WO2025123364A1 - Measurement method, device, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a measurement method, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: on the basis of a measurement gap and whether a terminal device supports the capability of performing measurement without gaps outside an activated BWP, measuring a measurement object; determining to activate a secondary cell associated with the measurement object; and maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivating the measurement gap. The measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by a network. In this way, the terminal device can automatically deactivate or maintain the measurement gap when the secondary cell is activated, thereby improving the flexibility of measurement control.

Description

Measurement methods, equipment and storage media Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a measurement method, device and storage medium.

Background Art

In a wireless communication system, a terminal device can measure one or more measurement objects (Measurement Object, MO) and report the measurement results to a network device, which can be used by the network device to determine the current state of the terminal device for mobility management, cell state control, data scheduling, etc. The network device can configure a measurement gap (Measurement Gap, MG) for the terminal device, and the terminal device can measure the measurement object (such as inter-frequency measurement object, inter-system measurement object, etc.) according to the measurement gap.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, a device, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement method is proposed, the method comprising:

Measuring the measurement object according to the measurement gap, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network;

Determine and activate a secondary cell associated with the measurement object;

The measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a measurement method is proposed, the method comprising:

Sending first information, wherein the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for a terminal device, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by a network, wherein the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure a measurement object associated with a secondary cell, and wherein the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device.

According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, including:

The processing module is configured to measure the measurement object according to the measurement gap, where the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network; determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object; keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap.

According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for the terminal device, where the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network, where the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure the measurement object associated with the secondary cell, and the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device.

According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device can be used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects: measuring the measurement object according to the measurement gap; determining to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object; keeping the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivating the measurement gap. Wherein, the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network. In this way, the terminal device can automatically deactivate or maintain the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell, thereby improving the flexibility of measurement control.

It can improve the flexibility of measurement control.

It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced below. The following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram showing a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG2B is a schematic diagram showing a secondary cell changing from a deactivated state to an activated state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG2C is an interactive schematic diagram showing a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG3A is a schematic flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG3B is a schematic flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG3C is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG4A is a schematic flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG4B is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG5 is a schematic flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG6B is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, a device, and a storage medium.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement method, the method comprising:

Measuring the measurement object according to the measurement gap, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network;

Determine and activate a secondary cell associated with the measurement object;

The measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated.

In the above embodiment, the terminal device may automatically deactivate or maintain the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell, thereby improving the flexibility of measurement control.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivating the measurement gap includes:

According to the frequency band location information of the measurement object and/or the capability of the terminal device, the measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated.

In the above embodiments, the measurement gaps can be flexibly managed according to the capabilities of the measurement object and/or the terminal device, thereby improving the flexibility and reliability of the measurement control.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, keeping the measurement gap in an activated state includes:

Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

Determining that the terminal device does not support a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode;

The measurement gap is kept activated.

In the above embodiment, the measurement gap can be kept in an activated state, which can improve the timeliness and reliability of the measurement.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, deactivating the measurement gap includes:

Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

Determining that the terminal device supports a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode;

The measurement gap is deactivated.

In the above embodiment, deactivating the measurement gap does not affect the measurement of the secondary cell, and can reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, deactivating the measurement gap includes:

Determining that the measurement object is within the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

The measurement gap is deactivated.

In the above embodiment, deactivating the measurement gap does not affect the measurement of the secondary cell, and can reduce the power consumption of the terminal device.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

First information is received, where the first information is used to configure the measurement gap for a terminal device.

In the above embodiment, the terminal device may preconfigure the measurement gap, so that the measurement gap may be automatically managed.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is carried by a radio resource control RRC message.

In the above embodiment, the reliability of the measurement gap configuration can be improved through the RRC message.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Second information is received, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell.

In the above embodiment, the activation of the secondary cell may be controlled by the network device.

In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is carried by the media access control control unit MAC CE.

In the above embodiments, the timeliness of secondary cell activation can be improved through MAC CE.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a measurement method, the method comprising:

Sending first information, wherein the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for a terminal device, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by a network, wherein the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure a measurement object associated with a secondary cell, and wherein the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device.

In the above embodiment, the network device can pre-configure the measurement gap for the terminal device, and the terminal device can automatically remove the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell. Activate or maintain the measurement gap for greater flexibility in measurement control.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is carried via a radio resource control RRC message.

In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

Send second information, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell.

In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is carried by the media access control control unit MAC CE.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the terminal device can be used to execute the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which may include at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module; wherein the network device may be used to execute the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which may include: one or more processors; wherein the communication device can be used to execute an optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product, which, when executed by a communication device, enables the communication device to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect or the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or the chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect or the second aspect.

In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which may include: a terminal device and a network device; wherein the terminal device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

In the eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which may include: a network device sends first information to a terminal device, the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for the terminal device, and the measurement gap is a network-controlled small gap NCSG; the terminal device configures the measurement gap according to the first information.

It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminal equipment, network equipment, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, program product, computer program, chip or chip system can be used to execute the method proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method, device, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms measurement method, information processing method, communication method, etc. can be replaced with each other; the terms measurement device, information processing device, communication device, communication equipment, etc. can be replaced with each other; the terms information processing system, communication system, etc. can be replaced with each other.

The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but are only illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain 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 certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all of the steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or there is a logical conflict, the terms and/or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced to each other, and the technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their internal logical relationships.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular form, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "aforementioned", "this", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun after the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

In some embodiments, "plurality" may refer to two or more than two.

In some embodiments, the terms "at least one", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "at least one of A and B", "A and/or B", "A in one case, B in another case", "in response to one case A, in response to another case B", etc., may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently 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). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc., the above is also similar.

In some embodiments, the description of "A or B" may include the following technical solutions according to the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A independently of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B independently of A); in some embodiments, select from A and B to execute (A and B is selectively executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, the above is also similar.

The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute restrictions on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. The statement of the description object refers to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not constitute unnecessary restrictions due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields", and the "first" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number, and can be one or more. Taking the "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes may be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" may be the same device or different devices, and their types may be the same or different. For another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" may be the same information or different information, and their contents may be the same or different.

In some embodiments, “including A”, “comprising A”, “used to indicate A”, and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to ...", "in response to determining ...", "in the case of ...", "at the time of ...", "when ...", "if ...", "if ...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, terms such as "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 replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "no more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, devices and the like may be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names described in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" may be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, network equipment, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

In some embodiments, the network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

In some embodiments, "Access Network Device (AN Device)", "Radio Access Network Device (RAN Device)", "Base Station (BS)", "Radio Base Station (Radio Base Station)", "Fixed Station (Fixed Station)", "Node (Node)", "Access Point (Access Point)", "Transmission Point (TP)", "Reception Point (RP)", "Transmission and/or Reception Point (Transmission/ The terms such as cell 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)" are used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal (User Terminal)", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station (Subscriber Station), mobile unit (Mobile Unit), subscriber unit (Subscriber Unit), wireless unit (Wireless Unit), remote unit (Remote Unit), mobile device (Mobile Device), wireless device (Wireless Device), wireless communication device (Wireless Communication Device), remote device (Remote Device), mobile subscriber station (Mobile Subscriber Station), access terminal (Access Terminal), mobile terminal (Mobile Terminal), wireless terminal (Wireless Terminal), remote terminal (Remote Terminal), handset (Handset), user agent (User Agent), mobile client (Mobile Client), client (Client) and the like can be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal device. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal device is replaced by the communication between multiple terminal devices (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal device has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminal devices (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels or direct channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links or direct links.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may also be configured to have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal device.

In some embodiments, acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

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

In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns may also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

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

FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG1 , the communication system 100 may include a terminal device 101 and a network device 102.

In some embodiments, the terminal device 101 may include a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver function, a road side unit (RSU, Road Side Unit), a virtual reality (Virtual Reality, VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (Augmented Reality, AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control (Industrial Control), a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in smart grid (Smart Grid), a wireless terminal device in transportation safety (Transportation Safety), a wireless terminal device in a smart city (Smart City), and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home (Smart Home), but is not limited to these.

In some embodiments, the network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

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

In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure may be applicable to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between access network devices or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

In some embodiments, the access network device may be composed of a centralized unit (Central Unit, CU) and a distributed unit (Distributed Unit, DU), wherein the CU may also be called a control unit (Control Unit). The CU-DU structure may be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with some functions of the protocol layer being centrally controlled by the CU, and the remaining part or all of the functions of the protocol layer being distributed in the DU, and the DU being centrally controlled by the CU, but not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the core network device may be one device, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices. The core network may include at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. A person of ordinary skill in the art can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or part of the subject, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG1 are examples, and the communication system may include all or part of the subjects in FIG1 , or may include other subjects other than FIG1 , and the number and form of the subjects are arbitrary, and the subjects may be physical or virtual, and the connection relationship between the subjects is an example, and the subjects may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, and may be a direct connection or an indirect connection, and may be a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The embodiments of the present disclosure may 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), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New Radio Access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), etc. ), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device to Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next generation systems expanded based on them, and the like. In addition, a number of systems may also be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, etc.).

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can configure a measurement gap (MG) for the terminal device. The device may measure some measurement objects (eg, inter-frequency measurement objects, inter-system measurement objects, secondary cells, etc.) according to the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, terms such as "gap", "interval", "GAP", etc. may be used interchangeably.

In some embodiments, the network device may configure different types of measurement gaps for corresponding measurements.

For example, the network device may configure a pre-configured measurement gap (Pre-MG) for the terminal device, and the terminal device may measure the measurement object according to the Pre-MG.

For another example, the network device may configure a network control small gap (NCSG) for the terminal device, and the terminal device may measure the measurement object based on the NCSG.

In some embodiments, the measurement gap may be used by the terminal device to measure the secondary cell (SCell) in a carrier aggregation (CA) scenario. For example, the network device may configure the NCSG for the terminal device, and the terminal device may measure the measurement object associated with the secondary cell based on the NCSG, such as measuring the synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may have the capability to support unrestricted partial bandwidth (BWP without restriction), which may include at least one of the following options A to C:

Option A: The terminal device can perform measurements based on the reference signal within the activated BWP.

The reference signal may include a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and the measurement may include at least one of beam measurement (BM), radio link monitoring (RLM), and beam failure detection (BFD). Optionally, the measurement may also include measurement based on radio resource management (RRM).

Option B: The terminal device is able to perform measurements based on reference signals outside the activated BWP.

The reference signal may include SSB, and the measurement may include at least one of BM, RLM, and BFD.

Optionally, option B may include at least one of the following sub-options:

Option B-1: The terminal device does not require additional measurement gaps to perform measurements.

For example, the terminal device can use a larger bandwidth (BW) to cover the SSB outside the activated BWP without interruption.

As another example, the terminal device may use a larger bandwidth to cover the activated SSB outside the BWP in the event of an interruption.

Option B-2: The terminal device performs measurements on measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the measurement gap.

For example, the terminal device may perform measurement based on a dedicated measurement gap (MG) or a dedicated NCSG, and the measurement may include at least one of BM, RLM, and BFD.

Option C: The terminal device is capable of performing measurements based on the non-cell defining SSB (NCD-SSB) technology.

Among them, the NCD-SSB technology can be implemented based on the existing terminal equipment hardware architecture and can support measurements, which may include at least one of BM, RLM, and BFD.

In the related art, the control of the measurement gap in the CA scenario cannot adapt to the different capabilities of the terminal devices, resulting in inflexible measurement control, affecting communication efficiency and measurement delay.

FIG2A is an interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method may be performed by the above communication system. As shown in FIG2A , the method may include:

Step S2101: The network device sends first information to the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the first information. For example, the terminal device may receive the first information sent by the network device.

In some embodiments, the first information may be used to configure a measurement gap.

Optionally, the measurement gap may be used to measure a measurement object, and the measurement object may be an SSB or other reference signal associated with the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the first information may be used for pre-configured measurement gaps, wherein the pre-configuration may be independent of the measurement object.

For example, the measurement gap may be preconfigured first, and then the measurement object may be configured, and the corresponding relationship between the measurement object and the measurement gap may be configured. For another example, the measurement object may be configured first, and then the measurement gap may be configured, and the corresponding relationship between the measurement object and the measurement gap may be configured. Optionally, the measurement object, the measurement gap, and the corresponding relationship between the measurement object and the measurement gap may also be configured simultaneously in the first message.

In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and may be, for example, "pre-configuration information", "pre-configuration measurement information", "measurement configuration information", etc.

In some embodiments, the measurement gap may be a network controlled small gap NCSG.

In other embodiments, the measurement gap may be a pre-configured network controlled small gap (pre-configured NCSG).

In some other embodiments, the measurement gap may be a pre-configured measurement gap (Pre-MG).

In some embodiments, the measurement gap is a measurement gap corresponding to a measurement object, and the measurement object may be associated with a secondary cell. For example, the measurement object may be an SSB of the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the first information may be carried in a radio resource control RRC (Radio Resource Control) message, a media access control control element MAC CE (Medium Access Control Control Element), a downlink control information DCI (Downlink Control The first information may be carried by an RRC message.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the first information to the terminal device through a serving cell, and the terminal device may receive the first information through the serving cell. Optionally, the serving cell may include a primary cell of the terminal device or an activated secondary cell.

Step S2102: The terminal device performs measurement.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may measure the measurement object according to the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may automatically activate the measurement gap and measure the measurement object according to the measurement gap. The measurement object may be associated with the deactivated secondary cell. For example, the measurement object may be the SSB corresponding to the deactivated secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may measure the measurement object based on the measurement gap and whether the terminal device supports the capability of performing out-of-gap measurements outside the activated BWP.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may configure the measurement gap in response to the first information, and automatically activate or deactivate the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may activate or deactivate the measurement gap. For example, the terminal device may configure the measurement gap according to the first information, and automatically activate or deactivate the measurement gap.

In one implementation, when the measurement gap is activated, the terminal device may measure the measurement object according to the measurement gap. For example, the terminal device may measure the measurement object with a gap (with GAP). For another example, the terminal device may measure the measurement object within the time corresponding to the measurement gap based on the gap pattern. The gap pattern may be a mode in which the terminal device performs measurements based on the activated measurement gap, for example, the terminal device may perform inter-frequency measurement or inter-system measurement based on the activated measurement gap.

In another implementation, when the measurement gap is deactivated, the terminal device may measure a measurement object without a measurement gap, and the measurement object is associated with the activated secondary cell. For example, the terminal device may measure the measurement object based on a without GAP measurement mode. The without GAP measurement mode may be a mode in which the terminal device performs measurements without activating a measurement gap or configuring a measurement gap, for example, the terminal device may perform measurements on a measurement object associated with the activated secondary cell without activating a measurement gap.

Step S2103: The network device sends second information to the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the second information. For example, the terminal device may receive the second information sent by the network device.

In some embodiments, the second information can be used to instruct the terminal device to activate a secondary cell, and the secondary cell can be a secondary cell associated with the above-mentioned measurement object.

In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, and may be, for example, "activation information", "trigger information", "trigger event", etc.

In some embodiments, the second information may be carried in at least one of an RRC message, a MAC CE, a DCI, or other messages sent by a network device to a terminal device. Optionally, the second information may be carried by a MAC CE.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device through a serving cell, and the terminal device may receive the second information through the serving cell. Optionally, the serving cell may include a primary cell of the terminal device or an activated secondary cell.

In some embodiments, step S2102 can be omitted, and the terminal device can autonomously implement the function indicated by the second information, or the above function is default or by default.

Step S2104: The terminal device determines to activate the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the above-mentioned measurement object.

In one implementation, the terminal device may determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object according to the second information. For example, the second information may include an identifier of the secondary cell to be activated, and the terminal device may determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object according to the identifier of the secondary cell.

In another implementation, the terminal device may autonomously determine whether to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object. For example, the terminal device may autonomously determine a trigger event and determine to activate the secondary cell according to the trigger event. The trigger event may be an event triggered by an upper layer of the terminal device. For example, if the signal strength of the secondary cell is measured to be greater than a preset signal strength threshold, the event may be triggered to activate the secondary cell. Optionally, the terminal device may notify the network device of the autonomously determined trigger event so that the network device activates the secondary cell for the terminal device according to the trigger event.

Step S2105: The terminal device keeps the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivates the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine to keep the measurement gap in an activated state when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object. Optionally, the terminal device may keep the measurement gap in an activated state when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object. Optionally, the terminal device may keep the measurement gap in an activated state when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may determine to deactivate the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object. Optionally, the terminal device may deactivate the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object. Optionally, the terminal device may deactivate the measurement gap when activating the secondary cell associated with the measurement object.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap according to the frequency band location information of the measurement object and/or the capability of the terminal device.

In one implementation, the frequency band location information of the measurement object may be used to indicate whether the measurement object is in an active BWP of the terminal device. For example, the measurement object may be in the active BWP, or for another example, the measurement object may be outside the active BWP.

In one implementation, the capability of the terminal device may be used to indicate whether the terminal device supports the ability to perform measurements on measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode. Optionally, whether the terminal device supports the ability to perform measurements on measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode may also be referred to as whether the terminal device has option B under the above-mentioned unrestricted partial bandwidth capability. That is, the capability of the terminal device may be used to indicate whether the terminal device has option B under the above-mentioned unrestricted BWP capability.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may activate the secondary cell and keep the above measurement gap in an activated state.

For example, the terminal device determines that the measurement object is outside the activated BWP of the terminal device, and determines that the terminal device does not support the ability to perform measurements on the measurement object outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode, then keeps the measurement gap in an activated state.

Optionally, the terminal device may keep the above-mentioned measurement gap in an activated state when a first condition is met, and the first condition may include: the measurement object is outside the activated BWP of the terminal device, and the terminal device does not support the ability to perform measurements on the measurement object outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode.

Optionally, the terminal device keeps the measurement gap in an activated state, which may be to autonomously keep the configuration of the measurement gap (eg, NCSG) unchanged, and perform measurement on the measurement object based on the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, when the above-mentioned first condition is met, the network device may not deactivate the measurement gap of the terminal device, for example, the configuration of the measurement gap may be kept unchanged.

In some other embodiments, the terminal device may activate the secondary cell and deactivate the measurement gap.

In one implementation, the terminal device may determine that the measurement object is outside the activated BWP of the terminal device, and determine that the terminal device supports the ability to perform measurements on the measurement object outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode, and then deactivate the above-mentioned measurement gap.

In another implementation manner, the terminal device may determine that the measurement object is within the activated BWP of the terminal device, and then deactivate the measurement gap.

Optionally, the terminal device may deactivate the measurement gap when determining that the measurement object is within the activated BWP of the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may deactivate the measurement gap if a second condition is met, and the second condition may include any one of the following:

The above measurement object is outside the activated BWP of the terminal device, and the terminal device supports the capability of performing measurement on the measurement object outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode;

The above measurement objects are within the activated BWP of the terminal equipment;

The terminal device supports the capability of performing measurements on measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode.

Optionally, when the second condition is met, the terminal device may automatically deactivate the measurement gap.

Optionally, when the second condition is met, the network device may send third information to the terminal device, where the third information may be used to instruct the terminal device to deactivate the measurement gap. The terminal device may receive the third information and deactivate the measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the terminal device deactivates the measurement gap and can shut down the idle radio frequency link (RF Chain), thereby saving resources and overhead of the terminal device.

In some embodiments, deactivating the measurement gap may mean no longer using the measurement gap, or no longer configuring the measurement gap, for example, deconfiguring the measurement gap.

The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S2101 to S2105. For example, step S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2104+S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102+S2104+S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102+S2103+S2104+S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S2101+S2102+S2104+S2105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the above steps S2101 to S2105 can be executed in a swapped order or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the above steps S2101 to S2105 are all optional steps.

In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the specification corresponding to FIG. 2A .

FIG2B is a schematic diagram showing a secondary cell changing from a deactivated state to an activated state according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B :

Before time t0, the secondary cell of the terminal device is in a deactivated state, and the network device configures a measurement gap (such as NCSG) for the terminal device. During the T1 time period corresponding to the measurement gap, the network device can send data in the primary cell, the terminal device can receive data in the primary cell, and can also perform measurements on the measurement object, which can be a measurement object associated with the secondary cell, and the frequency band position of the measurement object is outside the activated BWP of the secondary cell. Among them, the T1 time period includes the visible interruption length VIL on both sides. During the time period corresponding to the VIL, the terminal device cannot receive data in the primary cell. Except for the time period corresponding to the VIL, the terminal device can still receive data in the primary cell during the time period when performing measurements on the secondary cell, and the network device can also send data in the primary cell.

At time t0, the terminal device determines to activate the secondary cell. For example, the terminal device may determine to activate the secondary cell based on a triggering event, or may determine to activate the secondary cell in response to receiving second information from the network device.

At time t1, the terminal device successfully activates the secondary cell, and the time period between t1 and t0 may be the time required for internal processing of the terminal device.

In the time period after time t1 (for example, time period T2 and time period T3), the secondary cell has been activated, and the measurement pair associated with the secondary cell As in the case where the terminal device activates the BWP, the terminal device still needs to perform measurements on the measurement object.

If the terminal device does not support the ability to perform measurements on measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode (for example, the terminal device does not support option B under the above-mentioned unrestricted BWP capability), the terminal device can keep the measurement gap activated. Optionally, the network device may not deactivate the measurement gap of the terminal device and keep the configuration of the measurement gap unchanged. For example, the network device does not need to perform any RRC reconfiguration (such as RRC reconfiguration to cancel the configuration of NCSG), nor does it need to reconfigure other measurement gaps (MG) for secondary cell measurements where the SSB is not within the activated BWP range.

If the terminal device supports the capability of performing measurements on the measurement objects outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode (for example, the terminal device supports option B under the above-mentioned unrestricted BWP capability), the terminal device may automatically deactivate the measurement gap. Optionally, the network device may also deactivate the measurement gap of the terminal device, for example, the network device may send a third information to the terminal device, the third information may be used to instruct the terminal device to deactivate the above-mentioned measurement gap, and the terminal device may receive the third information and deactivate the above-mentioned measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may automatically activate or deactivate the measurement gap (the measurement gap may be a preconfigured NCSG). For example, the terminal device may automatically activate the measurement gap or deactivate the measurement gap, or automatically determine the state of the measurement gap when a third condition is met, and the third condition may include at least one of the following:

Activation BWP changes, such as activation BWP changes based on DCI, timer or RRC indication;

Activate or deactivate a secondary cell;

Add or delete measurement objects;

Addition, release or change of secondary cells in carrier aggregation.

Optionally, the first capability may be the capability of the terminal device to perform measurement on a measurement object outside the activated BWP based on the out-of-gap measurement mode, and the first capability may also be option B under the non-restricted partial bandwidth capability. Optionally, the first capability may be indicated by a feature group indicator (FGI).

In some embodiments, the terminal device does not support the first capability, and if the secondary cell changes from a deactivated state to an activated state, and the measurement object of the secondary cell is outside the activated BWP, the terminal device may keep the measurement gap in an activated state. Optionally, the network device may also keep the configuration of the measurement gap for the secondary cell measurement unchanged.

In some embodiments, the terminal device supports the above-mentioned first capability. If the measurement object of the secondary cell is outside the activated BWP when the secondary cell changes from a deactivated state, the terminal device can deactivate the measurement gap. Optionally, the terminal device can use one radio frequency link to perform measurement of the measurement object and reception of data. Optionally, the network device can also deactivate the measurement gap used for the secondary cell measurement, or cancel the configuration of the measurement gap. In this way, the terminal device can turn off idle radio frequency links, for example, only one radio frequency link needs to be turned on, which can save power consumption.

FIG2C is an interactive schematic diagram of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a communication system, and the method may include:

Step S2301: The network device sends first information to the terminal device.

The optional implementation of step S2301 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S2302: The terminal device performs measurement.

The optional implementation of step S2302 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S2303: The terminal device determines to activate the secondary cell.

The optional implementation of step S2303 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S2304: The terminal device keeps the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivates the measurement gap.

The optional implementation of step S2304 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2105 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the above steps are all optional steps.

In some embodiments, the embodiment shown in FIG. 2C may also be combined with any one or more steps in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A as a new embodiment.

FIG3A is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a terminal device. The method may include:

Step S3101, obtain first information.

The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the first information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the terminal device may also receive the first information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may obtain first information specified by the protocol.

In some embodiments, the terminal device can obtain the first information from an upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the terminal device may perform processing to obtain the first information.

In some embodiments, step S3101 may be omitted, and the terminal device may autonomously implement the function indicated by the first information, or the above function may be default or by default.

Step S3102: perform measurement.

The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3103: Obtain second information.

The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may receive the second information sent by the network device, but is not limited thereto, and the terminal device may also receive the second information sent by other entities.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may obtain second information specified by the protocol.

In some embodiments, the terminal device can obtain the second information from the upper layer(s).

In some embodiments, the terminal device may perform processing to obtain the second information.

In some embodiments, step S3103 may be omitted, and the terminal device may autonomously implement the function indicated by the second information, or the above function may be default or acquiescent.

Step S3104: Determine to activate the secondary cell.

The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2104 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3105: Keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap.

The optional implementation of step S3105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2105 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

The method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S3101 to S3105. For example, step S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3104+S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+S3104+S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102+S3103+S3104+S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3101+S3102+S3104+S3105 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the above steps S3101 to S3105 can be executed in a swapped order or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the above steps S3101 to S3105 are all optional steps.

FIG3B is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a terminal device. The method may include:

Step S3201, obtain first information.

The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to step S2101 in FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3101 in FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3202: perform measurement.

The optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to step S2102 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3102 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3203: Determine to activate the secondary cell.

The optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to step S2104 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3104 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3204: Keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap.

The optional implementation of step S3204 can refer to step S2105 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3105 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the above steps are all optional steps.

FIG3C is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a terminal device. The method may include:

Step S3301, perform measurement.

The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to step S2102 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3102 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3302: Determine to activate the secondary cell.

The optional implementation of step S3302 can refer to step S2104 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3104 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

Step S3303: Keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap.

The optional implementation of step S3303 can refer to step S2105 of FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S3105 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the above steps are all optional steps.

In some embodiments, maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivating the measurement gap includes:

According to the frequency band location information of the measurement object and/or the capability of the terminal device, the measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated.

In some embodiments, maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state comprises:

Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

Determining that the terminal device does not support a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode;

The measurement gap is kept activated.

In some embodiments, deactivating the measurement gap comprises:

Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

Determining that the terminal device supports a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode;

The measurement gap is deactivated.

In some embodiments, deactivating the measurement gap comprises:

Determining that the measurement object is within the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device;

The measurement gap is deactivated.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

First information is received, where the first information is used to configure the measurement gap for a terminal device.

In some embodiments, the first information is carried via a radio resource control RRC message.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

Second information is received, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a media access control element MAC CE.

FIG4A is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be executed by a network device, and the method includes:

Step S4101, sending the first information.

The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the first information to the terminal device, but is not limited thereto, and the network device may also send the first information to other entities.

Step S4102: Send the second information.

The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in FIG. 2A and other related parts in the embodiment involved in FIG. 2A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the network device may send the second information to the terminal device, but is not limited thereto, and the network device may also send the second information to other entities.

The method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of the above steps S4101 to S4102. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment.

In some embodiments, the above steps S4101 to S4102 can be executed in a swapped order or simultaneously.

In some embodiments, the above steps S4101 to S4102 are optional steps.

FIG4B is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a network device. The method may include:

Step S4201, sending the first information.

The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to step S2101 in FIG. 2A , the optional implementation of step S4101 in FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2A and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

In some embodiments, the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for a terminal device, the measurement gap is a network-controlled small gap NCSG, the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure a measurement object associated with a secondary cell, and the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the first information is carried via a radio resource control RRC message.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

Send second information, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the second information is carried by a media access control element MAC CE.

FIG5 is a flow chart of a measurement method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a measurement method, which can be performed by a terminal device and/or a network device, and the method may include:

Step S5101: pre-configure a measurement gap.

In some embodiments, the measurement gap may be a preconfigured NCSG.

In some embodiments, the network device may preconfigure the measurement gap for the terminal device. For example, the network device may send first information to the terminal device, and the first information may be used to configure the measurement gap for the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the secondary cell SCell in the CA of the terminal device will be activated.

In some embodiments, if the measurement object associated with the activated secondary cell is not within the activated BWP of the terminal device, the network device may keep the NCSG configuration unchanged after activating the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may autonomously determine that the NCSG configuration remains unchanged after the secondary cell is activated.

In some embodiments, when the terminal device does not support measurement of unrestricted BWP option B (for example, performing at least one of RRM, BM, RLM, and BFD based on SSB outside the activated BWP), if the measurement object associated with the activated secondary cell is not within the activated BWP of the terminal device, the terminal device can autonomously determine that the NCSG configuration remains unchanged after the secondary cell is activated, and the network device can keep the NCSG configuration unchanged after activating the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, if the measurement object associated with the activated secondary cell is not within the activated BWP of the terminal device, the network device may release or deactivate the pre-configured NCSG after activating the secondary cell.

In some embodiments, the terminal device may autonomously determine to configure the NCSG when the secondary cell is activated.

In some embodiments, when the terminal device supports measurement of unrestricted BWP option B (for example, performing at least one of RRM, BM, RLM, and BFD based on SSB outside the activated BWP), if the measurement object associated with the activated secondary cell is not within the activated BWP of the terminal device, the terminal device can autonomously determine to deactivate NCSG when the secondary cell is activated, and the network device can also deconfigure or deactivate the pre-configured NCSG after activating the secondary cell.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, which may include a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device can execute the measurement method performed by the terminal device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure; the network device can execute the measurement method performed by the network device in the aforementioned embodiment of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device is proposed, the above device includes a unit or module for implementing each step performed by the terminal device in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is also proposed, including a unit or module for implementing each step performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

It should be understood that the division of the units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions, which can be fully or partially integrated into one physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and instructions are stored in the memory. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory inside the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules may be implemented by designing the hardware circuits. The hardware circuits may be understood as one or more processors. For example, in one implementation, the hardware circuits are application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules may be implemented by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuits. For another example, in another implementation, the hardware circuits may be implemented by programmable logic devices (PLDs). For example, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) may include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits may be configured by configuring the configuration files, thereby implementing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices may be implemented in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in the form of software called by the processor, and the remaining part may be implemented in the form of hardware circuits.

In the disclosed embodiments, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor may be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which may be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP); in another implementation, the processor may implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the above hardware circuit may be fixed or reconfigurable, such as a hardware circuit implemented by a processor such as 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 to implement the hardware circuit configuration may be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.

Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, the terminal device 101 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6101 and a processing module 6102. In some embodiments, the processing module 6102 is configured to measure the measurement object according to a measurement gap, where the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network; determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object; keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap. Optionally, the transceiver module 6101 can be used to execute the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving performed by the terminal device 101 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2103, but not Optionally, the processing module 6102 may be used to execute at least one of the other steps (such as step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, but not limited thereto) executed by the terminal device 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.

FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , the network device 102 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6201, a processing module 6202, etc. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6201 is configured to send a first message, the first message is used to configure a measurement gap for the terminal device, the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network, the measurement gap is used for the terminal device to measure the measurement object associated with the secondary cell, and the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device. Optionally, the transceiver module 6201 can be used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2103, but not limited to this), which will not be repeated here. Optionally, the processing module 6202 can be used to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, but not limited to this) performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a sending module and/or a receiving module, and the sending module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

In some embodiments, the processing module can be a module or include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be replaced with the processor.

FIG7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 7100 may be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), or a terminal device (e.g., a user device, etc.), or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal device to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 7100 may be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment, and the details may refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7A , the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc., for example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process the communication protocol and the communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute a program, and process the data of the program. Optionally, the communication device 7100 may be used to execute any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 7101 are used to call instructions so that the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may further include one or more transceivers 7102. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7102, the transceiver 7102 may perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7101 may perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, but not limited thereto).

In some embodiments, the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, and the receiver and the transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc. may be replaced with each other, the terms transmitter, transmission unit, transmitter, transmission circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. may be replaced with each other.

In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7103 may also be outside the communication device 7100. In an optional embodiment, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuit 7104 is connected to the memory 7103, and the interface circuit 7104 may be used to receive data from the memory 7103 or other devices, and may be used to send data to the memory 7103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 may read the data stored in the memory 7103 and send the data to the processor 7101.

The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component 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, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the case where the communication device 7100 may be a chip or a chip system, reference may be made to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG. 7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201, and the chip 7200 is used to execute any of the above methods.

In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7204. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, etc. can be interchangeable. In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7203 can be outside the chip 7200.

Optionally, the interface circuit 7204 is connected to the memory 7203, and the interface circuit 7204 can be used to receive data from the memory 7203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 7204 can be used to send data to the memory 7203 or other devices. and sends the data stored in it to processor 7201.

In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7204 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2103, but not limited thereto). The interface circuit 7204 performs the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method, for example, means that the interface circuit 7204 performs data interaction between the processor 7201, the chip 7200, the memory 7203 or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7201 may perform at least one of the other steps (for example, step S2102, step S2104, step S2105, but not limited thereto).

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

The embodiment of the present disclosure also proposes a storage medium, on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes 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 is not limited to this, and it can also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited to this, and it can also be a temporary storage medium.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a program product, and when the program product is executed by the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product may be a computer program product.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above methods.

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A measurement method, characterized in that the method comprises: Measuring the measurement object according to the measurement gap, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network; Determine and activate a secondary cell associated with the measurement object; The measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state or the deactivating the measurement gap comprises: According to the frequency band location information of the measurement object and/or the capability of the terminal device, the measurement gap is kept activated, or the measurement gap is deactivated. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that maintaining the measurement gap in an activated state comprises: Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device; Determining that the terminal device does not support a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode; The measurement gap is kept activated. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that deactivating the measurement gap comprises: Determining that the measurement object is outside the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device; Determining that the terminal device supports a capability of performing measurements on a measurement object outside an activated BWP based on an out-of-gap measurement mode; The measurement gap is deactivated. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that deactivating the measurement gap comprises: Determining that the measurement object is within the activated part bandwidth BWP of the terminal device; The measurement gap is deactivated. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the method further comprises: First information is received, where the first information is used to configure the measurement gap for a terminal device. The method according to claim 6 is characterized in that the first information is carried by a radio resource control RRC message. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the method further comprises: Second information is received, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell. The method according to claim 8 is characterized in that the second information is carried by a media access control control unit MAC CE. A measurement method, characterized in that the method comprises: Sending first information, wherein the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for a terminal device, wherein the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by a network, wherein the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure a measurement object associated with a secondary cell, and wherein the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device. The method according to claim 10 is characterized in that the first information is carried by a radio resource control RRC message. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 11, characterized in that the method further comprises: Send second information, where the second information is used to instruct the terminal device to activate the secondary cell. The method according to claim 12 is characterized in that the second information is carried by a media access control control unit MAC CE. A terminal device, characterized by comprising: The processing module is configured to measure the measurement object according to the measurement gap, where the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network; determine to activate the secondary cell associated with the measurement object; keep the measurement gap in an activated state, or deactivate the measurement gap. A network device, comprising: The transceiver module is configured to send first information, where the first information is used to configure a measurement gap for the terminal device, where the measurement gap is a small gap NCSG controlled by the network, where the measurement gap is used by the terminal device to measure the measurement object associated with the secondary cell, and the measurement gap can be maintained or deactivated by the terminal device. A communication device, comprising: one or more processors; The communication device is used to perform the measurement method described in any one of claims 1 to 9 or claims 10 to 13. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 or claims 10 to 13. A communication system, characterized in that the communication system includes a terminal device and a network device, wherein the terminal device is configured to implement the measurement method described in any one of claims 1 to 9, and the network device is configured to implement the measurement method described in any one of claims 10 to 13.