Measurement method, measurement apparatus, terminal device, network device, communication system, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a measurement method, a measurement apparatus, a terminal device, a network device, a communication system, a storage medium and a program product. A terminal device acquires a measurement period that is configured by a network device and used for performing OD-SSB measurement, and performs SSB measurement on a secondary cell on the basis of the measurement period, wherein the measurement period is smaller than an SMTC period configured by the network device. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, SSB measurement is performed on a secondary cell by using an OD-SSB measurement mode, such that unnecessary measurement activities can be reduced, and the measurement power consumption of a terminal device can be reduced; and a measurement period for performing SSB measurement on the secondary cell is smaller than an SMTC period, such that the total measurement delay in a measurement process can be greatly reduced, thereby improving the network efficiency.

Description

Measurement methods, measuring devices, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement method, measuring device, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program product. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of communication technology, the measurement technology for synchronization signal blocks (PSS / SSS PBCH Block, SSB) is also constantly evolving to support higher spectral efficiency, lower latency and higher reliability. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides a measurement method, measurement device, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program product for performing SSB measurement on secondary cells, thereby reducing the measurement power consumption of the device, reducing the total measurement latency, and improving network efficiency.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a measurement method is provided, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

[0005] Obtain the measurement period configured for OD-SSB measurement of the network device, which is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device;

[0006] SSB measurements are performed on the auxiliary cells according to the measurement cycle.

[0007] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the OD-SSB measurement method is used to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell, which can reduce unnecessary measurement activities and reduce the measurement power consumption of the terminal device; and the measurement period for SSB measurement of the secondary cell is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device, which can greatly reduce the total measurement latency of the measurement process and improve network efficiency.

[0008] Furthermore, the ability to configure measurement cycles via network devices allows network operators to dynamically adjust these cycles based on current network load, user distribution, and service demands. This flexibility helps optimize network performance and ensures efficient resource utilization. Network devices can also be configured with shorter or longer measurement cycles as needed to adapt to different network conditions and user requirements, improving measurement efficiency and enabling terminal devices to obtain necessary synchronization information in a timely manner.

[0009] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a measurement method is provided, performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0010] Configure the terminal device to perform OD-SSB measurements. The measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device. The measurement period is used for the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on the secondary cell.

[0011] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by configuring the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device, the terminal device can use the OD-SSB measurement method to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell, thereby reducing unnecessary measurement activities of the terminal device and reducing the measurement power consumption of the terminal device; and the measurement period for SSB measurement of the secondary cell is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device, which can greatly reduce the total measurement latency of the measurement process and improve network efficiency.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a measuring device is provided, comprising:

[0013] The processing module is used to obtain the measurement period configured by the network device for OD-SSB measurement, which is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device.

[0014] In addition, SSB measurements are performed on the auxiliary cells according to the measurement cycle.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a measuring device is provided, comprising:

[0016] The processing module is used to configure the measurement cycle for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device. The measurement cycle is shorter than the SMTC cycle configured by the network device. The measurement cycle is used for the terminal device to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal device is provided, comprising:

[0018] One or more processors;

[0019] The processor is used to execute the measurement method of any one of the first aspects.

[0020] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising:

[0021] One or more processors;

[0022] The processor is used to execute the measurement method of any one of the second aspects.

[0023] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal device and a network device;

[0024] The terminal device is configured to implement the measurement method of any one of the first aspects; the network device is configured to implement the measurement method of any one of the second aspects.

[0025] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed on a communication device, implement a measurement method as described in any of the first aspects, or perform a measurement method as described in any of the second aspects.

[0026] According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a program and / or instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a measurement method as described in any of the first aspects, or to perform a measurement method as described in any of the second aspects. Attached Figure Description

[0027] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of this disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0028] Figure 1a is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 1b is an example diagram illustrating an SSB measurement of a secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 2a is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 2b is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of an SSB measurement process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 2c is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 3a is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 3b is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 4a is an exemplary structural schematic diagram of a measuring device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 4b is a schematic diagram of an exemplary structure of a measuring device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 5a is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 5b is an exemplary structural diagram of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0039] This disclosure provides a measurement method, measurement device, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program product. These are used to perform SSB measurement on secondary cells, thereby reducing device measurement power consumption, decreasing overall measurement latency, and improving network efficiency.

[0040] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measurement method executed by a terminal device, the method comprising:

[0041] Obtain the measurement period configured for OD-SSB measurement of the network device, which is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device;

[0042] SSB measurements are performed on the auxiliary cells according to the measurement cycle.

[0043] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the OD-SSB measurement method is used to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell, which can reduce unnecessary measurement activities and reduce the measurement power consumption of the terminal device; and the measurement period for SSB measurement of the secondary cell is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device, which can greatly reduce the total measurement latency of the measurement process and improve network efficiency.

[0044] Furthermore, the ability to configure measurement cycles via network devices allows network operators to dynamically adjust these cycles based on current network load, user distribution, and service demands. This flexibility helps optimize network performance and ensures efficient resource utilization. Network devices can also be configured with shorter or longer measurement cycles as needed to adapt to different network conditions and user requirements, improving measurement efficiency and enabling terminal devices to obtain necessary synchronization information in a timely manner.

[0045] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and a measurement cycle is used within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell.

[0046] In this embodiment of the disclosure, in an inactive secondary cell, by employing a shorter OD-SSB measurement cycle within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell, the cell activation process can be accelerated, thereby improving the overall network response speed and flexibility. In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the terminal device includes a first baseband searcher and a second baseband searcher;

[0047] The first baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement in the secondary cell;

[0048] The second baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement in the main cell.

[0049] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by using at least one first baseband searcher and at least one second baseband searcher, the terminal device can simultaneously perform SSB measurements of multiple cells. This parallel processing capability improves measurement efficiency and reduces the measurement time. Furthermore, dedicated baseband searchers can be optimized for specific cells; for example, the first baseband searcher can focus on the characteristics of secondary cells, while the second baseband searcher is optimized for the characteristics of the primary cell. This specialization improves measurement accuracy and reliability, and by simultaneously acquiring SSB measurement data from both the primary and secondary cells, the terminal device can make cell selection and reselection decisions more quickly. This approach can also be applied to carrier aggregation systems, where the terminal device needs to connect to multiple cells (primary and secondary cells) simultaneously. The configuration of multiple baseband searchers enables the terminal device to effectively manage and measure the signals of these cells, thereby achieving higher data throughput and better network performance.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells;

[0051] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, and the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the first secondary cell.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0053] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell and the always-on synchronization signal block AO-SSB of the third secondary cell; the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, and the AO-SSB is used to perform AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell.

[0054] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a single baseband searcher processes SSB measurements of multiple secondary cells simultaneously, reducing the duplication of hardware resources, improving measurement efficiency, and enabling faster acquisition of measurement results to support more timely network decision-making.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when performing OD-SSB measurements on the second secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0056] In this embodiment, when performing SSB measurement on the second secondary cell based on OD-SSB, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is no greater than 1. Since no delay is introduced during the measurement process, the total measurement delay can be significantly reduced, allowing the terminal device to perform cell selection and reselection more quickly, thereby improving network efficiency. Furthermore, the shorter measurement cycle reduces the idle time of the baseband searcher, improving the utilization efficiency of hardware resources, which helps reduce device power consumption and extend battery life.

[0057] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when performing AO-SSB measurements on a third secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

[0058] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the delay scaling factor is determined based on the number of secondary cells, which allows for flexible adjustment of the measurement delay. This enables the SSB measurement of multiple cells to be completed within a reasonable time window, effectively optimizing resource management and measurement efficiency, enhancing network adaptability, and improving user experience.

[0059] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0060] When the secondary cell is FR1 carrier aggregation CA only, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0061] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0062] In this embodiment of the disclosure, in the case of only FR1 CA, the delay scaling factor of the FR1 primary carrier is 1, which can ensure the real-time measurement of the primary carrier and support fast network response; the measurement delay scaling factor of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is a first value (number of secondary carriers), which allows the terminal device to optimize resource allocation when managing multiple secondary carriers, can ensure fast and accurate measurement when needed, and support rapid adjustment under dynamic network conditions.

[0063] In the case of FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor of the FR1 primary carrier remains 1 to ensure the priority and stability of the primary carrier; the measurement delay scaling factor of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value (twice the first value), reflecting the adjustment of the measurement period in a more complex network environment to accommodate more carriers and higher network requirements.

[0064] When FR1 and FR2 are used simultaneously, adjusting the delay scaling factor can help terminal devices better manage cross-band resources and ensure a balance between high frequency (FR2) and low frequency (FR1).

[0065] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the period for the second baseband searcher to detect the AO-SSB is the SMTC period.

[0066] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1.

[0067] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the measurement task of the primary cell can be effectively achieved while the SSB measurement of the secondary cell is implemented. Furthermore, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1, which can minimize the measurement delay of the primary cell, ensure the real-time performance of the measurement results, and improve the response speed of the terminal device to network changes.

[0068] Secondly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measurement method performed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0069] A measurement period for OD-SSB measurement is configured for the terminal device, and this measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device. This measurement period is used for the terminal device to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell. In this embodiment, by configuring the OD-SSB measurement period for the terminal device, the terminal device can use the OD-SSB measurement method to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell, thereby reducing unnecessary measurement activities and lowering the measurement power consumption of the terminal device. Furthermore, since the measurement period for SSB measurement on the secondary cell is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device, the total measurement latency of the measurement process can be significantly reduced, improving network efficiency.

[0070] Furthermore, the ability to configure measurement cycles via network devices allows network operators to dynamically adjust these cycles based on current network load, user distribution, and service demands. This flexibility helps optimize network performance and ensures efficient resource utilization. Network devices can also be configured with shorter or longer measurement cycles as needed to adapt to different network conditions and user requirements, improving measurement efficiency and enabling terminal devices to obtain necessary synchronization information in a timely manner.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and a measurement cycle is used within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell.

[0072] In this embodiment of the disclosure, in an inactive secondary cell, by using a shorter OD-SSB measurement period within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell, the activation process of the cell can be accelerated, thereby improving the overall response speed and flexibility of the network.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells;

[0074] The first auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurements.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0076] The second auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurements;

[0077] The third auxiliary cell is used for AO-SSB measurements.

[0078] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when performing OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, the second secondary cell corresponds to a first baseband searcher, which is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell during OD-SSB measurement.

[0079] The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0080] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, when performing AO-SSB measurement on a third secondary cell, the third secondary cell corresponds to a first baseband searcher, which is used to detect the AO-SSB for performing AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell.

[0081] The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0083] When the secondary cell is only FR1 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0084] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0085] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measuring device, comprising:

[0086] The processing module is used to obtain the measurement period configured by the network device for performing on-demand synchronization signal block (OD-SSB) measurement, and the measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device.

[0087] In addition, SSB measurements are performed on the auxiliary cells according to the measurement cycle.

[0088] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measuring device, comprising:

[0089] The processing module is used to configure the measurement cycle for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device. The measurement cycle is shorter than the SMTC cycle configured for SSB measurement time of the network device. The measurement cycle is used for SSB measurement of the secondary cell.

[0090] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a terminal device, including:

[0091] One or more processors;

[0092] The processor is used to execute the measurement method of any one of the first aspects.

[0093] Sixthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a network device, including:

[0094] One or more processors;

[0095] The processor is used to execute the measurement method of any one of the second aspects.

[0096] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system, including a terminal device and a network device;

[0097] The terminal device is configured to implement the measurement method of any one of the first aspects; the network device is configured to implement the measurement method of any one of the second aspects.

[0098] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, implement a measurement method as described in any of the first aspects, or perform a measurement method as described in any of the second aspects.

[0099] In a ninth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product that, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform a measurement method as described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, or to perform a measurement method as described in any of the second aspects.

[0100] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform a measurement method as described in an optional implementation of the first aspect, or to perform a measurement method as described in any of the second aspects.

[0101] Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip. The chip includes processing circuitry configured to perform the measurement method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect above, or to perform the measurement method as described in any of the second aspects.

[0102] It is understood that the aforementioned measuring device, communication equipment, storage medium, program product, computer program, and chip are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of this disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects they can achieve can be referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding methods, and will not be repeated here.

[0103] This disclosure provides measurement methods, measurement devices, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0104] In some embodiments, the terms "measurement method" and "communication method", "OD-SSB measurement method", "measurement period acquisition method", "secondary cell measurement method", and "cell measurement method" can be used interchangeably, and the terms "measurement device" and "communication device", "OD-SSB measurement device", "measurement period acquisition device", "secondary cell measurement device", and "cell measurement device" can be used interchangeably.

[0105] This disclosure is not exhaustive, but merely illustrative of some embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this disclosure. Unless otherwise specified, each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged. Furthermore, the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0106] In each of the disclosed embodiments, unless otherwise specified or in case of logical conflict, the terminology and / or descriptions of the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. Technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0107] The terminology used in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0108] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the aforementioned," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when using articles such as "a," "an," "the," etc. in translation, the noun following the article can be understood as either a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0109] In the embodiments disclosed herein, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0110] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0111] In some embodiments, the notation "at least one of A and B", "A and / or B", "A in one case, B in another", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0112] In some embodiments, the notation "A or B" may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0113] The prefixes "first," "second," etc., used in the embodiments of this disclosure are merely for distinguishing different descriptive objects and do not impose restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the descriptive objects. The description of the descriptive objects is found in the claims or the context of the embodiments, and the use of prefixes should not constitute unnecessary restrictions. For example, if the descriptive object is a "field," the ordinal numbers preceding "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not restrict the position or order of the "fields." "First" and "second" do not restrict whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field" and "second field." Similarly, if the descriptive object is a "level," the ordinal numbers preceding "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not restrict the priority between "levels." Furthermore, the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in "first device," the number of "devices" can be one or more. Furthermore, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the object being described is "device", then "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different. Similarly, if the object being described is "information", then "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.

[0114] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0115] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0116] In some embodiments, the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.

[0117] In some embodiments, the apparatus and device may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they may also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "body", etc.

[0118] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network devices, core network devices, etc.

[0119] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0120] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0121] Furthermore, each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0122] First, some terms used in the embodiments of this disclosure will be explained:

[0123] Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS);

[0124] Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS);

[0125] Synchronization signal block (PSS / SSS PBCH Block, SSB);

[0126] On-demand SSB (OD-SSB);

[0127] Always-On SSB (AO-SSB);

[0128] Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP);

[0129] Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ);

[0130] Signal-to-noise ratio (SINR);

[0131] Discontinuous Reception (DRX);

[0132] SSB Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC);

[0133] Secondary Cell (SCell);

[0134] Primary Cell (PCell);

[0135] Master Node (MN);

[0136] Secondary Node (SN);

[0137] Next-Generation Radio Access Network Evolution Universal Terrestrial Radio Access - New Radio Dual Connectivity (NG-RAN E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity, NE-DC);

[0138] Standalone (SA) networking;

[0139] Secondary Component Carrier (SCC);

[0140] Primary Component Carrier (PCC).

[0141] Figure 1a is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1a, the communication system 100 includes a terminal device 101 and a network device 102. It should be understood that the number and configuration of devices shown in Figure 1a are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In practical applications, it may include two or more terminal devices 101, or two or more network devices 102. The communication system shown in Figure 1a is only illustrated by example, including one terminal device 101 and one network device 102.

[0142] It is understood that the communication system described in this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed in this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0143] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the terminal device 101 or network device 102 in the communication system 100 shown in FIG1a, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1a are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the entities in FIG1a, or may include other entities other than those in FIG1a. The number and form of each entity are arbitrary. Each entity may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative. The entities may not be connected or may be connected. The connection may be in any way, such as direct connection or indirect connection, wired connection or wireless connection.

[0144] In some embodiments, the aforementioned "access network device (AN device)" may be, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: an evolved Node B (eNB), a next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next-generation Node B (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open RAN, a cloud RAN, a base station in other communication systems, and an access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0145] In some embodiments, "network device" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)," "network (NW)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," or "fixed station." In some embodiments, it may also be understood as "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," or "bandwidth part (BWP)," but is not limited to these terms.

[0146] In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 described above may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. The name of the terminal device may differ in different systems; for example, in 5G or 6G systems, the terminal device may be called User Equipment (UE). Terminal devices include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, IoT device, car with communication capabilities, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home.

[0147] In some embodiments, "device," "terminal," "terminal equipment (TE)," or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)," "user terminal," "mobile station (MS)," "mobile terminal (MT)," "subscriber station," "mobile unit," "subscriber unit," "wireless unit," "remote unit," "mobile device," "wireless device," "wireless communication device," "remote device," "mobile subscriber station," "access terminal," "mobile terminal," "wireless terminal," "remote terminal," "handset," "user agent," "mobile client," "client," etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0148] The embodiments disclosed herein can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (a registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D), Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Internet of Things (IoT), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), and next-generation systems built upon these and utilizing other communication methods. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0149] In Rel19, a work project on network power saving has been approved, one of the objectives of which is to develop methods to support common signal adaptation (e.g., adapting to SSB).

[0150] For example, specify procedures and signaling methods to support UEs configured with CA in connected mode to perform SSB measurement operations in secondary cells (SCells), applicable to CA in the same frequency band and different frequency bands.

[0151] Alternatively, specify the triggering method (e.g., UE uplink wake-up signal for signal / channel, cell on / off indication via backhaul link, secondary cell activation / deactivation signaling).

[0152] In related technologies, terminal devices may need to measure multiple secondary cells (SCells). Due to the limited capabilities of terminal devices, the measurement delay of terminal devices will be prolonged, which will lead to reduced network efficiency and increased power consumption of terminal devices.

[0153] Please refer to Figure 1b, which is an example diagram illustrating SSB measurement of a secondary cell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1b, the terminal needs to measure multiple secondary cells (Secondary Cell 1 (SCell 1), Secondary Cell 2 (SCell 2)).

[0154] For example, for FR1, please refer to Table 1 below for the measurement period used for gapless synchronous measurement:

[0155] Table 1:

[0156] For FR2, please refer to Table 2 below for the measurement period used for gapless synchronous measurement:

[0157] Table 2:

[0158] In Tables 1 and 2 above, TSSB_measurement_period_intra represents the measurement period, max() indicates taking the maximum value in the parentheses, and K p To share the measurement interval expansion factor, CSSF intra ceil represents the multi-carrier measurement delay scaling factor, indicating rounding up. For the SMTC period, if different SMTC periods are configured for different cells, the SMTC period mentioned in Table 1 refers to the SMTC period used by the cell corresponding to the measured carrier. Table 1 provides examples of the measurement periods corresponding to different DRX periods.

[0159] The calculation method for the delay scaling factor in SA scenarios can be found in Table 3.

[0160] Table 3:

[0161] In some embodiments, for CA of FR1+FR2, only one FR1 operating band and one FR2 operating band are included.

[0162] In some embodiments, N / A in Table 3 indicates that it does not exist or is not applicable.

[0163] Therefore, the measurement delay of secondary cell 2 should be extended according to the total number of secondary cells to be measured. For example, in Figure 1b above, the secondary cells to be measured are secondary cell 1 and secondary cell 2. The measurement delay of secondary cell 2, which performs SSB measurement, should be scaled according to "2×5×SMTC cycle" (Kp=1), which will result in an excessively long measurement delay for the terminal equipment.

[0164] Based on this, embodiments of this disclosure provide a measurement method, a measurement device, a terminal device, a network device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. The terminal device acquires the OD-SSB measurement period and performs SSB measurement on the secondary cell according to the measurement period, wherein the measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device. In embodiments of this disclosure, using the OD-SSB measurement method to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell can reduce unnecessary measurement activities and lower the measurement power consumption of the terminal device; furthermore, the measurement period for SSB measurement on the secondary cell being shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device can significantly reduce the total measurement latency of the measurement process and improve network efficiency.

[0165] It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0166] The measurement methods, measuring devices, terminal equipment, network equipment, communication systems, storage media, and program products provided in this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0167] Referring to Figure 2a, which is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2a, the measurement method includes the following steps:

[0168] Step S2101: The network device configures the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device, and the measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device.

[0169] In some embodiments, the terminal device is used to perform SSB measurements on the secondary cell according to a measurement cycle.

[0170] In some embodiments, the measurement period is used to indicate the time interval at which the terminal device performs SSB measurements. For example, with a measurement period of 200 milliseconds, the terminal device will perform an SSB measurement every 200 milliseconds.

[0171] In some embodiments, the SMTC period is configured by the network device. By configuring the SMTC period for the terminal device, the network device can instruct the terminal device on the time to perform AO-SSB measurements.

[0172] In some embodiments, network devices may configure measurement cycles for terminal devices based on Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0173] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes at least one second secondary cell and at least one third secondary cell. The second secondary cell is the secondary cell for which OD-SSB measurement is required, and the third secondary cell is the secondary cell for which AO-SSB measurement is required. It should be noted that the number of second and third secondary cells is not limited in the embodiments of this application.

[0174] In some embodiments, the number of second secondary cells is m, and the number of third secondary cells is n, where m and n are both integers greater than or equal to 1. For example,

[0175] There is one second auxiliary cell that requires OD-SSB measurement and one third auxiliary cell that requires AO-SSB measurement.

[0176] There are two secondary cells that require OD-SSB measurements and one secondary cell that requires AO-SSB measurements.

[0177] There is one second auxiliary cell requiring OD-SSB measurement, and two third auxiliary cells requiring AO-SSB measurement…

[0178] In some embodiments, the second and third secondary cells are indicated by a network device. For example, the network device may indicate the second secondary cell for which the terminal device needs to perform OD-SSB measurement, and the third secondary cell for which AO-SSB measurement needs to be performed.

[0179] In some embodiments, the second and third secondary cells are determined by the terminal device itself. For example, the network device may instruct the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on multiple secondary cells, and the terminal device may determine the second secondary cell for OD-SSB measurements and the third secondary cell for AO-SSB measurements from the multiple secondary cells.

[0180] In some embodiments, "secondary cell" can be used interchangeably with terms such as "SCell", "Secondary Cell", "auxiliary cell", "sub-cell", "auxiliary serving cell", and "additional cell".

[0181] In some embodiments, the secondary cell may be a cell that is in an active state.

[0182] In some embodiments, the secondary cell can be an inactive cell. OD-SSB measurements are performed within the fast measurement window of the inactive cell using the aforementioned OD-SSB measurement cycle.

[0183] In some embodiments, "primary cell" can be used interchangeably with terms such as "PCell", "Primary Cell", and "primary serving cell".

[0184] In step S2102, when performing SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, the terminal device determines the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher.

[0185] In some embodiments, the terminal device includes at least two baseband searchers. These at least two baseband searchers include a first baseband searcher and a second baseband searcher. The first baseband searcher is used by the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on the secondary cell, and the second baseband searcher is used by the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on the primary cell.

[0186] Please refer to Figure 2b, which is a schematic diagram illustrating the principle of an SSB measurement process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2b, taking a terminal device including two baseband searchers as an example, the first baseband searcher is used by the terminal device to perform SSB measurement on secondary cells (e.g., the second secondary cell and the third secondary cell), and the second baseband searcher is used by the terminal device to perform SSB measurement on the primary cell.

[0187] In some embodiments, the baseband searcher is used to perform synchronization signal detection to detect and identify the location of the SSB, including detection of the PSS and SSS, to ensure that the location and time of the SSB are correctly identified.

[0188] In some embodiments, "Baseband Searcher" can be used interchangeably with terms such as "searcher," "scanner," "signal detector," "signal searcher," and "capture unit."

[0189] In some embodiments, the value of the delay scaling factor may be defined by the protocol, or it may be indicated by the network device.

[0190] In some embodiments, the delay scaling factor is used to adjust the measurement time interval of the SSB. "Delay scaling factor" can be related to "time scaling factor," "delay factor," "time adjustment factor," "delay factor," "period adjustment factor," or "CSSF." outside_gap,i Terms such as “…” are interchangeable.

[0191] In some embodiments, when performing SSB measurements on the second secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0192] In step S2103, the terminal device uses the first baseband searcher to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell according to the measurement period and the delay scaling factor.

[0193] In some embodiments, the measured delay is the product of the SMTC period and the delay scaling factor.

[0194] In some embodiments, when the delay scaling factor is 1, the measurement delay of the terminal device is consistent with the measurement period, and no additional delay is introduced. Specifically, please continue to refer to Figure 2b. In the case of performing SSB measurement of the second secondary cell, the measurement period (T) of each OD-SSB is... OD-SSB The OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is detected by the first baseband searcher. For example, the PSS and SSS are detected by the first baseband searcher to identify the time and frequency location of the SSB.

[0195] Step S2104: The terminal device performs SSB measurement on the second secondary cell based on the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell.

[0196] In some embodiments, the terminal device may perform a quality assessment of the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell based on the detected OD-SSB of the second secondary cell to obtain the SSB measurement result of the second secondary cell.

[0197] In some embodiments, performing SSB measurements on the second secondary cell includes at least one of the following:

[0198] Based on the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell, the RSRP of the second secondary cell is measured;

[0199] Measure the RSRQ of the second secondary cell based on the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell;

[0200] Based on the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell, the SINR of the second secondary cell is measured, etc.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal device needs to follow the periodicity of OD-SSB. If one of the OD-SSBs is discarded, the terminal device can use another OD-SSB for SSB measurement.

[0202] In step S2105, when performing SSB measurement on the third auxiliary cell, the terminal device determines the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher.

[0203] In some embodiments, when performing SSB measurements on a third secondary cell based on AO-SSB, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells. For example, if the total number of the second and third secondary cells is 2, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 2 when performing SSB measurements on the third secondary cell based on AO-SSB. For example, if the total number of the second and third secondary cells is 3, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 3…

[0204] In step S2106, the terminal device uses the first baseband searcher to detect the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell based on the SMTC period and the delay scaling factor.

[0205] In some embodiments, the SMTC cycle can also be configured by the network device.

[0206] In some embodiments, the SMTC period can be defined by the protocol.

[0207] In some embodiments, the measurement delay is the product of the SMTC period and the delay scaling factor. For example, with the SMTC period as T... SMTC Taking a delay scaling factor of 2 as an example, when performing SSB measurements on the third auxiliary cell, the measurement delay is 2T. SMTC .

[0208] Specifically, in every 2T SMTC The first baseband searcher detects the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell, including the detection of PSS and SSS.

[0209] Step S2107: The terminal device performs SSB measurement on the third secondary cell based on the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell.

[0210] In some embodiments, the terminal device may perform a quality assessment of the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell based on the detected AO-SSB of the third secondary cell to obtain the SSB measurement result of the third secondary cell.

[0211] In some embodiments, performing SSB measurements on a third secondary cell includes at least one of the following:

[0212] Based on the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell, the RSRP of the third secondary cell is measured;

[0213] Based on the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell, the RSRQ of the third secondary cell is measured;

[0214] Based on the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell, the SINR of the third secondary cell is measured, etc.

[0215] In this embodiment of the disclosure, since the measurement period of OD-SSB is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device, if an OD-SSB on the second secondary cell conflicts with an AO-SSB on the third secondary cell during the entire SMTC period, the terminal device can also complete a cell SSB measurement (including the SSB measurement of the second secondary cell and the SSB measurement of the third secondary cell) within one SMTC period.

[0216] In some embodiments, for a terminal device operating in SA mode, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the carrier for intra-frequency SSB-based measurements and inter-frequency SSB-based measurements performed outside the measurement gap includes at least one of the following:

[0217] When the secondary cell is only FR1 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0218] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0219] Specifically, for terminal devices operating in SA mode, the delay scaling factor can be determined according to the specifications in Table 4 below:

[0220] Table 4:

[0221] Where, N SCC_SSB The number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement, i.e., the first value; 2×(N) SCC_SSB ) is the second value.

[0222] It should be noted that Table 4 above also applies to terminal devices configured with NE-DC operation.

[0223] In step S2108, the terminal device uses a second baseband searcher to detect the AO-SSB of the main cell according to the SMTC cycle.

[0224] In some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1.

[0225] In some embodiments, when the delay scaling factor is 1, the measurement delay of the terminal device is consistent with the SMTC period, and no additional delay is introduced.

[0226] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2b, when performing SSB measurements on the main cell, the AO-SSB of the main cell is monitored by a second baseband searcher during each SMTC cycle. For example, the PSS and SSS are detected to identify the time and frequency location of the SSB.

[0227] Step S2109: The terminal device performs SSB measurement on the main cell based on the AO-SSB of the main cell.

[0228] In some embodiments, the terminal device can perform a quality assessment of the AO-SSB of the primary cell based on the detected AO-SSB of the primary cell to obtain the SSB measurement results of the primary cell.

[0229] In some embodiments, performing SSB measurements on the primary cell includes at least one of the following:

[0230] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the RSRP of the primary cell;

[0231] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the RSRQ of the primary cell;

[0232] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the SINR of the primary cell, etc.

[0233] In some embodiments, after performing SSB measurement and obtaining the measurement result, the terminal device may send the measurement result to the network device.

[0234] It should be noted that in the embodiments disclosed herein, "first" can be interchanged with terms such as "certain," "preset," "preset," "set," and "indicated." "First A," "certain A," "preset A," "preset A," "set A," and "indicated A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but are not limited thereto.

[0235] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or detect” can be used interchangeably.

[0236] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2109. For example, the combination of steps S2101 to S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2101, S2105 to S2107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2101, S2108 to S2109 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0237] In some embodiments, steps S2102-S2104, S2105-S2107, and S2108-S2109 may be performed in an alternate order or simultaneously.

[0238] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, the terminal device does not expect the network device to configure the OD-SSB measurement period for the terminal device. Here, "not expecting configuration" can be interpreted as not configuring, or as configuring but not expecting the detection party to respond to the configured content; "not expecting configuration" can be interpreted as not detecting on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the configured measurement period, etc., after detecting it.

[0239] In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine the OD-SSB measurement cycle in other ways, such as by specifying the OD-SSB measurement cycle by a protocol, or by determining the OD-SSB measurement cycle by the terminal device itself.

[0240] In some embodiments, steps S2102 to S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, when the terminal device does not need to perform OD-SSB measurement on the secondary cell, steps S2102 to S2104 do not need to be performed.

[0241] In some embodiments, steps S2105 to S2107 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, when the terminal device does not need to perform AO-SSB measurements on the secondary cell, steps S2105 to S2107 do not need to be performed.

[0242] In some embodiments, steps S2108 to S2109 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, when the terminal device does not need to perform AO-SSB measurements on the primary cell, steps S2108 to S2109 do not need to be performed.

[0243] Referring to Figure 2c, which is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the measurement method includes the following steps:

[0244] Step S2201: The network device configures the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device, and the measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal device is used to perform SSB measurements on the secondary cell according to a measurement cycle.

[0246] In some embodiments, a secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells, wherein the first secondary cells are secondary cells for which OD-SSB measurements are required.

[0247] In some embodiments, the first secondary cell is indicated by a network device. For example, the network device may indicate the first secondary cell for which the terminal device needs to perform OD-SSB measurements.

[0248] In some embodiments, the first secondary cell is determined by the terminal device itself. For example, the network device may instruct the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on multiple secondary cells, and the terminal device may determine the first secondary cell for OD-SSB measurements from among the multiple secondary cells.

[0249] In step S2202, the terminal device determines the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher.

[0250] In some embodiments, the value of the delay scaling factor may be defined by the protocol, or it may be indicated by the network device.

[0251] In some embodiments, when performing SSB measurements on the first secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0252] In step S2203, the terminal device uses a first baseband searcher to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell based on the measurement period and the delay scaling factor.

[0253] In some embodiments, when the delay scaling factor is 1, the measurement delay of the terminal device is consistent with the measurement period, and no additional delay is introduced.

[0254] In some embodiments, when performing SSB measurements on the first secondary cell, the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is monitored by a first baseband searcher in each measurement cycle, for example, by detecting the PSS (primary synchronization signal) and SSS (secondary synchronization signal) to identify the time and frequency location of the SSB.

[0255] Step S2204: The terminal device performs SSB measurement on the first secondary cell based on the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell.

[0256] In some embodiments, the terminal device may perform a quality assessment of the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell based on the detected OD-SSB of the first secondary cell to obtain the SSB measurement result of the first secondary cell.

[0257] In some embodiments, performing SSB measurements on the first secondary cell includes at least one of the following:

[0258] Based on the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, the RSRP of the first secondary cell is measured;

[0259] Measure the RSRQ of the first secondary cell based on the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell;

[0260] Based on the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, the SINR of the first secondary cell is measured, etc.

[0261] In some embodiments, the terminal device needs to follow the periodicity of OD-SSB. If one of the OD-SSBs is discarded, the terminal device can use another OD-SSB for SSB measurement.

[0262] In some embodiments, for a terminal device operating in SA mode, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the carrier for intra-frequency SSB-based measurements and inter-frequency SSB-based measurements performed outside the measurement gap includes at least one of the following cases (see Table 3 above for details):

[0263] When the secondary cell is only FR1 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0264] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0265] In step S2205, the terminal device uses a second baseband searcher to detect the AO-SSB of the main cell according to the SMTC cycle.

[0266] In some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1.

[0267] In some embodiments, when the delay scaling factor is 1, the measurement delay of the terminal device is consistent with the SMTC period, and no additional delay is introduced.

[0268] In some embodiments, when performing SSB measurements of the primary cell, the AO-SSB of the primary cell is monitored by a second baseband searcher during each SMTC cycle. For example, the PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal) are detected to identify the time and frequency location of the SSB.

[0269] Step S2206: The terminal device performs SSB measurement on the main cell based on the AO-SSB of the main cell.

[0270] In some embodiments, the terminal device can perform a quality assessment of the AO-SSB of the primary cell based on the detected AO-SSB of the primary cell to obtain the SSB measurement results of the primary cell.

[0271] In some embodiments, performing SSB measurements on the primary cell includes at least one of the following:

[0272] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the RSRP of the primary cell;

[0273] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the RSRQ of the primary cell;

[0274] Based on the AO-SSB of the primary cell, measure the SINR of the primary cell, etc.

[0275] In some embodiments, after performing SSB measurement and obtaining the measurement result, the terminal device may send the measurement result to the network device.

[0276] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 to S2206. For example, the combination of steps S2201 to S2204 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2201 and S2205 to S2206 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0277] In some embodiments, steps S2202-S2204 and S2205-S2206 may be executed in an alternate order or simultaneously.

[0278] In some embodiments, step S2201 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, the terminal device may determine the OD-SSB measurement period in other ways, such as by specifying the OD-SSB measurement period by a protocol, or by determining the OD-SSB measurement period by the terminal device itself.

[0279] In some embodiments, steps S2202 to S2104 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, when the terminal device does not require OD-SSB measurement of the secondary cell, steps S2202 to S2204 do not need to be performed.

[0280] In some embodiments, steps S2205 to S2206 are optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, when the terminal device does not need to perform AO-SSB measurements on the primary cell, steps S2205 to S2206 do not need to be executed.

[0281] Referring to Figure 3a, which is an exemplary interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3a, the measurement method includes the following steps:

[0282] Step S3101: The network device configures the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement of the terminal device, and the measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured for SSB measurement time of the network device.

[0283] In step S3102, the terminal device performs SSB measurement on the secondary cell according to the measurement cycle.

[0284] In some embodiments, SSB measurement includes OD-SSB measurement and AO-SSB measurement.

[0285] The secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells; the first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, and the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the first secondary cell.

[0286] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0287] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell and the always-on synchronization signal block AO-SSB of the third secondary cell; the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, and the AO-SSB is used to perform AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell.

[0288] In some embodiments, the specific schemes for OD-SSB measurement of the first secondary cell and the second secondary cell, and the specific schemes for AO-SSB measurement of the third secondary cell, are shown in the embodiments in Figures 2a to 2c, and will not be described in detail here.

[0289] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3102.

[0290] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, the terminal device may determine the OD-SSB measurement period in other ways, such as by specifying the OD-SSB measurement period by a protocol, or by determining the OD-SSB measurement period by the terminal device itself.

[0291] Referring to Figure 3b, which is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3b, the measurement method is performed by a terminal device and includes the following steps:

[0292] Step S3201: Obtain the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement, which is shorter than the SMTC period configured for the network device.

[0293] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments. For example, the terminal device may determine the OD-SSB measurement period in other ways, such as by specifying the OD-SSB measurement period by a protocol, or by configuring the OD-SSB measurement period for the terminal device by the network device.

[0294] Step S3202: Perform SSB measurement on the auxiliary cell according to the measurement cycle.

[0295] In some embodiments, SSB measurement includes OD-SSB measurement and AO-SSB measurement.

[0296] The secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells; the first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, and the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the first secondary cell.

[0297] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0298] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell and the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell; the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, and the AO-SSB is used to perform AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell.

[0299] In some embodiments, the specific schemes for OD-SSB measurement of the first secondary cell and the second secondary cell, and the specific schemes for AO-SSB measurement of the third secondary cell, are shown in the embodiments in Figures 2a to 2c, and will not be described in detail here.

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

[0301] This disclosure also provides embodiments of an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal device in any of the above methods. Furthermore, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods.

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

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

[0304] Figure 4a is an exemplary structural schematic diagram of a measuring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4a, the measuring device 4100 may include:

[0305] Processing module 4101 is used to obtain the measurement period configured by the network device for OD-SSB measurement, wherein the measurement period is less than the SMTC period configured by the network device.

[0306] In addition, SSB measurements are performed on the auxiliary cells according to the measurement cycle.

[0307] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and the measurement period of the inactive secondary cell is OD-SSB within the fast measurement window.

[0308] In some embodiments, the terminal device includes a first baseband searcher and a second baseband searcher;

[0309] The first baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement in the secondary cell;

[0310] The second baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement in the main cell.

[0311] In some embodiments, a secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells;

[0312] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, and the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the first secondary cell.

[0313] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0314] The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell and the always-on synchronization signal block AO-SSB of the third secondary cell; the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, and the AO-SSB is used to perform AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell. In some embodiments, when performing OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0315] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, when performing AO-SSB measurements on a third secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

[0316] In some embodiments,

[0317] The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0318] When the secondary cell is FR1 carrier aggregation CA only, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0319] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0320] In some embodiments, the period for the second baseband searcher to detect the AO-SSB is the SMTC period.

[0321] In some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1.

[0322] In some embodiments, the processing module 3101 is also used to execute at least one of the other steps executed by the terminal device in any of the above methods (e.g., steps S2102 to S2109, steps S2202 to S2206, steps S3102, steps S3201 to S3202, but not limited thereto), which will not be described in detail here.

[0323] In some embodiments, the measuring device 4100 further includes a transceiver module 4102, which is used to perform communication steps such as sending and / or detecting performed by the terminal device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0324] Figure 4b is a second exemplary structural schematic diagram of a measuring device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4b, the measuring device 4200 may include:

[0325] The processing module 4201 is used to configure the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement for the terminal device. The measurement period is shorter than the SMTC period configured by the network device. The measurement period is used for the terminal device to perform SSB measurement on the secondary cell.

[0326] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and the measurement period of the inactive secondary cell is OD-SSB within the fast measurement window.

[0327] In some embodiments, a secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells;

[0328] The first auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurements.

[0329] In some embodiments, the secondary cell includes a second secondary cell and a third secondary cell;

[0330] The second auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurements;

[0331] The third auxiliary cell is used for AO-SSB measurements.

[0332] In some embodiments, when performing OD-SSB measurement on a second secondary cell, the second secondary cell corresponds to a first baseband searcher, and the first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell during OD-SSB measurement.

[0333] The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

[0334] In some embodiments, when performing AO-SSB measurement on a third secondary cell, the third secondary cell corresponds to a first baseband searcher, and the first baseband searcher is used to detect the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell being measured.

[0335] The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

[0336] In some embodiments, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0337] When the secondary cell is FR1 carrier aggregation CA only, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement.

[0338] When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2. The second value is twice the first value.

[0339] In some embodiments, the processing module 4201 is also used to execute at least one of the other steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods (e.g., steps S2101, S2201, S3101, S3201, but not limited thereto), which will not be described in detail here.

[0340] In some embodiments, the measuring device 4200 further includes a transceiver module 4202, which is used to perform communication steps such as sending and / or detecting performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0341] Figure 5a is an exemplary structural diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device may be a terminal device, or a chip, chip, or processor that supports the terminal device in implementing any of the above methods; alternatively, the communication device may be a network device, or a chip, chip, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 5100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and specific details can be found in the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0342] As shown in Figure 5a, the communication device 5100 includes one or more processors 5101. The processor 5101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 5100 is used to execute any of the above methods.

[0343] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 further includes one or more memories 5102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5102 may also be located outside the communication device 5100.

[0344] In some embodiments, the processor 5101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., steps S2102 to S2109, steps S2202 to S2206, step S3102, steps S3201 to S3202, step S2101, step S2201, step S3101, step S3201, but not limited thereto), which will not be described in detail here.

[0345] Optionally, the communication device 5100 may also include one or more transceivers 5103. When the communication device 5100 includes one or more transceivers 5103, the transceivers 5103 perform the communication steps such as sending and / or detecting in the above method, which will not be described in detail here.

[0346] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a detector and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably; and the terms detector, detection unit, detection machine, detection circuit, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0347] In some embodiments, the communication device 5100 may include one or more interface circuits 5104. Optionally, the interface circuit 5104 is connected to the memory 5102, and the interface circuit 5104 can be used to detect signals from the memory 5102 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 5102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5104 can read instructions stored in the memory 5102 and send the instructions to the processor 5101.

[0348] The communication device 5100 described in the above embodiments may be a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device 5100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 5100 may not be limited by FIG. 5a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a detection machine, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0349] Figure 5b is an exemplary structural diagram of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For cases where the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the structural diagram of chip 5200 shown in Figure 5b, but it is not limited thereto.

[0350] Chip 5200 includes one or more processors 5201, which are used to perform any of the above methods.

[0351] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more interface circuits 5202. Optionally, the interface circuit 5202 is connected to memory 5203, and the interface circuit 5202 can be used to detect signals from memory 5203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 5203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 5202 can read instructions stored in memory 5203 and send the instructions to processor 5201.

[0352] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 5202 performs communication steps such as transmission and / or detection of the communication device in the above method (e.g., steps S2102 to S2111, steps S2202 to S2203, steps S2302 to S2303, steps S2402 to S2403, steps S2101, steps S2201, steps S2201, steps S2401, steps S3201, but not limited thereto).

[0353] The processor 5201 executes at least one of the other steps executed by the final communication device in any of the above methods (e.g., step S2112, step S2204, step S2304, step S2404, step 3202, but not limited thereto).

[0354] In some embodiments, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, transceiver, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0355] In some embodiments, chip 5200 further includes one or more memories 5203 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 5203 may be located outside of chip 5200.

[0356] The modules and / or devices described in the various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0357] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 5100, cause the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0358] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 5100, causes the communication device 5100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0359] This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A measurement method, characterized in that, The method, executed by a terminal device, includes: The measurement period for performing On-Demand Synchronization Signal Block (OD-SSB) measurements is obtained from the network device configuration, wherein the measurement period is less than the SSB measurement time configuration SMTC period of the network device configuration; SSB measurements are performed on the secondary cell according to the measurement period.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and the measurement period is used within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The terminal device includes a first baseband searcher and a second baseband searcher; The first baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement of the secondary cell; The second baseband searcher is used for SSB measurement of the main cell.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells; The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell, and the OD-SSB of the first secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the first secondary cell.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The auxiliary cells include a second auxiliary cell and a third auxiliary cell; The first baseband searcher is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell and the always-on synchronization signal block AO-SSB of the third secondary cell; the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell is used to perform OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, and the AO-SSB is used to perform AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, When performing OD-SSB measurements on the second secondary cell, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, When performing AO-SSB measurements on the third secondary cell based on AO-SSB, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

8. The method according to any one of claims 3-7, characterized in that, The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions: When the secondary cell is FR1 carrier aggregation only (CA), the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement. When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is a second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2, wherein the second value is twice the first value.

9. The method according to any one of claims 3-8, characterized in that, The second baseband searcher detects the AO-SSB period as the SMTC period.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the second baseband searcher is 1.

11. A measurement method, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: The terminal device is configured with a measurement period for performing on-demand synchronization signal block (OD-SSB) measurements. This measurement period is shorter than the SSB measurement time configuration (SMTC) period configured by the network device. The measurement period is used by the terminal device to perform SSB measurements on the secondary cell.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that, The secondary cell includes an inactive secondary cell, and the measurement period is used within the fast measurement window of the inactive secondary cell.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The secondary cell includes at least two first secondary cells; The first auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurement.

14. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, The auxiliary cells include a second auxiliary cell and a third auxiliary cell; The second auxiliary cell is used for OD-SSB measurements; The third auxiliary cell is used for AO-SSB measurements.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, When performing OD-SSB measurement on the second secondary cell, the second secondary cell corresponds to the first baseband searcher, which is used to detect the OD-SSB of the second secondary cell during OD-SSB measurement. The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is 1.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that, When performing AO-SSB measurement on the third secondary cell, the third secondary cell corresponds to a first baseband searcher, which is used to detect the AO-SSB of the third secondary cell during AO-SSB measurement. The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher is the total number of the second and third secondary cells.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that, The delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the first baseband searcher satisfies at least one of the following conditions: When the secondary cell is FR1 carrier aggregation only (CA), the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is the first value, the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 1, and the first value is the number of secondary carriers for SSB measurement. When the secondary cells are FR1 and FR2 CA, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the FR1 primary carrier is 1, the delay scaling factor corresponding to the measurement delay of the FR1 secondary carrier based on AO-SSB is a second value, and the delay scaling factor for measuring the FR1 secondary carrier based on OD-SSB is 2, wherein the second value is twice the first value.

18. A measuring device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to obtain the measurement period configured by the network device for performing on-demand synchronization signal block (OD-SSB) measurement, wherein the measurement period is less than the SMTC period configured by the network device. In addition, SSB measurements are performed on the secondary cell according to the measurement period.

19. A measuring device, characterized in that, include: The processing module is used to configure the measurement period for OD-SSB measurement for the terminal device. The measurement period is shorter than the SSB measurement time configuration SMTC period configured by the network device. The measurement period is used for SSB measurement of the secondary cell.

20. A terminal device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The terminal device is used to execute the measurement method of claims 1-10.

21. A network device, characterized in that, include: One or more processors; The network device is used to perform the measurement methods of claims 11-17.

22. A communication system, characterized in that, include: Terminal equipment and network equipment; The terminal device is configured to implement the measurement method according to any one of claims 1-10; The network device is configured to implement the measurement method according to any one of claims 11-17.

23. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that, When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device performs the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1-10 or 11-17.

24. A program product comprising a program and / or instructions, characterized in that, When the program and / or instructions are executed by the communication device, the measurement method as described in any one of claims 1-10 or 11-17 is implemented.

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