Terminal Node Measurement Selection for Serving Frequency Reporting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies lack a solution for measuring transmission nodes within a serving cell when multiple transmission nodes are present, leading to inefficiencies in measurement accuracy and increased power consumption.

Innovation Solution

A method for a terminal to perform measurements on a first transmission node among multiple nodes, with the option to calculate a serving frequency measurement result from selected nodes, and report this to a network-side device, optimizing measurement accuracy while reducing power consumption.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If measurement operations are performed on all transmission nodes in a serving cell, then measurement accuracy is improved, but power consumption and operational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement accuracyVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the set of transmission nodes into two categories: those configured for measurement and those not configured for measurement. The terminal performs measurement operations only on the segmented subset of transmission nodes that are explicitly configured, rather than on all transmission nodes. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining measurement accuracy on critical nodes while reducing overall power consumption and operational load.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If measurement operations are performed on all transmission nodes in a serving cell, then completeness of measurement data is improved, but device complexity and operational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of measurement dataVSAvoidoperational load
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides transmission nodes into measured and non-measured segments based on configuration parameters. This segmentation ensures that measurement data is collected systematically from relevant nodes without requiring the terminal to process all transmission nodes, thereby maintaining data completeness for decision-making while reducing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by performing measurement operations on a subset of transmission nodes rather than all nodes. The network configures specific transmission nodes for measurement based on their importance or relevance, allowing the terminal to perform partial measurements that provide sufficient information for mobility management without the excessive operational load of measuring all nodes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Measurement precision

If measurement configuration is provided for all transmission nodes, then measurement coverage is improved, but signal processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement coverageVSAvoidsignal processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments transmission node configuration into measured and non-measured groups. The network side provides measurement configuration parameters only for the segmented subset of transmission nodes that require measurement, rather than configuring all nodes. This reduces signal processing complexity at the terminal while maintaining adequate measurement coverage for mobility management decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4132078B1Measurement method, terminal and network side device
Publication Date: 2025.12.03 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a measurement method, a terminal, and a network-side device. A measurement method applied to a terminal includes: in a case that a serving frequency of the terminal includes P transmission nodes, performing a measurement operation on a first transmission node in Q transmission nodes to obtain a first measurement result, where the Q transmission nodes are Q transmission nodes that allow measurement in the P transmission nodes; and sending a measurement report to a network-side device according to the first measurement result in a case that a measurement report triggering condition is met, where P is an integer greater than 1, and Q is a positive integer.