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US 10,448,269 · App. 14/803,883 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Measurement method, cell measurement method, apparatus, and communications node

Inventors: Li Chai (Beijing, CN); Jie Shi (Beijing, CN); Bo Lin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W24/08H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 10,448,269
App. No.
14/803,883
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A measurement method, a cell measurement method, an apparatus, and a communications node are disclosed. A first communications node sends measurement information to a second communications node, where the measurement information includes measurement signal configuration information and/or configuration information of a measurement signal combination, the two pieces of configuration information are respectively used by the second communications node to determine a resource of a measurement signal corresponding to the measurement signal configuration information and a resource of a measurement signal corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination; and the first communications node receives a measurement report sent by the second communications node, where the measurement report carries a measurement result of measurement performed by the second communications node according to the measurement information. The examples of the present invention implement measurement on a radio link after introduction of a non-backward-compatible cell or carrier.

Claims (46)

1. A measurement method, comprising:

sending, by a first communications node, measurement information comprising configuration information of a measurement signal combination to a second communications node for indicating a measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination, wherein the measurement signal combination comprises a synchronization signal (SS), a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) sent in a partial subframe, and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);

receiving, by the first communications node, a measurement report sent by the second communications node, wherein the measurement report carries a measurement result of a measurement performed by the second communications node according to the measurement information; and

wherein configuration information of the CRS sent in the partial subframe comprises: frequency domain resource configuration information, subframe configuration information, and pattern information on a unit resource, wherein the subframe configuration information comprises: subframe shift information and period information.

2. A measurement method, comprising:

receiving, by a second communications node, measurement information comprising configuration information of a measurement signal combination sent by a first communications node for indicating a measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination, wherein the measurement signal combination comprises a synchronization signal (SS), a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) sent in a partial subframe, and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);

determining, by the second communications node according to the received configuration information of the measurement signal combination, the measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination;

measuring, by the second communications node, a measurement signal corresponding to the measurement signal resource to obtain a measurement result; and

sending, by the second communications node, the measurement result to the first communications node;

wherein configuration information of the CRS sent in the partial subframe comprises: frequency domain resource configuration information, subframe configuration information, and pattern information on a unit resource, wherein the subframe configuration information comprises: subframe shift information and period information.

3. A device, applied to a first communications node, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to:

send measurement information comprising configuration information of a measurement signal combination to a second communications node for indicating a measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination, wherein the measurement signal combination comprises a synchronization signal (SS), a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) sent in a partial subframe, and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); and

receive a measurement report sent by the second communications node, wherein the measurement report carries a measurement result of a measurement performed by the second communications node according to the measurement information;

wherein configuration information of the CRS sent in the partial subframe comprises: frequency domain resource configuration information, subframe configuration information, and pattern information on a unit resource, wherein the subframe configuration information comprises: subframe shift information and period information.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

a neighboring cell identity or identity information of a third communications node, wherein the third communications node is adjacent to the first communications node.

5. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

a measurement signal type.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the measurement signal type comprises at least one of the following:

a CRS whole-set measurement, a CRS restricted measurement, a CSI-RS measurement, or a CRS and CSI-RS hybrid measurement.

7. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

measurement type configuration information.

8. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

report configuration information to indicate a manner of sending the measurement report by the second communications node.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the report configuration information comprises:

a period value of reporting the measurement result by the second communications node from a bottom layer to a higher layer; or

a quantity value of measurement signals in the measurement result reported by the second communications node from a bottom layer to a higher layer.

10. A device, applied to a second communications node, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the device to:

receive, from a first communications node, measurement information comprising configuration information of a measurement signal combination for indicating a measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination, wherein the measurement signal combination comprises a synchronization signal (SS), a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) sent in a partial subframe, and a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);

determine, according to the received configuration information of the measurement signal combination, the measurement signal resource corresponding to the configuration information of the measurement signal combination;

measure a measurement signal corresponding to the measurement signal resource to obtain a measurement result; and

send the measurement result to the first communications node;

wherein configuration information of the CRS sent in the partial subframe comprises: frequency domain resource configuration information, subframe configuration information, and pattern information on a unit resource, wherein the subframe configuration information comprises: subframe shift information and period information.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

a neighboring cell identity or identity information of a third communications node, wherein the third communications node is adjacent to the first communications node.

12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

a measurement signal type.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the measurement signal type comprises at least one of the following:

a CRS whole-set measurement, a CRS restricted measurement, a CSI-RS measurement, or a CRS and CSI-RS hybrid measurement.

14. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

measurement type configuration information.

15. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the measurement information further comprises:

report configuration information to indicate a manner of sending the measurement report by the second communications node.

16. The device according to claim 15 , wherein the report configuration information further comprises:

a period value of reporting the measurement result by the second communications node from a bottom layer to a higher layer; or

a quantity value of measurement signals in the measurement result reported by the second communications node from a bottom layer to a higher layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2016
From: CHAI, LI; SHI, JIE; LIN, BO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039125/0982 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2013070730 · Jan 18, 2013
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