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US 12,309,822 · App. 17/706,350 · Granted May 20, 2025

RLM adjustment and/or BFD adjustment method and device

Inventor: Li Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04W72/542H04L5/0032
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Patent No.
US 12,309,822
App. No.
17/706,350
Filed
Mar 28, 2022
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2476
USPC
370/329
Abstract

An RLM adjustment and/or BFD adjustment method and device are provided. The method includes: obtaining first information and/or parameters configured by a network side, the first information including one or more of the following: a measurement result of a terminal, status information of the terminal, environment information, and network coverage information, the parameters configured by the network side being used for determining whether to perform RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment; and determining, according to the first information and/or the parameters configured by the network side, whether to perform the RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment.

Claims (99)

1. A Radio Link Monitor (RLM) adjustment and/or Beam Failure Detection (BFD) adjustment method, applied to a terminal in a connected state, and comprising:

obtaining first information, the first information comprising: a measurement result of the terminal; and

determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment,

wherein the determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment of the current cell, and in response to the measurement result of the current cell being greater than or equal to a nineteenth threshold, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation of the current cell;

wherein the measurement result of the current cell comprises a reference signal receiving power (RSRP), a reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), a signal to noise and interference ratio (SINR), and a channel quality indicator (CQI).

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a fourth condition, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a sixth condition, performing normal RLM measurement and/or normal BFD detection;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy an eighth condition, performing RLM measurement enhancement and/or BFD detection enhancement.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the fourth condition comprises one of the following:

the measurement result of the current cell is greater than or equal to the nineteenth threshold within a nineteenth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell remains greater than or equal to the nineteenth threshold within the nineteenth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is greater than or equal to the nineteenth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell is not less than a twentieth threshold within a twentieth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is greater than or equal to the nineteenth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell remains not less than the twentieth threshold within the twentieth preset time;

a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-first preset time is less than or equal to a twenty-first threshold;

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the twenty-first preset time is less than or equal to the twenty-first threshold, and a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-second preset time is not greater than or equal to a twenty-second threshold; and

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the twenty-first preset time is less than or equal to the twenty-first threshold, and a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-third preset time is greater than or equal to a twenty-third threshold;

or

the sixth condition comprises one of the following:

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to or greater than a twenty-fourth threshold;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to or greater than the twenty-fourth threshold within a twenty-fourth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell remains less than or equal to or greater than the twenty-fourth threshold within the twenty-fourth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to or greater than the twenty-fourth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell is not greater than or not less than a twenty-fifth threshold within a twenty-fifth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to or greater than the twenty-fourth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell remains not greater than or not less than the twenty-fifth threshold within the twenty-fifth preset time;

a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-sixth preset time is greater than or equal to or less than a twenty-sixth threshold;

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the twenty-sixth preset time is greater than or equal to the twenty-sixth threshold, and no change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-seventh preset time is less than or equal to a twenty-seventh threshold; and

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the twenty-sixth preset time is greater than or equal to the twenty-sixth threshold, and a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a twenty-eighth preset time is greater than or equal to a twenty-eighth threshold;

or

the eighth condition comprises one of the following:

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to a twenty-ninth threshold;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to the twenty-ninth threshold within a twenty-ninth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell remains less than or equal to the twenty-ninth threshold within the twenty-ninth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to the twenty-ninth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell is not less than or not greater than a thirtieth threshold within a thirtieth preset time;

the measurement result of the current cell is less than or equal to the twenty-ninth threshold, and the measurement result of the current cell remains not less than or not greater than the thirtieth threshold within the thirtieth preset time;

a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a thirty-first preset time is greater than or equal to a thirty-first threshold;

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the thirty-first preset time is greater than or equal to the thirty-first threshold, and a change in the measurement result of the current cell within a thirty-second preset time is less than or equal to a thirty-second threshold; and

the change in the measurement result of the current cell within the thirty-first preset time is greater than or equal to the thirty-first threshold, and no change in the measurement result of the current cell within the thirty-second preset time is less than or equal to the thirty-second threshold.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein one or more preset thresholds corresponding to the measurement result of the current cell are the same as or different from a threshold for determining in the connected state whether to perform measurement on a neighboring cell or at another frequency.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further comprises: status information of the terminal, environment information, and network coverage information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

in response to that it is determined according to the first information that the terminal has entered a coverage area of a corresponding cell or beam, performing RLM measurement relaxation, RLM measurement enhancement, BFD detection relaxation or BFD detection enhancement;

or

in response to that it is determined according to the first information that the terminal has left a coverage area of a corresponding cell or beam, performing normal RLM measurement or normal BFD detection.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: obtaining parameters configured by a network side; and

determining, according to the parameters configured by the network side, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the parameters configured by the network side comprise one or more of the following: a parameter of a timer, a third preset time, a preset measurement period quantity, a preset detection period quantity, a preset measurement sample quantity, a preset detection sample quantity, and a parameter of a counter; and

the determining, according to the parameters configured by the network side, whether to perform RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises one or more of the following:

in response to that a time at which the terminal performs RLM measurement relaxation, RLM measurement enhancement, BFD detection relaxation or BFD detection enhancement reaches the third preset time, performing normal RLM measurement or normal BFD detection;

when the terminal starts to perform the RLM measurement relaxation, the RLM measurement enhancement, the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement, starting the timer, and when the timer expires, performing the normal RLM measurement or the normal BFD detection;

in response to that a measurement period quantity of performing the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement by the terminal reaches the preset measurement period quantity, performing the normal RLM measurement;

in response to that a detection period quantity of performing the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement by the terminal reaches the preset detection period quantity, performing the normal BFD detection;

in response to that a measurement sample quantity of performing the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement by the terminal reaches the preset measurement sample quantity, performing the normal RLM measurement;

in response to that a detection sample quantity of performing the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement by the terminal reaches the preset detection sample quantity, performing the normal BFD detection;

when the terminal starts to perform the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement, starting the counter, adjusting a count value of the counter according to a measurement period of the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement, and when the count value reaches a preset quantity, performing the normal RLM measurement;

when the terminal starts to perform the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement, starting the counter, adjusting a count value of the counter according to a detection period of the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement, and when the count value reaches a preset quantity, performing the normal BFD detection;

when the terminal starts to perform the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement, starting the counter, adjusting a count value of the counter according to a measurement sample of the RLM measurement relaxation or the RLM measurement enhancement, and when the count value reaches a preset quantity, performing the normal RLM measurement; and

when the terminal starts to perform the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement, starting the counter, adjusting a count value of the counter according to a detection sample of the BFD detection relaxation or the BFD detection enhancement, and when the count value reaches a preset quantity, performing the normal BFD detection.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the parameters configured by the network side are configured in at least one manner in the following:

the network side configures the corresponding parameters for each terminal;

the network side configures the corresponding parameters for each cell;

the network side configures the corresponding parameters for each frequency, carrier, band or bandwidth part;

the network side configures the corresponding parameters for each frequency, carrier, band or bandwidth part of each terminal; and

the network side configures the corresponding parameters for each beam.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein before the obtaining parameters configured by a network side, the method further comprises:

sending a request message to the network side, the request message being used for requesting the network side to configure the parameters configured by the network side, or the request message indicating that the terminal needs to perform RLM measurement relaxation, RLM measurement enhancement, normal RLM measurement, BFD detection relaxation, BFD detection enhancement or normal BFD detection.

11. A terminal in a connected state, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and capable of being run on the processor, the program implementing the steps of a Radio Link Monitor (RLM) adjustment and/or Beam Failure Detection (BFD) adjustment method when being executed by the processor, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining first information, the first information comprising: a measurement result of the terminal; and

determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment,

wherein the determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment of the current cell, and in response to the measurement result of the current cell being greater than or equal to a nineteenth threshold, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation of the current cell;

wherein the measurement result of the current cell comprises a reference signal receiving power (RSRP), a reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), a signal to noise and interference ratio (SINR), and a channel quality indicator (CQI).

12. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a fourth condition, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a sixth condition, performing normal RLM measurement and/or normal BFD detection;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy an eighth condition, performing RLM measurement enhancement and/or BFD detection enhancement.

13. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the first information further comprises: status information of the terminal, environment information, and network coverage information.

14. The terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises: obtaining parameters configured by a network side; and

determining, according to the parameters configured by the network side, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing thereon a computer program, the computer program implementing the steps of a Radio Link Monitor (RLM) adjustment and/or Beam Failure Detection (BFD) adjustment method when being executed by a processor, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining first information, the first information comprising one or more of the following: a measurement result of a terminal in a connected state; and

determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment,

wherein the determining, according to the first information, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement and/or BFD detection adjustment of the current cell, and in response to the measurement result of the current cell being greater than or equal to a nineteenth threshold, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation of the current cell;

wherein the measurement result of the current cell comprises a reference signal receiving power (RSRP), a reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ), a signal to noise and interference ratio (SINR), and a channel quality indicator (CQI).

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the determining, according to a measurement result of a current cell and a preset threshold, whether to perform the RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment comprises:

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a fourth condition, performing RLM measurement relaxation and/or BFD detection relaxation;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy a sixth condition, performing normal RLM measurement and/or normal BFD detection;

or

in response to that the measurement result of the current cell and the preset threshold satisfy an eighth condition, performing RLM measurement enhancement and/or BFD detection enhancement.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the first information further comprises: status information of the terminal, environment information, and network coverage information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises: obtaining parameters configured by a network side; and

determining, according to the parameters configured by the network side, whether to perform RLM measurement adjustment and/or BFD detection adjustment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2022
From: CHEN, LI
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
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Continuation PCTCN2020123089 · Oct 23, 2020
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