IP Library Granted Patent US 12,177,147
Granted Patent B2
US 12,177,147 · App. 17/719,096 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Method and apparatus for determining measurement gap, and terminal device

Inventors: Rongyi Hu (Dongguan, CN); Weijie Xu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04L5/0048H04L5/0032H04L5/0094H04L5/14
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Patent No.
US 12,177,147
App. No.
17/719,096
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a measurement gap, and a terminal device. The method comprises: a terminal device determining, on the basis of a positional relationship between a first signal and a first BWP and a subcarrier spacing of the first signal, whether measurement of the first signal needs a measurement gap, wherein the first BWP is an active BWP of a serving cell, and the first signal is a reference signal sent by a target cell.

Claims (28)

1. A method for determining a measurement gap, comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, whether measurement of a first signal needs a measurement gap based on a sub-carrier space of the first signal and a positional relationship between the first signal and a first bandwidth part BWP, wherein the first BWP is an active BWP of a serving cell, and the first signal is a reference signal sent by a target cell,

wherein a center frequency point of the first signal is different from a center frequency point of a second signal, a sub-carrier space of the second signal is the same as a sub-carrier space of the first BWP, and the second signal is a reference signal sent by the serving cell;

wherein the determining, by the terminal device, whether the measurement of the first signal needs the measurement gap based on the sub-carrier space of the first signal and the positional relationship between the first signal and the first BWP, comprises:

if the first signal is within the first BWP, and the sub-carrier space of the first signal is different from the sub-carrier space of the first BWP, the measurement of the first signal does not need the measurement gap; and

wherein

in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a FR1, if simultaneous reception of the first signal and data is not supported by the terminal device, there is a transmission restriction for the terminal device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal, or

in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a frequency range FR2, there is a transmission restriction for the terminal device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal device, whether the measurement of the first signal needs the measurement gap based on the sub-carrier space of the first signal and the positional relationship between the first signal and the first BWP, comprises:

if the first signal is within the first BWP, and the sub-carrier space of the first signal is the same as the sub-carrier space of the second signal and the sub-carrier space of the first BWP, the measurement of the first signal does not need the measurement gap.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a time-division multiplexing TDD band, there is a transmission restriction for the terminal device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission restriction means that there is no capability for the terminal device to send an uplink signal and/or receive a downlink signal on the first signal, n1 symbols before the first signal, and n2 symbols after the first signal within a first timing window, wherein n1 and n2 are integers greater than or equal to 0.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal is a synchronization signal block SSB or a channel status indication reference signal CSI-RS.

6. A terminal device, comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory, and adapted to execute the method according to claim 1 .

7. A method for determining a measurement gap, comprising:

determining, by a network device, whether measurement of a first signal configures a measurement gap based on a sub-carrier space of the first signal and a positional relationship between the first signal and a first bandwidth part BWP, wherein the first BWP is an active BWP of a serving cell, and the first signal is a reference signal sent by a target cell,

wherein a center frequency point of the first signal is different from a center frequency point of a second signal, a sub-carrier space of the second signal is the same as a sub-carrier space of the first BWP, and the second signal is a reference signal sent by the serving cell;

wherein the determining, by the network device, whether the measurement of the first signal configures the measurement gap based on the sub-carrier space of the first signal and the positional relationship between the first signal and the first BWP, comprises:

if the first signal is within the first BWP, and the sub-carrier space of the first signal is different from the sub-carrier space of the first BWP, the measurement of the first signal does not configure the measurement gap; and

wherein

in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a FR1, if simultaneous reception of the first signal and data is not supported by the terminal device, there is a transmission restriction for the network device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal, or

in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a frequency range FR2, there is a transmission restriction for the network device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the determining, by the network device, whether the measurement of the first signal configures the measurement gap based on the sub-carrier space of the first signal and the positional relationship between the first signal and the first BWP, comprises:

if the first signal is within the first BWP, and the sub-carrier space of the first signal is the same as the sub-carrier space of the second signal and the sub-carrier space of the first BWP, the measurement of the first signal does not configure the measurement gap.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein in a case where a frequency domain position of the first signal belongs to a time-division multiplexing TDD band, there is a transmission restriction for the network device within a first time range, wherein the first time range is determined based on a time domain position of the first signal.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission restriction means that there is no capability for the network device to receive an uplink signal and/or send a downlink signal on the first signal, n1 symbols before the first signal, and n2 symbols after the first signal within a first timing window, wherein n1 and n2 are integers greater than or equal to 0.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first signal is a synchronization signal block SSB or a channel status indication reference signal CSI-RS.

12. A network device, comprising: a processor, a transceiver, and a memory, and adapted to execute the method according to claim 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: HU, RONGYI; XU, WEIJIE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059577/0394 →
Continuity (2)
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