Measurement method and apparatus, and communication device and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a measurement method and apparatus, and a communication device and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal executing first measurement, wherein the first measurement comprises at least one of the following: measurement with a reduced beam scanning factor; measurement with reduced time; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on a synchronization signal block and a physical broadcast channel block.

Description

Measurement methods, devices, communication equipment and storage media

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202510058761.0, filed in China on January 14, 2025, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

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

[0004] In 5G (5th Generation) New Radio (NR), two frequency ranges are defined: Frequency Range (FR) 1 and FR2. FR1 represents low-frequency bands, and FR2 represents millimeter-wave high-frequency bands. Currently, terminals take a relatively long time to measure FR2 cells / frequency points. For example, in a typical configuration scenario, the measurement time for a single FR2 frequency point is approximately 2 to 3 seconds. If the number of frequency points increases, the terminal's measurement time will be even longer. This long measurement time for FR2 cells / frequency points leads to poor mobility performance. Improving terminal measurement performance and reducing measurement time are problems that need to be addressed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To address the technical problems existing in related technologies, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measurement method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this disclosure embodiment is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measurement method applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0008] The terminal performs a first measurement, the first measurement including at least one of the following:

[0009] Measurement of beam scanning factor reduction;

[0010] Measurement of time reduction;

[0011] Measurement based on multi-directional reception;

[0012] Measurements based on the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB).

[0013] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal receiving first information, the first information being used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0014] Enabling beam scanning factor reduces;

[0015] Enable multi-directional reception;

[0016] Measurement of reduced startup time;

[0017] Turning off the beam scanning factor reduces the overall beam scanning factor.

[0018] Disable multi-directional reception;

[0019] Measurement of reduced shutdown time.

[0020] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal sending second information to the network, the second information being used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0021] Enable beam scanning factor reduction; enable multi-directional reception; measure the reduction in on-time; disable beam scanning factor reduction; disable multi-directional reception; measure the reduction in off-time; enable power saving.

[0022] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal sending third information to the network, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

[0023] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0024] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fourth information sent by the network, the fourth information being used to indicate activation or deactivation of the first measurement.

[0025] In the above scheme, the terminal performing the first measurement includes: when the fourth information indicates that the first measurement is to be activated, the terminal performing or activating the first measurement; or,

[0026] The method further includes: if the fourth information indicates that the first measurement should be deactivated, the terminal does not perform or deactivates the first measurement.

[0027] In the above scheme, the terminal performs the first measurement, including: the terminal performs or activates the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0028] The signal quality is lower than or equal to the first threshold;

[0029] The terminal speed is higher than or equal to the second threshold;

[0030] The change in signal quality is higher than or equal to the third threshold.

[0031] In the above scheme, the terminal does not perform or deactivates the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0032] The signal quality is higher than or equal to the first threshold;

[0033] The terminal speed is lower than or equal to the second threshold;

[0034] The change in signal quality is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0035] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fifth information sent by the network, the fifth information being used to indicate at least one of the following: a first threshold, a second threshold, a third threshold; and / or,

[0036] The terminal obtains at least one of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the third threshold through a pre-agreed method.

[0037] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the terminal sending a sixth message to the network, the sixth message being used to indicate at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced time.

[0038] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: Measurement Interval Repetition Period (MGRP), SSB Measurement Time Configuration (SMTC) period, Discontinuous Receive Period (DRX cycle), Carrier Specific Scaling Factor (CSSF), First Time Length, Second Value, Third Value, Fourth Value, and Fifth Value.

[0039] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0040] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0041] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0042] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0043] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0044] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0045] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0046] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0047] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0048] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0049] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0050] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0051] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0052] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0053] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0054] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0055] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0056] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0057] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0058] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0059] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0060] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0061] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0062] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0063] In the above scheme, the first factor is Q*the first value, where Q is an integer.

[0064] Secondly, this disclosure also provides a measurement method applied to a network, the method comprising:

[0065] The network sends fourth information to the terminal, the fourth information being used to indicate activation or deactivation of the first measurement; and / or,

[0066] The network sends a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to instruct the terminal to perform or not perform a threshold for the first measurement;

[0067] The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on SSB.

[0068] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network sending first information to the terminal, the first information being used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0069] Enabling beam scanning factor reduces;

[0070] Enable multi-directional reception;

[0071] Measurement of reduced startup time;

[0072] Turning off the beam scanning factor reduces the overall beam scanning factor.

[0073] Disable multi-directional reception;

[0074] Measurement of reduced shutdown time.

[0075] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network receiving second information sent by the terminal, the second information being used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0076] Enable beam scanning factor reduction; enable multi-directional reception; measure the reduction in on-time; disable beam scanning factor reduction; disable multi-directional reception; measure the reduction in off-time; enable power saving.

[0077] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network receiving third information sent by the terminal, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

[0078] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0079] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: Measurement Interval Repetition Period (MGRP), SSB Measurement Time Configuration (SMTC) period, Discontinuous Receive Period (DRX cycle), Carrier Specific Scaling Factor (CSSF), First Time Length, Second Value, Third Value, Fourth Value, and Fifth Value.

[0080] In the above scheme, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0081] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0082] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0083] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0084] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0085] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0086] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0087] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0088] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0089] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0090] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0091] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0092] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0093] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0094] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0095] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0096] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0097] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0098] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0099] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0100] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0101] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first value*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0102] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0103] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0104] In the above scheme, the first factor is Q*the first value, where Q is an integer.

[0105] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the network receiving sixth information sent by the terminal, the sixth information being used to indicate at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced time.

[0106] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a measuring device applied to a terminal, the device including a first processing unit for performing a first measurement, the first measurement including at least one of the following:

[0107] Measurement of beam scanning factor reduction;

[0108] Measurement of time reduction;

[0109] Measurement based on multi-directional reception;

[0110] SSB-based measurements.

[0111] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a measuring device applied to a network, the device including a second communication unit for sending fourth information to a terminal, the fourth information including indication information for activating or deactivating a first measurement; and / or,

[0112] Used to send a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to instruct the terminal to perform or not perform a threshold for the first measurement;

[0113] The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on SSB.

[0114] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0115] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the measurement method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0116] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer program product, including computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the steps of the measurement method described in the first or second aspect of embodiments of this disclosure.

[0117] The measurement method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium provided in this disclosure include: a terminal performing a first measurement, the first measurement including at least one of the following: a measurement of beam scan factor reduction; a measurement of time reduction; a measurement based on multi-directional reception; and a measurement based on a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel block (SSB). By employing the technical solution of this disclosure, the time for the terminal to receive beam scans is reduced through the first measurement, thereby achieving a reduction in FR2 measurement time. Attached Figure Description

[0118] Figure 1 is a schematic flowchart of the measurement method according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0119] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of the measurement method according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0120] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measuring device according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0121] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measuring device according to an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0122] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0123] The present disclosure will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0124] The technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems, such as GSM (Global System of Mobile communication), LTE (Long Term Evolution), 5G, 6G, or future communication systems. Optionally, a 5G system or 5G network can also be called a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0125] For example, the communication system used in this disclosure embodiment may include network devices and terminal devices (also referred to as terminals, communication terminals, etc.); the network device may be a device that communicates with the terminal device. The network device can provide communication coverage within a certain area and can communicate with terminals located within that area. Optionally, the network device may be a base station in various communication systems, such as an evolved Node B (eNB) in an LTE system, a next-generation Node B (gNB) in a 5G or NR system, a base station in a 6G system, or an access network node or base station in a future communication system.

[0126] It should be understood that devices with communication functions in the network / system of this disclosure embodiment can be referred to as communication devices. Communication devices may include network devices and terminals with communication functions. Network devices and terminal devices can be the specific devices described above, which will not be repeated here. Communication devices may also include other devices in the communication system, such as network controllers, mobility management entities, and other network entities. This disclosure embodiment does not limit these.

[0127] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this document. The term "and / or" in this document merely describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. Furthermore, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0128] The terms “first,” “second,” etc., used in this disclosure and in the claims are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this disclosure described herein can be implemented, for example, in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0129] This disclosure provides a measurement method applied to a terminal. Figure 1 is a schematic flowchart of the measurement method according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 1, the method includes:

[0130] Step 101: The terminal performs a first measurement, which includes at least one of the following: a measurement of beam scan factor reduction; a measurement of time reduction; a measurement based on multi-directional reception; and a measurement based on SSB.

[0131] In various embodiments of this disclosure, the process of the first measurement includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: SSB-based measurement, Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) / Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) detection, time index detection, cell search, cell identification, etc.; wherein, the time index may also be referred to as the SSB index, and correspondingly, the time index detection may also be referred to as the SSB index detection.

[0132] In various embodiments of this disclosure, the SSB can be described as a Synchronization Signal Block or a Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Block.

[0133] In some alternative embodiments, the first measurement may include a layer 3 (L3) measurement and / or a layer 1 (L1) measurement.

[0134] In some alternative embodiments, the first measurement can be applied to same-frequency measurements or different-frequency measurements. Same-frequency measurements include same-frequency measurements requiring a measurement interval and / or same-frequency measurements not requiring a measurement interval. Different-frequency measurements include different-frequency measurements requiring a measurement interval and / or different-frequency measurements not requiring a measurement interval.

[0135] In one implementation, the first measurement is a measurement of beam scan factor reduction; the measurement of beam scan factor reduction can also be described as the terminal performing a measurement based on a reduced beam scan factor, or the terminal performing a measurement based on enhanced beam scanning, or the terminal performing a measurement based on fast beam scanning, or a measurement related to beam scan factor reduction. In other implementations, the first measurement is a measurement of measurement time reduction, or a measurement based on multi-directional reception, or a measurement based on SSB.

[0136] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal performing the first measurement includes the terminal performing a measurement related to the reduction of the beam scan factor.

[0137] In some alternative embodiments, beam scanning can also be described as receiving beam scanning. Beam scanning factor reduction can also be described as optimizing the beam scanning factor (also simply called optimized beam scanning), or enhancing the beam scanning factor (also simply called enhanced beam scanning), or fast beam scanning.

[0138] In some alternative embodiments, the time-reduced measurement can also be described as an enhanced measurement that enables a reduction in measurement time.

[0139] In some alternative embodiments, the multi-directional reception can also be described as multi-antenna reception, multi-antenna panel reception, or beam scanning reduction. It can be understood that multi-directional reception can be achieved through multi-antenna reception. Specifically, "multi-directional" refers to at least two directions.

[0140] In some alternative embodiments, measurements received from multiple directions can reduce the beam scanning factor.

[0141] In some alternative embodiments, SSB-based measurements include SSB-based Layer 3 (L3) measurements and / or SSB-based Layer 1 (L1) measurements. SSB-based measurements can also be described as SSB-based fast measurements, or as SSB measurements based on fast beam scanning. Wherein, SSB measurements based on fast beam scanning include SSB-based Layer 3 (L3) measurements and / or SSB-based Layer 1 (L1) measurements. Based on fast beam scanning can also be described as relating to fast beam scanning, or as relating to a reduced beam scanning factor.

[0142] In some optional embodiments, the terminal's SSB-based measurement-related operations include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: SSB-based measurement, PSS / SSS detection, time index detection (the time index can also be described as an SSB index), cell search, cell identification, etc. The time index can also be referred to as an SSB index, and correspondingly, time index detection can also be referred to as SSB index detection.

[0143] In traditional technical solutions, when performing measurements, especially FR2 measurements, the terminal can only receive data from one specific direction at a time; that is, the terminal can only perform measurements based on reception in one direction. To perform a global scan, the terminal needs to complete reception in different directions in a time-division multiplexing manner through polling, i.e., the terminal needs to perform receive beam scanning. Receive beam scanning leads to a longer measurement time, thus extending the terminal's measurement time. By introducing the aforementioned first measurement, i.e., the enhancement of existing measurements, the terminal's receive beam scanning time can be reduced, thereby lowering the FR2 measurement time.

[0144] In some embodiments, the multi-directional reception enabled terminal can simultaneously receive and measure SSB / Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) in multiple directions (at least two directions), thereby reducing measurement time.

[0145] In some embodiments, the reduced beam scanning factor can be understood as the terminal being able to complete the receiving beam scanning more quickly through certain software / hardware upgrades, thereby reducing measurement time.

[0146] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the terminal receiving first information, the first information being used to indicate at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction.

[0147] In this embodiment, the first information may be sent by the network, that is, the terminal performs at least one of the following actions according to the network's instructions: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multi-directional reception; enabling time reduction measurement; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multi-directional reception; disabling time reduction measurement.

[0148] In some alternative embodiments, enabling the reduction of the beam scanning factor can also be described as enabling a reduced beam scanning factor, or as enabling a measurement based on the reduced beam scanning factor, or as enabling a measurement of the reduced beam scanning factor.

[0149] In some alternative embodiments, enabling multidirectional reception can also be described as enabling measurement based on multidirectional reception.

[0150] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement of reduced on-time may also be described as a measurement of enhanced on-time.

[0151] In some alternative embodiments, the reduction of the beam scanning factor can also be described as turning off the reduced beam scanning factor, or as turning off the measurement based on the reduced beam scanning factor, or as turning off the measurement of the reduction of the beam scanning factor.

[0152] In some alternative embodiments, the disabling of multidirectional reception can also be described as disabling measurements based on multidirectional reception.

[0153] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement of reduced shutdown time may also be described as a measurement of enhanced shutdown.

[0154] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal sending second information to the network, the second information indicating at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; and enabling power saving.

[0155] In this embodiment, enabling beam scanning factor reduction includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to enable beam scanning factor reduction, or notifying the network to enable beam scanning factor reduction. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to enable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to enable beam scanning factor reduction via second information, but whether to enable beam scanning factor reduction is determined by the network. The notification of beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining to enable scanning factor reduction and informing the network of this result via second information.

[0156] For example, the terminal informs the network of suggestions or expectations for reducing the beam scanning factor through a second message.

[0157] In this embodiment, enabling multi-directional reception includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to enable multi-directional reception, or notifying the network of the enabling of multi-directional reception. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to enable multi-directional reception can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to enable multi-directional reception through a second piece of information, but whether or not multi-directional reception is enabled is determined by the network. The notification of multi-directional reception can be understood as the terminal autonomously deciding to enable multi-directional reception and informing the network of this result through the second piece of information.

[0158] In this embodiment, the measurement of reduced on-time includes: a suggested (or described as a tendency or expectation) measurement of reduced on-time, or a notification measurement of reduced on-time. The suggested (or desired) measurement of reduced on-time can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggested or desired reduction in on-time through second information, but whether the measurement of reduced on-time is actually performed is determined by the network. The notification measurement of reduced on-time can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining the measurement of reduced on-time and informing the network of the result through second information.

[0159] In this embodiment, disabling beam scanning factor reduction includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to disable beam scanning factor reduction, or notifying the network to disable beam scanning factor reduction. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to disable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to disable beam scanning factor reduction through second information, but whether to disable it is determined by the network. Notifying the network to disable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining to disable scanning factor reduction and informing the network of this result through second information.

[0160] In this embodiment, disabling multidirectional reception includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to disable multidirectional reception, or notifying the network to disable multidirectional reception. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to disable multidirectional reception can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to disable multidirectional reception through a second piece of information, but whether to disable multidirectional reception is determined by the network. The notification to disable multidirectional reception can be understood as the terminal autonomously deciding to disable multidirectional reception and informing the network of this result through the second piece of information.

[0161] In this embodiment, the measurement of reduced shutdown time includes: a suggested (or described as a tendency or expectation) measurement of reduced shutdown time, or a notification measurement of reduced shutdown time. The suggested reduction measurement can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggested or expected reduction measurement of shutdown time via second information, but whether the measurement of reduced shutdown time is actually performed is determined by the network. The notification measurement of reduced shutdown time can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining the measurement of reduced shutdown time and informing the network of the result via second information.

[0162] This embodiment introduces a second piece of information: Operating the terminal in a reduced beam scanning factor mode, a multi-directional reception mode, or a time-reduced measurement mode increases the terminal's power consumption. Therefore, it cannot be expected that the terminal will always operate in these modes. Terminal power consumption, such as battery level, is terminal-side information and needs to be provided to the network via this second piece of information to assist the network in subsequent scheduling.

[0163] In the various embodiments of this disclosure, "enable" can also be described as "enable," "activate," or "apply," and "disable" can also be described as "de-enable" or "de-activate."

[0164] In the various embodiments of this disclosure, the network may also be described as a network device, an access network, an access network device, etc. For example, the network device may be a base station.

[0165] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the terminal sending third information to the network, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

[0166] In this embodiment, as one implementation method, the third information may include a first value. As another implementation method, multiple first values ​​may be pre-agreed upon or configured in the terminal and network; in this case, the third information may include an identifier corresponding to a specified first value to indicate the first value.

[0167] As some optional implementations, the first value is related to beam scanning. In one implementation, the first value is a numerical value of the beam scanning factor. In conventional solutions, the beam scanning factor is 8. However, in this disclosure, the reduced beam scanning factor is an integer less than 8. Exemplarily, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 2, 4, and 6. In other optional embodiments, candidate values ​​for the first value may also be at least one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The first value is related to the terminal implementation; different terminal implementations result in different first values.

[0168] As some optional implementations, the first value is related to beam scanning. In one implementation, the first value is determined by the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. As an example, the first value can be the product of the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. Exemplarily, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 10, 20, 30, 16, 32, 48, 6, 12, and 18. For example, for a scenario with a sample number of 5 (e.g., a same-frequency scenario), the first value is {10, 20, 30}, where 5*2 = 10, 5*4 = 20, and 5*6 = 30; where 5 represents the sample number, and 2, 4, and 6 represent the reduced beam scanning factor, respectively. As another example, for a scenario with a sample number of 8 (e.g., a different-frequency scenario), the first value is {16, 32, 48}, where 8*2 = 16, 8*4 = 32, and 8*6 = 48; where 8 represents the sample number, and 2, 4, and 6 represent the reduced beam scanning factor, respectively.

[0169] In this embodiment, the terminal sends a third piece of information to the network: The first measurement will increase the complexity of the terminal implementation. From the perspective of the degree of freedom of the terminal implementation, different terminals will have different implementations, and different terminal implementations will require different beam scanning times. The impact of beam scanning time on the overall measurement time is reflected by the beam scanning factor. Therefore, the terminal needs to notify the network of the beam scanning situation required based on the first measurement to help the network understand the measurement time required by the terminal measurement and assist the network in scheduling.

[0170] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0171] In this embodiment, the measurement time of the first measurement includes at least one of the following: the measurement time of SSB-based measurement (or described as the measurement period of SSB-based measurement), the PSS / SSS detection time (or described as the PSS / SSS synchronization time), the time index detection time (the time index can also be described as the SSB index), the cell search time, and the cell identification time. The detection time can also be described as a detection period. The measurement time can also be described as a measurement period or a measurement cycle. The cell search time can also be described as a cell search period. The cell identification time can also be described as a cell identification period.

[0172] In the various embodiments of this disclosure, time can also be described as a time period or a time range, or in English as a time period.

[0173] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fourth information sent by the network, the fourth information being used to indicate the activation or deactivation of the first measurement.

[0174] In this embodiment, the network can instruct the terminal to activate or deactivate the first measurement through the fourth information; wherein, activating the first measurement can also be referred to as executing, opening, applying or enabling the first measurement, and deactivating the first measurement can also be referred to as not executing, not opening, closing or not enabling the first measurement.

[0175] In this embodiment, a fourth message is sent to the terminal via the network: Performing the first measurement increases the terminal's power consumption; from an energy-saving perspective, the terminal cannot continuously perform the first measurement. Through this fourth message, the terminal can determine when to perform the first measurement based on network instructions, thereby avoiding the situation where the first measurement is continuously active and reducing power consumption.

[0176] In some alternative embodiments, the fourth information may be sent from the network to the terminal. The network may determine whether to instruct the terminal to initiate the first measurement based on factors such as service requirements. For example, if the service is latency-sensitive, the network may instruct the terminal to initiate the first measurement via the fourth information for rapid measurement; if the current service is not latency-sensitive, the terminal does not need to initiate the first measurement, and the terminal can perform the measurement based on existing technology, avoiding unnecessary power consumption.

[0177] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal performs the first measurement, including: when the fourth information indicates that the first measurement is activated, the terminal performs or activates the first measurement; or, the method further includes: when the fourth information indicates that the first measurement is deactivated, the terminal does not perform or deactivates the first measurement.

[0178] In other alternative embodiments, in addition to activating or deactivating the first measurement according to the network's instructions, the terminal may also determine or decide to activate or deactivate the first measurement on its own.

[0179] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal performs the first measurement, including performing or activating the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0180] The signal quality is lower than or equal to the first threshold;

[0181] The terminal speed is higher than or equal to the second threshold;

[0182] The change in signal quality is higher than or equal to the third threshold.

[0183] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal not performing or deactivating the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0184] The signal quality is higher than or equal to the first threshold;

[0185] The terminal speed is lower than or equal to the second threshold;

[0186] The change in signal quality is less than or equal to the third threshold.

[0187] This implementation differs from the method of instructing the terminal to activate the first measurement via signaling. In this implementation, the terminal determines whether to execute or activate the first measurement by judging whether preset conditions are met.

[0188] In some optional embodiments, terminal activation of the first measurement can also be described as terminal activation of fast measurement, or terminal activation of fast beam scanning. Terminal deactivation of the first measurement can also be described as terminal deactivation of fast measurement, or terminal deactivation of fast beam scanning.

[0189] In this embodiment, the terminal determines whether to activate / deactivate the first measurement based on a condition-triggered method. The purpose of introducing a threshold is to help the terminal determine whether to enable, execute, or activate the first measurement, avoiding unnecessary power consumption increases. Measurements are typically performed to prepare for cell handover or cell reselection, which usually occur at the cell edge. Furthermore, the closer to the cell edge, the faster the terminal needs to complete the measurement. Conversely, if the terminal is in the cell center, the latency requirements for the measurement are usually not high. By introducing a threshold, comparing channel quality with the threshold and / or speed with the threshold, it is determined whether a rapid measurement is needed, thereby determining whether the first measurement needs to be initiated.

[0190] In this embodiment, the above-described implementation method of activating or deactivating the first measurement based on conditions (or thresholds) and the above-described implementation method of activating or deactivating the first measurement by instructing the fourth information can be used independently or in combination. One combined implementation is as follows: instructing the fourth information to activate the first measurement can be understood as allowing the terminal to use the first measurement, but the specific timing of activation still needs to be determined by the terminal based on whether the conditions are met (compared to a threshold). This approach can be understood as follows: if the fourth information does not instruct the activation of the first measurement, even if the terminal meets the conditions, the terminal cannot activate the first measurement.

[0191] In this embodiment, the signal quality can also be described as the signal quality of a cell, which may include the signal quality of the serving cell and / or the signal quality of neighboring cells. The serving cell includes at least one of a primary cell, a secondary cell, and a primary-secondary cell. The signal quality may include at least one of the following: Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ), and Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR). A first threshold is a signal quality-related threshold. The first threshold includes at least one of an RSRP threshold, an RSRQ threshold, and a SINR threshold. If the signal quality is RSRP, then the first threshold is the RSRP threshold; the RSRP threshold can be an RSRP value or an RSRP range. If the signal quality is RSRQ, then the first threshold is the RSRQ threshold; the RSRQ threshold can be an RSRQ value or an RSRQ range. If the signal quality is SINR, then the first threshold is the SINR threshold; the SINR threshold can be a SINR value or a SINR range. For example, if the signal quality is below or equal to the first threshold, it indicates poor signal quality (e.g., the terminal is at the cell edge). To facilitate timely handover or cell reselection, the terminal needs to quickly perform measurements and report, thus requiring activation of the first measurement. Conversely, if the signal quality is above or equal to the first threshold, it indicates good signal quality (e.g., the terminal is at the cell center). The need for cell handover or cell reselection is not urgent, and the terminal does not need to quickly perform measurements and report, thus activating the first measurement is unnecessary. For example, if the measured RSRP is below the RSRP threshold and the measured RSRQ is below the RSRQ threshold, the terminal activates the first measurement. For example, if the terminal is configured with RSRP and / or RSRQ thresholds, and the measured RSRP is below the RSRP threshold and the measured RSRQ is below the RSRQ threshold, and the activation time of fast beam scanning does not exceed a certain time (e.g., Y seconds, where Y is an integer), then fast beam scanning is activated.

[0192] In this embodiment, a change in signal quality equal to or higher than a third threshold implicitly reflects the terminal's speed. When the change in signal quality within a certain time period is equal to or higher than the third threshold, it indicates that the terminal is in a high-speed movement state. When the terminal is moving at high speed, it needs to quickly perform measurements and report them in order to switch or reselect in a timely manner; therefore, the first measurement needs to be activated. Conversely, when the terminal is moving at low speed, compared to high-speed scenarios, it is not necessary for the terminal to quickly perform measurements and report them; therefore, the first measurement can be deactivated.

[0193] As some alternative implementations, the terminal may activate the first measurement if either the signal quality or the speed is satisfied under preset conditions.

[0194] As another alternative implementation, the terminal may activate the first measurement when both signal quality and speed are satisfied under preset conditions. This method is more energy-efficient than the former.

[0195] Specifically, if the signal quality-related conditions include signal quality being lower than or equal to a first threshold and the change in signal quality being higher than or equal to a third threshold, then satisfying the aforementioned signal quality-related conditions can specifically mean satisfying either the first threshold or the third threshold; that is, satisfying either signal quality being lower than or equal to the first threshold, or the change in signal quality being higher than or equal to the third threshold—either one is sufficient. In other optional embodiments, satisfying the aforementioned signal quality-related conditions can also mean satisfying both the first threshold and the third threshold, which can be set or agreed upon according to actual needs.

[0196] As some alternative implementations, when the network only configures signal quality-related thresholds (such as a first threshold and / or a third threshold), the terminal determines whether to activate the first measurement based on signal quality. When the network configures both signal quality-related thresholds (such as a first threshold and / or a third threshold) and speed-related thresholds (such as a second threshold), the network can instruct the terminal to activate the first measurement when both the signal quality-related thresholds and the speed-related thresholds are met, or instruct the terminal to activate the first measurement when either the signal quality-related threshold or the speed-related threshold is met.

[0197] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the terminal receiving fifth information sent by the network, the fifth information indicating at least one of the following: a first threshold, a second threshold, and a third threshold; and / or, the terminal obtaining at least one of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the third threshold in a pre-agreed manner.

[0198] In this embodiment, the relevant thresholds (including but not limited to at least one of the first threshold, second threshold, and third threshold) used for activating or deactivating the first measurement by the terminal can be pre-defined, such as in a protocol predefined, or can be configured by the network, such as through the fifth information. As one implementation, the fifth information may include at least one of the following: the first threshold, the second threshold, and the third threshold. As another implementation, the fifth information may include an identifier corresponding to each threshold to indicate at least one of the corresponding first threshold, second threshold, and third threshold.

[0199] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the terminal sending sixth information to the network, the sixth information indicating at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurement with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurement with reduced time.

[0200] In this embodiment, the terminal can report its relevant capabilities to the network through the sixth information, including at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced time.

[0201] The statement that "supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor" can be further described as "supporting or not supporting fast beam scanning," or "supporting or not supporting fast beam scanning for L3 measurements." "Supporting or not supporting" can also be described as "whether it is supported."

[0202] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: Measurement Gap Repetition Period (MGRP), SSB-based Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC) period, Discontinuous Reception Period (DRX cycle), Carrier-Specific Scaling Factor (CSSF), First Time Length, Second Value, Third Value, Fourth Value, and Fifth Value.

[0203] In the embodiments of this disclosure, the carrier wave can also be described as a carrier frequency, or in English, a carrier.

[0204] In this embodiment, the measurement time of the first measurement can be determined in different ways. Different determination methods are applied to different scenarios. Scenarios may include same-frequency and different-frequency scenarios. Same-frequency further includes same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval. Different-frequency further includes same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval. Taking same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval as an example, it can also include measurements without discontinuous reception (DRX), measurements with a DRX period less than or equal to 320 milliseconds, measurements with a DRX period greater than or equal to 320 milliseconds, and so on. The classification of DRX also exists in same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval.

[0205] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0206] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0207] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0208] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0209] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0210] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0211] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0212] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0213] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0214] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0215] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0216] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0217] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0218] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0219] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0220] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0221] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0222] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0223] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0224] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0225] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0226] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0227] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0228] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0229] In this embodiment, the first factor is related to the first value.

[0230] In one implementation, the value of the first factor is a first value. The application scenario where the value of the first factor is a first value may include: the first value is determined by the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. Optionally, the first value may be the product of the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. For example, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 10, 20, 30, 16, 32, 48, 6, 12, and 18.

[0231] In one implementation, the first factor is Q * a first value, where Q is an integer. For example, the value of Q includes at least one of 3, 5, and 8. Application scenarios where the first factor is Q * a first value include: the first value is a beam scanning factor. For example, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 2, 4, and 6.

[0232] In this embodiment, T is a time length (i.e., the first time length mentioned above), which can be used for measurement reporting or for measurement itself. For example, the value of T includes one of the following: 400 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, 120 milliseconds, etc.

[0233] In this embodiment, L is an integer, and its value can be set as needed, such as 1, 3, 5, 8, 24, 40, or 64, etc.

[0234] In this embodiment, K is related to the measurement interval. The specific value of K is related to the reference symbol of the serving cell and / or the measurement interval and / or SMTC. K can be 1 (for example, in applications where the terminal does not support concurrent measurement intervals, or the terminal is not configured with concurrent measurement intervals) or other positive values, or it can be the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals (i.e., the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals. The main application scenario is concurrent measurement intervals, where non-dropped measurement intervals are intervals after applying conflict rules). K can also be the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs that do not overlap with non-dropped measurement intervals. The total number of SMTCs can also be described as the total number of SMTC opportunities. The number of SMTCs can also be described as the number of SMTC opportunities.

[0235] In this embodiment, MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period. K1 is related to Layer 1 (L1) measurements. The value of K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) / Beam Failure Detection (BFD) / Candidate Beam Detection (CBD) and Layer 1 reference signal received power overlaps with SMTC; for example, K1 is 1 or 1.5. K2 is a factor related to the frequency range and SSB subcarrier spacing, for example, it is 1, 2, or 3.

[0236] In this embodiment, the measurement interval can also be simply referred to as the interval. CSSF includes in-frequency CSSF and inter-frequency CSSF. The value of CSSF is related to at least one of the following: the number of secondary cells, the number of measurement objects (MOs) across Radio Access Technology (RAT), the number of inter-frequency measurement objects that do not require a measurement interval, in-frequency measurement objects that do not require a measurement interval, in-frequency measurement objects that require a measurement interval, and inter-frequency measurement objects that require a measurement interval. The English term for "across Radio Access Technology" is inter-RAT. "No measurement interval required" can also be described as "no measurement interval." "Requires a measurement interval" can also be described as "with a measurement interval."

[0237] Based on the above embodiments, this disclosure provides a measurement method applied to a network. Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of the measurement method according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 2, the method includes:

[0238] Step 201: The network sends a fourth message to the terminal, the fourth message being used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the first measurement; and / or sends a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to indicate whether the terminal performs or does not perform the first measurement threshold;

[0239] The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on SSB.

[0240] In this embodiment, the network can also be described as a network device, an access network, an access network device, etc. For example, the network device can be a base station.

[0241] In this embodiment, the network can instruct the terminal to activate or deactivate the first measurement via fourth information; and / or, the network can also configure relevant thresholds for the terminal to perform or not perform the first measurement, so that the terminal can determine whether the conditions are met based on the relevant thresholds, thereby performing or not performing the first measurement. The thresholds include at least one of the following: a first threshold, a second threshold, and a third threshold.

[0242] In this embodiment, the network can instruct the terminal to activate or deactivate the first measurement through the fourth information; wherein, activating the first measurement can also be referred to as executing, opening, applying or enabling the first measurement, and deactivating the first measurement can also be referred to as not executing, not opening, closing or not enabling the first measurement.

[0243] In this embodiment, a fourth message is sent to the terminal via the network: Performing the first measurement increases the terminal's power consumption; from an energy-saving perspective, the terminal cannot continuously perform the first measurement. Through this fourth message, the terminal can determine when to perform the first measurement based on network instructions, thereby avoiding the situation where the first measurement is continuously active and reducing power consumption.

[0244] In some alternative embodiments, the fourth information may be sent from the network to the terminal. The network may determine whether to instruct the terminal to initiate the first measurement based on factors such as service requirements. For example, if the service is latency-sensitive, the network may instruct the terminal to initiate the first measurement via the fourth information for rapid measurement; if the current service is not latency-sensitive, the terminal does not need to initiate the first measurement, and the terminal can perform the measurement based on existing technology, avoiding unnecessary power consumption.

[0245] In one implementation, the first measurement is a measurement of beam scan factor reduction; the measurement of beam scan factor reduction can also be described as the terminal performing a measurement based on a reduced beam scan factor, or the terminal performing a measurement based on enhanced beam scanning, or the terminal performing a measurement based on fast beam scanning, or a measurement related to beam scan factor reduction. In other implementations, the first measurement is a measurement of measurement time reduction, or a measurement based on multi-directional reception, or a measurement based on SSB.

[0246] In some alternative embodiments, the terminal performing the first measurement includes the terminal performing a measurement related to the reduction of the beam scan factor.

[0247] In some alternative embodiments, beam scanning can also be described as receiving beam scanning. Beam scanning factor reduction can also be described as optimizing the beam scanning factor (also simply called optimized beam scanning), or enhancing the beam scanning factor (also simply called enhanced beam scanning), or fast beam scanning.

[0248] In some alternative embodiments, the time-reduced measurement can also be described as an enhanced measurement that enables a reduction in measurement time.

[0249] In some alternative embodiments, the multi-directional reception can also be described as multi-antenna reception, multi-antenna panel reception, or beam scanning reduction. It can be understood that multi-directional reception can be achieved through multi-antenna reception. Specifically, "multi-directional" refers to at least two directions.

[0250] In some alternative embodiments, measurements received from multiple directions can reduce the beam scanning factor.

[0251] In some alternative embodiments, SSB-based measurements include SSB-based Layer 3 (L3) measurements and / or SSB-based Layer 1 (L1) measurements. SSB-based measurements can also be described as SSB-based fast measurements, or as SSB measurements based on fast beam scanning. Wherein, SSB measurements based on fast beam scanning include SSB-based Layer 3 (L3) measurements and / or SSB-based Layer 1 (L1) measurements. Based on fast beam scanning can also be described as relating to fast beam scanning, or as relating to a reduced beam scanning factor.

[0252] In traditional technical solutions, when performing measurements, especially FR2 measurements, the terminal can only receive data from one specific direction at a time; that is, the terminal can only perform measurements based on reception in one direction. To perform a global scan, the terminal needs to complete reception in different directions in a time-division multiplexing manner through polling, i.e., the terminal needs to perform receive beam scanning. Receive beam scanning leads to a longer measurement time, thus extending the terminal's measurement time. By introducing the aforementioned first measurement, i.e., the enhancement of existing measurements, the terminal's receive beam scanning time can be reduced, thereby lowering the FR2 measurement time.

[0253] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the network sending first information to the terminal, the first information indicating at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction.

[0254] In some alternative embodiments, enabling the reduction of the beam scanning factor can also be described as enabling a reduced beam scanning factor, or as enabling a measurement based on the reduced beam scanning factor, or as enabling a measurement of the reduced beam scanning factor.

[0255] In some alternative embodiments, enabling multidirectional reception can also be described as enabling measurement based on multidirectional reception.

[0256] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement of reduced on-time may also be described as a measurement of enhanced on-time.

[0257] In some alternative embodiments, the reduction of the beam scanning factor can also be described as turning off the reduced beam scanning factor, or as turning off the measurement based on the reduced beam scanning factor, or as turning off the measurement of the reduction of the beam scanning factor.

[0258] In some alternative embodiments, the disabling of multidirectional reception can also be described as disabling measurements based on multidirectional reception.

[0259] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement of reduced shutdown time may also be described as a measurement of enhanced shutdown.

[0260] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the network receiving second information sent by the terminal, the second information indicating at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; and enabling power saving.

[0261] In this embodiment, enabling beam scanning factor reduction includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to enable beam scanning factor reduction, or notifying the network to enable beam scanning factor reduction. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to enable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to enable beam scanning factor reduction via second information, but whether to enable beam scanning factor reduction is determined by the network. The notification of beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining to enable scanning factor reduction and informing the network of this result via second information.

[0262] In this embodiment, enabling multi-directional reception includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to enable multi-directional reception, or notifying the network of the enabling of multi-directional reception. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to enable multi-directional reception can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to enable multi-directional reception through a second piece of information, but whether or not multi-directional reception is enabled is determined by the network. The notification of multi-directional reception can be understood as the terminal autonomously deciding to enable multi-directional reception and informing the network of this result through the second piece of information.

[0263] In this embodiment, the measurement of reduced on-time includes: a suggested (or described as a tendency or expectation) measurement of reduced on-time, or a notification measurement of reduced on-time. The suggested (or desired) measurement of reduced on-time can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggested or desired reduction in on-time through second information, but whether the measurement of reduced on-time is actually performed is determined by the network. The notification measurement of reduced on-time can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining the measurement of reduced on-time and informing the network of the result through second information.

[0264] In this embodiment, disabling beam scanning factor reduction includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to disable beam scanning factor reduction, or notifying the network to disable beam scanning factor reduction. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to disable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to disable beam scanning factor reduction through second information, but whether to disable it is determined by the network. Notifying the network to disable beam scanning factor reduction can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining to disable scanning factor reduction and informing the network of this result through second information.

[0265] In this embodiment, disabling multidirectional reception includes: suggesting (or describing it as a tendency or expectation) to disable multidirectional reception, or notifying the network to disable multidirectional reception. The suggestion (or tendency, expectation) to disable multidirectional reception can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggestion or expectation to disable multidirectional reception through a second piece of information, but whether to disable multidirectional reception is determined by the network. The notification to disable multidirectional reception can be understood as the terminal autonomously deciding to disable multidirectional reception and informing the network of this result through the second piece of information.

[0266] In this embodiment, the measurement of reduced shutdown time includes: a suggested (or described as a tendency or expectation) measurement of reduced shutdown time, or a notification measurement of reduced shutdown time. The suggested reduction measurement can be understood as the terminal informing the network of the suggested or expected reduction measurement of shutdown time via second information, but whether the measurement of reduced shutdown time is actually performed is determined by the network. The notification measurement of reduced shutdown time can be understood as the terminal autonomously determining the measurement of reduced shutdown time and informing the network of the result via second information.

[0267] This embodiment introduces a second piece of information: Operating the terminal in a reduced beam scanning factor mode, a multi-directional reception mode, or a time-reduced measurement mode increases the terminal's power consumption. Therefore, it cannot be expected that the terminal will always operate in these modes. Terminal power consumption, such as battery level, is terminal-side information and needs to be provided to the network via this second piece of information to assist the network in subsequent scheduling.

[0268] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the network receiving third information sent by the terminal, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

[0269] In this embodiment, as one implementation method, the third information may include a first value. As another implementation method, multiple first values ​​may be pre-agreed upon or configured in the terminal and network; in this case, the third information may include an identifier corresponding to a specified first value to indicate the first value.

[0270] As some optional implementations, the first value is related to beam scanning. In one implementation, the first value is a numerical value of the beam scanning factor. In conventional solutions, the beam scanning factor is 8. However, in this disclosure, the reduced beam scanning factor is an integer less than 8. The first value is the reduced terminal receiving beam scanning factor. Exemplarily, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 2, 4, and 6. In other optional embodiments, candidate values ​​for the first value may also be at least one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The first value is related to the terminal implementation; different terminal implementations result in different first values.

[0271] As some optional implementations, the first value is related to beam scanning. In one implementation, the first value is determined by the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. As an example, the first value can be the product of the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. Exemplarily, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 10, 20, 30, 16, 32, 48, 6, 12, and 18. For example, for a scenario with a sample number of 5 (e.g., a same-frequency scenario), the first value is {10, 20, 30}, where 5*2 = 10, 5*4 = 20, and 5*6 = 30; where 5 represents the sample number, and 2, 4, and 6 represent the reduced beam scanning factor, respectively. As another example, for a scenario with a sample number of 8 (e.g., a different-frequency scenario), the first value is {16, 32, 48}, where 8*2 = 16, 8*4 = 32, and 8*6 = 48; where 8 represents the sample number, and 2, 4, and 6 represent the reduced beam scanning factor, respectively.

[0272] In this embodiment, the terminal sends a third piece of information to the network: The first measurement will increase the complexity of the terminal implementation. From the perspective of the degree of freedom of the terminal implementation, different terminals will have different implementations, and different terminal implementations will require different beam scanning times. The impact of beam scanning time on the overall measurement time is reflected by the beam scanning factor. Therefore, the terminal needs to notify the network of the beam scanning situation required based on the first measurement to help the network understand the measurement time required by the terminal measurement and assist the network in scheduling.

[0273] In some alternative embodiments, the method may further include: the network determining the measurement time for the terminal to perform the first measurement based on the first value.

[0274] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0275] In this embodiment, the measurement time of the first measurement includes at least one of the following: the measurement time of SSB-based measurement (or described as the measurement period of SSB-based measurement), the PSS / SSS detection time (or described as the PSS / SSS synchronization time), the time index detection time (the time index can also be described as the SSB index), the cell search time, and the cell identification time. The detection time can also be described as a detection period. The measurement time can also be described as a measurement period or a measurement cycle. The cell search time can also be described as a cell search period. The cell identification time can also be described as a cell identification period.

[0276] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: measurement interval repetition period (MGRP), SSB measurement time configuration (SMTC) period, discontinuous reception period (DRX cycle), carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF), first time length, second value, third value, fourth value, and fifth value.

[0277] In this embodiment, the measurement time of the first measurement can be determined in different ways. Different determination methods are applied to different scenarios. Scenarios may include same-frequency and different-frequency scenarios. Same-frequency further includes same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval. Different-frequency further includes same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval. Taking same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval as an example, it can also include measurements without DRX, measurements with a DRX period less than or equal to 320 milliseconds, measurements with a DRX period greater than or equal to 320 milliseconds, and so on. The classification of DRX also exists in same-frequency measurements that require a measurement interval and same-frequency measurements that do not require a measurement interval.

[0278] In some alternative embodiments, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0279] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0280] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0281] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0282] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0283] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0284] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0285] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0286] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0287] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0288] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0289] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0290] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0291] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0292] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0293] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0294] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0295] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0296] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0297] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0298] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0299] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first value*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0300] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0301] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0302] In this embodiment, the first factor is related to the first value.

[0303] In one implementation, the value of the first factor is a first value. The application scenario where the value of the first factor is a first value may include: the first value is determined by the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. Optionally, the first value may be the product of the beam scanning factor and the number of samples. For example, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 10, 20, 30, 16, 32, 48, 6, 12, and 18.

[0304] In one implementation, the first factor is Q * a first value, where Q is an integer. For example, the value of Q includes at least one of 3, 5, and 8. Application scenarios where the first factor is Q * a first value include: the first value is a beam scanning factor. For example, candidate values ​​for the first value include at least one of 2, 4, and 6.

[0305] In this embodiment, T is a time length (i.e., the first time length mentioned above), which can be used for measurement reporting or for measurement itself. For example, the value of T includes one of the following: 400 milliseconds, 200 milliseconds, 600 milliseconds, 120 milliseconds, etc.

[0306] In this embodiment, L is an integer, and its value can be set as needed, such as 1, 3, 5, 8, 24, 40, or 64, etc.

[0307] In this embodiment, K is related to the measurement interval. The specific value of K is related to the reference symbol of the serving cell and / or the measurement interval and / or SMTC. K can be 1 (for example, in applications where the terminal does not support concurrent measurement intervals, or the terminal is not configured with concurrent measurement intervals) or other positive values, or it can be the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals (i.e., the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs covered by non-dropped measurement intervals. The main application scenario is concurrent measurement intervals, where non-dropped measurement intervals are intervals after applying conflict rules). K can also be the total number of SMTCs divided by the number of SMTCs that do not overlap with non-dropped measurement intervals. The total number of SMTCs can also be described as the total number of SMTC opportunities. The number of SMTCs can also be described as the number of SMTC opportunities.

[0308] In this embodiment, MGRP is the measurement interval repetition period. K1 is related to Layer 1 (L1) measurements. The value of K1 is related to whether the reference signal used for Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) / Beam Failure Detection (BFD) / Candidate Beam Detection (CBD) and Layer 1-RSRP (L1-RSRP) overlaps with SMTC; for example, K1 is 1 or 1.5. K2 is a factor related to the frequency range and SSB subcarrier spacing; for example, it is 1, 2, or 3.

[0309] In this embodiment, the measurement interval can also be simply referred to as the interval. CSSF includes in-frequency CSSF and out-of-frequency CSSF. The value of CSSF is related to at least one of the following: the number of secondary cells, the number of cross-Radio Access Technology (RAT) measurement objects (MOs), the number of out-of-frequency measurement objects that do not require a measurement interval, in-frequency measurement objects that do not require a measurement interval, in-frequency measurement objects that require a measurement interval, and out-of-frequency measurement objects that require a measurement interval. "No measurement interval required" can also be described as "no measurement interval". "Required measurement interval" can also be described as "with measurement interval".

[0310] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the method further includes: the network receiving sixth information sent by the terminal, the sixth information being used to indicate at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced time.

[0311] In this embodiment, the terminal can report its relevant capabilities to the network through the sixth information, including at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting the measurement with reduced time.

[0312] Based on the above embodiments, this disclosure also provides a measurement device applied to a terminal. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measurement device according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 3, the device includes a first processing unit 31 for performing a first measurement, the first measurement including at least one of the following: measurement of beam scanning factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; measurement based on SSB.

[0313] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for receiving first information, the first information being used to indicate at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the reduction in activation time; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the reduction in deactivation time.

[0314] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for sending second information to the network, the second information indicating at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the reduction in activation time; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the reduction in deactivation time; and enabling power saving.

[0315] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for sending third information to a network, the third information indicating a first value related to beam scanning.

[0316] In some alternative embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0317] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for receiving fourth information sent by a network, the fourth information being used to indicate activation or deactivation of the first measurement.

[0318] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first processing unit 31 is configured to perform or activate the first measurement when the fourth information indicates that the first measurement should be activated; or...

[0319] The first processing unit 31 is further configured to not perform or deactivate the first measurement if the fourth information indicates that the first measurement should be deactivated.

[0320] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first processing unit 31 is configured to perform or activate a first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: the signal quality is lower than or equal to a first threshold; the terminal speed is higher than or equal to a second threshold; or the change in signal quality is higher than or equal to a third threshold.

[0321] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the first processing unit 31 is further configured to deactivate the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: the signal quality is higher than or equal to a first threshold; the terminal speed is lower than or equal to a second threshold; or the change in signal quality is lower than or equal to a third threshold.

[0322] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for receiving fifth information transmitted by the network, the fifth information indicating at least one of the following: a first threshold, a second threshold, a third threshold; and / or,

[0323] The first processing unit 31 is further configured to obtain at least one of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the third threshold in a pre-agreed manner.

[0324] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the apparatus further includes a first communication unit 32 for sending sixth information to the network, the sixth information indicating at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or disabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multidirectional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced time.

[0325] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: measurement interval repetition period (MGRP), SSB measurement time configuration (SMTC) period, discontinuous reception period (DRX cycle), carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF), first time length, second value, third value, fourth value, and fifth value.

[0326] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0327] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0328] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0329] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0330] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0331] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0332] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0333] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0334] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0335] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0336] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0337] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0338] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0339] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0340] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0341] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0342] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0343] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0344] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0345] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0346] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0347] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0348] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0349] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0350] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first processing unit 31 in the device can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microcontroller unit (MCU), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in practical applications; the first communication unit 32 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in practical applications.

[0351] This disclosure also provides a measuring device applied to a network. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the measuring device according to an embodiment of this disclosure; as shown in Figure 4, the device includes a second communication unit 41, used to send fourth information to a terminal, the fourth information being used to indicate activation or deactivation of the first measurement; and / or,

[0352] Used to send a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to instruct the terminal to perform or not perform a threshold for the first measurement;

[0353] The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on SSB.

[0354] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 41 is further configured to send first information to the terminal, the first information being configured to indicate at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multidirectional reception; measuring the time reduction.

[0355] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 41 is further configured to receive second information sent by the terminal, the second information being configured to indicate at least one of the following: enabling beam scanning factor reduction; enabling multi-directional reception; measuring the reduction in activation time; disabling beam scanning factor reduction; disabling multi-directional reception; measuring the reduction in deactivation time; enabling power saving.

[0356] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 41 is further configured to receive third information sent by the terminal, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

[0357] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

[0358] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: measurement interval repetition period (MGRP), SSB measurement time configuration (SMTC) period, discontinuous reception period (DRX cycle), carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF), first time length, second value, third value, fourth value, and fifth value.

[0359] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following:

[0360] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0361] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0362] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF;

[0363] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0364] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0365] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF;

[0366] Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0367] Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF;

[0368] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0369] Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0370] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0371] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0372] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0373] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0374] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0375] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0376] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0377] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF;

[0378] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0379] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF;

[0380] Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first value*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF;

[0381] Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF;

[0382] The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

[0383] In some optional embodiments of this disclosure, the second communication unit 41 is further configured to receive sixth information sent by the terminal, the sixth information being configured to indicate at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or disabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced time.

[0384] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the second communication unit 41 in the device can be implemented in practical applications through a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna.

[0385] It should be noted that the measurement device provided in the above embodiments is only illustrated by the division of the above program modules. In practical applications, the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the measurement device and measurement method embodiments provided in the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and their specific implementation process can be found in the method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0386] This disclosure also provides a communication device, which is a terminal or a network. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, the communication device includes a memory 52, a processor 51, and a computer program stored in the memory 52 and executable on the processor 51. When the processor 51 executes the program, it implements the steps of the measurement method applied to a terminal or network according to the embodiment of this disclosure.

[0387] Optionally, the communication device may also include at least one network interface 53. The various components in the communication device are coupled together via a bus system 54. It is understood that the bus system 54 is used to enable communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, all buses are labeled as bus system 54 in Figure 5.

[0388] It is understood that memory 52 can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or both. Non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic random access memory (FRAM), flash memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); magnetic surface memory can be disk storage or magnetic tape storage. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus Random Access Memory (DRRAM).The memory 52 described in the embodiments of this disclosure is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0389] The methods disclosed in the above embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to processor 51, or implemented by processor 51. Processor 51 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 51 or by instructions in the form of software. The processor 51 may be a general-purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. Processor 51 can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this disclosure. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be directly manifested as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or being executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in a storage medium, which is located in memory 52. ​​Processor 51 reads the information in memory 52 and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the aforementioned method.

[0390] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), FPGAs, general-purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.

[0391] In an exemplary embodiment, this disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory 52 including a computer program, which can be executed by a processor 51 of a communication device to perform the steps described in the foregoing method. The computer-readable storage medium may be a memory such as FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or CD-ROM; or it may be various devices including one or any combination of the above-mentioned memories.

[0392] The computer-readable storage medium provided in this disclosure embodiment stores a computer program thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the measurement method of this disclosure embodiment applied to a terminal or network.

[0393] This disclosure also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that can be executed by a communication device (such as the processor 51 of the communication device) to perform the steps of any of the aforementioned measurement methods.

[0394] The methods disclosed in the several method embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments.

[0395] The features disclosed in the several product embodiments provided in this disclosure can be combined arbitrarily without conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

[0396] The features disclosed in the several method or device embodiments provided in this disclosure can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method or device embodiments.

[0397] In the several embodiments provided in this disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the various components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units may be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0398] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0399] In addition, each functional unit in the various embodiments of this disclosure can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can be a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0400] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above method embodiments can be implemented by hardware related to program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it performs the steps of the above method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0401] Alternatively, if the integrated units described above are implemented as software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, or the parts that contribute to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the various embodiments of this disclosure. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0402] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A measurement method, the method being applied to a terminal, the method comprising: The terminal performs a first measurement, the first measurement including at least one of the following: Measurement of beam scanning factor reduction; Measurement of time reduction; Measurement based on multi-directional reception; Measurement based on the synchronization signal block SSB.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal receives first information, the first information being used to indicate at least one of the following: Enabling beam scanning factor reduces; Enable multi-directional reception; Measurement of reduced startup time; Turning off the beam scanning factor reduces the overall beam scanning factor. Disable multi-directional reception; Measurement of reduced shutdown time.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal sends a second message to the network, the second message indicating at least one of the following: Enabling beam scanning factor reduces; Enable multi-directional reception; enable measurement with reduced time; disable beam scanning factor reduction; disable multi-directional reception; disable measurement with reduced time; enable power saving.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal sends third information to the network, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal receives a fourth message sent by the network, the fourth message being used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the first measurement.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, The terminal performs a first measurement, including: If the fourth information indicates that the first measurement is to be activated, the terminal performs or activates the first measurement; or, The method further includes: if the fourth information indicates that the first measurement should be deactivated, the terminal does not perform or deactivates the first measurement.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal performs a first measurement, including: the terminal performs or activates the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: The signal quality is lower than or equal to the first threshold; The terminal speed is higher than or equal to the second threshold; The change in signal quality is higher than or equal to the third threshold.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The terminal does not perform or deactivates the first measurement when at least one of the following conditions is met: The signal quality is higher than or equal to the first threshold; The terminal speed is lower than or equal to the second threshold; The change in signal quality is less than or equal to the third threshold.

10. The method according to claim 1, 8, or 9, further comprising: The terminal receives a fifth message sent by the network, the fifth message indicating at least one of the following: a first threshold, a second threshold, and a third threshold; And / or, The terminal obtains at least one of the first threshold, the second threshold, and the third threshold through a pre-agreed method.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The terminal sends a sixth message to the network, the sixth message indicating at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or not enabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced time.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: Measurement Interval Repetition Period (MGRP), SSB Measurement Time Configuration (SMTC) Period, Discontinuous Receive Period (DRX) Cycle, Carrier Specific Scaling Factor (CSSF), First Time Length, Second Value, Third Value, Fourth Value, and Fifth Value.

13. The method according to claim 1 or 12, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following: Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF; The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein, The first factor is Q*first value, where Q is an integer.

15. A measurement method applied to a network, the method comprising: The network sends a fourth message to the terminal, the fourth message being used to indicate whether to activate or deactivate the first measurement; And / or, The network sends a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to instruct the terminal to perform or not perform a threshold for the first measurement; The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; and measurement based on SSB.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: The network sends first information to the terminal, the first information indicating at least one of the following: Enabling beam scanning factor reduces; Enable multi-directional reception; Measurement of reduced startup time; Turning off the beam scanning factor reduces the overall beam scanning factor. Disable multi-directional reception; Measurement of reduced shutdown time.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: The network receives second information sent by the terminal, the second information indicating at least one of the following: Enabling beam scanning factor reduces; Enable multi-directional reception; enable measurement with reduced time; disable beam scanning factor reduction; disable multi-directional reception; disable measurement with reduced time; enable power saving.

18. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: The network receives third information sent by the terminal, the third information being used to indicate a first value, the first value being related to beam scanning.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is at least related to the first value.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is related to one or more of the following: Measurement Interval Repetition Period (MGRP), SSB Measurement Time Configuration (SMTC) Period, Discontinuous Receive Period (DRX) Cycle, Carrier Specific Scaling Factor (CSSF), First Time Length, Second Value, Third Value, Fourth Value, and Fifth Value.

21. The method according to claim 15 or 20, wherein, The measurement time of the first measurement is determined by at least one of the following: Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K2 * max(MGRP, SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(MGRP,SMTC period)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, SMTC cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K2) * max(DRX cycle, MGRP)) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T, first factor * K * K1 * K2 * SMTC period) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T, ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * SMTC period) * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*first factor*K*K1*K2)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(first factor * K * K1 * K2) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1)*SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*K1)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*L)*max(MGRP,SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first factor*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle,MGRP))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(K*first factor*K1*L)*SMTC period))*CSSF; Measurement time = max(T,ceil(1.5*K*first value*K1*L)*max(DRX cycle,SMTC cycle))*CSSF; Measurement time = ceil(K * first factor * K1 * L) * DRX cycle * CSSF; The max() function finds the maximum value, the ceil() function rounds up, T represents the first time length, L represents the second value, K represents the third value, K1 represents the fourth value, and K2 represents the fifth value.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein, The first factor is Q*first value, where Q is an integer.

23. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: The network receives a sixth message sent by the terminal, the sixth message indicating at least one of the following: supporting or not supporting the first measurement, enabling or disabling the first measurement, supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced beam scanning factor, supporting or not supporting multi-directional reception, and supporting or not supporting measurements with reduced time.

24. A measuring device applied to a terminal, the device comprising a first processing unit for performing a first measurement, the first measurement comprising at least one of the following: Measurement of beam scanning factor reduction; Measurement of time reduction; Measurement based on multi-directional reception; SSB-based measurements.

25. A measuring device applied to a network, the device comprising a second communication unit for sending fourth information to a terminal, the fourth information including indication information for activating or deactivating a first measurement; and / or, Used to send a fifth message to the terminal, the fifth message being used to instruct the terminal to perform or not perform a threshold for the first measurement; in, The first measurement includes at least one of the following: measurement of beam scan factor reduction; measurement of time reduction; measurement based on multi-directional reception; measurement based on SSB.

26. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 23.

27. A communication device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 23.

28. A computer program product comprising computer program instructions that cause a computer to perform the steps of the method described in any one of claims 1 to 23.

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