IP Library Granted Patent US 11,115,140
Granted Patent B2
US 11,115,140 · App. 16/786,696 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Signal strength measurement method, and related apparatus and system

Inventors: Yongqiang Fei (Beijing, CN); Zhiheng Guo (Beijing, CN); Xinqian Xie (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04B17/318H04W24/10H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,115,140
App. No.
16/786,696
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal strength measurement method is disclosed, the method including: receiving first indication information, where the first indication information includes first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information indicates a measurement period for measurement, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement; determining a measurement resource based on the first indication information; performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource; and sending a measurement result.

Claims (59)

1. A signal strength measurement method, comprising:

receiving first indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information comprises first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information is used to indicate a measurement period for measurement, the measurement period comprises at least one second time unit, the second time unit comprises at least two first time units, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement;

determining a measurement resource based on the first indication information, wherein the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit and the start position of the second time unit;

performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource, to obtain a measurement result; and

sending the measurement result to the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information further comprises measurement duration indication information, the measurement duration indication information indicates measurement duration, and a value of the measurement duration comprises one first time unit, two first time units, four first time units, or six first time units; and

the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit, the start position of the second time unit, and the measurement duration.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving measurement frequency band indication information, wherein the measurement frequency band indication information indicates a measurement frequency band;

the measurement frequency band comprises a bandwidth part for measurement, a measurement bandwidth, and a frequency domain position, the measurement bandwidth is less than or equal to a bandwidth of the bandwidth part, the bandwidth part comprises a plurality of frequency domain units, and the frequency domain position indicates a target frequency domain unit used for measurement in the bandwidth part; or the measurement frequency band comprises the bandwidth part for measurement and the measurement bandwidth; and

the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit, the start position of the second time unit, and the measurement frequency band.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving first indication information from a network device comprises:

receiving a plurality of pieces of first indication information from the network device;

the determining a measurement resource based on the first indication information comprises:

determining a plurality of measurement resources based on the plurality of pieces of first indication information, wherein each piece of first indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource;

the performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource, to obtain a measurement result comprises:

performing signal strength measurement on signals on the plurality of measurement resources, to obtain a plurality of measurement results, wherein each measurement result is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource; and

the sending the measurement result to the network device comprises:

sending the plurality of measurement results to the network device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second indication information from the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate whether to perform measurement and/or reporting on the measurement resource.

6. A signal strength measurement method, comprising:

sending first indication information to a terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used by the terminal device to determine a measurement resource, the first indication information comprises first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information is used to indicate a measurement period for measurement, the measurement period comprises at least one second time unit, the second time unit comprises at least two first time units, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement; and

receiving a measurement result from the terminal device, wherein the measurement result is obtained by the terminal device by performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first indication information further comprises measurement duration indication information, the measurement duration indication information indicates measurement duration, and a value of the measurement duration comprises one first time unit, two first time units, four first time units, or six first time units; and

the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit, the start position of the second time unit, and the measurement duration.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising sending measurement frequency band indication information, wherein the measurement frequency band indication information indicates a measurement frequency band;

the measurement frequency band comprises a bandwidth part for measurement, a measurement bandwidth, and a frequency domain position, the measurement bandwidth is less than or equal to a bandwidth of the bandwidth part, the bandwidth part comprises a plurality of frequency domain units, and the frequency domain position indicates a target frequency domain unit used for measurement in the bandwidth part; or the measurement frequency band comprises the bandwidth part for measurement and the measurement bandwidth; and

the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit, the start position of the second time unit, and the measurement frequency band.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the sending first indication information to a terminal device comprises:

sending a plurality of pieces of first indication information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device determines a plurality of measurement resources based on the plurality of pieces of first indication information, wherein each piece of first indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource; and

the receiving a measurement result from the terminal device, wherein the measurement result is obtained by the terminal device by performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource comprises:

receiving a plurality of measurement results from the terminal device, wherein the plurality of measurement results are obtained by the terminal device by performing signal strength measurement on signals on the plurality of measurement resources, and each measurement result is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate whether to perform measurement and/or reporting on the measurement resource.

11. A terminal device, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive first indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information comprises first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information is used to indicate a measurement period for measurement, the measurement period comprises at least one second time unit, the second time unit comprises at least two first time units, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement;

a processor, configured to determine a measurement resource based on the first indication information received by the receiver, wherein the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit and the start position of the second time unit; perform signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource determined by the processor, to obtain a measurement result; and

a transmitter, configured to send the measurement result obtained by the processor to the network device.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive a plurality of pieces of first indication information from the network device;

the processor is configured to determine a plurality of measurement resources based on the plurality of pieces of first indication information received by the receiver, wherein each piece of first indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource; perform signal strength measurement on signals on the plurality of measurement resources determined by the processor, to obtain a plurality of measurement results, wherein each measurement result is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource; and

the transmitter is configured to send the plurality of measurement results obtained by the processor to the network device.

13. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive second indication information from the network device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate whether to perform measurement and/or reporting on the measurement resource.

14. A network device, comprising:

a transmitter, configured to send first indication information to a terminal device, wherein the first indication information is used by the terminal device to determine a measurement resource, the first indication information comprises first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information is used to indicate a measurement period for measurement, the measurement period comprises at least one second time unit, the second time unit comprises at least two first time units, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement; and

a receiver, configured to receive a measurement result from the terminal device.

15. The network device according to claim 14 , wherein

the transmitter is configured to send a plurality of pieces of first indication information to the terminal device, wherein each piece of first indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource; and

the receiver is configured to receive a plurality of measurement results from the terminal device, wherein each measurement result is in a one-to-one correspondence with each measurement resource.

16. The network device according to claim 14 , wherein

the transmitter is further configured to send second indication information to the terminal device, wherein the second indication information is used to indicate whether to perform measurement and/or reporting on the measurement resource.

17. An information transmission device, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium storing program code; and

computer hardware coupled to the computer-readable storage medium and configured to execute the program code to cause the information transmission device to:

receiving first indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information comprises first sub-information, second sub-information, and third sub-information, the first sub-information is used to indicate a measurement period for measurement, the measurement period comprises at least one second time unit, the second time unit comprises at least two first time units, the third sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a second time unit for measurement relative to a start position of the measurement period, and the second sub-information is used to indicate an offset of a start position of a first time unit for measurement in the measurement period relative to the start position of the second time unit for measurement;

determining a measurement resource based on the first indication information, wherein the measurement resource is determined in the measurement period based on the start position of the first time unit and the start position of the second time unit;

performing signal strength measurement on a signal on the measurement resource, to obtain a measurement result; and

sending the measurement result to the network device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: FEI, YONGQIANG; GUO, ZHIHENG; XIE, XINQIAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710687953.3 · Aug 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
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