Granted Patent B2

US 12,342,205 · App. 17/907,337 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventors: Lei Du (Beijing, CN); Lars Dalsgaard (Oulu, FI)

Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy

H04W24/10H04L5/0051

Abstract

Claims (62)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a first device and from a second device, a first configuration about a first measurement of first downlink reference signals of the second device and a second configuration about a second measurement of second downlink reference signals of a third device;

determining, based on an active bandwidth part of the first device and the first and second configurations, first information for the first measurement and second information for the second measurement;

determining a first result of the first measurement based on the first information and a second result of the second measurement based on the second information, wherein determining the first information for the first measurement and the second information for the second measurement comprises determining the first information and the second information so that the first result and the second result are at a same level in a measurement accuracy; and

transmitting the first result and the second result to the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of a first measurement bandwidth and a first measurement period for the first measurement, and the second information comprises at least one of a second measurement bandwidth and a second measurement period for the second measurement.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration comprises a first bandwidth for the first measurement and a first density of the first downlink reference signal, and

wherein the second configuration comprises a second bandwidth for the second measurement and a second density of the second downlink reference signal.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the first and second information comprises:

determining a first portion of the first bandwidth within the active bandwidth part and a second portion of the second bandwidth within the active bandwidth part; and

in accordance with a determination that the first portion is above a first predetermined value and the second portion is above a second predetermined value, determining the first and second information based on an active bandwidth part of the first device and the first and second configuration.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first predetermined value is associated with the first density, and the second predetermined value is associated with the second density.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the first and second information comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first and second densities are identical,

determining the smaller one of a first portion of the first bandwidth within the active bandwidth part and a second portion of the second bandwidth within the active bandwidth part; and

determining, based on the smaller one, a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth in the second information.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the first and second information comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first density is higher than the second density, determining at least one of:

a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth larger than the first measurement bandwidth in the second information; and

a first measurement period in the first information and a second measurement period longer than the first measurement period in the second information.

8. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the first and second information comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the first density is lower than the second density, determining at least one of:

a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth smaller than the first measurement bandwidth in the second information; and

a first measurement period in the first information and a second measurement period shorter than the first measurement period in the second information.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a terminal device, the second device is a network device serving the terminal device, and the third device is a network device neighboring the second device.

10. A first device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program codes;

the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device to:

receive, from a second device, a first configuration about a first measurement of first downlink reference signals of the second device and a second configuration about a second measurement of second downlink reference signals of a third device;

determine, based on an active bandwidth part of the first device and the first and second configurations, first information for the first measurement and second information for the second measurement, wherein determining the first information for the first measurement and the second information for the second measurement comprises determining the first information and the second information so that the first result and the second result are at a same level in a measurement accuracy;

determine a first result of the first measurement based on the first information and a second result of the second measurement based on the second information; and

transmit the first result and the second result to the second device.

11. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of a first measurement bandwidth and a first measurement period for the first measurement, and the second information comprises at least one of a second measurement bandwidth and a second measurement period for the second measurement.

12. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the first configuration comprises a first bandwidth for the first measurement and a first density of the first downlink reference signal, and

wherein the second configuration comprises a second bandwidth for the second measurement and a second density of the second downlink reference signal.

13. The first device of claim 12 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the first and second information by:

determining a first portion of the first bandwidth within the active bandwidth part and a second portion of the second bandwidth within the active bandwidth part; and

in accordance with a determination that the first portion is above a first predetermined value and the second portion is above a second predetermined value, determining the first and second information based on an active bandwidth part of the first device and the first and second configuration.

14. The first device of claim 13 , wherein the first predetermined value is associated with the first density, and the second predetermined value is associated with the second density.

15. The first device of claim 12 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the first and second information by:

in accordance with a determination that the first and second densities are identical,

determining the smaller one of a first portion of the first bandwidth within the active bandwidth part and a second portion of the second bandwidth within the active bandwidth part; and

determining, based on the smaller one, a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth in the second information.

16. The first device of claim 12 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the first and second information by:

in accordance with a determination that the first density is higher than the second density, determining at least one of:

a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth larger than the first measurement bandwidth in the second information; and

a first measurement period in the first information and a second measurement period longer than the first measurement period in the second information.

17. The first device of claim 12 , wherein the first device is caused to determine the first and second information by:

in accordance with a determination that the first density is lower than the second density, determining at least one of:

a first measurement bandwidth in the first information and a second measurement bandwidth smaller than the first measurement bandwidth in the second information; and

a first measurement period in the first information and a second measurement period shorter than the first measurement period in the second information.

18. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the first device is a terminal device, the second device is a network device serving the terminal device, and the third device is a network device neighboring the second device.

19. A system comprising:

a first device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program codes;

the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device to:

receive, from a second device, a first configuration about a first measurement of first downlink reference signals of the second device and a second configuration about a second measurement of second downlink reference signals of a third device;

determine, based on an active bandwidth part of the first device and the first and second configurations, first information for the first measurement and second information for the second measurement, wherein determining the first information for the first measurement and the second information for the second measurement comprises determining the first information and the second information so that the first result and the second result are at a same level in a measurement accuracy;

determine a first result of the first measurement based on the first information and a second result of the second measurement based on the second information; and

transmit the first result and the second result to the second device.

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