information block, configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated signaling, or configuration information carried by the first terminal dedicated information field; or, The measurement target configuration information includes indication information for indicating the dedicated measurement target of the first terminal.

12. The measurement method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The method further includes: A priority parameter is sent to the terminal, and the priority parameter is used by the terminal to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the priority parameter and the measurement target configuration information.

13. The measurement method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The spatial range includes a height range, a three-dimensional spatial range, a horizontal spatial range, or a distance range.

14. The measurement method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The measurement target includes one or more of the following: frequency point, cell, and measurement signal.

15. The measurement method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, Sending the measurement target configuration information to the terminal includes: Broadcast system information to the terminal, the system information including the configuration information of the measurement target; or... Send dedicated signaling to the terminal, the dedicated signaling containing the measurement target configuration information.

16. The measurement method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The first terminal is a UAV terminal.

17. A terminal, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; Memory, used to store computer programs; Transceiver, used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; Processor, configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations: The device receives measurement target configuration information sent by a network device. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets. The priority of the target to be measured is determined based on the measurement target configuration information, and the measurement is performed based on the priority.

18. A network device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; Memory, used to store computer programs; Transceiver, used to send and receive data under the control of the processor; Processor, configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations: Send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure the spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

19. A measuring device, comprising: The receiving unit is configured to receive measurement target configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets; The measurement unit is used to determine the priority of the target to be measured based on the measurement target configuration information, and to perform measurement based on the priority.

20. A measuring device, comprising: The sending unit is used to send measurement target configuration information to the terminal. The measurement target configuration information is used to configure a first terminal-specific measurement target and / or to configure a spatial range associated with one or more measurement targets.

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