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US 12,356,482 · App. 17/896,830 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Communication method and apparatus, and device

Inventors: Tie Li (Beijing, CN); Yongping Zhang (Beijing, CN); Xi Zhang (Chengdu, CN); Xuesong Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W76/18H04W24/10H04B7/0639
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Patent No.
US 12,356,482
App. No.
17/896,830
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a communication method and apparatus, and a device. One example method includes the following steps: receiving a first message from a network device, where the first message indicates a terminal device to measure a reference signal of a first cell and report a configuration measurement result in a physical layer coding format, and the first cell includes at least one non-serving cell of a terminal device, or the first cell includes at least one serving cell and the at least one non-serving cell of the terminal device; and obtaining a measurement result of the first cell based on the first message.

Claims (62)

1. A communication method, comprising:

receiving a first message from a network device, wherein the first message indicates a terminal device to measure a reference signal of a first cell and report a configuration measurement result, and wherein the first message comprises an indicator, and the indicator indicates whether a physical layer coding format is to be used to report the configuration measurement result, and the first cell comprises at least one non-serving cell of a terminal device; and

obtaining a measurement result of the first cell based on the first message.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device; or

wherein the method further comprises: receiving a second message from the network device, wherein the second message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

performing physical layer coding format processing on the measurement result of the first cell based on the first message, to obtain a measurement result of the first cell in the physical layer coding format; and

reporting a third message to the network device, wherein the third message comprises the measurement result of the first cell in the physical layer coding format.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message, or a cell set of first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a fifth message from the network device, wherein the fifth message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells or a cell set of the first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a sixth message to the network device, wherein the sixth message indicates whether the terminal device has a capability of measuring the first cell.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the report a configuration measurement result comprises:

report a configuration measurement result in a physical layer coding format in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or physical uplink share channel (PUSCH).

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first cell further comprises at least one serving cell of the terminal device.

9. A communication method, comprising:

determining a first message, wherein the first message indicates a terminal device to measure a reference signal of a first cell and report a configuration measurement result, and wherein the first message comprises an indicator, and the indicator indicates whether a physical layer coding format is to be used to report the configuration measurement result, and the first cell comprises at least one non-serving cell of a terminal device; and

sending the first message to the terminal device.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

the first message indicates the terminal device to report a measurement result of the first cell to a network device; or

wherein the method further comprises: sending a second message to the terminal device, wherein the second message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a fifth message to the terminal device, wherein the fifth message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells or a cell set of the first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the determining a first message comprises:

receiving a sixth message from the terminal device, wherein the sixth message indicates whether the terminal device has a capability of measuring the first cell; and determining the first message based on the sixth message; or

obtaining predefined information indicating whether the terminal device has the capability of measuring the first cell, and determining the first message based on the information.

13. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the communication apparatus to:

control the transceiver to receive a first message from a network device, wherein the first message indicates a terminal device to measure a reference signal of a first cell and report a configuration measurement result, and wherein the first message comprises an indicator, and the indicator indicates whether a physical layer coding format is to be used to report the configuration measurement result, and the first cell comprises at least one non-serving cell of a terminal device; and

obtain a measurement result of the first cell based on the first message.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the first message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device; or

wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

control the transceiver to receive a second message from the network device, wherein the second message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

before controlling the transceiver to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device, perform processing of physical layer coding format on the measurement result of the first cell based on the first message, to obtain a measurement result of the first cell in the physical layer coding format; and

control the transceiver to report a third message to the network device, wherein the third message comprises the measurement result of the first cell in the physical layer coding format.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message, or a cell set of first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

control the transceiver to receive a fifth message from the network device, wherein the fifth message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells or a cell set of the first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

control the transceiver to send a sixth message to the network device, wherein the sixth message indicates whether the terminal device has a capability of measuring the first cell.

19. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the report a configuration measurement result comprises:

report a configuration measurement result in a physical layer coding format in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or physical uplink share channel (PUSCH).

20. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver;

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the communication apparatus to:

determine a first message, wherein the first message indicates a terminal device to measure a reference signal of a first cell and report a configuration measurement result, and wherein the first message comprises an indicator, and the indicator indicates whether a physical layer coding format is to be used to report the configuration measurement result, and the first cell comprises at least one non-serving cell of a terminal device; and

control the transceiver to send the first message to the terminal device.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein

the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: control the transceiver to send a second message to the terminal device, wherein the second message indicates the terminal device to report a measurement result of the first cell to a network device; or

the first message indicates the terminal device to report the measurement result of the first cell to the network device.

22. The apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

control the transceiver to send a fifth message to the terminal device, wherein the fifth message indicates at least one of a maximum quantity of first cells or a cell set of the first cells that are measured by the terminal device based on the first message.

23. The apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

control the transceiver to receive a sixth message from the terminal device, wherein the sixth message indicates whether the terminal device has a capability of measuring the first cell;

and determine the first message based on the sixth message; or obtain predefined information indicating whether the terminal device has the capability of measuring the first cell, and determining the first message based on the information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2023
From: LI, TIE; ZHANG, YONGPING; ZHANG, XI; WANG, XUESONG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063511/0746 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020077332 · Feb 29, 2020
Related Publication 20230189369A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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