Communication method and apparatus, and device, system, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and apparatus, and a device, a system, a storage medium and a program product. The method is executed by a terminal, and comprises: executing measurement on at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; on the basis of a first rule, determining, from the first measurement information, second measurement information, wherein the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of remaining measurement information in the first measurement information; and transmitting the second measurement information to a network device. By means of the solution of the present disclosure, preferential reporting of important measurement results in L1 measurement reporting can be implemented.

Description

Communication methods and apparatus, devices, systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication, and more particularly to a communication method and apparatus, device, system, storage medium and program product. Background Technology

[0002] In a communication system, a terminal can trigger layer 1 (L1) measurement reporting. Based on L1 measurement reporting, L1 / L2-triggered mobility (LTM) processes can be implemented.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program product.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is executed by a terminal. The method includes: performing measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; determining second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule, wherein the second measurement information has a higher priority than the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information; and sending the second measurement information to a network device.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided. The method is performed by a network device. The method includes: receiving second measurement information sent by a terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from first measurement information according to a first rule, and the second measurement information has a higher priority than the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided. The device is disposed in a terminal. The device includes a transceiver module and a processing module. The processing module is configured to: perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; and determine second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule, wherein the second measurement information has a higher priority than the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information. The transceiver module is configured to: transmit the second measurement information to a network device.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication apparatus is provided. The apparatus is disposed in a network device. The apparatus includes a transceiver module. The transceiver module is configured to receive second measurement information sent by a terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided. The communication device includes: one or more processors and a memory storing instructions. When executed by the communication device, the instructions cause the communication device to implement the communication method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of this disclosure, a communication system is provided. The communication system includes a terminal and a network device. The terminal is used to implement the communication method as described in the first aspect. The network device is used to implement the communication method as described in the second aspect.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided. The storage medium stores instructions. When executed on a communication device, the instructions cause the communication device to perform a communication method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is provided. When executed by a communication device, the program product causes the communication device to perform the communication method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided. When the computer program is run on a computer, it causes the computer to perform the communication method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0014] According to a tenth aspect of this disclosure, a chip or chip system is provided. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform the communication method as described in the first or second aspect.

[0015] According to embodiments of this disclosure, selective reporting of L1 measurement results can be achieved, ensuring priority transmission of important measurement results.

[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the invention.

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 3 is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0024] This disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product.

[0025] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method. The method is executed by a terminal. The method includes: performing measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; determining second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule, wherein the second measurement information has a higher priority than the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information; and sending the second measurement information to a network device.

[0026] According to this embodiment, during the measurement reporting process, the terminal can determine a second measurement information with higher priority from the first measurement information based on a first rule, and send the second measurement information to the network device. In this way, after obtaining the first measurement information through measurement, if the amount of data in the first measurement information is too large to be reported all at once, the terminal can determine the measurement information that needs to be sent first, i.e., the second measurement information, based on the first rule, and send it to the network side. This ensures the timely reporting of important measurement results and reduces the delay in the LTM process.

[0027] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following: identification information related rules; measurement result related rules.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information related rules may include at least one of the following: the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority; the priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; the priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

[0029] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result related rules may include at least one of the following: the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number; the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of the primary cell is higher than the priority of the measurement results of the secondary cells; the priority of the measurement results of multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in ascending order of cell identifier number. The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells is reduced sequentially in descending order of measurement result decrease; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results from candidate cells is higher than the priority of measurement results from serving cells; the priority of beam measurement results is higher than the priority of cell measurement results; the priority of Layer 1 measurement results is higher than the priority of Layer 3 measurement results.

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the beam number may include at least one of the following: an identifier of the TCI status; an identifier of the SSB; an identifier of the CSI-RS; and a candidate configuration identifier.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement information may be included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE; truncated Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may be determined based on at least one of the following: first information sent by the network device; protocol agreement.

[0033] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method may further include: receiving first information sent by a network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first rule.

[0034] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method may further include: sending the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information to the network device.

[0035] In a second aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication method. This method is performed by a network device. The method includes: receiving second measurement information sent by a terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

[0036] According to this embodiment, during the measurement reporting process, the second measurement information received by the network device can be information with higher priority determined by the terminal from the first measurement information according to the first rule. In this way, after obtaining the first measurement information through measurement, if the amount of data in the first measurement information is too large to be reported all at once, the terminal can determine the measurement information that needs to be sent first, i.e., the second measurement information, according to the first rule, and send it to the network side. This ensures the timely reporting of important measurement results and reduces the delay in the LTM process.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method may further include: sending first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first rule.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following: identification information related rules; measurement result related rules.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information related rules may include at least one of the following: the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority; the priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; the priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result related rules may include at least one of the following: the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number; the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of the primary cell is higher than the priority of the measurement results of the secondary cells; the priority of the measurement results of multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in ascending order of cell identifier number. The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells is reduced sequentially in descending order of measurement result decrease; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results from candidate cells is higher than the priority of measurement results from serving cells; the priority of beam measurement results is higher than the priority of cell measurement results; the priority of Layer 1 measurement results is higher than the priority of Layer 3 measurement results.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the beam number may include at least one of the following: an identifier of the TCI status; an identifier of the SSB; an identifier of the CSI-RS; and a candidate configuration identifier.

[0042] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement information may be included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE; truncated Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method may further include: receiving the remaining measurement information of the first measurement information sent by the terminal.

[0044] In a third aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device. This device is disposed in a terminal. The device includes a transceiver module and a processing module. The processing module is configured to: perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; and determine second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule, wherein the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information. The transceiver module is configured to: transmit the second measurement information to a network device.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following: identification information related rules; measurement result related rules.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information related rules may include at least one of the following: the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority; the priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; the priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result related rules may include at least one of the following: the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number; the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of the primary cell is higher than the priority of the measurement results of the secondary cells; the priority of the measurement results of multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in ascending order of cell identifier number. The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells is reduced sequentially in descending order of measurement result decrease; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results from candidate cells is higher than the priority of measurement results from serving cells; the priority of beam measurement results is higher than the priority of cell measurement results; the priority of Layer 1 measurement results is higher than the priority of Layer 3 measurement results.

[0048] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the beam number may include at least one of the following: an identifier of the TCI status; an identifier of the SSB; an identifier of the CSI-RS; and a candidate configuration identifier.

[0049] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement information may be included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE; truncated Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may be determined based on at least one of the following: first information sent by the network device; protocol agreement.

[0051] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module may also be configured to: receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first rule.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module may also be configured to: send the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information to the network device.

[0053] In a fourth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device. The device is disposed in a network device. The device includes a transceiver module. The transceiver module is configured to receive second measurement information sent by a terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

[0054] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module may also be configured to: send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate a first rule.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following: identification information related rules; measurement result related rules.

[0056] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the identification information related rules may include at least one of the following: the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority; the priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; the priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; the priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result related rules may include at least one of the following: the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number; the priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number; the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that triggered the measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result; the priority of the measurement results of the primary cell is higher than the priority of the measurement results of the secondary cells; the priority of the measurement results of multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in ascending order of cell identifier number. The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells is reduced sequentially in descending order of measurement result decrease; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a candidate cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a triggered measurement reporting is higher than the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beam of a serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting; the priority of measurement results from candidate cells is higher than the priority of measurement results from serving cells; the priority of beam measurement results is higher than the priority of cell measurement results; the priority of Layer 1 measurement results is higher than the priority of Layer 3 measurement results.

[0058] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the beam number may include at least one of the following: an identifier of the TCI status; an identifier of the SSB; an identifier of the CSI-RS; and a candidate configuration identifier.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second measurement information may be included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE; truncated Layer 1 measurement reporting MAC CE.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module may also be configured to: receive the remaining measurement information of the first measurement information sent by the terminal.

[0061] In a fifth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device. The communication device includes one or more processors and a memory storing instructions. When executed by the communication device, the instructions cause the communication device to implement the communication method as described in any of the first to second aspects and their possible implementations.

[0062] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system. The communication system includes a terminal and a network device. The terminal is used to implement the communication method as described in any of the first aspect and its possible embodiments. The network device is used to implement the communication method as described in any of the second aspect and its possible embodiments.

[0063] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions. When executed on a communication device, the instructions cause the communication device to perform the communication method as described in any of the first to second aspects and their possible implementations.

[0064] In an eighth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product. When executed by a communication device, the program product causes the communication device to perform the communication method as described in any of the first to second aspects and their possible implementations.

[0065] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program. When this computer program is run on a computer, it causes the computer to perform the communication method as described in any of the first to second aspects and their possible implementations.

[0066] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform the communication methods described in any of the first to second aspects and their possible implementations.

[0067] It is understood that the aforementioned communication devices, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, and chip systems are all used to execute the methods provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0068] This disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. In some embodiments, terms such as communication method, information processing method, and information transmission method can be used interchangeably; terms such as communication device, communication device, terminal, network device, network function, and network entity can be used interchangeably; and terms such as communication system and information processing system can be used interchangeably.

[0069] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0070] In the embodiments disclosed herein, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the various embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0071] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0072] In the embodiments of this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as “a,” “one,” “a kind,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “the,” “this,” etc., can mean “one and only one,” or “one or more,” “at least one,” etc. For example, when articles such as “a,” “an,” and “the” are used in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular or a plural expression.

[0073] In the embodiments of this disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0074] In some embodiments, terms such as “at least one (at least one, at least one item, at least one)” and “one or more” may be used interchangeably.

[0075] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0076] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0077] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. As another example, if the object being described is "information", then "second information" and "first information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0078] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0079] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0080] In some embodiments, the terms "greater than", "more than", "higher than", and "exceeding" can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, the terms "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than or equal to", "not lower than", and "above" can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, the terms "less than", "less than", and "lower than" can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, the terms "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be used interchangeably.

[0081] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0082] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0083] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0084] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0085] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0086] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0087] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0088] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0089] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0090] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

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

[0092] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of the following: access network device, core network element, and transmit / receive point.

[0093] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. In some embodiments, the access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

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

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

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

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

[0098] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G New Radio (NR), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0099] In communication systems such as 5G and 6G, the network side can provide the terminal with one or more candidate configurations. In some embodiments, the candidate configuration may include at least one of the following: candidate cell configuration and candidate cell group configuration. It is understood that a cell group may include one or more cells. A candidate cell configuration may include one or more cells. A candidate cell group configuration may include one or more cell groups. In this case, the network side can control the terminal to change between multiple candidate configurations through L1 signaling (e.g., downlink control information (DCI)) or L2 signaling (e.g., media access control-control element (MAC CE)). For example, the network side can control the terminal to change from cell 1 to cell 2. For example, the network side can control the terminal to change from cell group 1 to cell group 2. In some embodiments, the signaling used to control the terminal to make changes may be called "cell change control signaling," "cell change signaling," etc.

[0100] The aforementioned control process can be referred to as the LTM (L1 / L2-triggered mobility) process. Dynamic cell changes can be achieved through the LTM process. This control process can be configured with L1 measurement reporting procedures (e.g., channel state information (CSI) reports), which can help the network side select from multiple candidate configurations.

[0101] For the dynamic cell change process described above, L1 measurement reporting can be configured.

[0102] In some embodiments, for a dynamic cell change process, the configuration for L1 measurement reporting may include: L1 measurement resource configuration and L1 measurement reporting configuration.

[0103] In some embodiments, L1 measurement resource configuration can be used to configure the L1 measurement resources of candidate cells or candidate cell groups corresponding to candidate configurations. In some embodiments, a candidate configuration can be configured through the LTM-Candidate field in the LTM-CSI-ResourceConfig information element. In some embodiments, L1 measurement resources can be configured through the ltm-nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceToAddModList field in the LTM-TCI-Info information element.

[0104] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement reporting configuration can be used to configure the following: L1 measurement resources, L1 measurement reporting type, and L1 measurement reporting content.

[0105] In some embodiments, L1 measurement resources can be configured via the ltm-ResourcesForChannelMeasurement field in the LTM-CSI-Report cell.

[0106] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement reporting type may indicate at least one of the following types: periodic reporting, PUCCH semi-persistent reporting, PUSCH semi-persistent reporting, non-periodic reporting, and event-triggered reporting.

[0107] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement reporting type can be configured by the LTM-CSI-ReportConfig information element. For example, the LTM-CSI-ReportConfig information element may include the ltm-ReportConfigType field. The ltm-ReportConfigType field can be used to indicate the time-domain behavior of the reporting configuration. In one example, the ltm-ReportConfigType field may include at least one of the following: a periodic field, a semiPersistentOnPUCCH field, a semiPersistentOnPUSCH field, and an aperiodic field. The periodic field indicates periodic reporting. The semiPersistentOnPUCCH field indicates PUCCH semi-persistent reporting. The semiPersistentOnPUSCH field indicates PUSCH semi-persistent reporting. The aperiodic field indicates aperiodic reporting.

[0108] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement reporting content may include at least one of the following: the number of cells reported in a single L1 measurement report, the number of reference signals for each cell reported in a single L1 measurement report, and matching information regarding whether to report the L1 measurement results of the terminal's current serving SPCell.

[0109] In some embodiments, the L1 measurement reporting content can be configured through the LTM-ReportContent field in the LTM-CSI-ReportConfig information element. In some embodiments, the LTM-ReportContent field may include: the nrOfReportedCells field, the nrOfReportedRS-PerCell field, and the spCellInclusion field. The nrOfReportedCells field indicates the number of cells reported in a single L1 measurement report. The nrOfReportedRS-PerCell field indicates the number of reference signals for each cell reported in a single L1 measurement report. The spCellInclusion field indicates whether to report matching information for the L1 measurement results of the terminal's current serving SpCell.

[0110] In some embodiments, to support the LTM process, the network side can configure the terminal with an L1 measurement reporting process based on "event-triggered reporting". After a specific measurement reporting event is met, the terminal reports its L1 measurement results to the network side via the "L1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE". Since the terminal needs to use the uplink time-frequency resources specified by the uplink grant allocated by the network side to send the MAC CE, in order for the terminal to quickly notify the network side to obtain uplink grant, the network side can allocate a scheduling request (SR) resource to the "L1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE". Therefore, when the terminal triggers the reporting of the "L1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE", it can quickly notify the network side that it needs the corresponding uplink grant by sending SR information on this SR resource.

[0111] In some embodiments, for "event-triggered reporting," the network side can configure specific measurement events for the terminal. When a specific measurement event is met, the terminal can report the measurement results to the network side.

[0112] In some embodiments, the measurement event may include at least one of the following: event A1, event A2, event A3, event A4, event A5, and event A6. In some embodiments, event A1 is when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is higher than a threshold value. In some embodiments, event A2 is when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is lower than a threshold value. In some embodiments, event A3 is when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than the signal quality of the PCell (primary cell) / PSCell (primary secondary cell) by a certain value. In some embodiments, event A4 is when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than a threshold value. In some embodiments, event A5 is when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is lower than a threshold value, and the signal quality of the neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than a threshold value. In some embodiments, event A6 is when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than the signal quality of the SCell (secondary cell) by a certain value.

[0113] In some embodiments, when evaluating a measurement event, the terminal can determine whether to report a measurement based on entry and exit conditions. For example, for an A3 event, when the duration for which the terminal's cell measurement result meets the entry condition of the A3 event reaches a threshold configured on the network side, the terminal can trigger measurement reporting. When the duration for which the terminal's cell measurement result meets the exit condition of the A3 event reaches a threshold configured on the network side, the terminal cancels or stops measurement reporting (e.g., removes the measurement result to be reported).

[0114] In some embodiments, after triggering a "MAC CE for L1 measurement reporting," the terminal can send measurement results to the network side. However, as mentioned above, considering factors such as a potentially large number of cells or cell groups, a potentially large number of reference signals, a large number of measurement events, and a large number of L1 measurement reporting configurations, the measurement results sent by the terminal during L1 measurement reporting may include a large number of measurement values. In some cases, the uplink resources allocated by the network side for "MAC CE for L1 measurement reporting" may not be able to accommodate all the measurement results.

[0115] Therefore, how to achieve selective reporting of measurement results in L1 measurement reporting is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0116] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of the communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication method involved in this embodiment can be applied to a communication system 100. As shown in Figure 2, the communication method of this embodiment includes steps S201 to S205.

[0117] In step S201, network device 102 sends second information to terminal 101.

[0118] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send second information. In some embodiments, the second information may be sent by network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and may also be sent by other entities.

[0119] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive second information. In some embodiments, the second information may be received by terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and may also be received by other entities.

[0120] In some embodiments, the second information may be used to provide one or more candidate configurations to terminal 101.

[0121] In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in a radio resource control (RRC) message. In one example, network device 102 may send an RRC message to terminal 101. The RRC message may contain one or more candidate configurations.

[0122] In some embodiments, the RRC message may include an LTM-Config information element. The LTM-Config information element can be used to provide LTM candidate configurations. The LTM-Config information element may include an LTM-CandidateToAddModList field and an LTM-Candidate field. The LTM-CandidateToAddModList field can be used to indicate LTM candidate configurations that need to be added and / or modified. The LTM-Candidate field can be used to indicate configuration information for the LTM candidate configuration to be added and / or modified.

[0123] In step S202, network device 102 sends first information to terminal 101.

[0124] In some embodiments, network device 102 may send first information. In some embodiments, the first information may be sent by network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and may also be sent by other entities.

[0125] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may receive first information. In some embodiments, the first information may be received by terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and may also be received by other entities.

[0126] In some embodiments, the first information may be used to indicate a first rule. In some embodiments, the first information may be used to provide a first rule to terminal 101. In some embodiments, the first information may be used to configure a first rule to terminal 101.

[0127] In some embodiments, the first rule may be used to determine the priority of the measurement information reported by the L1 measurement of terminal 101.

[0128] In some embodiments, the name of the first rule is not limited, and it may be, for example, a preference rule, a priority rule, a sorting rule, etc.

[0129] In some embodiments, the measurement information may include at least one of the following: identification information and measurement results. It is understood that the identification information may be used to indicate the measurement object related to the measurement results.

[0130] In some embodiments, the first rule may include at least one of the following: identification information related rules and measurement result related rules.

[0131] In some embodiments, the identification information may include at least one of the following: an event identifier of the measurement event, a measurement reporting configuration identifier, and a candidate configuration identifier.

[0132] In some embodiments, the rules related to identification information may include at least one of the following:

[0133] Rule 1: Event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting have the highest priority;

[0134] Rule 2: Measurement reporting configuration identifiers have the highest priority;

[0135] Rule 3: The priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result;

[0136] Rule 4: The priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers;

[0137] Rule 5: The priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers;

[0138] Rule 6: The priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

[0139] In some embodiments, the event identifier that triggers the measurement reporting may have the highest priority. In this case, the event identifier of the measurement event that triggers the measurement reporting has the highest priority in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0140] In some embodiments, the event identifier for a measurement event may include an Event-ID.

[0141] It is understandable that the measurement identifier of the measurement event that triggers the measurement reporting has the highest priority, which ensures that the measurement event that triggers the measurement reporting is reported during measurement reporting, so that the network side can accurately know the measurement event corresponding to the received measurement result.

[0142] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration identifier may have the highest priority. In this case, the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0143] In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration identifier may include the parameter ReportConfig-ID (reporting configuration identifier).

[0144] It is understandable that the measurement reporting configuration identifier has the highest priority, which ensures that the measurement reporting configuration used is reported during measurement reporting, so that the network side can accurately know the measurement reporting configuration corresponding to the received measurement results.

[0145] In some embodiments, the priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting may be higher than the priority of the measurement result. In this case, the event identifier of the measurement event that triggers measurement reporting has a higher priority in the measurement reporting of terminal 101 than the measurement result corresponding to the measurement event.

[0146] In some embodiments, the measurement event may include at least one of the following: event A1, event A2, event A3, event A4, event A5, and event A6. In some embodiments, the event identifier of the measurement event may include: event identifier A1 for event A1, event identifier A2 for event A2, event identifier A3 for event A3, event identifier A4 for event A4, event identifier A5 for event A5, and event identifier A6 for event A6. It is understood that the measurement event may also include other events, and this disclosure does not specifically limit them.

[0147] In some embodiments, only one measurement event may be triggered at a time. In this case, the priority of the event identifier of a measurement event may be higher than the priority of the measurement result corresponding to that measurement event. In one example, event A1 is when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is higher than a threshold value. In this case, the priority of the event identifier of event A1 may be higher than the priority of the measurement result of the signal quality of the serving cell or serving cell group. In one example, event A2 is when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is lower than a threshold value. In this case, the priority of the event identifier of event A2 may be higher than the priority of the measurement result of the signal quality of the serving cell or serving cell group. In one example, event A3 is when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than the signal quality of the PCell / PSCell by a certain value. In this case, the priority of the event identifier of event A3 may be higher than the priority of the measurement result of the signal quality of the neighboring cell or neighboring cell group, and the priority of the measurement result of the signal quality of the PCell / PSCell. In one example, event A4 is when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than a threshold value. In this case, the event identifier of event A4 can have a higher priority than the signal quality measurement results of neighboring cells or neighboring cell groups. In one example, event A5 occurs when the signal quality of the serving cell (or cell group) is below a threshold, while the signal quality of neighboring cells (or cell groups) is above a threshold. In this case, the event identifier of event A5 can have a higher priority than the signal quality measurement results of the serving cell or serving cell group, and also the signal quality measurement results of neighboring cells or neighboring cell groups. In one example, event A6 occurs when the signal quality of a neighboring cell (or cell group) is higher than the signal quality of the SCell by a certain value. In this case, the event identifier of event A6 can have a higher priority than the signal quality measurement results of the neighboring cell or neighboring cell group, and also the signal quality measurement results of the SCell.

[0148] In some embodiments, multiple measurement events can be triggered. In this case, the priority of the event identifier for each measurement event can be higher than the priority of the measurement results corresponding to all measurement events. In one example, events A2 and A4 can be triggered simultaneously. In this case, the priority of the event identifier for event A2 can be higher than the priority of the signal quality measurement results of the serving cell or serving cell group, and the priority of the signal quality measurement results of neighboring cells or neighboring cell groups. Furthermore, the priority of the event identifier for event A4 can be higher than the priority of the signal quality measurement results of the serving cell or serving cell group, and the priority of the signal quality measurement results of neighboring cells or neighboring cell groups.

[0149] In some embodiments, the measurement result may be obtained by measuring the signal quality of a reference signal. In some embodiments, the reference signal may include at least one of the following: a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB), and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). In some embodiments, the signal quality may include at least one of the following: reference signal receiving power (RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), and signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

[0150] In some embodiments, the priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers. In this case, the event identifiers of multiple measurement events can have a priority order in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0151] In one example, for events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6, the corresponding event identifiers A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6 increase sequentially. Therefore, the priorities of events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6 can decrease sequentially, i.e., the priority order is: A1 > A2 > A3 > A4 > A5 > A6. Among events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6, event A1 has the highest priority, and event A6 has the lowest priority.

[0152] Understandably, different measurement events can have different levels of importance. For example, the measurement results of measurement events with smaller event identifiers may need to be reported first. By assigning lower priority to multiple event identifiers in ascending order of their numbers, it can be ensured that when multiple measurement events are triggered, the most important measurement events and their corresponding results are reported first.

[0153] In some embodiments, the priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers can be decreased sequentially in ascending order of their numbers. In this case, there can be a priority order among the multiple measurement reporting configurations in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0154] In one example, multiple measurement reporting configurations can be identified by numbers. Each number can be used to identify the corresponding measurement reporting configuration. For example, four measurement reporting configurations, namely configuration 1, configuration 2, configuration 3, and configuration 4, can be identified by numbers #1, #2, #3, and #4, respectively. The configuration identifiers #1, #2, #3, and #4 increase sequentially. Therefore, the priority of configurations 1, 2, 3, and 4 can decrease sequentially, i.e., the priority order is: configuration 1 > configuration 2 > configuration 3 > configuration 4. The measurement reporting configuration numbered #1 (i.e., configuration 1) can have the highest priority. The measurement reporting configuration numbered #4 (i.e., configuration 4) can have the lowest priority.

[0155] It is understandable that the network side can set different measurement reporting configuration identifiers for different measurement reporting configurations, and different measurement reporting configurations can have different levels of importance. For example, a higher-priority measurement reporting configuration can have an identifier with a smaller number. By assigning lower priority to multiple measurement reporting configurations in ascending order of their numbers, it can be ensured that, in the case of multiple measurement reporting configurations corresponding to different configurations, the more important measurement reporting configurations and their corresponding measurement results are reported first.

[0156] In some embodiments, the priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers. In this case, the multiple candidate configurations can have a priority order in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0157] In one example, multiple candidate configurations can be identified by their respective numbers. Each identifier can be used to identify the corresponding candidate configuration. For example, four candidate configurations, namely configuration 1, configuration 2, configuration 3, and configuration 4, can be identified by #1, #2, #3, and #4, respectively. The configuration identifiers #1, #2, #3, and #4 increase sequentially. Therefore, the priority of configuration 1, configuration 2, configuration 3, and configuration 4 can decrease sequentially, i.e., the priority order is: configuration 1 > configuration 2 > configuration 3 > configuration 4. The candidate configuration with the number #1 (i.e., configuration 1) can have the highest priority. The candidate configuration with the number #4 (i.e., configuration 4) can have the lowest priority.

[0158] It is understandable that the network side can assign different candidate configuration identifiers to different candidate configurations, and different candidate configurations can have different levels of importance. For example, a higher-priority candidate configuration can have an identifier with a smaller number. By assigning lower priority to multiple candidate configurations in ascending order of their numbers, it can be ensured that when multiple candidate configurations exist for measurement reporting, the more important candidate configuration and its corresponding measurement results are reported first.

[0159] In some embodiments, the rules relating to measurement results may include at least one of the following:

[0160] Rule 7: The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing beam number;

[0161] Rule 8: The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially according to the order in which the measurement results decrease.

[0162] Rule 9: The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing candidate configuration identifier number;

[0163] Rule 10: The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting shall be reduced in the order of decreasing measurement results;

[0164] Rule 11: Measurement results from the primary cell have a higher priority than measurement results from the secondary cell;

[0165] Rule 12: The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in order of increasing cell identifier number;

[0166] Rule 13: The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells shall be reduced in the order of decreasing measurement results;

[0167] Rule 14: The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that triggered measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that did not trigger measurement reporting.

[0168] Rule 15: The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting.

[0169] Rule 16: The measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report;

[0170] Rule 17: The measurement results of the candidate cell have a higher priority than the measurement results of the serving cell;

[0171] Rule 18: Beam measurement results have higher priority than cell measurement results;

[0172] Rule 19: Layer 1 measurement results have higher priority than Layer 3 measurement results.

[0173] In some embodiments, the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number. In some embodiments, there may be multiple beams in candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting. In this case, the priority of measurement results corresponding to these beams decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number. In some embodiments, there may be multiple beams in a group of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting. In this case, the priority of measurement results corresponding to these beams decreases sequentially in ascending order of beam number. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order among the measurement results of multiple beams located in a candidate cell or a group of candidate cells.

[0174] In one example, the number of beams in a candidate cell or group of candidate cells can be three, numbered #1, #2, and #3 respectively. As the numbers #1, #2, and #3 increase sequentially, the priority of the measurement results for the corresponding beams can decrease sequentially. For example, the priority order of the measurement results for the three beams could be: beam #1 > beam #2 > beam #3. The measurement result of the beam numbered #1 can have the highest priority, and the measurement result of the beam numbered #3 can have the lowest priority.

[0175] In some embodiments, the beam number may include at least one of the following: an identifier for the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state, an identifier for the SSB, an identifier for the CSI-RS, and a candidate configuration identifier. In some embodiments, the TCI state identifier may be used to indicate the TCI state. In one example, the TCI state identifier may include TCI-StateId (TCI state identifier). In some embodiments, the SSB identifier may be used to indicate the SSB. In one example, the SSB identifier may include SSB-Index (SSB index). In some embodiments, the CSI-RS identifier may be used to indicate the CSI-RS. In one example, the CSI-RS identifier may include CSI-RS-Index (CSI-RS index). In some embodiments, the candidate configuration identifier may be used to indicate a candidate configuration. In one example, the candidate configuration identifier may include candidateConfig-ID (candidate configuration identifier).

[0176] In some embodiments, the priority of measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result. In some embodiments, there may be multiple beams in the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting. In this case, the priority of the measurement results corresponding to these beams decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result. In some embodiments, there may be multiple beams in the candidate cell group that triggers measurement reporting. In this case, the priority of the measurement results corresponding to these beams decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement result. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order among the measurement results of multiple beams located in a candidate cell or candidate cell group.

[0177] In one example, the candidate cell can have three beams: beam #1, beam #2, and beam #3. For instance, the measurement results of the three beams could be in the following order: beam #1's measurement result is greater than beam #3's, and beam #3's measurement result is greater than beam #2's. For example, beam #1's RSRP measurement value is greater than beam #3's RSRP measurement value, and beam #3's RSRP measurement value is greater than beam #2's RSRP measurement value. Therefore, the priority order of the three beam measurement results is: beam #1 > beam #3 > beam #2. The measurement result of beam #1 can have the highest priority, and the measurement result of beam #2 can have the lowest priority. For instance, the measurement results of the three beams could be in the following order: beam #1's measurement result is greater than beam #2's, and beam #2's measurement result is equal to beam #3's measurement result. Therefore, the priority order of the measurement results of the three beams is: beam #1 > beam #2 = beam #3. The measurement result of beam #1 can have the highest priority. The measurement results of beams #2 and #3 can have the same and lowest priority.

[0178] In some embodiments, the priority of measurement results of multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number. In some embodiments, the priority of measurement results of multiple candidate cell groups that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of candidate configuration identifier number. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, the measurement results of multiple candidate cells or multiple candidate cell groups may have a priority order.

[0179] In one example, there can be three candidate cells: candidate cell 1, candidate cell 2, and candidate cell 3. The configuration identifier for the candidate configuration corresponding to candidate cell 1 is #3. The configuration identifier for the candidate configuration corresponding to candidate cell 2 is #2. The configuration identifier for the candidate configuration corresponding to candidate cell 3 is #1. Since the configuration identifiers #1, #2, and #3 increase sequentially, the priority of the measurement results for the corresponding candidate cells can decrease sequentially. Therefore, the priority order of the measurement results for candidate cell 1, candidate cell 2, and candidate cell 3 is: candidate cell 3 > candidate cell 2 > candidate cell 1. The measurement result of candidate cell 3, corresponding to the candidate configuration with configuration identifier #1, can have the highest priority. The measurement result of candidate cell 1, corresponding to the candidate configuration with configuration identifier #3, can also have the highest priority.

[0180] In some embodiments, the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement results. In some embodiments, the priority of the measurement results of multiple candidate cell groups that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in descending order of measurement results. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, the measurement results of multiple candidate cells or multiple candidate cell groups may have a priority order.

[0181] In one example, there can be three candidate cells: candidate cell 1, candidate cell 2, and candidate cell 3. The measurement results of the three candidate cells can be ranked as follows: the measurement result of candidate cell 1 is greater than that of candidate cell 3, and the measurement result of candidate cell 3 is greater than that of candidate cell 2. For example, the RSRP measurement value of candidate cell 1 is greater than that of candidate cell 3, and the RSRP measurement value of candidate cell 3 is greater than that of candidate cell 2. Therefore, the priority order of the measurement results of the three candidate cells is: candidate cell 1 > candidate cell 3 > candidate cell 2. The measurement result of candidate cell 1 can have the highest priority, and the measurement result of candidate cell 2 can have the lowest priority.

[0182] In some embodiments, the measurement results of the primary cell have a higher priority than the measurement results of the secondary cell. In this case, the measurement results of the primary cell and the measurement results of the secondary cell may have a priority order in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0183] In one example, multiple serving cells may include a primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The measurement results from the primary cell have a higher priority than those from the secondary cell.

[0184] In some embodiments, the priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in ascending order of cell identifier number. In one example, the cell number used to determine the priority order may include the secondary cell identifier. In another example, the cell number used to determine the priority order may include the serving cell identifier. In this case, the measurement results from multiple secondary cells may have a priority order in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0185] In one example, there can be two secondary cells: secondary cell 1 and secondary cell 2. The secondary cell identifier for secondary cell 1 can be #2. The secondary cell identifier for secondary cell 2 can be #5. Secondary cell identifier #5 for secondary cell 2 is greater than secondary cell identifier #2 for secondary cell 1. Therefore, the priority order between the measurement results of secondary cell 1 and secondary cell 2 can be: secondary cell 2 > secondary cell 1. The measurement result of secondary cell 2 can have a higher priority. The measurement result of secondary cell 1 can have a lower priority. In another example, there can be four secondary cells: secondary cell 1, secondary cell 2, secondary cell 3, and secondary cell 4. The serving cell identifier for secondary cell 1 can be #2. The serving cell identifier for secondary cell 2 can be #3. The serving cell identifier for secondary cell 3 can be #5. The serving cell identifier for secondary cell 4 can be #4. Therefore, the priority order between the measurement results of the four secondary cells can be: secondary cell 1 > secondary cell 2 > secondary cell 4 > secondary cell 3. The measurement result of secondary cell 2 can have the highest priority. The measurement result of secondary cell 3 can have the lowest priority.

[0186] In some embodiments, the priority of the measurement results of multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially in the order of decreasing measurement results. In this case, the measurement results of multiple secondary cells may have a priority order in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0187] In one example, there can be three secondary cells: secondary cell 1, secondary cell 2, and secondary cell 3. The measurement results of the three secondary cells can be ranked in the following order: the measurement result of secondary cell 1 is greater than that of secondary cell 3, and the measurement result of secondary cell 3 is greater than that of secondary cell 2. For example, the RSRP measurement value of secondary cell 1 is greater than that of secondary cell 3, and the RSRP measurement value of secondary cell 3 is greater than that of secondary cell 2. Therefore, the priority order of the measurement results of the three secondary cells is: secondary cell 1 > secondary cell 3 > secondary cell 2. The measurement result of secondary cell 1 can have the highest priority, and the measurement result of secondary cell 2 can have the lowest priority.

[0188] In some embodiments, the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that do not trigger measurement reporting. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order between the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting and the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that do not trigger measurement reporting.

[0189] In one example, candidate cell 1 is a candidate cell that triggers measurement reporting, while candidate cell 2 is a candidate cell that does not trigger measurement reporting. Therefore, the measurement results corresponding to the beam of candidate cell 1 can have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of candidate cell 2.

[0190] Understandably, the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that do not trigger measurement reporting. This allows the network to obtain the measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting in a timely manner, thereby finding the target cell more quickly.

[0191] In some embodiments, the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order between the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered the measurement reporting and the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting.

[0192] In one example, serving cell 1 is the serving cell that triggers measurement reporting, and serving cell 2 is the serving cell that does not trigger measurement reporting. Therefore, the measurement results corresponding to the beam of serving cell 1 can have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of serving cell 2.

[0193] In some embodiments, the measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report. In this case, in the measurement report of terminal 101, there may be a priority order between the measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report and the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report.

[0194] In one example, beam 1 and beam 2 are the beams that trigger measurement reporting, while beam 3 is the beam that does not trigger measurement reporting. Therefore, the priority of the measurement results corresponding to beam 1 and the measurement results corresponding to beam 2 can both be higher than the priority of the measurement results corresponding to beam 3.

[0195] Understandably, the measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report. This allows the network side to obtain the measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report in a timely manner, thereby finding the target beam more quickly.

[0196] In some embodiments, the measurement results of the candidate cell have a higher priority than the measurement results of the serving cell. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order between the measurement results of the candidate cell and the measurement results of the serving cell.

[0197] In one example, cell 1 can be a candidate cell, and cell 2 can be the serving cell. Therefore, the measurement results of cell 1 can have a higher priority than the measurement results of cell 2.

[0198] Understandably, the measurement results of the candidate cell have a higher priority than the measurement results of the serving cell. Therefore, the terminal 101 can send the measurement results of the candidate cell first, so that the network side can obtain the measurement results of the candidate cell in a timely manner, thereby enabling the terminal 101 to switch to the candidate cell more quickly.

[0199] In some embodiments, beam measurement results have a higher priority than cell measurement results. In some embodiments, different levels of measurement results can be obtained for cells and beams within cells. For example, the measurement results may include cell-level measurement results and beam-level measurement results. In this case, in the measurement reporting of terminal 101, there may be a priority order between beam-level measurement results and cell-level measurement results.

[0200] In one example, cell measurement results can be obtained for cell 1, and beam measurement results can be obtained for beam 1 in cell 1. Therefore, the measurement results of beam 1 can have a higher priority than the measurement results of cell 1.

[0201] Understandably, beam measurement results have a higher priority than cell measurement results. Therefore, terminal 101 can send beam-level measurement results first, enabling the network side to determine the target beam more quickly and achieve the handover of terminal 101 to the target beam.

[0202] In some embodiments, the priority of layer 1 measurement results is higher than that of layer 3 measurement results. In this case, there may be a priority order between layer 1 measurement results and layer 3 measurement results in the measurement reporting of terminal 101.

[0203] In one example, layer 3 measurements can be derived from layer 1 measurements. For instance, layer 1 measurements can be filtered through layer 3 to obtain layer 3 measurements. Layer 1 measurements can have a higher priority than layer 3 measurements.

[0204] Understandably, Layer 1 measurement results have a higher priority than Layer 3 measurement results. Since Layer 3 measurement results are obtained by processing Layer 1 measurement results, such as filtering, prioritizing the transmission of Layer 1 measurement results by terminal 101 can improve the timeliness of measurement result reporting, allowing the network side to receive the measurement results faster.

[0205] In some embodiments, the event identifier that triggers a measurement event to report a measurement can be indicated by a measurement reporting configuration identifier corresponding to the measurement event. In some embodiments, the measurement reporting configuration identifier corresponding to the measurement event can be used to implicitly indicate the measurement event. In some embodiments, the highest priority of the event identifier that triggers the measurement reporting can be equivalent to the highest priority of the measurement reporting configuration identifier, i.e., rule 1 and rule 2 can be interchanged.

[0206] In some embodiments, rule 1 and rule 2 may be used together. In some embodiments, rule 1 and rule 2 may be used selectively. In one example, the first information may include rule 1 or rule 2. In one example, the first information may include rule 1 and rule 2, and may be used selectively by terminal 101.

[0207] In some embodiments, rules 7 and 8 may be used together. In some embodiments, rules 7 and 8 may be used selectively. In one example, the first information may include either rule 7 or rule 8. In one example, the first information may include both rule 7 and rule 8, and may be used selectively by terminal 101.

[0208] In some embodiments, rules 9 and 10 may be used together. In some embodiments, rules 9 and 10 may be used selectively. In one example, the first information may include either rule 9 or rule 10. In one example, the first information may include both rule 9 and rule 10, and may be used selectively by terminal 101.

[0209] In some embodiments, rules 12 and 13 may be used together. In some embodiments, rules 12 and 13 may be used selectively. In one example, the first information may include either rule 12 or rule 13. In one example, the first information may include both rule 12 and rule 13, and may be used selectively by terminal 101.

[0210] It should be noted that the first information can be used to indicate one or more rules from rules 1 to 19 in the first rule. In one example, the first information may include all rules from rules 1 to 19. In another example, the first information may include some rules from rules 1 to 19.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in at least one of the following: RRC message, MAC CE, DCI.

[0212] In step S203, terminal 101 determines to trigger measurement reporting.

[0213] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain measurement results.

[0214] In some embodiments, terminal 101 can determine that a first measurement event has been met based on the measurement results. If the first measurement event is met, terminal 101 can trigger an L1 measurement report.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first measurement event may include at least one of the following: event A1, event A2, event A3, event A4, event A5, and event A6. If at least one of the events A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, and A6 is satisfied, terminal 101 may determine to trigger L1 measurement reporting.

[0216] In some embodiments, when terminal 101 determines that L1 measurement reporting has been triggered, terminal 101 can obtain first measurement information. The first measurement information may include the measurement result to be reported and identification information related to the measurement result. It is understood that the first measurement information may be the measurement result related to the first measurement event and related identification information. For example, the first measurement information may be obtained by terminal 101 performing measurements for at least one cell.

[0217] In step S204, terminal 101 sends second measurement information to network device 102.

[0218] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may send second measurement information. In some embodiments, the second measurement information may be sent by terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and may also be sent by other entities.

[0219] In some embodiments, network device 102 may receive second measurement information. In some embodiments, the second measurement information may be received by network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and may also be received by other entities.

[0220] In some embodiments, the second measurement information is used to report the measurement results of terminal 101.

[0221] In some embodiments, the second measurement information may include at least a portion of the information in the first measurement information.

[0222] In some embodiments, step S204 may include: determining second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule.

[0223] In some embodiments, the second measurement information may be determined by terminal 101 from the first measurement information according to a first rule. In some embodiments, the priority of the second measurement information may be higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information. In other words, the priority of the second measurement information may be higher than the priority of other measurement information in the first measurement information besides the second measurement information.

[0224] In some embodiments, the second measurement information can be sent via the first MAC CE. In some embodiments, terminal 101 can send the first MAC CE to network device 102. The first MAC CE may contain the second measurement information.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE may be the L1 measurement reporting MAC CE. It is understood that the content contained in the L1 measurement reporting MAC CE may be the entirety of the L1 measurement reporting. For example, the L1 measurement reporting MAC CE may contain the entirety of the second measurement information.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE may be a truncated L1 measurement reporting MAC CE. It is understood that the content included in the L1 measurement reporting MAC CE may be the truncated version of the entire L1 measurement report. For example, the L1 measurement reporting MAC CE may include a truncated portion of the entire second measurement information.

[0227] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 may sequentially obtain information from the first measurement information and add it to the first MAC CE in descending order of priority indicated by the first rule, until the first MAC CE can no longer carry more information.

[0228] In some embodiments, the first rule used by terminal 101 to determine the second measurement information may be received from network device 102 in step S202. In some embodiments, the first rule may be obtained based on protocol agreement or local configuration. In some embodiments, terminal 101 may determine the second measurement information based on the received first rule and / or the first rule obtained based on protocol agreement.

[0229] In some embodiments, when terminal 101 simultaneously receives the first rule and obtains the first rule according to the protocol or local configuration, terminal 101 may give priority to using the received first rule.

[0230] It should be noted that rules 1 to 19 in the first rule can be used individually or in combination.

[0231] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may determine second measurement information from first measurement information according to any one of rules 1 to 19. In some embodiments, terminal 101 may select one rule from the first rules to determine the second measurement information according to protocol agreement or local configuration.

[0232] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may determine second measurement information from first measurement information according to multiple rules in rules 1 to 19.

[0233] In one example, the first rule may include rule 1 and rule 4, and rule 1 and rule 4 can be used in combination. In one example, when multiple measurement events trigger measurement reporting, terminal 101 can determine the second measurement information from the first measurement information according to rule 1 and rule 4. For example, if events A1, A3, and A4 all trigger measurement reporting, terminal 101 can first determine, according to rule 1, that the event identifiers of events A1, A3, and A4 have the highest priority; then, terminal 101 can determine, according to rule 4, that the priority of the event identifier of event A1 is higher than the priority of the event identifier of event A3, and the priority of the event identifier of event A3 is higher than the priority of the event identifier of event A4. Thus, terminal 101 can add the event identifiers of events A1, A3, and A4, and the measurement results to the first MAC CE in order of priority, until all are contained in the first MAC CE or the first MAC CE cannot carry more information.

[0234] In one example, the first rule may include rule 7 and rule 9, and rule 7 and rule 9 may be used in combination. In one example, when multiple measurement events trigger measurement reporting, terminal 101 can determine the second measurement information from the first measurement information according to rule 7 and rule 9. For example, the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting may include candidate cell 1 and candidate cell 2. The two beams that trigger measurement reporting in candidate cell 1 are numbered #1 and #2, respectively. The two beams that trigger measurement reporting in candidate cell 2 are numbered #6 and #7, respectively. In this case, terminal 101 can determine, according to rule 9, that the measurement result of candidate cell 1 has a higher priority than the measurement result of candidate cell 2. Furthermore, terminal 101 can determine, according to rule 7, that the measurement result of beam #1 in candidate cell 1 has a higher priority than the measurement result of beam #2, and that the measurement result of beam #6 in candidate cell 2 has a higher priority than the measurement result of beam #7. Thus, combining rules 7 and 9, the priority of the measurement results from high to low can be determined as follows: beam #1, beam #2, beam #6, beam #7. Terminal 101 can add the measurement results of beam #1, beam #2, beam #6, and beam #7 to the first MAC CE in this priority order, until all are included in the first MAC CE or the first MAC CE cannot carry more information.

[0235] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, rules 1 to 19 can be combined arbitrarily to determine the second measurement information, and this disclosure does not impose specific limitations on this.

[0236] In step S205, terminal 101 sends third measurement information to network device 102.

[0237] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may send third measurement information. In some embodiments, the third measurement information may be sent by terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and may also be sent by other entities.

[0238] In some embodiments, network device 102 may receive third measurement information. In some embodiments, the third measurement information may be received by network device 102, but is not limited thereto, and may also be received by other entities.

[0239] In some embodiments, the third measurement information may include the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information other than the second measurement information. It is understood that the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information may have a lower priority than the second measurement information.

[0240] In some embodiments, the third measurement information can be sent via the second MAC CE. In some embodiments, terminal 101 can send the second MAC CE to network device 102. The second MAC CE may contain the third measurement information.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first MAC CE may be an L1 measurement reporting MAC CE or a truncated L1 measurement reporting MAC CE.

[0242] In some embodiments, through steps S204 and S205, terminal 101 can report the entire contents of the first measurement information to network device 102. In some embodiments, after terminal 101 completes the reporting of the entire contents of the first measurement information, terminal 101 may no longer perform L1 measurement reporting for this measurement event.

[0243] In some embodiments, the content carried in the first MAC CE and the second MAC CE can be completely different. In other words, the content of the second measurement information and the content of the third measurement information can be completely different. It is understood that the measurement information sent through the first MAC CE in step S204 will not be repeated in subsequent MAC CEs (e.g., the second MAC CE). In one example, the first measurement information may include measurement information related to beam 1 and measurement information related to beam 2. The second measurement information may include measurement information related to beam 1. The third measurement information may include measurement information related to beam 2, but does not include measurement information related to beam 1.

[0244] The communication method according to the embodiments of this disclosure can be realized through the above steps S201 to S205.

[0245] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0246] In some embodiments, the terms "uplink", "uplink", and "physical uplink" can be used interchangeably, as can the terms "downlink", "downlink", and "physical downlink", as well as the terms "sidelink", "sidelink", "sidelink communication", "sidelink communication", "direct connection", "direct link", "direct communication", and "direct link communication".

[0247] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0248] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0249] In some embodiments, the terms “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, and “RAN-based” can be used interchangeably.

[0250] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0251] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0252] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "default", "set", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A", "preset A", "default A", "set A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0253] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0254] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S201 and S205. For example, step S202 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment. For example, step S204 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment. For example, a combination of steps S203 and S204 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment. For example, a combination of steps S2020, S203, and S204 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment. It should be noted that the possible standalone embodiments consisting of one or more steps S201 to S205 are not limited thereto.

[0255] In some embodiments, steps S201, S202, S203, and S205 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0256] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2 may be referred to.

[0257] Figure 3 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. This disclosure relates to a communication method. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes steps S301 to S303.

[0258] In step S301, terminal 101 performs a measurement.

[0259] The optional implementation of step S301 can be found in the optional implementation of step S203 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0260] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information.

[0261] In step S302, terminal 101 determines the second measurement information.

[0262] The optional implementation of step S302 can be found in the optional implementation of step S204 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0263] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may determine second measurement information from first measurement information according to a first rule.

[0264] In step S303, terminal 101 sends second measurement information to network device 102.

[0265] The optional implementation of step S303 can be found in the optional implementation of step S204 in Figure 2, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0266] In the following, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be described by way of specific implementation.

[0267] In the embodiments disclosed herein, the priority of measurement reporting values ​​in the terminal's "L1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE" is determined by network configuration (i.e., first information) or protocol agreement, so that more urgent (or more important) measurement values ​​can be obtained by the network side more quickly, thereby reducing the probability of connection failure and improving data transmission throughput.

[0268] In some embodiments, according to the order (or priority) rules agreed upon by the network configuration or protocol (i.e., the first rule), the terminal prioritizes reporting measurement-related information with higher priority.

[0269] In some embodiments, the network side (i.e., the network device) configures priority rules for measurement reporting to the terminal.

[0270] In some embodiments, the network side provides "L1 measurement reporting configuration" to the terminal side.

[0271] In some embodiments, according to the L1 measurement reporting configuration, the terminal triggers L1 measurement reporting after a measurement reporting event is met. (For example, the measurement reporting trigger event configured by the network for the terminal is a comparison between the beam measurement result of the candidate cell (e.g., RSRP) and the beam measurement result of the terminal's current PCell, which is greater than or equal to a threshold value configured by the network. After the terminal meets this reporting event, measurement reporting is triggered.)

[0272] In some embodiments, after the terminal triggers L1 measurement reporting, the signaling type for reporting the measurement results includes any one of the following:

[0273] - Layer 1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE: A MAC CE format containing the complete measurement results to be reported (e.g., if a terminal has measurement results configured for 3 candidate cells to report, this MAC CE contains all the measurement results the terminal needs to report).

[0274] - Truncated Layer 1 Measurement Reporting MAC CE: A MAC CE format containing only a portion of the measurement results to be reported (e.g., a terminal needs to report measurement results for three candidate cell configurations; due to uplink transmission resource limitations, this MAC CE only contains a portion of the measurement results to be reported. For example, this MAC CE only contains two of the three candidate cell configuration measurement results to be reported).

[0275] In some embodiments, the order (or priority) rules for the terminal to report measurement-related information, according to the network configuration or protocol-agreed order (or priority) rules, include at least one of the following: (For example, due to the limitation of the uplink grant size for sending the measurement reporting MAC CE, the terminal sequentially puts the corresponding information into the reporting MAC CE according to the priority order of the "measurement-related information" until the MAC CE can no longer hold more information.)

[0276] Rule 1: The event identifier that triggers the measurement reporting (e.g., Event-ID) has the highest priority.

[0277] Rule 2: "Measurement reporting configuration identifier" (e.g., ReportConfig-ID) has the highest priority (rule 1 and rule 2 are mutually exclusive);

[0278] Rule 3: The priority of "event identifier that triggers measurement reporting" is higher than that of "quantification of measurement results" (e.g., RSRP);

[0279] Rule 4: For multiple "event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting", the priority is reduced sequentially according to the event identifier number (for example, the priority of event identifier number 1 is higher than that of event identifier number 2).

[0280] Rule 5: For multiple "measurement reporting configuration identifiers", the priority shall be reduced in order of configuration identifier number (for example, the priority of number 1 is higher than that of number 2).

[0281] Rule 6: For multiple "candidate configuration identifiers" (e.g., candidateConfig-ID), the priority is reduced in order of the "candidate configuration identifier" number (e.g., the priority of number 1 is higher than that of number 2).

[0282] Rule 7: The measurement results corresponding to the beams of multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting are ranked in descending order of beam number (e.g., TCI-State-ID) (e.g., the priority of number 1 is greater than that of number 2).

[0283] Rule 8: "Measurement results corresponding to the beams of multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting" are sorted in descending order of measurement results, with higher priority given to larger measurement result values ​​(e.g., the measurement result with the largest RSRP value has the highest priority) (Rule 7 and Rule 8 are mutually exclusive).

[0284] Rule 9: Measurement results of candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting shall be ranked in descending order of priority according to the order of "candidate configuration identifier" (e.g., the priority of cell number 1 is higher than that of cell number 2).

[0285] Rule 10: "Measurement results of multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting" are sorted from largest to smallest, with higher priority given to larger measurement results (e.g., the measurement result with the largest RSRP value has the highest priority) (Rule 9 and Rule 10 are mutually exclusive).

[0286] Rule 11: For "measurement results from multiple serving cells", PCell has higher priority than SCell;

[0287] Rule 12: Measurement results of "multiple SCells" shall be ranked in descending order of priority according to the "SCell Identifier" (or "Serving Cell Identifier") number (e.g., number 1 has a higher priority than number 2).

[0288] Rule 13: "Measurement results of multiple SCells" are sorted from largest to smallest, with larger measurement results having higher priority (e.g., the measurement result with the largest RSRP value has the highest priority) (Rule 12 and Rule 13 are mutually exclusive).

[0289] Rule 14: "Measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that triggered measurement reporting" have higher priority than "Measurement results corresponding to the beams of candidate cells that did not trigger measurement reporting".

[0290] Rule 15: "Measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered measurement reporting" have higher priority than "Measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger measurement reporting";

[0291] Rule 16: "Measurement results corresponding to beams that trigger measurement reporting" have higher priority than "Measurement results corresponding to beams that do not trigger measurement reporting";

[0292] Rule 17: Measurement results of "candidate cells" have higher priority than measurement results of "serving cells";

[0293] Rule 18: "Beam measurement results" have higher priority than "cell-level measurement results";

[0294] Rule 19: “Layer 1 measurement results” have higher priority than “Layer 3 measurement results”.

[0295] In some embodiments, the aforementioned "event identifier that triggers measurement reporting" may also be implicitly indicated by the "measurement reporting configuration identifier" (e.g., ReportConfig-ID) corresponding to the event.

[0296] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned "layer 3 measurement result" is obtained by filtering the "layer 1 measurement result" through layer 3.

[0297] In some embodiments, the “beam number” mentioned above includes any one of the following: TCI status identifier, SSB identifier, CSI-RS identifier, and candidate configuration identifier (e.g., candidateConfig-ID).

[0298] In some embodiments, the following restrictions may be imposed: when a terminal triggers a specific measurement event, the terminal will only cancel the "measurement results to be reported corresponding to the specific measurement event" after all the measurement results to be reported corresponding to the specific measurement event have been reported.

[0299] In some embodiments, the following restrictions may be imposed: when a terminal triggers a specific measurement event, and after the terminal reports part of the measurement results to be reported corresponding to that specific measurement event, the terminal will not report the measurement results that have already been reported in subsequent reports. For example, if the terminal triggers measurement event 3, which requires reporting the measurement results of beam-1 and beam-2, and the first reported measurement result only includes the measurement result of beam-1, then in the subsequent second report, the terminal only needs to report the measurement result of beam-2.

[0300] In the embodiments disclosed herein, some or all of the steps and their optional implementations may be arbitrarily combined with some or all of the steps in other embodiments, or may be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementations in other embodiments.

[0301] This disclosure also provides communication devices for implementing any of the above methods. For example, this disclosure provides a communication device including units or modules for implementing the steps performed by terminal 101 in any of the above methods. For example, this disclosure provides a communication device including units or modules for implementing the steps performed by network device 102 in any of the above methods.

[0302] It should be understood that the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated. Furthermore, the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device. The processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits. The functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit. In another implementation, the hardware circuit can be implemented using a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gates. The connection relationships between the logic gates are configured through configuration files, thereby achieving the functionality of some or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.

[0303] In this embodiment, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a central processing unit, microprocessor, graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a type of microprocessor), or digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device, such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. Furthermore, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), tensor processing unit (TPU), deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0304] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the communication device 400 may include at least one of the following: a transceiver module 401 and a processing module 402.

[0305] In some embodiments, the communication device 400 may be a terminal 101. In some embodiments, the processing module 402 may be configured to: perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain first measurement information; determine second measurement information from the first measurement information according to a first rule, wherein the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information. The transceiver module 401 may be configured to: send the second measurement information to a network device. Optionally, the transceiver module 401 may be configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201, S202, S204, S205, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be elaborated here. Optionally, the processing module 402 may be configured to perform at least one of the other steps (e.g., step S203, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, excluding the communication steps such as sending and receiving.

[0306] In some embodiments, the communication device 400 may be a network device 102. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 401 may be configured to: receive second measurement information sent by a terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from the first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information. Optionally, the transceiver module 401 may be configured to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (e.g., steps S201, S202, S204, S205, but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.

[0307] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module. The transmitting and receiving modules may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.

[0308] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0309] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 5100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 5100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0310] As shown in Figure 5A, the communication device 5100 includes one or more processors 5101. The processor 5101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control the communication device (e.g., base station, baseband chip, terminal device, terminal device chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 5100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 5101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 5100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0311] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more transceivers 5102. When the communication device 5100 includes one or more transceivers 5102, the transceivers 5102 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S201, S202, S204, S205, but not limited thereto), and the processor 5101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., step S203, but not limited thereto). In optional embodiments, the transceivers may include receivers and / or transmitters, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0312] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5103 may be located outside the communication device 5100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 5100 may include one or more interface circuits 5104. Optionally, the interface circuits 5104 are connected to the memories 5103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 5103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 5103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 5104 can read data stored in the memories 5103 and send the data to the processor 5101.

[0313] The communication device 5100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 5100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 5100 may not be limited by FIG. 5A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0314] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For cases where the communication device 5100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the chip 5200 shown in Figure 5B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0315] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201. Chip 5200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0316] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more interface circuits 5202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more memories 5203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5203 may be located outside of chip 5200. Optionally, interface circuit 5202 is connected to memory 5203, and interface circuit 5202 can be used to receive data from memory 5203 or other devices, and interface circuit 5202 can be used to send data to memory 5203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 5202 can read data stored in memory 5203 and send the data to processor 5201.

[0317] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 5202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., steps S301, S304, but not limited thereto). For example, the interface circuit 5202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 5202 performs data interaction between the processor 5201, the chip 5200, the memory 5203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 5201 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps S302, S303, but not limited thereto).

[0318] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0319] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device 5100, cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the methods described above. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0320] This disclosure also proposes a program product that, when executed by a communication device 5100, causes the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0321] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

[0322] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0323] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, executed by a terminal, wherein, The method includes: Perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain initial measurement information; According to the first rule, the second measurement information is determined from the first measurement information, wherein the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information; The second measurement information is sent to the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: Rules related to identification information; Rules related to measurement results.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The rules related to the identification information include at least one of the following: The event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; Measurement reporting configuration identifiers have the highest priority; The priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; The priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; The priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; The priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, The rules relating to the measurement results include at least one of the following: The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing beam number; The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially according to the order in which the measurement results decrease. The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing candidate configuration identifier number; The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in the order of decreasing measurement results; The measurement results from the primary cell have a higher priority than the measurement results from the secondary cell. The priority of measurement results from multiple auxiliary cells decreases sequentially in order of increasing cell identifier number; The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially according to the order in which the measurement results decrease. The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting. The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting. The measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report. The measurement results of candidate cells have a higher priority than the measurement results of serving cells; Beam measurement results have a higher priority than cell measurement results; The priority of layer 1 measurement results is higher than that of layer 3 measurement results.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The beam number includes at least one of the following: Transmission status indicator (TCI) status identifier; Identifiers for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel blocks (SSBs); The identifier of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS); Candidate configuration identifier.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The second measurement information is included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 Measurement Reporting Media Access Control - Control Unit MAC CE; The truncated layer 1 measurement was reported to MAC CE.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The first rule is determined based on at least one of the following: The first information sent by the network device; As stipulated in the agreement.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The method further includes: Receive first information sent by the network device, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first rule.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The method further includes: Send the remaining measurement information from the first measurement information to the network device.

10. A communication method, performed by a network device, wherein, The method includes: The receiving terminal sends second measurement information, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from the first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The method further includes: Send first information to the terminal, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first rule.

12. The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein, The first rule includes at least one of the following: Rules related to identification information; Rules related to measurement results.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, The rules related to the identification information include at least one of the following: The event identifier that triggers measurement reporting has the highest priority; Measurement reporting configuration identifiers have the highest priority; The priority of the event identifier that triggers measurement reporting is higher than the priority of the measurement result; The priority of multiple event identifiers that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; The priority of multiple measurement reporting configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers; The priority of multiple candidate configuration identifiers decreases sequentially in ascending order of their numbers.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein, The rules relating to the measurement results include at least one of the following: The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing beam number; The priority of the measurement results corresponding to the beams of the candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially according to the order in which the measurement results decrease. The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in order of increasing candidate configuration identifier number; The priority of measurement results from multiple candidate cells that trigger measurement reporting decreases sequentially in the order of decreasing measurement results; The measurement results from the primary cell have a higher priority than the measurement results from the secondary cell. The priority of measurement results from multiple auxiliary cells decreases sequentially in order of increasing cell identifier number; The priority of measurement results from multiple secondary cells decreases sequentially according to the order in which the measurement results decrease. The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the candidate cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting. The measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that triggered the measurement reporting have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam of the serving cell that did not trigger the measurement reporting. The measurement results corresponding to the beam that triggered the measurement report have a higher priority than the measurement results corresponding to the beam that did not trigger the measurement report. The measurement results of candidate cells have a higher priority than the measurement results of serving cells; Beam measurement results have a higher priority than cell measurement results; The priority of layer 1 measurement results is higher than that of layer 3 measurement results.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein, The beam number includes at least one of the following: Transmission status indicator (TCI) status identifier; Identifiers for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel blocks (SSBs); The identifier of the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS); Candidate configuration identifier.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein, The second measurement information is included in at least one of the following signaling: Layer 1 Measurement Reporting Media Access Control - Control Unit MAC CE; The truncated layer 1 measurement was reported to MAC CE.

17. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 16, wherein, The method further includes: The remaining measurement information received from the terminal based on the first measurement information.

18. A communication device, disposed in a terminal, wherein, The device includes: The processing module is configured as follows: Perform measurements for at least one cell to obtain initial measurement information; According to the first rule, the second measurement information is determined from the first measurement information, wherein the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information; The transceiver module is configured to send the second measurement information to the network device.

19. A communication device, disposed in a network device, wherein, The device includes: The transceiver module is configured to receive second measurement information sent by the terminal, wherein the second measurement information is determined by the terminal from the first measurement information according to a first rule, and the priority of the second measurement information is higher than the priority of the remaining measurement information in the first measurement information.

20. A communication device, comprising: One or more processors; A memory that stores instructions; When the instruction is executed by the communication device, it causes the communication device to implement the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 17.

21. A communication system, comprising: The terminal is configured to perform the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 9; A network device configured to perform the communication method as described in any one of claims 10 to 17.

22. A storage medium storing instructions, wherein, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device implements the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 17.

23. A computer program product comprising instructions, wherein, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device implements the communication method as described in any one of claims 1 to 17.

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