Terminal Gap Execution Method for Wireless Communication Overlap Resolution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication technologies face issues with ambiguous terminal behavior due to overlapping or conflicting gaps configured for terminal devices, which affect communication performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a terminal device to process gaps by either ignoring or using overlapping gaps, determining processing based on priority, duration, and purpose, ensuring clear behavior and maintaining communication quality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple gaps are configured for terminal device, then measurement tasks can be performed, but ambiguous terminal behavior occurs when gaps overlap

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegap configuration flexibilityVSAvoidterminal behavior clarity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces priority parameters and duration parameters to distinguish between overlapping gaps. By assigning different priorities (first priority vs. second priority) and durations to gaps, the system resolves ambiguity in terminal behavior when gaps overlap, while still allowing flexible configuration of multiple gaps for different measurement tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If gap overlap resolution is implemented, then terminal behavior is clarified, but communication performance may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveterminal behavior clarityVSAvoidcommunication performance

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful effect of gap overlap (ambiguous behavior) into a beneficial mechanism by using overlap detection to identify and prioritize gaps. The system uses the overlap information to determine which gap should be executed, thereby resolving ambiguity while maintaining measurement functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device detects gap overlaps and provides feedback by determining which gap to execute based on priority and duration. This feedback mechanism ensures that the terminal behavior remains clear and reliable while maintaining communication performance through informed gap selection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If first gap is ignored when overlapping, then conflict is resolved, but measurement task completion may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegap conflict resolutionVSAvoidmeasurement task completion

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by selectively executing only the necessary gap based on priority and duration analysis. When gaps overlap, the system doesn't ignore all gaps but rather partially executes the appropriate gap (first gap if higher priority, or second gap if longer duration), ensuring both conflict resolution and measurement task completion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20240236740A1Gap execution method and apparatus and terminal

Publication Date: 2024.07.11 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD

AI summary

The present application discloses a gap execution method and apparatus and a terminal, which belongs to the field of wireless communication technology. The gap execution method in the embodiment of the present application includes: in a case that a first gap overlaps a second gap or a measurement occasion corresponding to a first task, performing, by a terminal device, first processing on the first gap; where the terminal device is configured with at least one gap, the first gap and the second gap belong to the at least one gap, and the first processing includes ignoring the first gap or using the first gap.