Terminal processing method, information sending method, terminal, network device and medium

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a terminal processing method, an information sending method, a terminal, a network device and a medium. The method is applied to the terminal, and comprises at least one of the following: a terminal performing measurement, wherein a measurement period is related to at least a first factor; the terminal measuring a carrier on a frequency band; and the terminal acquiring first information, wherein the first information is related to the carrier or a cell.

Description

Terminal processing methods, information transmission methods, terminals, network devices and media

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202510047878.9, filed in China on January 13, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This disclosure relates to the field of mobile communication technology, specifically to a terminal processing method, an information transmission method, a terminal, a network device, and a medium. Background Technology

[0004] The measurement time of terminals using related technologies is relatively long. Taking a typical configuration scenario as an example, the measurement time for a single frequency range 2 (FR2) point is about 2 to 3 seconds (the problem of long measurement time also exists in frequency range 1 (FR1)). If it is a carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenario, the measurement time of the terminal will be even longer due to the increased number of frequency points.

[0005] New Radio (NR) systems operate at higher frequencies, and with these higher frequencies, cell coverage becomes smaller, placing greater demands on terminal measurements and requiring them to complete measurements as quickly as possible. In latency-sensitive scenarios, such as high-speed environments, terminals typically need to complete measurements rapidly. In carrier aggregation and dual-connectivity scenarios, terminals also need to complete measurements quickly (e.g., measurements of candidate cells / frequency points) to facilitate timely addition / update of secondary cells / nodes. However, the measurement time of terminals in related technologies is relatively long, making it difficult to meet the measurement requirements of these scenarios. Improving terminal measurement performance and reducing measurement time, or supporting terminals in reducing measurement time, are all problems that need to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0006] At least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a terminal processing method, a transmission method, a terminal, a network device, and a storage medium for improving terminal measurement performance, reducing measurement time, or providing support for reducing terminal measurement time.

[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this disclosure is implemented as follows:

[0008] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal processing method applied to a terminal, comprising at least one of the following:

[0009] The terminal performs measurements, and the measurement cycle is at least related to the first factor.

[0010] The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0011] The terminal acquires first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

[0012] Optionally, the measurement includes measurements based on more than two searchers and / or measurements based on two searchers.

[0013] Optionally, the above methods also include:

[0014] Send a second message, which indicates at least one of the following:

[0015] The number of supported search engines;

[0016] Supports more than two search engines;

[0017] Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0018] Supports parallel measurements;

[0019] Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0020] Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor;

[0021] Supports a reduction in the number of carriers;

[0022] Supports measurement enhancement.

[0023] Optionally, the first factor is at least related to a first value, which is related to the number of secondary carriers and the number of secondary cells.

[0024] Optionally, the first value includes one of the following:

[0025] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2;

[0026] The ratio of the number of auxiliary cells to 2;

[0027] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers;

[0028] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers.

[0029] Optionally, the first factor includes at least one of the following:

[0030] The number of heterogeneous measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals;

[0031] The number of targets measured across systems by Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) without the need for measurement intervals;

[0032] The number of primary secondary cells, where the primary secondary cells are secondary cells measured based on Layer 3 (L3) of CSI-RS and SSB;

[0033] The number of second auxiliary cells, where the second auxiliary cells are auxiliary cells based on L3 measurements of SSB;

[0034] The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0035] The first integer;

[0036] First possible value;

[0037] First quantity;

[0038] Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell;

[0039] First value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity;

[0040] First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity);

[0041] First value * (number of second auxiliary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity);

[0042] First value * (number of second secondary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for third secondary cells);

[0043] First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0044] 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1 - 1);

[0045] 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1);

[0046] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS.

[0047] Optionally, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0048] Information related to carrier sharing;

[0049] Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0050] Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers;

[0051] Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0052] Information related to secondary carrier sharing;

[0053] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community;

[0054] Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities;

[0055] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities;

[0056] Information shared by the auxiliary community.

[0057] Optionally, the first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0058] Optionally, the first factor is at least related to a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0059] Optionally, the first factor includes at least one of the following:

[0060] The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0061] Second value * (Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity);

[0062] Second value * (Second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0063] Second value * second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity - 1;

[0064] 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1-1);

[0065] 2 * (Second value * Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity - 1)

[0066] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS;

[0067] The second quantity is the number of secondary cells that are only configured with L3 measurements based on SSB.

[0068] Optionally, the measurement period is one of the following:

[0069] ceil(K*L)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0070] max(T,ceil(K*L)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0071] max(T,ceil(K*L*M)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0072] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0073] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,1.5*DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0074] ceil(K*L)*T1*first factor;

[0075] ceil(K*L*K1)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0076] max(T,ceil(K*L*K1)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0077] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0078] max(T,ceil(K*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0079] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0080] max(T,ceil(K*L*K2)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0081] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K2)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0082] ceil(K*L*K2)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0083] Among them, the max() function is used to find the maximum value, the ceil() function is used to round up, T is the preset time length, L is the preset positive integer, the value of K is related to the reference symbol and measurement interval of the serving cell, MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period, K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP overlaps with SMTC, M is related to the high-speed configuration, T1 is related to the secondary cell, and K2 is related to the frequency range and / or SSB SCS.

[0084] Optionally, the terminal measures a carrier on a frequency band, including:

[0085] The terminal measures one cell of one carrier on one frequency band, or the terminal measures N SSBs of one cell of one carrier on one frequency band, where N is an integer.

[0086] Optionally, the terminal measures a carrier on a frequency band, including:

[0087] When there are multiple carriers in a frequency band, the terminal measures one carrier.

[0088] Optionally, the terminal measures a carrier on a frequency band, including at least one of the following:

[0089] Measure the main carrier;

[0090] Measure the primary and secondary carriers;

[0091] Measure the secondary carrier;

[0092] The measurement includes a secondary carrier for measurement reporting;

[0093] Measure the carrier wave indicated by the network.

[0094] Optionally, the above methods also include:

[0095] The terminal receives third information, which includes at least one of the following:

[0096] The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0097] The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0098] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0099] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide an information transmission method applied to a network device, comprising at least one of the following:

[0100] Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier or cell;

[0101] Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following:

[0102] The network instructs the terminal to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0103] The network instructs the terminal to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0104] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0105] Optionally, the above methods also include:

[0106] The terminal sends a second message, which indicates at least one of the following:

[0107] The number of supported search engines;

[0108] Supports more than two search engines;

[0109] Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0110] Supports parallel measurements;

[0111] Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0112] Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor;

[0113] Supports a reduction in the number of carriers;

[0114] Supports measurement enhancement.

[0115] Optionally, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0116] Information related to carrier sharing;

[0117] Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0118] Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers;

[0119] Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0120] Information related to secondary carrier sharing;

[0121] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community;

[0122] Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities;

[0123] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities;

[0124] Information shared by the auxiliary community.

[0125] Optionally, the first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0126] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including a first processing module; wherein...

[0127] The first processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

[0128] Measurements must be performed, and the measurement period must be at least related to the first factor.

[0129] Measuring a carrier wave in a frequency band;

[0130] Obtain first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

[0131] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including a transmitting module; wherein,

[0132] The sending module is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

[0133] Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier or cell;

[0134] Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following:

[0135] The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0136] The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0137] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0138] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal, including: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0139] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0140] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method as described in either the first or second aspect.

[0141] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program product including computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method as described in either the first or second aspect.

[0142] Compared with related technologies, the terminal processing method, transmission method, terminal, network device and storage medium provided in the embodiments of this disclosure can control the measurement cycle of the terminal, or reduce the measurement time of the terminal and improve the measurement performance by measuring only one carrier in a frequency band; or provide information support for the terminal to reduce the measurement time by providing the terminal with first information related to the carrier. Attached Figure Description

[0143] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

[0144] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0145] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a terminal processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0146] Figure 3 is a flowchart of an information sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0147] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0148] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0149] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to another embodiment of this disclosure;

[0150] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to another embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0151] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this disclosure indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0152] The term "instruction" in this disclosure can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as one in which the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc.; an indirect instruction can be understood as one in which the receiver determines the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or makes a judgment and determines the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc., based on the judgment result.

[0153] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this disclosure are not limited to New Radio (NR) systems, Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE evolution systems (LTE can also be described as E-UTRA), but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this disclosure are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used in the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems.

[0154] Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of the present disclosure. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this disclosure embodiment. Network device 12 may include access network devices or core network devices, wherein access network devices may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) devices, radio access network functions, or radio access network units. Access network devices may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (APs), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.In this context, a base station may be referred to as a Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmission Reception Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to any specific technical terminology. It should be noted that in this disclosure, only a base station in an NR system is used as an example for description, and the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0155] Core network equipment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (or L-NEF), Binding Support Function (BSF), and Application Function. Functions, AFs, etc. It should be noted that this disclosure only uses the core network equipment in the NR system as an example for introduction, and does not limit the specific type of core network equipment.

[0156] To facilitate understanding of this disclosure, the relevant concepts involved in this disclosure will be explained below.

[0157] RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power;

[0158] RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality;

[0159] SINR: Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio;

[0160] SS: Synchronization Signal;

[0161] CSI: Channel State Information;

[0162] SSB: Synchronization Signal Block;

[0163] CSI-RS: CSI Reference Signal;

[0164] PSS: Primary Synchronisation Signal;

[0165] SSS: Secondary Synchronisation Signal;

[0166] CSSF: Carrier-Specific Scaling Factor;

[0167] PCC: Primary Carrier, or described as the main component carrier, the corresponding English term is Primary Component Carrier;

[0168] SCC: Secondary Carrier, or as described, Secondary Component Carrier;

[0169] PSCC: Primary Secondary Component Carrier;

[0170] PCell: Primary Cell;

[0171] PSCell: Primary Secondary Cell;

[0172] SCell: Secondary Cell;

[0173] SMTC: SSB-based Measurement Timing configuration;

[0174] MGRP: Measurement Gap Repetition Period;

[0175] RLM: Radio Link Monitoring;

[0176] BFD: Beam Failure Detection;

[0177] CBD: Candidate Beam Detection;

[0178] SCS: Subcarrier Spacing;

[0179] SA mode: Standalone mode;

[0180] RRM: Radio Resource Management;

[0181] MO: Measurement Object(s);

[0182] RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indicator.

[0183] This disclosure provides a terminal processing method applied to a terminal. This method reduces terminal measurement time by changing the measurement resource sharing method or introducing more measurement resources, or by introducing first information to provide corresponding support for reducing terminal measurement time. In this document, measurement resources are sometimes simply referred to as resources. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes:

[0184] Step 21, the terminal performs at least one of the following:

[0185] The terminal performs measurements, and the measurement cycle is at least related to the first factor.

[0186] The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0187] The terminal acquires first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

[0188] Step 21 above provides three solutions:

[0189] Option 1: The terminal performs the measurement, and the measurement period is at least related to the first factor;

[0190] Option 2: The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band;

[0191] Option 3: The terminal obtains first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

[0192] In particular, in the above scheme 1:

[0193] The measurements performed by the terminal can specifically include measurements based on more than two searchers and / or measurements based on two searchers. In related technologies, the terminal is typically configured with two searchers. The searcher can be understood as a measurement resource, usually related to the terminal's baseband processing capabilities.

[0194] The measurement includes at least one of RSRP measurement (or described as RSRP measurement), RSRQ measurement (or described as RSRQ measurement), and SINR measurement (or described as SINR measurement). RSRP includes at least one of SS-RSRP and CSI-RSRP; RSRQ includes at least one of SS-RSRQ and CSI-RSRQ; SINR includes at least one of SS-SINR and CSI-SINR. The measurement includes secondary cell (or described as secondary carrier) measurement, that is, the target of the measurement can be a secondary cell (or described as a secondary carrier).

[0195] The measurement may specifically include same-frequency measurement and different-frequency measurement, and the measurement may include at least one of SSB-based measurement, CSI-RS-based measurement, PSS / SSS detection, SSB index acquisition, etc.

[0196] Here, the measurement period can also be described as measurement latency, measurement time, or measurement period. The period can also be described as latency, time, or period. The measurement period includes at least one of the following: SSB-based measurement period, PSS / SSS detection time, time index detection time (time index can also be described as SSB index), cell search time, cell identification time, etc. Detection time can also be described as detection period.

[0197] The measurement period for the terminal to perform measurements is at least related to a first factor. The measurement period being at least related to a first factor can also be described as the measurement period including at least a first factor. The first factor includes a carrier scaling factor (CSSF). Alternatively, it can be described as the first factor being a carrier scaling factor.

[0198] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first factor is at least related to a first value, which is related to the number of secondary carriers and the number of secondary cells. The first factor being at least related to the first value can also be described as the first factor at least including the first value. The first value can be predefined in the protocol or configured by the network to the terminal.

[0199] For example, in some embodiments of this disclosure, the first value includes one of the following:

[0200] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2;

[0201] The ratio of the number of auxiliary cells to 2;

[0202] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers;

[0203] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers.

[0204] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2 includes one of the following: the number of secondary carriers divided by 2, or 2 divided by the number of secondary carriers. That is, the ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2 includes one of x / 2 and 2 / x. Here, x represents the number of secondary carriers. For example, a possible application scenario is: assuming the terminal supports 3 searchers, with 1 searcher used for the primary carrier and the remaining two searchers used for secondary carriers.

[0205] It should be noted that the ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2 can also be described as the product of the number of secondary carriers and 0.5.

[0206] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to 2 can also be described as the product of the number of secondary cells and 0.5.

[0207] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to 2 includes one of the following: the number of secondary cells divided by 2, or 2 divided by the number of secondary cells. That is, the ratio of the number of secondary cells to 2 includes one of the following: y / 2, 2 / y, and 0.5*y. Here, y represents the number of secondary cells.

[0208] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers includes one of the following: the number of secondary carriers divided by the number of searchers, or the number of searchers divided by the number of secondary carriers. That is, the ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers includes one of x / z and z / x. Here, x represents the number of secondary carriers and z represents the number of searchers.

[0209] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers includes one of the following: the number of secondary cells divided by the number of searchers, or the number of searchers divided by the number of secondary cells. That is, the ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers includes one of the following: y / z and z / y. Here, y represents the number of secondary cells and z represents the number of searchers.

[0210] The first value can also be either the number of secondary carriers divided by the first difference or the number of secondary cells divided by the first difference. The first difference is the difference between the number of searchers and 1.

[0211] The first value can be an integer, a fraction, or a percentage.

[0212] In some embodiments, the number of secondary cells includes the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with RSSI measurements. Here, RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) is a received signal strength indicator.

[0213] In some embodiments, the number of secondary carriers includes the number of secondary carriers configured for L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary carriers configured for L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS and / or the number of secondary carriers configured for L3 measurements based only on SSB and / or the number of secondary carriers configured in relation to RSSI measurements.

[0214] The number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or configured with L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS can also be described as the number of secondary cells configured with either L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB or L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS.

[0215] The number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with RSSI measurements can also be described as the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on CSI-RS and / or the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based only on SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with RSSI measurements.

[0216] For example, in some other embodiments of this disclosure, a first searcher can be used to measure the primary carrier, and at least two other searchers can be used to measure each secondary carrier. Specifically, the at least two searchers other than the first searcher can be applied to the secondary carriers in the following ways: they can be applied equally to the secondary carriers, or a specific proportion of searchers can be used for specific secondary carriers.

[0217] The following provides several methods for calculating or determining the first factor.

[0218] In one manner, the first factor is one of the following:

[0219] a. First value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity;

[0220] b. 2*(first value + number of different frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement interval + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement interval + 2*first quantity - 1 - 1);

[0221] c. 2*(first value + number of different frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1);

[0222] d. The first integer;

[0223] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with Layer 3 (L3) measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB, and / or the number of secondary cells configured only with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS. That is, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with Layer 3 (L3) measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB (assumed to be quantity 1), or the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured only with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS (assumed to be quantity 2), or the first quantity is the sum of the number of secondary cells configured with Layer 3 (L3) measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and the number of secondary cells configured only with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS, i.e., the first quantity = quantity 1 + quantity 2.

[0224] It should be noted that which of the above items the first factor specifically refers to is related to the measurement configured on the terminal. When the terminal is configured to perform multiple measurements, such as measurements that do not require a measurement interval, cross-system measurements that do not require a measurement interval, or secondary cell measurements, these measurements need to share measurement resources, that is, they need to be completed serially. Therefore, the measurement latency will be affected by these measurements, and the specific impact can be reflected in the measurement latency through the first factor.

[0225] The subtraction of 1 is to account for the fact that PCell and PSCell usually have dedicated measurement resources, so PCell and PSCell need to be subtracted from multiple measurements (or described as cell / frequency / MO) that compete for measurement resources. For example, in SA scenario, only PCell needs to be subtracted, while in dual-connectivity scenario, both PCell and PSCell need to be subtracted.

[0226] The first integer can be any integer N, which can be 1, 2, 3, etc. Unlike other formulas, when the first factor is directly represented by an integer, taking a value of 1 as an example, it can be understood as all measurement resources being used for measurement in a certain scenario (such as measurement of a secondary cell).

[0227] In one approach, the first factor = first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval.

[0228] Alternatively, the first factor can be used for at least one of FR1 PCC, FR2 PCC, FR2 SCC, FR1 SCC, inter-frequency measurement targets without measurement intervals, and E-UTRA inter-system (inter-RAT) measurement targets without measurement intervals. The first factor includes at least one of the following:

[0229] 1) The number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval; here, the number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval can also be described as the number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval but are measured outside the measurement interval. The above number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval does not include: inter-frequency measurement targets that are measured within the measurement interval even though they do not require a measurement interval, due to overlap with the measurement interval;

[0230] 2) The number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval; here, the number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval can also be described as the number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval but are measured outside the measurement interval. The above-mentioned number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require a measurement interval does not include: E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that are measured within the measurement interval even if no measurement interval is required, due to overlap with the measurement interval;

[0231] 3) The number of primary secondary cells, where the primary secondary cells are secondary cells based on L3 measurements of CSI-RS and SSB;

[0232] 4) The number of second auxiliary cells, where the second auxiliary cells are auxiliary cells based on L3 measurements of SSB;

[0233] 5) The number of measurement targets used in the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0234] 6) The first integer;

[0235] 7) First value;

[0236] 8) First quantity;

[0237] 9) Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell;

[0238] 10) First value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity;

[0239] 11) First value * (Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity);

[0240] 12) First value * (number of second auxiliary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity);

[0241] 13) First value * (number of second secondary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for third secondary cells);

[0242] 14) First value * (Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0243] 15)2*(first value + number of different frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement interval + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement interval + 2*first quantity - 1 - 1);

[0244] 16)2*(First value + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*First quantity - 1)

[0245] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS.

[0246] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the first factor is at least related to a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell. The first factor is at least related to the second value, and can also be described as a first factor that at least includes the second value. Several calculation or determination methods for the first factor are provided below.

[0247] In one manner, the first factor is one of the following:

[0248] a. Second value * second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity - 1;

[0249] b. 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1-1);

[0250] c, 2*(second value*second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity-1);

[0251] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS;

[0252] The second quantity is the number of secondary cells that are only configured with L3 measurements based on SSB.

[0253] Alternatively, the first factor may include at least one of the following:

[0254] 1) The number of measurement targets used in the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0255] 2) Second value * (Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity);

[0256] 3) Second value * (Second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0257] 4) Second value * Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity - 1;

[0258] 5) 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1-1);

[0259] 6) 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1)

[0260] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS;

[0261] The second quantity is the number of secondary cells that are only configured with L3 measurements based on SSB.

[0262] In the above scheme 2:

[0263] The terminal measures one carrier in a frequency band; that is, the terminal measures only one carrier in a frequency band. Measuring one carrier in a frequency band can also be done in any of the following ways: measuring one serving carrier in a frequency band; measuring only one carrier in a frequency band; measuring only one carrier in a frequency band; measuring one carrier in the same frequency band; measuring only one carrier in the same frequency band; the terminal measuring one carrier in a frequency band.

[0264] Typically, a frequency band may include multiple carriers. In related technologies, if there are multiple serving carriers on a frequency band (or described as a terminal being configured with multiple serving carriers on a frequency band), then the terminal needs to measure all serving carriers on that frequency band. Due to limitations in cost, complexity, size, and especially in FR2, and also due to the limitation of receiving direction (the terminal can only receive signals from one direction at a time), the terminal cannot complete the measurement of all carriers simultaneously and can only perform the measurements serially, resulting in a long measurement time.

[0265] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal measuring a carrier in a frequency band specifically includes: the terminal measuring a cell of a carrier in a frequency band, or the terminal measuring N SSBs of a cell of a carrier in a frequency band, where N is an integer. Here, the cell includes at least one of the serving cell and neighboring cells.

[0266] In some other embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal measures a carrier on a frequency band, specifically including: when there are multiple carriers on a frequency band, the terminal measures one carrier. Here, "when there are multiple carriers on a frequency band, the terminal measures one carrier" can also be described as: when there are multiple carriers on a frequency band, the terminal measures only one carrier; or as: when there are multiple serving carriers on the same frequency band, the terminal measures one carrier; or as: when there are multiple serving carriers on the same frequency band, the terminal measures only one carrier. Here, "multiple" can also be described as at least two.

[0267] In some other embodiments of this application, the terminal measures a carrier in a frequency band, specifically including: for a carrier in a frequency band, the terminal measures at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR; for other carriers in the same frequency band, the terminal does not measure RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR.

[0268] In some other embodiments of this application, the terminal measures a carrier in a frequency band, specifically including: the terminal measures a carrier in a frequency band, but does not measure other carriers in the same frequency band.

[0269] Through the above methods, this embodiment of the disclosure has multiple serving carriers in a frequency band, and only one carrier is measured, thereby solving the problem of which carrier to measure, that is, which one to select for measurement among multiple carriers.

[0270] A frequency band may contain different types of carriers, and the terminal measures a carrier in a frequency band, specifically including at least one of the following:

[0271] (1) Measure the main carrier;

[0272] Here, the main carrier can also be described as the main component carrier or the main element carrier.

[0273] Measuring the primary carrier can also be described as: when the terminal is configured with a primary carrier within a frequency band, the terminal measures the primary carrier. This is mainly applied in SA mode. The primary carrier is the carrier on which the PCell resides; in descriptions, PCell is often used instead of primary carrier.

[0274] (2) Measure the primary and secondary carriers;

[0275] Here, primary and secondary carriers can also be described as primary and secondary component carriers, or primary and secondary component carriers. The primary and secondary carriers are the carriers on which the PSCell resides; in descriptions, PSCell is often used instead of primary and secondary carriers.

[0276] Measuring primary and secondary carriers can also be described as: when a terminal is configured with primary and secondary carriers within a frequency band, the terminal measures the primary and secondary carriers. This is primarily used in dual connectivity. Dual connectivity includes EN-DC, NR-DC, and NE-DC modes. EN-DC and NE-DC modes are non-standalone (NSA) network modes that allow user devices to simultaneously connect to 4G E-UTRA (E-UTRA can also be described as LTE) and 5G (New Radio) networks. Through this mode, users can achieve load balancing of data transmission between 4G and 5G, thereby improving overall network performance and user experience. NR-DC (NR Dual Connectivity) refers to a user device simultaneously connecting to two or more 5G NR base stations. This mode enables multi-base station connections within the 5G network, enhancing network coverage and data transmission rates.

[0277] (3) Measure the auxiliary carrier;

[0278] Here, the secondary carrier can also be described as a secondary component carrier, or a secondary element carrier. The secondary carrier is the carrier in which the SCell resides, and in descriptions, SCell is often used instead of secondary carrier.

[0279] (4) Measurements are reported by an auxiliary carrier;

[0280] Here, the measurement of the secondary carrier for measurement reporting can also be described as follows: if the terminal is configured to report measurements on this carrier, then the measurement is performed on this carrier; or it can be described as follows: when there is neither a primary carrier nor a primary and secondary carrier on a frequency band, the carrier being measured is the secondary carrier on which the terminal is configured to report measurements.

[0281] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement includes a secondary carrier for measurement reporting, specifically: when there is neither a primary carrier nor a primary / secondary carrier on the frequency band, the carrier for measurement is the secondary carrier on which the terminal is uniquely configured to report measurements. The statement that the carrier for measurement is the secondary carrier on which the terminal is uniquely configured to report measurements can also be described as the carrier for measurement being the only secondary carrier on which the terminal is uniquely configured to report measurements, or as the carrier for measurement being the only secondary carrier on which the terminal is configured to report measurements. The reported measurements include reporting SSB-based measurements and / or reporting CSI-RS-based measurements.

[0282] (5) Measure the carrier indicated by the network.

[0283] Here, the serving carrier can be understood as the carrier on which the serving cell resides; in descriptions, the serving cell may be used instead of the serving carrier. Typically, in carrier aggregation or dual connectivity scenarios, a terminal may be configured with multiple serving carriers on a single frequency band.

[0284] In some embodiments of this application, the carrier indicated by the measurement network specifically includes: a secondary carrier indicated by the measurement network.

[0285] In some embodiments of this application, the network-indicated carrier specifically includes: a network-indicated secondary carrier, which is one of the secondary carriers on which the terminal is configured to report measurements. Alternatively, it can be described as a network-indicated secondary carrier, which is one of a plurality of secondary carriers on which the terminal is configured to report measurements. Or, it can be described as a network-indicated secondary carrier, which is one of a plurality of secondary carriers on which the terminal is configured to report measurements.

[0286] In some embodiments of this application, the carrier indicated by the measurement network specifically includes: when there is neither a primary carrier nor a primary-secondary carrier on the frequency band, a secondary carrier indicated by the measurement network, one of the first secondary carriers, on which the terminal is configured to report measurements.

[0287] Additionally, a carrier can also be described as a frequency point, frequency, frequency layer, or carrier frequency. The English description for carrier is "carrier," while the English description for frequency point, frequency, or frequency layer is "frequency layer" or simply "frequency." Carriers include serving carriers, or can be described as co-frequency points. The English description for frequency band is "frequency band," or simply "band."

[0288] Scheme 2 above requires the terminal to measure only one carrier within the same frequency band. For example, when there are multiple carriers (such as multiple serving carriers) in a frequency band, the terminal only measures one of them (such as the serving carrier). This scheme solves the problem of which carrier to measure, i.e., selecting which carrier to measure among multiple carriers. This scheme can significantly reduce measurement time. Furthermore, the consideration for allowing the terminal to measure only one carrier within the same frequency band is that, taking FR2 as an example, based on accumulated observations, the measurement results of different carriers within a frequency band are not significantly different. Therefore, it is possible to measure only one carrier among multiple carriers in the same frequency band. The measurement result of this carrier can also be applied to other carriers in the same frequency band.

[0289] In the above scheme 3:

[0290] The terminal acquires first information, which may specifically include at least one of the following: the terminal receives first information sent by the network; the terminal acquires predefined first information. Predefinition can be understood as the first information being predefined in a protocol. The terminal acquires the first information specified in the protocol and stores it locally on the terminal or in its memory.

[0291] Specifically, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0292] a. Information related to carrier sharing;

[0293] b. Relevant information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0294] c. Relevant information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0295] d. Relevant information shared by the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0296] e. Relevant information regarding secondary carrier sharing;

[0297] f. Relevant information shared between the primary and secondary cells;

[0298] g. Relevant information shared between the primary and secondary cells and the secondary cells;

[0299] h. Relevant information shared between the primary and secondary cells;

[0300] i. Relevant information shared by auxiliary communities.

[0301] Here, the relevant information regarding the aforementioned carrier sharing includes at least one of the following:

[0302] 1) Indicate to enable carrier sharing;

[0303] 2) Values ​​for carrier sharing.

[0304] In item a above, the value of carrier sharing can also be described as the sharing of secondary carrier measurements. The value of carrier sharing can be understood as indicating how the sharing occurs. Carrier sharing can also be described as carrier measurement sharing. The value of carrier sharing can be understood as the proportion of measurement resources, specifically a ratio, probability, or percentage. Based on this information, the terminal determines the measurement resources of the secondary carrier and performs corresponding carrier measurements.

[0305] In item b above, the relevant information shared by the primary carrier and the secondary carrier includes at least one of the following:

[0306] 1) Indicates enabling primary and secondary carrier sharing;

[0307] 2) Values ​​shared by the primary and secondary carriers.

[0308] The shared value between the primary and secondary carriers can also be described as the shared measurement value between the primary and secondary carriers. This shared value indicates how the measurement resources are specifically shared. For example, it could be the proportion, probability, or percentage of PCC (or described as PCC measurement), and / or the proportion, probability, or percentage of SCC (or described as SCC measurement). Specifically, it refers to the proportion, probability, or percentage of measurement resources used. Based on this information, the terminal determines the measurement resources for the primary and secondary carriers and performs corresponding carrier measurements.

[0309] One application scenario for the shared information between the primary and secondary carriers is as follows: Due to limited terminal measurement resources, related technologies typically allow only two searchers per terminal, with one searcher dedicated to the primary carrier (PCC) and the other to the secondary carrier (SCC). Therefore, measurements of multiple secondary carriers must share this single searcher, meaning measurements of multiple secondary carriers must be completed serially, resulting in a longer measurement time for the secondary carriers. This embodiment of the present disclosure increases the measurement resources for the secondary carriers by sharing a dedicated searcher between the primary and secondary carriers, thereby reducing the measurement time for the secondary carriers. Since this method affects the measurement of the primary carrier, it is generally applied in scenarios with good signal quality (e.g., cell centers) or scenarios with low mobility requirements.

[0310] In addition, primary carrier and secondary carrier sharing can also describe the sharing of primary carrier measurements and secondary carrier measurements, or the sharing of resources between primary carrier and secondary carrier.

[0311] In item c above, the relevant information shared by the primary and secondary carriers includes at least one of the following:

[0312] 1) Indicates enabling primary and secondary carrier sharing;

[0313] 2) The value shared by the primary and secondary carriers.

[0314] The value shared between the primary and secondary carriers can also be described as the value shared in the measurement between the primary and secondary carriers. This shared value indicates how the measurement resources are specifically shared. For example, it could be the proportion, probability, or percentage of PSCC (or described as PSCC measurement), and / or the proportion, probability, or percentage of SCC (or described as SCC measurement). Specifically, it refers to the proportion, probability, or percentage of measurement resources used. Based on this information, the terminal determines the measurement resources of the primary and secondary carriers and performs corresponding carrier measurements.

[0315] One application scenario for the shared information between the secondary carriers is as follows: Due to limited terminal measurement resources, related technologies typically use one searcher for both the primary and secondary carriers (PSCC) and the secondary carrier (SCC). Therefore, measurements of the primary and secondary carriers must share this single searcher, with each carrier occupying half the resources, resulting in a longer measurement time for the secondary carrier. This method, by reducing the resource usage of the primary and secondary carriers, increases the measurement resources available for the secondary carrier, thereby reducing its measurement time.

[0316] Additionally, the sharing of primary and secondary carriers can also describe the sharing of primary and secondary carrier measurements and secondary carrier measurements. Alternatively, it can describe the sharing of resources between primary and secondary carriers.

[0317] In this embodiment of the disclosure, sharing can also be described as allocation. The English description for sharing is "sharing".

[0318] In item e above, the relevant information regarding secondary carrier sharing includes at least one of the following:

[0319] 1) Indicate to enable secondary carrier sharing;

[0320] 2) The value of secondary carrier sharing;

[0321] 3) Secondary carrier index or identifier.

[0322] The value of secondary carrier sharing can also be described as the value of secondary carrier measurement sharing. The value of secondary carrier sharing can be understood as indicating how the sharing occurs. For example, it represents the proportion, probability, or percentage of certain SCCs (or, in other words, the measurements of certain SCCs). Specifically, it refers to the proportion, probability, or percentage of measurement resources used.

[0323] One application scenario for the aforementioned shared information on secondary carriers is as follows: Due to limited terminal measurement resources, in related technologies, one searcher is used for secondary carriers (SCCs). Therefore, measurements of multiple secondary carriers can only share this one searcher, meaning that measurements of multiple secondary carriers can only be completed serially, resulting in long measurement times for all secondary carriers. This approach changes the way measurement resources are evenly distributed among SCCs in related technologies. By increasing the measurement resources for one or more secondary carriers (giving them a higher proportion / probability / percentage of measurement resources), the measurement time for these specific secondary carriers can be reduced. The reason for needing to speed up the measurement of certain secondary carriers is that for certain inter-frequency points, to avoid measuring inter-frequency points through measurement intervals, the network can configure them as secondary carriers. Therefore, the measurement of secondary carriers is not only used for capacity expansion but also for mobility needs. For these secondary carriers configured for mobility needs, their measurement needs to be accelerated.

[0324] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first information can be used to calculate the first factor. Furthermore, the shared values ​​in the first information can be used to calculate the first factor.

[0325] The information shared by the primary carrier and the secondary carrier can be used in combination with the information shared by the secondary carrier. For example, the information shared by the primary carrier and the secondary carrier can be used to determine the first measurement resource for all secondary carriers; the information shared by the secondary carriers can be used to determine the resource ratio, probability or percentage of each secondary carrier in the first measurement resource.

[0326] Additionally, secondary carrier sharing can also be described as the sharing of measurements on the secondary carrier, or as the sharing of resources on the secondary carrier. In this disclosure, resources typically refer to measurement resources.

[0327] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first information may indicate a second value, the second value including at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement; the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement; the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier; the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers; the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier; the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement; the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement; the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary cell; the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells; and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0328] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the second value may also be independent of the first information. That is, the first information does not include the second value. For example, the second value may be predefined in a protocol.

[0329] Through the above steps, the embodiments of this disclosure can control the measurement cycle of the terminal, or reduce the measurement time of the terminal and improve the measurement performance by measuring only one carrier in a frequency band; or provide information support for the terminal to reduce the measurement time by providing the terminal with first information related to the carrier.

[0330] It should be noted that the three solutions mentioned in step 21 can be used independently or in combination. Solutions 2 and 3 can be applied to measurements in scenarios where the terminal is configured with two searchers, or to measurements in scenarios where the terminal is configured with more than two searchers. That is, the measurement of solutions 2 and 3 is not limited by the number of searchers. In addition, solutions 2 and 3 can also be used in combination with solution 1, i.e., solution 2 can be used in combination with solution 1, and solution 3 can be used in combination with solution 1. Of course, solutions 1, 2, and 3 can also be used in combination, which will not be listed here.

[0331] In Scheme 1 above, the measurement cycle of the terminal measurement is at least related to the first factor, meaning Scheme 1 enhances the first factor (CSSF). Specific enhancement methods could include enhancing the search engine (e.g., reducing / enhancing / optimizing the first factor by increasing the number of search engines), or Schemes 2 and 3, which also reduce the measurement cycle. Alternatively, Schemes 2 and 3 could further reduce / enhance / optimize the first factor, thereby reducing / enhancing / optimizing the measurement cycle.

[0332] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal performs measurements, and the measurement period is at least related to a first factor. Specifically, the measurement period can be one of the following:

[0333] ceil(K*L)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0334] max(T,ceil(K*L)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0335] max(T,ceil(K*L*M)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0336] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0337] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,1.5*DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0338] ceil(K*L)*T1*first factor;

[0339] ceil(K*L*K1)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0340] max(T,ceil(K*L*K1)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0341] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0342] max(T,ceil(K*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0343] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0344] max(T,ceil(K*L*K2)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0345] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K2)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0346] ceil(K*L*K2)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0347] The max() function is used to find the maximum value.

[0348] The ceil() function is used to round up;

[0349] T is a preset time length that can be used for measurement reporting or for measurement itself. The value of T can be 400 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, 120 milliseconds, etc.

[0350] L is a preset positive integer, and its value can be set as needed, such as 1, 3, 5, 24, 40, 64, etc.

[0351] The value of K is related to the reference symbol and measurement interval of the serving cell. It can be 1 or other positive numbers. Alternatively, the value of K is related to the total number of SMTCs and the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals. For example, the value of K is the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals.

[0352] MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period;

[0353] K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP overlaps with SMTC, and its value can be 1 or 1.5;

[0354] M is related to the high-speed configuration, and its value can be 1.5 or 1;

[0355] T1 is related to the secondary cell and can be understood as the secondary cell measurement cycle (measCycleSCell). T1 is used when configuring the secondary cell, and its values ​​include {sf160,sf256,sf320,sf512,sf640,sf1024,sf1280}. Here, sf represents subframe.

[0356] K2 is related to the frequency range and / or SSB and SCS, and takes a value of 1 or 2.

[0357] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the above method may further include the following steps:

[0358] The terminal receives third information, which includes at least one of the following:

[0359] (1) The network instructs the terminal to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band;

[0360] (2) When there are multiple carriers on the frequency band, the network indicates that the terminal only measures one carrier;

[0361] (3) The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0362] Here, as one implementation, the third information can be sent or configured for each terminal (per-UE), that is, the third information is applied to all frequency bands, or it can be described as being applied to all frequency bands configured for the terminal.

[0363] As another implementation, the third information can be sent or configured per band, meaning the third information is applied to one or more frequency bands. Furthermore, information about the applied frequency band can be provided.

[0364] In addition, the frequency band information may specifically include a frequency band index or number.

[0365] In other embodiments of this disclosure, the method may further include the following steps:

[0366] The terminal sends a second message, which includes at least one of the following:

[0367] (1) The number of search engines supported by the terminal;

[0368] (2) The terminal supports more than two search engines;

[0369] By introducing more than two searchers, the following technical effects can be achieved: with one dedicated searcher for the primary carrier, the increased number of searchers can be used for the measurement of the secondary carrier, enabling parallel measurement of the secondary carrier and reducing the measurement time of the secondary carrier.

[0370] (3) Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0371] (4) The terminal supports parallel measurements;

[0372] (5) The terminal supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0373] (6) The terminal supports a reduced carrier scaling factor;

[0374] Here, a reduction in the carrier scaling factor can also be described as an enhancement of the carrier scaling factor, or as an optimization of the carrier scaling factor.

[0375] (7) The number of carriers supported by the terminal has been reduced;

[0376] Here, the reduction in the number of carriers supported can also be described as a reduction in the number of carriers supported for measurement, a reduction in the number of carriers supported for reporting, or a reduction in the number of carriers supported for both measurement and reporting. That is, it supports measuring only one carrier in a single frequency band and / or reporting the results. Result reporting includes applying the results of the measured carriers to carriers that were not measured, or can be described as: the results of carriers that were not measured are the same as the results of the measured carriers. The results can also be described as measurement results.

[0377] (8) Terminal supports measurement enhancement.

[0378] Here, measurement enhancement can also be described as measurement optimization, or as a reduction in measurement latency, or as a reduction in measurement time, or as RRM enhancement. The measurement enhancement includes at least one of measurement enhancement based on a reduction in the carrier scaling factor, measurement enhancement based on a reduction in the number of measurement carriers, and measurement enhancement based on searcher enhancement.

[0379] The enhancements described in this article can also be described as optimizations, primarily referring to a reduction in measurement latency, meaning the terminal can perform measurements faster. It's important to note that some embodiments relate to enhancements to the search engine, referring to reducing measurement latency by increasing the number of search engines.

[0380] The above embodiments enable the network to configure an appropriate number of searchers for the terminal based on the second information by sending the second information to the network, thereby improving measurement performance and reducing measurement time.

[0381] Referring to Figure 3, this embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an information sending method applied to a network device. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes:

[0382] Step 31, the network device performs at least one of the following:

[0383] Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier or cell;

[0384] Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following:

[0385] The network instructs the terminal to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0386] The network instructs the terminal to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0387] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0388] Through the above steps, the network device can send first information to the terminal to instruct the terminal to measure shared relevant information, and / or send the third information to the terminal to instruct the terminal to measure a carrier on a frequency band. The terminal can perform the measurement based on the first information and / or the third information, thereby providing support for reducing the measurement time of the terminal.

[0389] Specifically, the first information may indicate at least one of the following:

[0390] (1) Information related to carrier sharing;

[0391] (2) Relevant information shared by the primary carrier and the secondary carrier;

[0392] (3) Relevant information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0393] (4) Relevant information shared by the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0394] (5) Information related to secondary carrier sharing;

[0395] (6) Relevant information shared between the main cell and the auxiliary cell;

[0396] (7) Relevant information shared between the primary and secondary cells and the secondary cells;

[0397] (8) Relevant information shared between the main cell and the main auxiliary cell;

[0398] (9) Related information shared by auxiliary communities.

[0399] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first information includes a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier.

[0400] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the network device may also receive second information sent by the terminal, the second information indicating at least one of the following:

[0401] The number of supported search engines;

[0402] Supports more than two search engines;

[0403] Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0404] Supports parallel measurements;

[0405] Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0406] Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor;

[0407] Supports a reduction in the number of carriers;

[0408] Supports measurement enhancement.

[0409] The various methods of the embodiments of this disclosure have been described above. Apparatus for implementing the above methods will now be provided.

[0410] Please refer to Figure 4. This embodiment of the disclosure also provides a terminal, including:

[0411] The first processing module 401 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

[0412] Measurements must be performed, and the measurement period must be at least related to the first factor.

[0413] Measuring a carrier wave in a frequency band;

[0414] Obtain first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

[0415] Through the above modules, the embodiments of this disclosure can improve the measurement performance of the terminal, reduce the measurement time, or provide support for reducing the measurement time of the terminal.

[0416] Optionally, the measurement includes measurements based on more than two searchers and / or measurements based on two searchers.

[0417] Optionally, the terminal further includes:

[0418] A first transmitting module is configured to transmit second information, the second information indicating at least one of the following:

[0419] The number of supported search engines;

[0420] Supports more than two search engines;

[0421] Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0422] Supports parallel measurements;

[0423] Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0424] Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor;

[0425] Supports a reduction in the number of carriers;

[0426] Supports measurement enhancement.

[0427] Optionally, the first factor is at least related to a first value, which is related to the number of secondary carriers and the number of secondary cells.

[0428] Optionally, the first value includes one of the following:

[0429] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2;

[0430] The ratio of the number of auxiliary cells to 2;

[0431] The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers;

[0432] The ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers.

[0433] Optionally, the first factor includes at least one of the following:

[0434] The number of heterogeneous measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals;

[0435] The number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals;

[0436] The number of primary secondary cells, where the primary secondary cells are secondary cells based on L3 measurements of CSI-RS and SSB;

[0437] The number of second auxiliary cells, where the second auxiliary cells are auxiliary cells based on L3 measurements of SSB;

[0438] The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0439] The first integer;

[0440] First possible value;

[0441] First quantity;

[0442] Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell;

[0443] First value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity;

[0444] First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity);

[0445] First value * (number of second auxiliary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity);

[0446] First value * (number of second secondary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for third secondary cells);

[0447] First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0448] 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1 - 1);

[0449] 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1);

[0450] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS.

[0451] Optionally, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0452] Information related to carrier sharing;

[0453] Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0454] Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers;

[0455] Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0456] Information related to secondary carrier sharing;

[0457] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community;

[0458] Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities;

[0459] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities;

[0460] Information shared by the auxiliary community.

[0461] Optionally, the first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0462] Optionally, the first factor is at least related to a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0463] Optionally, the first factor includes at least one of the following:

[0464] The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements;

[0465] Second value * (Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity);

[0466] Second value * (Second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell);

[0467] Second value * second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity - 1;

[0468] 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1-1);

[0469] 2 * (Second value * Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity - 1)

[0470] Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS;

[0471] The second quantity is the number of secondary cells that are only configured with L3 measurements based on SSB.

[0472] Optionally, the measurement period is one of the following:

[0473] ceil(K*L)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0474] max(T,ceil(K*L)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0475] max(T,ceil(K*L*M)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0476] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0477] ceil(K*L)*max(T1,1.5*DRX cycle)*first factor;

[0478] ceil(K*L)*T1*first factor;

[0479] ceil(K*L*K1)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0480] max(T,ceil(K*L*K1)*SMTC cycle)*first factor;

[0481] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0482] max(T,ceil(K*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0483] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0484] max(T,ceil(K*L*K2)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor;

[0485] max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K2)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor;

[0486] ceil(K*L*K2)*DRX cycle*first factor;

[0487] Among them, the max() function is used to find the maximum value, the ceil() function is used to round up, T is the preset time length, L is the preset positive integer, the value of K is related to the reference symbol and measurement interval of the serving cell, MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period, K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP overlaps with SMTC, M is related to the high-speed configuration, T1 is related to the secondary cell, and K2 is related to the frequency range and / or SSB SCS.

[0488] Optionally, the first processing module is further configured to measure a cell of a carrier on a frequency band, or to measure N SSBs of a cell of a carrier on a frequency band, where N is an integer.

[0489] Optionally, the first processing module is also used to measure a carrier when there are multiple carriers in a frequency band.

[0490] Optionally, the measurement of a carrier in a frequency band includes at least one of the following:

[0491] Measure the main carrier;

[0492] Measure the primary and secondary carriers;

[0493] Measure the secondary carrier;

[0494] The measurement includes a secondary carrier for measurement reporting;

[0495] Measure the carrier wave indicated by the network.

[0496] Optionally, the terminal further includes:

[0497] The first receiving module receives third information, which includes at least one of the following:

[0498] The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0499] The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0500] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0501] It should be noted that the device in this embodiment corresponds to the method applied to the terminal side described above. The implementation methods in each of the above embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of this device and can achieve the same technical effect. The device provided in this disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiments and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail here.

[0502] Please refer to Figure 5. This embodiment of the disclosure also provides a network device, including:

[0503] Sending module 501 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations:

[0504] Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier or cell;

[0505] Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following:

[0506] The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band.

[0507] The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band.

[0508] The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

[0509] Through the above modules, the embodiments of this disclosure can reduce measurement time, or provide support for reducing measurement time for terminals.

[0510] Optionally, the network device further includes:

[0511] The first receiving module is used for

[0512] Optionally, the network device further includes:

[0513] A first receiving module is configured to receive second information sent by the terminal, the second information indicating at least one of the following:

[0514] The number of supported search engines;

[0515] Supports more than two search engines;

[0516] Supports measurements based on more than two searchers;

[0517] Supports parallel measurements;

[0518] Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements;

[0519] Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor;

[0520] Supports a reduction in the number of carriers;

[0521] Supports measurement enhancement.

[0522] Optionally, the first information indicates at least one of the following:

[0523] Information related to carrier sharing;

[0524] Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers;

[0525] Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers;

[0526] Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers;

[0527] Information related to secondary carrier sharing;

[0528] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community;

[0529] Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities;

[0530] Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities;

[0531] Information shared by the auxiliary community.

[0532] Optionally, the first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

[0533] It should be noted that the device in this embodiment corresponds to the method applied to the network device side described above. The implementation methods in each of the above embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of this device and can achieve the same technical effect. The device provided in this disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. Therefore, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiments and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail here.

[0534] Another embodiment of the present disclosure of a terminal, as shown in FIG6, includes a transceiver 610, a processor 600, a memory 620, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 620 and executable on the processor 600; when the processor 600 executes the program or instructions, it implements the various processes of the terminal processing method embodiment on the terminal side described above, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0535] The transceiver 610 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 600.

[0536] In Figure 6, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 600 and memory represented by memory 620. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. Transceiver 610 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. For different user equipment, user interface 630 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0537] The processor 600 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while the memory 620 can store the data used by the processor 600 when performing operations.

[0538] Another embodiment of the network device disclosed herein, as shown in FIG7, includes a transceiver 710, a processor 700, a memory 720, and a program or instructions stored in the memory 720 and executable on the processor 700. When the processor 700 executes the program or instructions, it implements the various processes of the above-described network device-side information transmission method embodiment and achieves the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0539] The transceiver 710 is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 700.

[0540] In Figure 7, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 700 and memory represented by memory 720. The bus architecture may also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 710 may be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium. Processor 700 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and memory 720 may store data used by processor 700 during operation.

[0541] This disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When executed by a processor, the computer program implements the various processes of the above-described terminal processing method or network-side information transmission method embodiments, and achieves the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, etc.

[0542] This disclosure also provides a computer program product, including computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described terminal processing method and information sending method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0543] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.

[0544] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this disclosure, in essence, or the part that contributes to the related technology, can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure.

[0545] The embodiments of this disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A terminal processing method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising at least one of the following: The terminal performs measurements, and the measurement cycle is at least related to the first factor. The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band. The terminal acquires first information, which is related to the carrier or cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurements include measurements based on more than two searchers and / or measurements based on two searchers.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: Send a second message, which indicates at least one of the following: The number of supported search engines; Supports more than two search engines; Supports measurements based on more than two searchers; Supports parallel measurements; Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements; Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor; Supports a reduction in the number of carriers; Supports measurement enhancement.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first factor is at least related to a first value, which is related to the number of secondary carriers and the number of secondary cells.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, The first value includes one of the following: The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to 2; The ratio of the number of auxiliary cells to 2; The ratio of the number of secondary carriers to the number of searchers; The ratio of the number of secondary cells to the number of searchers.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 4, wherein, The first factor includes at least one of the following: The number of heterogeneous measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals; The number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals; The number of primary secondary cells, where the primary secondary cells are secondary cells based on L3 measurements of CSI-RS and SSB; The number of second auxiliary cells, where the second auxiliary cells are auxiliary cells based on L3 measurements of SSB; The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements; The first integer; First possible value; First quantity; Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell; First value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity; First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity); First value * (number of second auxiliary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity); First value * (number of second secondary cells + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for third secondary cells); First value * (number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity + number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell); 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1 - 1); 2*(first value + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2*first quantity - 1); Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information indicates at least one of the following: Information related to carrier sharing; Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers; Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers; Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers; Information related to secondary carrier sharing; Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community; Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities; Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities; Information shared by the auxiliary community.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first factor is at least related to a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

10. The method according to claim 1 or 9, wherein, The first factor includes at least one of the following: The number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell, where the third secondary cell is a secondary cell configured with RSSI measurements; Second value * (Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity); Second value * (Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity + Number of measurement targets used for the third secondary cell); Second value * second quantity + number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * first quantity - 1; 2*(Second value*Second quantity+Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals+2*First quantity-1-1); 2 * (Second value * Second quantity + Number of inter-frequency measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + Number of E-UTRA cross-system measurement targets that do not require measurement intervals + 2 * First quantity - 1) Wherein, the first quantity is the number of secondary cells configured with L3 measurements based on CSI-RS and SSB and / or the number of secondary cells configured with only L3 measurements based on CSI-RS; The second quantity is the number of secondary cells that are only configured with L3 measurements based on SSB.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, The measurement cycle is one of the following: ceil(K*L)*DRX cycle*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L)*SMTC cycle)*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*M)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor; ceil(K*L)*max(T1,DRX cycle)*first factor; ceil(K*L)*max(T1,1.5*DRX cycle)*first factor; ceil(K*L)*T1*first factor; ceil(K*L*K1)*DRX cycle*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*K1)*SMTC cycle)*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*K2)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*first factor; max(T,ceil(K*L*1.5*K2)*max(MGRP,DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*first factor; ceil(K*L*K2)*DRX cycle*first factor; Among them, the max() function is used to find the maximum value, the ceil() function is used to round up, T is the preset time length, L is the preset positive integer, the value of K is related to the reference symbol and measurement interval of the serving cell, MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period, K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for RLM, BFD, CBD, L1-RSRP overlaps with SMTC, M is related to the high-speed configuration, T1 is related to the secondary cell, and K2 is related to the frequency range and / or SSB SCS.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band, including: The terminal measures one cell of one carrier on one frequency band, or the terminal measures N SSBs of one cell of one carrier on one frequency band, where N is an integer.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal measures a carrier wave on a frequency band, including: When there are multiple carriers in a frequency band, the terminal measures one carrier.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal measures a carrier in a frequency band, including at least one of the following: Measure the main carrier; Measure the primary and secondary carriers; Measure the secondary carrier; The measurement includes a secondary carrier for measurement reporting; Measure the carrier wave indicated by the network.

15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal receives third information, which includes at least one of the following: The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band. The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band. The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

16. An information transmission method applied to a network device, the method comprising at least one of the following: Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier or cell; Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following: The terminal is instructed to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band. The terminal is instructed to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band. The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising: The terminal sends a second message, which indicates at least one of the following: The number of supported search engines; Supports more than two search engines; Supports measurements based on more than two searchers; Supports parallel measurements; Supports parallel secondary carrier / secondary cell measurements; Supports reducing the carrier scaling factor; Supports a reduction in the number of carriers; Supports measurement enhancement.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein, The first information indicates at least one of the following: Information related to carrier sharing; Information shared by the primary and secondary carriers; Information shared between the primary and secondary carriers; Related information shared between the primary carrier and the primary and secondary carriers; Information related to secondary carrier sharing; Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary community; Information shared between the main and auxiliary communities; Information shared between the main community and the auxiliary communities; Information shared by the auxiliary community.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first information indicates a second value, which includes at least one of the following: the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary carrier measurement, or the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary carrier measurement, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary carrier, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary carriers, the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary carrier, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for primary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the searcher used for secondary cell measurement, the proportion or probability of the primary cell, the proportion or probability or percentage of the primary and secondary cells, and the proportion or probability or percentage of the secondary cell.

20. A terminal, comprising a first processing module; wherein, The first processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following operations: Measurements must be performed, and the measurement period must be at least related to the first factor. Measuring a carrier wave in a frequency band; Obtain first information, which is related to the carrier wave.

21. A network device, comprising a transmitting module; wherein, The sending module is configured to perform at least one of the following operations: Send first information to the terminal, the first information being related to the carrier wave; Sending third information to the terminal, the third information including at least one of the following: The network instructs the terminal to measure a carrier wave on a frequency band. The network instructs the terminal to measure only one carrier when there are multiple carriers on the frequency band. The terminal measures the frequency band information of a carrier on a frequency band.

22. A terminal, comprising: Transceiver, processor, memory, and programs or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; When the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 15.

23. A network device, comprising: Transceiver, processor, memory, and programs or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor; When the processor executes the program or instructions, it implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 16 to 19.

24. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program being executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, or to implement the steps of the method as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 19.

25. A computer program product comprising computer instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, or implement the steps of the method as claimed in any one of claims 16 to 19.

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