Inter-frequency neighboring cell proximity detection method, inter-frequency neighboring cell measurement method, radio network controller, and user equipment

1. A method for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, comprising:

determining, by a user equipment, that the user equipment is in proximity to an inter-frequency neighboring cell, wherein the user equipment determines it is in proximity to the inter-frequency neighboring cell by measuring a signal of an intra-frequency cell;

in response to determining that the user equipment is in proximity to the inter-frequency neighboring cell, sending, by the user equipment, instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode to a radio network controller, wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode is used to instruct the radio network controller to activate a configuration of an inter-frequency compressed mode of a base station;

performing, by the user equipment, measurement on an inter-frequency neighboring cell in a manner of measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode; and

reporting, by the user equipment, an inter-frequency measurement result to the radio network controller.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode comprises a number of a frame in which measurement in a compressed mode is activated, and at least one of the following configuration parameters of an inter-frequency compressed mode: a transmission gap pattern sequence identity, a transmission gap pattern repetition count, a transmission gap measurement purpose, a slot number of a first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of a distance between a second transmission gap slot and the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the second transmission gap slot, duration of a transmission gap pattern, a recovery period power control mode, an initial transmit power calculation mode, an uplink compressed mode, a downlink compressed mode, a downlink frame type, and a power control parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the user equipment, configuration information that is of the inter-frequency compressed mode and sent by the radio network controller.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the user equipment, a response message from the radio network controller with respect to the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode.

5. A method for measuring an inter-frequency neighboring cell, comprising:

receiving, by a radio network controller from a user equipment, instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode, wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode instructs the radio network controller to activate a configuration of an inter-frequency compressed mode of a base station, and wherein the user equipment sends the instruction information to the radio network controller in response to determining, by the user equipment according to a measurement of a signal of an intra-frequency cell, that the user equipment is in proximity to an inter-frequency neighboring cell;

activating, by the radio network controller, the configuration of the compressed mode of the base station according to the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode; and

receiving, by the radio network controller, an inter-frequency measurement result of measurement performed on the inter-frequency neighboring cell by the user equipment in a manner of measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

sending, by the radio network controller, configuration information of the inter-frequency compressed mode to the user equipment.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode comprises a number of a frame in which a compressed mode is activated and at least one of the following configuration parameters of an inter-frequency compressed mode: a transmission gap pattern sequence identity, a transmission gap pattern repetition count, a transmission gap measurement purpose, a slot number of a first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of a distance between a second transmission gap slot and the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the second transmission gap slot, duration of a transmission gap pattern, a recovery period power control mode, an initial transmit power calculation mode, an uplink compressed mode, a downlink compressed mode, a downlink frame type, and a power control parameter.

8. A user equipment, comprising:

a processor, configured to determine, by measuring a signal of an intra-frequency cell, that the user equipment is in proximity to an inter-frequency neighboring cell; and

a transmitter, configured to send, in response to determining that the user equipment is in proximity to the inter-frequency cell, instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode to a radio network controller, wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode is used to instruct the radio network controller to activate a configuration of an inter-frequency compressed mode of a base station;

wherein the processor is further configured to perform measurement on an inter-frequency neighboring cell in a manner of measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode; and further configured to report an inter-frequency measurement result to the radio network controller.

9. The user equipment according to claim 8 , wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode comprises a number of a frame in which a compressed mode is activated and at least one of the following configuration parameters of an inter-frequency compressed mode: a transmission gap pattern sequence identity, a transmission gap pattern repetition count, a transmission gap measurement purpose, a slot number of a first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of a distance between a second transmission gap slot and the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the second transmission gap slot, duration of a transmission gap pattern, a recovery period power control mode, an initial transmit power calculation mode, an uplink compressed mode, a downlink compressed mode, a downlink frame type, and a power control parameter.

10. The user equipment according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive configuration information that is of the inter-frequency compressed mode and sent by the radio network controller.

11. The user equipment according to claim 8 , further comprising a receiver, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a response message from the radio network controller with respect to the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode.

12. A radio network controller, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive instruction information that is sent by a user equipment for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode, wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode instructs the radio network controller to activate a configuration of an inter-frequency compressed mode of a base station, and wherein the user equipment sends the instruction information to the radio network controller in response to determining, by the user equipment according to a measurement of a signal of an intra-frequency cell, that the user equipment is in proximity to an inter-frequency neighboring cell; and

a processor, configured to activate the configuration of the compressed mode according to the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive an inter-frequency measurement result of measurement performed on the inter-frequency neighboring cell by the user equipment in a manner of measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode.

13. The radio network controller according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a transmitter, configured to send configuration information of the inter-frequency compressed mode to the user equipment.

14. The radio network controller according to claim 12 , wherein the instruction information for activating measurement in an inter-frequency compressed mode comprises a number of a frame in which a compressed mode is activated and at least one of the following configuration parameters of an inter-frequency compressed mode: a transmission gap pattern sequence identity, a transmission gap pattern repetition count, a transmission gap measurement purpose, a slot number of a first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of a distance between a second transmission gap slot and the first transmission gap slot, a slot length of the second transmission gap slot, duration of a transmission gap pattern, a recovery period power control mode, an initial transmit power calculation mode, an uplink compressed mode, a downlink compressed mode, a downlink frame type, and a power control parameter.