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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product. The communication method comprises: determining a measurement operation on the basis of a sensing result satisfying a condition. By means of embodiments of the present invention, power consumption of a terminal can be reduced, and communication resources can be saved.

Description

Communication methods, communication equipment, communication systems, storage media and software products Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products. Background Technology

[0002] During movement, the terminal needs to measure the serving cell and neighboring cells to obtain measurement results. If the measurement results meet the conditions, the terminal sends the measurement results to the network device, and the network device determines whether to switch the terminal to a neighboring cell based on the measurement results. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This disclosure provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: determining a measurement operation based on a sensing result satisfying a condition.

[0005] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, executed by a network device, the method comprising: sending indication information to a terminal, the indication information indicating a condition and a measurement object corresponding to the condition, the indication information being used by the terminal to determine a measurement operation based on a perception result satisfying the condition.

[0006] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided for performing the communication method of any of the above aspects.

[0007] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect.

[0008] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided that stores instructions which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0009] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a program product is provided, including at least one of a program and instructions, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, the communication method of the first aspect or the second aspect is implemented.

[0010] Through the embodiments of this disclosure, the terminal determines the measurement operation when the sensing result meets the conditions, which can reduce the terminal's power consumption and save communication resources. Attached Figure Description

[0011] 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.

[0012] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating the construction of a dynamic high-precision map according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0018] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0019] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.

[0020] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the chip structure proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0021] This disclosure provides communication methods, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, and program products.

[0022] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure propose a communication method executed by a terminal, the method comprising: determining a measurement operation based on a sensing result satisfying a condition.

[0023] In the above embodiments, the terminal determines the measurement operation when the sensing result meets the conditions, which can reduce the terminal's power consumption and save communication resources.

[0024] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing result includes at least one of the signal strength, phase offset, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; the satisfied condition includes at least one of the following: the signal strength satisfies the condition; the phase offset satisfies the condition; and the angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

[0025] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the satisfied condition includes an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

[0026] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the object satisfies at least one of the following: its volume is greater than a first threshold; its moving speed is less than or equal to a second threshold.

[0027] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

[0028] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or performing a relaxed measurement on the object being measured, or not measuring.

[0029] In some embodiments, in conjunction with the first aspect, the method further includes: receiving indication information sent by a network device, the indication information indicating conditions and the measurement object corresponding to the conditions.

[0030] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; the measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

[0031] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information indicates at least one of the following: measurement period; relaxed measurement period; measurement delay; relaxed measurement delay.

[0032] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, the indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

[0033] Secondly, this disclosure provides a communication method executed by a network device, the method comprising: sending indication information to a terminal, the indication information indicating a condition and a measurement object corresponding to the condition, the indication information being used by the terminal to determine a measurement operation based on the perception result satisfying the condition.

[0034] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing result includes at least one of the signal strength, phase offset, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; the satisfied condition includes at least one of the following: the signal strength satisfies the condition; the phase offset satisfies the condition; and the angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

[0035] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the condition being met includes an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

[0036] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the object satisfies at least one of the following: its volume is greater than a first threshold; its moving speed is less than or equal to a second threshold.

[0037] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or performing a relaxed measurement on the object being measured, or not measuring.

[0039] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; the measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information indicates at least one of the following: measurement period; relaxed measurement period; measurement delay; relaxed measurement delay.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, the indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

[0042] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device for performing the communication method of the first or second aspect.

[0043] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure propose a communication system including a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect.

[0044] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0045] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a program product comprising at least one of a program and instructions, wherein when the program or instructions are executed by a communication device, the communication device performs the communication method of the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0046] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system. The chip or chip system includes processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described in optional implementations of the first or second aspect.

[0047] It is understood that the aforementioned communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems 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.

[0048] In some embodiments, the terms communication method, information sending method, information reporting method, and information receiving method can be used interchangeably.

[0049] 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.

[0050] 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.

[0051] 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.

[0052] In this embodiment of the disclosure, unless otherwise stated, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a," "an," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "the," "this," etc., can mean "one and only one," or "one or more," "at least one," etc. For example, when 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.

[0053] In the embodiments of this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0054] In some embodiments, the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.

[0055] 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.

[0056] 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.

[0057] 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.

[0058] In some embodiments, “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0059] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to…”, “in response to determining…”, “in the case of…”, “when…”, “if…”, “if…”, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0060] 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”.

[0061] In some embodiments, devices, etc., can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.

[0062] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).

[0063] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)," "radio access network device (RAN device)," "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "node," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "antenna panel," "antenna array," "cell," "macro cell," "small cell," "femto cell," "pico cell," "sector," "cell group," "serving cell," "carrier," "component carrier," and "bandwidth part (BWP)" can be used interchangeably.

[0064] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", "subscriber station", "mobile unit", "subscriber unit", "wireless unit", "remote unit", "mobile device", "wireless device", "wireless communication device", "remote device", "mobile subscriber station", "access terminal", "mobile terminal", "wireless terminal", "remote terminal", "handset", "user agent", "mobile client", and "client" can be used interchangeably.

[0065] In some embodiments, access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals. For example, embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures where communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can be replaced with sidelink channel, and uplink link, downlink, etc., can be replaced with sidelink link.

[0066] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.

[0067] In some embodiments, the acquisition of data, information, etc., may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.

[0068] In some embodiments, data, information, etc., may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0069] 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.

[0070] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0071] As shown in Figure 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102.

[0072] In some embodiments, terminal 101 may be, for example, a user equipment (UE), including at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things device, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home, but not limited thereto.

[0073] In some embodiments, network device 102 may be a functional network element in a core network device. The core network device may be a single device, including a first network element, a second network element, etc., or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of the first network element, the second network element, etc. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0074] In some embodiments, network device 102 may include at least one of access network device and core network device.

[0075] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation eNB (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), radio backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a Wi-Fi system.

[0076] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN. The processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.

[0077] In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some of the protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.

[0078] In some embodiments, a core network device may be a single device comprising one or more network elements, or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each comprising all or part of the aforementioned one or more network elements. Network elements may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), or a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0079] 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.

[0080] The following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1A, or to some of the main bodies, but are not limited thereto. The main bodies shown in FIG1A are illustrative. The communication system may include all or some of the main bodies in FIG1A, or it may include other main bodies outside of FIG1A. The number and form of each main body are arbitrary. Each main body may be physical or virtual. The connection relationship between the main bodies is illustrative. The main bodies may not be connected or may be connected. The connection can be in any way, it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection, it can be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

[0081] 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) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems, systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems built upon them, etc. Furthermore, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0082] Sensing technologies encompass a variety of types, such as lidar, millimeter-wave radar, and cameras. Camera technologies include any of the following: visual cameras, time-of-flight (TOF) cameras, sonar detection, infrared detection, and cellular network sensing (e.g., sensing technologies based on 4G (e.g., LTE), 5G (e.g., NR)), or 6G cellular network technologies. Cellular network sensing technologies include any of the following: communication base station sensing and communication terminal sensing.

[0083] Depending on the type of sensing device, the information that can be obtained about the target object includes: coordinate information (e.g., coordinates relative to the wireless signal receiver (e.g., distance, horizontal angle, and vertical angle)), speed information (e.g., moving speed and direction relative to the wireless signal receiver), signal strength, behavior pattern information (e.g., running, walking, approaching, falling, swinging, etc.; or, weather information (e.g., rain, snow, etc.); or, traffic information (e.g., congestion, accidents, etc.)), and object volume, which can be determined by length, width, and height.

[0084] The following section introduces integrated sensing and communications (ISAC).

[0085] In wireless communication, wireless signals are used to transmit data. During transmission, wireless signals may be blocked by objects (hereinafter referred to as reflectors), resulting in wireless transmission effects such as reflection, diffraction, transmission, phase changes, Doppler shift, and signal strength variations. The wireless signal receiver receives the radio waves and compares the transmitted and received signals, or records the historical changes in the received signal, thereby obtaining information about the reflector (e.g., coordinates, velocity, signal strength, and behavioral patterns).

[0086] The “signal transmitter” can be a terminal or a base station, and the “signal receiver” can be a terminal or a base station.

[0087] The wireless signal transmitter and receiver can be from the same device or different devices. For example:

[0088] Mode 1: Base station A transmits, base station B receives.

[0089] Mode 2: Base station A transmits, base station A receives.

[0090] Mode 3: Terminal A sends, Terminal B receives.

[0091] Mode 4: Terminal A sends, Terminal A receives.

[0092] Mode 5: Base station A transmits, terminal A receives.

[0093] Mode 6: Terminal A transmits, base station A receives.

[0094] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating the construction of a dynamic high-precision map according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0095] As shown in Figure 1B, edge-side perception can be achieved by vehicles or mobile devices using their own sensors (such as cameras and radar) to collect data about the surrounding road environment in real time and uploading the perception results to the core network via a base station. Base station-side perception can be achieved by the base station performing perception and sending the results to the core network. The core network then sends the road perception results to a dynamic high-definition map service provider, which combines the core network's road perception results to generate and update a dynamic high-definition map. Finally, the dynamic high-definition map service provider sends the dynamic high-definition map to user devices (e.g., vehicles).

[0096] In some embodiments, when the wireless signal transmitter and receiver are co-located, this sensing method can be called mono-static sensing. When the wireless signal transmitter and receiver are not co-located, this sensing method can be called bi-static sensing.

[0097] When a UE moves, it needs to measure neighboring cells and obtain measurement results. If the measurement reporting conditions are met, the measurement results are sent to the network, and the network determines whether the UE needs to be switched to a neighboring cell based on the measurement results.

[0098] To reduce the number of neighboring cell measurements performed by the UE, the network can configure an s-measure setting for the UE. This setting includes a threshold value for the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP). The s-measure is a network-configured threshold that prevents the terminal from performing neighboring cell measurements when the signal quality of the primary cell is higher than or equal to the s-measure. The RSRP can be obtained by measuring the Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) or the Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). When the RSRP measured by the UE for the serving cell is lower than the threshold value, the UE can choose not to measure neighboring cells.

[0099] The UE needs to continuously measure the serving cell to determine whether neighboring cells need to be measured. The UE will also measure neighboring cells if the S-measure condition is met. These measurements consume the UE's battery power.

[0100] Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which includes:

[0101] Step S2101: The network device sends an instruction message to the terminal.

[0102] In some embodiments, the terminal receives instruction information sent by the network device.

[0103] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates the conditions and the measurement objects corresponding to the conditions.

[0104] In some embodiments, there may be one or more conditions, and there may be one or more measurement objects. One condition may correspond to one or more measurement objects, and multiple conditions may correspond to one measurement object.

[0105] In some embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam.

[0106] For example, the object of measurement can be one or more frequency ranges. For example, the object of measurement can be one or more cells, which can be serving cells or neighboring cells. For example, the object of measurement can be one or more beams. For example, the object of measurement can be cells located within a frequency range. For example, the object of measurement can be one or more beams corresponding to a single cell.

[0107] In some embodiments, the measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

[0108] For example, the indication information may include a numerical value for the frequency range, or an identifier corresponding to the frequency range. For example, the indication information may include a cell identifier. For example, the indication information may include a beam identifier. For example, the indication information may include both a cell identifier and a beam identifier.

[0109] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates at least one of the following: measurement cycle; relaxed measurement cycle; measurement delay; relaxed measurement delay.

[0110] In some embodiments, the network device may indicate the measurement period in the indication information, and the network device may also indicate the measurement delay in the indication information.

[0111] In some embodiments, the measurement latency is the shortest latency for the terminal to obtain the measurement result, or the measurement latency is the minimum interval between two measurement results obtained by the terminal.

[0112] For example, if the network device indicates a measurement period of 40ms in the instruction information, then the terminal will perform a measurement every 40ms.

[0113] For example, if a network device indicates a measurement latency of 40ms in its instruction information, then the terminal must perform at least one measurement within 40ms.

[0114] In some embodiments, the network device may indicate the relaxation measurement period in the indication information, and the network device may also indicate the relaxation measurement delay in the indication information.

[0115] Among them, measurement and relaxation measurement are two modes of measurement performed by the terminal, and measurement can also be called ordinary measurement.

[0116] In some embodiments, relaxed measurement refers to a mechanism by which network devices reduce the frequency of measurements, narrow the measurement range, or relax the measurement accuracy requirements by configuring terminals, which is applicable to scenarios where terminals are in specific conditions (such as low mobility, good coverage, or low service demand).

[0117] In some embodiments, relaxation measurements, compared to ordinary measurements, have a lower measurement frequency, a longer measurement cycle, and a longer measurement delay.

[0118] In some embodiments, the relaxed measurement delay is the shortest delay for the terminal to obtain the measurement result, or the relaxed measurement delay is the minimum interval between two measurement results obtained by the terminal.

[0119] For example, if the network device indicates in the instruction information that the relaxation measurement period is 50ms, then the terminal will perform a measurement every 50ms.

[0120] For example, if a network device indicates in its instruction message that the relaxation measurement latency is 50ms, then the terminal will perform at least one measurement within 50ms.

[0121] It is understood that the above values ​​for the period or delay are only examples. In practical applications, the period or delay for the terminal to perform measurements can be determined according to the actual situation.

[0122] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, the indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation of the measurement delay.

[0123] In some embodiments, the network device may directly indicate the duration of the measurement delay in the indication information; the network device may also indicate the scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay in the indication information, and the terminal determines the measurement delay based on the scaling parameter.

[0124] In some embodiments, the network device may directly indicate the duration of the relaxation measurement delay in the indication information; the network device may also indicate the scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay in the indication information, and the terminal determines the relaxation measurement delay based on the scaling parameter.

[0125] In some embodiments, the indication information is used by the terminal to determine the measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing results meet the conditions.

[0126] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the conditions indicated by the indication information are met based on the sensing results, and perform a measurement operation if the conditions are met.

[0127] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine whether the conditions indicated by the indication information are met based on the sensing results, and if the conditions are met, perform a measurement operation on the measurement object indicated by the indication information.

[0128] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0129] In step S2102, the terminal determines the measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing results meet the conditions.

[0130] In some embodiments, the perception results can be obtained via ISAC.

[0131] In some embodiments, the sensing results may be obtained by the terminal itself, or provided by network devices or other terminals.

[0132] For example, the terminal perceives the object (also called the target) and obtains the perception result.

[0133] For example, other terminals or network devices perceive the object and obtain the perception results; other terminals or network devices send the perception results to the terminal.

[0134] In some embodiments, the perception result may be, for example, the environmental perception result.

[0135] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the measurement operation based on whether the sensing result meets the conditions. The measurement operation may be, for example, performing a measurement, performing a relaxation measurement, or not performing a measurement.

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a measurement operation based on whether the sensing result meets certain conditions. That is, the measurement operation is determined when the sensing result meets certain conditions. The measurement operation may be, for example, performing a measurement, performing a relaxation measurement, or not performing a measurement.

[0137] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing result does not meet the conditions. That is, a measurement operation is determined when the sensing result does not meet the conditions. The measurement operation may be, for example, performing a measurement, performing a relaxation measurement, or not performing a measurement.

[0138] In some embodiments, the terminal determines how to perform the measurement based on whether the sensing result meets the conditions.

[0139] In one example, the terminal determines whether the conditions are met based on the sensing results, and performs a measurement if the conditions are met.

[0140] In one example, the terminal determines whether the condition is met based on the sensing results, and does not perform a measurement if the condition is not met.

[0141] In one example, the terminal determines whether the condition is met based on the sensing results, and does not perform a measurement if the condition is met.

[0142] In one example, the terminal determines whether the condition is met based on the sensing results, and performs a measurement if the condition is not met.

[0143] In some embodiments, the sensing results include at least one of the following: the signal strength of the sensing reference signal, the phase offset, and the angle of arrival (AOA).

[0144] For example, the terminal senses the reference signal and obtains at least one of the following: signal strength, phase offset, and AOA of the reference signal.

[0145] In some embodiments, the conditions to be met include at least one of the following: signal strength meets the condition; phase offset meets the condition; angle of arrival meets the condition.

[0146] In one example, the signal strength condition can be, for example, that the signal strength is greater than or equal to a threshold, the phase offset condition can be, for example, that the phase offset is greater than or equal to a threshold, and the angle of arrival condition can be, for example, that the angle of arrival is greater than or equal to a threshold.

[0147] In one example, the signal strength condition can be, for example, that the signal strength is less than a threshold; the phase offset condition can be, for example, that the phase offset is less than a threshold; and the angle of arrival condition can be, for example, that the angle of arrival is less than a threshold.

[0148] In some embodiments, the above thresholds may be predefined by the protocol, configured by the network device, indicated by the network device, or dynamically adjusted by the network device.

[0149] In some embodiments, the signal strength is, for example, the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), and the threshold corresponding to the signal strength may be, for example, -50 dBm. For example, the terminal performs the measurement when the RSRP is greater than or equal to -50 dBm.

[0150] In some embodiments, the threshold corresponding to the phase offset may be, for example, 5°. For example, the terminal performs the measurement when the phase offset is greater than or equal to 5°.

[0151] In some embodiments, the threshold corresponding to the angle of arrival may be, for example, 30°. For example, the terminal performs the measurement when the angle of arrival is greater than or equal to 30°.

[0152] In some embodiments, the conditions include an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

[0153] In one example, the conditions include an object entering a specific area; when the terminal senses that an object has entered the specific area, it performs a measurement operation.

[0154] In one example, the conditions include an object leaving a specific area; when the terminal senses that an object has left the specific area, it performs a measurement operation.

[0155] In some embodiments, the specific area may be, for example, the area between the terminal and the access network equipment (e.g., a base station). When the terminal senses an object entering or leaving the specific area, the object may affect communication between the terminal and the access network equipment. In this case, the terminal may perform a measurement operation.

[0156] In some embodiments, the object satisfies at least one of the following: its volume is greater than a first threshold; its moving speed is less than or equal to a second threshold.

[0157] For example, if an object's volume exceeds a certain value, the volume can be determined by at least one of its length, width, height, perimeter, and radius. Alternatively, the volume can be determined by its length, width, and height. If an object's volume exceeds a certain value, it is large enough to potentially affect communication between the terminal and the access network equipment. In such cases, the terminal can perform a measurement operation.

[0158] For example, the object's moving speed is less than or equal to a certain value. If the object's moving speed is less than or equal to a certain value, and the object is moving slowly, it may affect communication between the terminal and the access network equipment. In this case, the terminal can perform measurement operations.

[0159] In some embodiments, a specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or by relative coordinates.

[0160] In one example, a specific area can be indicated by a network device, such as the network device indicating the absolute geographic coordinates of the specific area, or the network device indicating the relative coordinates of the specific area relative to a preset location.

[0161] In one example, a specific area is indicated by absolute coordinates, such as those indicated by Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates.

[0162] In one example, a specific area is indicated by relative coordinates, such as a circular area with a radius of R meters centered on the current location of the terminal.

[0163] In some embodiments, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or performing a relaxed measurement on the object being measured, or not measuring.

[0164] In one example, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured. This measurement can be a general measurement. Under certain conditions, the terminal performs the measurement on the object being measured.

[0165] In one example, the measurement operation includes performing a relaxation measurement on the object being measured. Then, under certain conditions, the terminal performs a relaxation measurement on the object being measured.

[0166] In some embodiments, the measurement operation may include not performing a measurement, that is, the terminal does not perform a measurement if certain conditions are met.

[0167] In some embodiments, the network device may instruct the terminal whether to perform a measurement if certain conditions are met, and / or whether to perform a relaxed measurement.

[0168] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal determines the measurement operation when the sensing result meets the conditions, which can reduce the terminal's power consumption and save communication resources.

[0169] In step S2103, the terminal determines the measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing result does not meet the conditions.

[0170] In some embodiments, the terminal determines the measurement operation based on whether the sensing result meets the conditions. The measurement operation may be, for example, performing a measurement, performing a relaxation measurement, or not performing a measurement.

[0171] In some embodiments, the terminal determines a measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing result does not meet the conditions. That is, a measurement operation is determined when the sensing result does not meet the conditions. The measurement operation may be, for example, performing a measurement, performing a relaxation measurement, or not performing a measurement.

[0172] In some embodiments, the terminal determines how to perform the measurement based on whether the sensing result meets the conditions.

[0173] In one example, the terminal determines whether the condition is met based on the sensing results, and does not perform a measurement if the condition is not met.

[0174] For example, if the terminal determines that the signal strength does not meet the conditions, or the phase offset does not meet the conditions, or the angle of arrival does not meet the conditions based on the sensing results, then it will not perform the measurement operation.

[0175] For example, if the terminal determines that no object has entered a specific area based on the sensing results, or if the terminal determines that no object has left a specific area based on the sensing results, then no measurement operation will be performed.

[0176] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal determines whether the conditions are met based on the sensing results. If the conditions are not met, the measurement is not performed, which can reduce the terminal's power consumption and save communication resources.

[0177] In some embodiments, step S2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0178] Step S2104: The terminal sends the measurement results to the network device.

[0179] In some embodiments, the network device receives measurement results sent by the terminal.

[0180] In some embodiments, the terminal may perform a measurement, obtain the measurement result, and report the measurement result to the network device, which then determines whether to switch cells based on the measurement result.

[0181] In some embodiments, the measurement results may be Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), or Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0182] In some embodiments, the measurement result may be the RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR of the serving cell, or the measurement result may be the RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR of the neighboring cell.

[0183] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2104. For example, step S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2102 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, step S2101+S2103 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, and step S2101+S2102+S2104 may be implemented as a standalone embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0184] In some embodiments, step S2101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0185] In some embodiments, step S2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0186] In some embodiments, step S2104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0187] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG2 may be referred to.

[0188] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc., are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0189] In some embodiments, the terms “downlink control information (DCI),” “downlink (DL) assignment,” “DL DCI,” “uplink (UL) grant,” and “UL DCI” can be used interchangeably.

[0190] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data".

[0191] In some embodiments, terms such as “moment,” “point in time,” “time,” and “time location” can be used interchangeably, as can terms such as “duration,” “segment,” “time window,” “window,” and “time.”

[0192] In some embodiments, the terms "precoding", "precoder", "weight", "precoding weight", "quasi-co-location (QCL)", "transmission configuration indication (TCI) status", "spatial relation", "spatial domain filter", "transmission power", "phase rotation", "antenna port", "antenna port group", "layer", "the number of layers", "rank", "resource", "resource set", "resource group", "beam", "beam width", "beam angular degree", "antenna", "antenna element", and "panel" can be used interchangeably.

[0193] In some embodiments, “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.

[0194] In some embodiments, terms such as “send,” “transmit,” “report,” “distribute,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” “send and / or receive” can be used interchangeably.

[0195] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain," "preset," "default," "set," "indicated," "a certain," "any," and "first" can be used interchangeably. "Certain A," "preset A," "default A," "set A," "indicated A," "a certain A," "any A," and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.

[0196] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value (bool)) represented by true or false, or by a numerical comparison (e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0197] In some embodiments, "not expecting to receive" can be interpreted as not receiving on time domain resources and / or frequency domain resources, or as not performing subsequent processing on the data after receiving it; "not expecting to send" can be interpreted as not sending, or as sending but not expecting the receiver to respond to the sent content.

[0198] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method executed by a terminal, the method including:

[0199] Step S3101: Receive instruction information.

[0200] The optional implementation of step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0201] In some embodiments, the terminal receives instruction information sent by a network device, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive instruction information sent by other entities.

[0202] Step S3102: Determine the measurement operation based on the fact that the sensing results meet the conditions.

[0203] The optional implementation of step S3102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0204] Step S3103: If the sensing result does not meet the conditions, determine the measurement operation.

[0205] The optional implementation of step S3103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0206] Step S3104: Send the measurement results.

[0207] The optional implementation of step S3104 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0208] In some embodiments, the terminal sends measurement results to a network device, but is not limited thereto; it may also send measurement results to other entities.

[0209] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3104. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3101+S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101+S3102+S3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0210] In some embodiments, step S3101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0211] In some embodiments, step S3103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0212] In some embodiments, step S3104 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0213] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method executed by a network device, the method including:

[0214] Step S4101: Send instruction information.

[0215] The optional implementation of step S4101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0216] In some embodiments, the network device sends instruction information to the terminal, but is not limited thereto; it may also send instruction information to other entities.

[0217] Step S4102: Receive the measurement results.

[0218] The optional implementation of step S4102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0219] In some embodiments, the network device receives measurement results sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive measurement results sent by other entities.

[0220] The communication method involved in the embodiments of this disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4102. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, and step S4102 may be implemented as a separate embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0221] In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0222] In some embodiments, step S4102 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.

[0223] In some embodiments, the above methods may include the methods of the embodiments described above on the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0224] This disclosure provides a method for controlling measurements, enabling the UE to reduce measurements and thus reduce energy consumption.

[0225] Key invention: The UE determines how to perform measurements based on whether the environmental perception results meet the conditions.

[0226] As an example, the environmental perception results can be obtained through ISAC.

[0227] As an example, the condition can be that an object enters or leaves a specific area.

[0228] As an example, the object of measurement can be frequency, cell, or beam, and the measurement results of the cell or beam can be obtained. The measurement results can be RSRP, RSRQ, or SINR.

[0229] As an example, how to perform the measurement includes whether to perform the measurement or whether to relax the measurement cycle.

[0230] Invention Point 1: The UE receives a first indication sent by the network, the indication conditions, and the measurement object corresponding to the conditions.

[0231] As an example, the conditions can be one or more. One condition can correspond to one or more measurement objects. Multiple conditions can correspond to one measurement object.

[0232] As an example, the measurement object can be indicated by frequency and / or cell identifier and / or beam identifier. The UE determines how to measure the corresponding frequency, cell, or beam based on the conditions met.

[0233] Invention Point 2: The conditions can be determined by the corresponding conditions being met through ISAC measurement results. The ISAC measurement results can include the signal strength, phase offset, and angle of arrival (AOA) of the ISAC reference signal. The signal strength must be greater than or equal to a certain value. The phase offset must be greater than or equal to a certain value. The AOA must be greater than or equal to a certain value. The thresholds and values ​​can be the conditions.

[0234] Invention Point 3: The condition being met can be used to sense an object entering a specific area. The object needs to satisfy one or more of the following conditions:

[0235] An object's volume is greater than a certain value. An object's volume can be determined by its length, width, height, perimeter, or radius.

[0236] The object's speed is less than or equal to a certain value.

[0237] Invention Point 4: The specific area can be indicated by absolute geographic location or by relative coordinates.

[0238] Invention Point 5: The network can indicate whether to perform a measurement when the conditions are met, or whether to relax the measurement latency when the conditions are met. If a relaxation period is specified, a specific measurement latency period can be indicated, or a scaling parameter can be indicated, and the UE determines the relaxed measurement latency based on the scaling parameter.

[0239] As an example, the measurement delay is the shortest delay for the UE to obtain the measurement result or the minimum interval between two measurement results obtained by the UE.

[0240] 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.

[0241] This disclosure also provides 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 in any of the above methods. Alternatively, another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0242] 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.

[0243] 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).

[0244] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the terminal 5100 may include a processing module 5101. In some embodiments, the processing module 5101 is used to determine a measurement operation based on the condition met by the sensing result. Optionally, the processing module is used to perform at least one of the processing steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0245] In some embodiments, the terminal may further include a transceiver module.

[0246] In some embodiments, the sensing result includes at least one of the signal strength, phase offset, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; the satisfying condition includes at least one of the following: the signal strength satisfies the condition; the phase offset satisfies the condition; and the angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

[0247] In some embodiments, the condition being met includes an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

[0248] In some embodiments, the object satisfies at least one of the following: its volume is greater than a first threshold; its moving speed is less than or equal to a second threshold.

[0249] In some embodiments, the specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

[0250] In some embodiments, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or performing a relaxed measurement on the object being measured, or not measuring.

[0251] In some embodiments, the method further includes: receiving indication information sent by a network device, the indication information indicating a condition and a measurement object corresponding to the condition.

[0252] In some embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; the measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

[0253] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates at least one of the following: measurement cycle; relaxed measurement cycle; measurement delay; relaxed measurement delay.

[0254] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, the indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

[0255] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of this disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the network device 5200 may include a transceiver module 5201. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 5201 is used to send indication information to a terminal. Optionally, the transceiver module is used to perform at least one of the steps performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

[0256] In some embodiments, the network device may further include a processing module.

[0257] In some embodiments, the sensing result includes at least one of the signal strength, phase offset, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; the satisfying condition includes at least one of the following: the signal strength satisfies the condition; the phase offset satisfies the condition; and the angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

[0258] In some embodiments, the condition being met includes an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

[0259] In some embodiments, the object satisfies at least one of the following: its volume is greater than a first threshold; its moving speed is less than or equal to a second threshold.

[0260] In some embodiments, the specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

[0261] In some embodiments, the measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or performing a relaxed measurement on the object being measured, or not measuring.

[0262] In some embodiments, the measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; the measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

[0263] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates at least one of the following: measurement cycle; relaxed measurement cycle; measurement delay; relaxed measurement delay.

[0264] In some embodiments, the indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, the indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates a scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

[0265] In some embodiments, the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.

[0266] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 6100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure. The communication device 6100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., user equipment, etc.), a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods. The communication device 6100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0267] As shown in Figure 6A, the communication device 6100 includes one or more processors 6101. The processor 6101 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. Optionally, the communication device 6100 can be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 6100 to execute any of the above methods.

[0268] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more transceivers 6102. When the communication device 6100 includes one or more transceivers 6102, the transceiver 6102 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto), and the processor 6101 performs at least one of the other steps. In optional embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc., can be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, sending unit, transmitter, sending circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc., can be used interchangeably.

[0269] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 further includes one or more memories 6103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6103 may be located outside the communication device 6100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 6100 may include one or more interface circuits 6104. Optionally, the interface circuits 6104 are connected to the memories 6103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 6103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 6103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6104 can read data stored in the memories 6103 and send that data to the processor 6101.

[0270] The communication device 6100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6100 may not be limited by FIG. 6A. The communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0271] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of chip 6200 according to an embodiment of this disclosure. For cases where the communication device 6100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of chip 6200 shown in Figure 6B, but it is not limited thereto.

[0272] Chip 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. Chip 6200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.

[0273] In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more interface circuits 6202. Optionally, terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside chip 6200. Optionally, interface circuit 6202 is connected to memory 6203, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to receive data from memory 6203 or other devices, and interface circuit 6202 can be used to send data to memory 6203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 6202 can read data stored in memory 6203 and send the data to processor 6201.

[0274] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto). For example, the interface circuit 6202 performing the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 6202 performs data interaction between the processor 6201, the chip 6200, the memory 6203, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0275] 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.

[0276] This disclosure also proposes a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on the communication device 6100, cause the communication device 6100 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.

[0277] This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 6100, causes the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0278] 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 communication method characterized by comprising: The method, executed by a terminal, includes: Based on the fact that the perception results meet the conditions, the measurement operation is determined.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The sensing results include at least one of the following: the signal strength, phase shift, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; The conditions for satisfaction include at least one of the following: The signal strength meets the condition; The phase offset satisfies the condition; The angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The conditions include an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The object satisfies at least one of the following: The volume is greater than the first threshold. The moving speed is less than or equal to the second threshold.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that, The specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or relaxing the measurement of the object being measured, or not measuring.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: Receive indication information sent by a network device, wherein the indication information indicates the conditions and the measurement object corresponding to the conditions.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; The measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein, The instruction information indicates at least one of the following: Measurement cycle; Relax the measurement cycle; Measurement delay; Relax the measurement delay.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, The indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

11. A communication method characterized by comprising: Performed by a network device, the method includes: The terminal sends an instruction message, which indicates a condition and the measurement object corresponding to the condition. The instruction message is used by the terminal to determine the measurement operation based on the perception result meeting the condition.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The sensing results include at least one of the following: the signal strength, phase shift, and angle of arrival of the sensing reference signal; The conditions for satisfaction include at least one of the following: The signal strength meets the condition; The phase offset satisfies the condition; The angle of arrival satisfies the condition.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein, The conditions include an object entering a specific area, or an object leaving a specific area.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The object satisfies at least one of the following: The volume is greater than the first threshold. The moving speed is less than or equal to the second threshold.

15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that, The specific region is indicated by absolute coordinates, or the specific region is indicated by relative coordinates.

16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 15, characterized in that, The measurement operation includes measuring the object being measured, or relaxing the measurement of the object being measured, or not measuring.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The measurement object includes at least one of frequency, cell, and beam; The measurement object is indicated by at least one of frequency, cell identifier, and beam identifier.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein, The instruction information indicates at least one of the following: Measurement cycle; Relax the measurement cycle; Measurement delay; Relax the measurement delay.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein, The indication information indicates the duration of the measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the measurement delay; and / or, The indication information indicates the duration of the relaxation measurement delay, or the indication information indicates the scaling parameter corresponding to the relaxation measurement delay.

20. A communications device, characterized by The communication device is configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 10 or the communication method of any one of claims 11 to 19.

21. A communication system, characterized by A communication system comprising a terminal configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 10 and a network device configured to perform the communication method of any one of claims 11 to 19.

22. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, The instructions, when executed on the communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 10 or the communication method of any one of claims 11 to 19.

23. A program product, characterized by At least one of a program, instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, implement the communication method of any one of claims 1 to 10 or the communication method of any one of claims 11 to 19.

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