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US 12,342,196 · App. 17/993,495 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Measurement method and apparatus, terminal device, and network device

Inventor: Shukun Wang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W24/08H04W24/10H04W36/0094
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Patent No.
US 12,342,196
App. No.
17/993,495
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first instruction information sent by a network device, the first instruction information being used for instructing to activate a first measurement gap configuration; the terminal device determines frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performs a measurement on the basis of a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

Claims (46)

1. A measurement method, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is configured to indicate to activate a first measurement gap configuration; and

determining, by the terminal device, frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration,

wherein the measurement configuration comprises measurement identities associated with measurement object identities corresponding to respective frequency information;

wherein the frequency domain information comprises at least one of: a frequency point type, a frequency point list, a frequency point and physical cell identity (PCI) list, a frequency band list, and a measurement object identity list associated with the first measurement gap configuration;

wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises;

determining that frequency information corresponding to at least one measurement object identity in the measurement configuration is consistent with the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performing the measurement on at least one measurement object corresponding to the at least one measurement object identity.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information is carried in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or a media access control control element (MAC CE), or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first indication information is a measurement gap index or a measurement gap pattern identity corresponding to the first measurement gap configuration.

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

receiving, by the terminal device, first configuration information sent by the network device; wherein the first configuration information is configured to determine at least one measurement gap configuration, and each of the at least one measurement gap configuration is associated with a set of frequency domain information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, whether the frequency point type corresponding to a measurement object is consistent with the frequency point type associated with the first measurement gap configuration according to a measurement object identity associated with a measurement identity in the measurement configuration; and

performing, by the terminal device, a measurement on the measurement object based on the first measurement gap configuration, in response to the frequency point type corresponding to the measurement object being consistent with the frequency point type associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, whether a frequency point corresponding to a measurement object belongs to the frequency point list associated with the first measurement gap configuration according to a measurement object identity associated with a measurement identity in the measurement configuration; and

performing, by the terminal device, a measurement on the measurement object based on the first measurement gap configuration, in response to the frequency point corresponding to the measurement object belonging to the frequency point list associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, whether a cell corresponding to a measurement object belongs to the frequency point and PCI list associated with the first measurement gap configuration according to a measurement object identity associated with a measurement identity in the measurement configuration; and

performing, by the terminal device, a measurement on the measurement object based on the first measurement gap configuration, in response to the cell corresponding to the measurement object belonging to the frequency point and PCI list associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, whether a frequency band in which a frequency point corresponding to a measurement object is located belongs to the frequency band list associated with the first measurement gap configuration according to a measurement object identity associated with a measurement identity in the measurement configuration; and

performing, by the terminal device, a measurement on the measurement object based on the first measurement gap configuration, in response to the frequency band in which the frequency point corresponding to the measurement object is located belonging to the frequency band list associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, whether a measurement object identity belongs to the measurement object identity list associated with the first measurement gap configuration according to the measurement object identity associated with a measurement identity in the measurement configuration; and

performing, by the terminal device, a measurement on the measurement object based on the first measurement gap configuration, in response to the measurement object identity belonging to the measurement object identity list associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

10. A measurement method, comprising:

sending, by a network device, first indication information to a terminal device; wherein the first indication information is configured to indicate to activate a first measurement gap configuration, and the first measurement gap configuration is configured for the terminal device to perform a measurement based on a measurement configuration and a frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration,

wherein the measurement configuration comprises measurement identities associated with measurement object identities corresponding to respective frequency information;

wherein the frequency domain information comprises at least one of: a frequency point type, a frequency point list, a frequency point and physical cell identity (PCI) list, a frequency band list, and a measurement object identity list associated with the first measurement gap configuration;

wherein the measurement is performed on at least one measurement object corresponding to at least one measurement object identity that is in the measurement configuration and corresponds to frequency information consistent with the frequency domain information.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first indication information is carried in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or a media access control control element (MAC CE), or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first indication information is a measurement gap index or a measurement gap pattern identity corresponding to the first measurement gap configuration.

13. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

sending, by the network device, first configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the first configuration information is configured to determine at least one measurement gap configuration, and each of the at least one measurement gap configuration is associated with a set of frequency domain information.

14. A terminal device, comprising a processor and a memory; wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

receiving, by a terminal device, first indication information sent by a network device; wherein the first indication information is configured to indicate to activate a first measurement gap configuration; and

determining, by the terminal device, frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performing, by the terminal device, a measurement based on a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration,

wherein the measurement configuration comprises measurement identities associated with measurement object identities corresponding to respective frequency information;

wherein the frequency domain information comprises at least one of: a frequency point type, a frequency point list, a frequency point and physical cell identity (PCI) list, a frequency band list, and a measurement object identity list associated with the first measurement gap configuration;

wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to perform:

determining that frequency information corresponding to at least one measurement object identity in the measurement configuration is consistent with the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performing the measurement on at least one measurement object corresponding to the at least one measurement object identity.

15. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein the first indication information is carried in a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or a media access control control element (MAC CE), or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

16. The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein the first indication information is a measurement gap index or a measurement gap pattern identity corresponding to the first measurement gap configuration.

17. The terminal device according to claim 14 , the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving, by the terminal device, first configuration information sent by the network device; wherein the first configuration information is configured to determine at least one measurement gap configuration, and each of the at least one measurement gap configuration is associated with a set of frequency domain information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: WANG, SHUKUN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020092702 · May 27, 2020
Related Publication 20230087417A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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