Terminal Measurement Triggers Based on Height and Beam Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network side devices fail to consider the height and beam information of terminals, leading to inflexible mobility and cross-link interference management, which affects communication performance and causes unnecessary power consumption.
Innovation Solution
Terminals and network side devices implement measurement methods and configurations based on height and beam conditions, enabling dynamic adjustments such as starting measurements, reporting results, or initiating reconfiguration procedures when specific conditions are met.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the network side device configures measurement for the terminal without considering height and beam information, then the measurement configuration is simple and easy to implement, but the terminal mobility is inflexible and communication performance is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic measurement configuration by enabling terminals to autonomously determine whether to perform measurements based on real-time conditions (height, beam, signal quality) rather than following fixed network-configured measurement patterns. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to adjust measurement behavior to current operational context, improving mobility flexibility without requiring complex continuous network control
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal is empowered to self-determine measurement execution based on locally available information (height from barometer, beam information, signal quality metrics) without requiring continuous network intervention. The terminal autonomously decides when to start measurements, when to report results, and when to trigger reconfiguration procedures, reducing network configuration complexity while maintaining adaptability
2Reliability
If the terminal performs measurement continuously regardless of conditions, then measurement accuracy is maintained, but power consumption increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous measurement, the patent implements conditional periodic measurement where the terminal performs measurements only when specific conditions are met (signal quality degrades below threshold, height changes significantly, beam conditions change). This periodic action triggered by events maintains measurement accuracy when needed while avoiding unnecessary measurements during stable conditions, thereby reducing power consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The measurement execution is controlled by changing the operational state based on parameter thresholds (signal quality RSRP/RSRQ, height from barometer, beam information). When parameters cross defined thresholds, the terminal transitions between measurement and non-measurement states, ensuring accuracy is maintained when parameters indicate poor conditions while saving energy when parameters indicate good conditions
3Ease of operation
If the network side device does not configure measurement according to terminal needs, then configuration management is simplified, but unnecessary power consumption occurs due to mismatched measurement configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal autonomously determines whether measurement configuration is needed based on its own operational state (height, beam, signal quality) without requiring the network to continuously assess and configure measurements. This self-service approach simplifies network configuration management while preventing unnecessary power consumption by avoiding measurement configuration when the terminal's conditions indicate it is not needed
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AI summary
A measurement method includes performing, by a terminal, a first operation in a case that a first condition is met. The first operation includes at least one of starting first measurement, reporting a measurement result according to a first measurement result reporting configuration, or starting a conditional reconfiguration procedure, and the first condition is related to a height and/or a beam of the terminal.