IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,982
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,982 · App. 16/623,349 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Radio link monitoring method and apparatus

Inventors: Ren Da (Beijing, CN); Bin Ren (Beijing, CN); Fang-Chen Cheng (Beijing, CN); Zheng Zhao (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W56/001H04W24/08
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Patent No.
US 11,218,982
App. No.
16/623,349
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present application are a radio link monitoring method and apparatus, the method comprising: when a UE performs radio link monitoring, the UE monitors a downlink signal of a primary serving cell to obtain monitoring results; and the UE compares the monitoring results with an required synchronization threshold to determine whether the UE is in a synchronized state; the synchronization threshold is determined on the basis of preset parameters. The present invention solves the problems in the prior art of the complexity of defining RLM performance requirements, and being unable to provide the needed flexibility for supporting different specific systems by means of adjusting thresholds.

Claims (21)

1. A radio link monitoring method, wherein when a user equipment (UE) performs radio link monitoring, the method comprises:

monitoring, by the UE, a downlink signal of a primary serving cell to obtain a monitoring result;

calculating a block error rate (BLER) of a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SS/PBCH block, SSB) using a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) or a PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a preset beam direction in each SSB;

determining, by the UE, an in-sync threshold according to mapping of the BLER of the SSB received by the UE; and

comparing, by the UE, the monitoring result with the in-sync threshold to determine whether the UE is in an in-sync status.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the BLER of the SSB is a BLER of a new radio (NR) PBCH.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein before calculating the BLER of the SSB, the method further comprises:

when the UE is in an idle mode or a connected mode, determining a transmission period of the PSS, SSS, or PBCH DMRS according to configuration information transmitted by the network-side device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the transmission period corresponds to a moving speed of the UE, wherein the transmission period corresponding to a first moving speed is smaller than the transmission period corresponding to a second moving speed, and the first moving speed is greater than the second moving speed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein after comparing, by the UE, the monitoring result with the in-sync threshold, the method further comprises:

when the UE receives a signal instruction to adjust the in-sync threshold, transmitted by the network-side device, adjusting the in-sync threshold according to the signal indication.

6. A user equipment, comprising: a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: monitor a downlink signal of a primary serving cell to obtain a monitoring result;

calculate a block error rate (BLER) of a synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SS/PBCH block, SSB) using a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) or a PBCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a preset beam direction in each SSB;

determine an in-sync threshold according to mapping of the BLER of the SSB received by the UE; and

compare the monitoring result with the in-sync threshold to determine whether the UE is in an in-sync status.

7. The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the BLER of the SSB is a BLER of a new radio (NR) PBCH.

8. The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured, when the UE is in an idle mode or a connected mode, to determine a transmission period of the PSS, SSS, or PBCH DMRS according to configuration information transmitted by the network-side device.

9. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the transmission period corresponds to a moving speed of the UE, the transmission period corresponding to a first moving speed is smaller than the transmission period corresponding to a second moving speed, and the first moving speed is greater than the second moving speed.

10. The user equipment of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

when the UE receives a signal indication for adjusting the in-sync threshold, transmitted by the network-side device, adjust the in-sync threshold according to the signal indication.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 057452/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2020
From: DA, REN; REN, BIN; CHENG, FANG-CHEN; ZHAO, ZHENG
To: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 053529/0641 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710459267.0 · Jun 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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