Cell measurement method and device
A cell measurement method and an apparatus are provided, to resolve a problem in the conventional technology that a resource waste is caused due to excessively high power consumption of a terminal device. In the method, after determining indication information, a network device sends the indication information to the terminal device, where the indication information indicates the terminal device to perform cell measurement to obtain N cells meeting a cell quality parameter threshold; and the terminal device performs cell measurement based on the indication information.
1. A cell measurement method, comprising:
receiving, by a terminal device, indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates the terminal device to perform a cell measurement to obtain N cells that meet a cell quality parameter threshold based on whether each cell of the N cells meets an entering condition and triggers an event, and wherein Nis an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than a total number of cells; and
performing, by the terminal device, the cell measurement on the N cells based on the indication information, comprising:
performing the cell measurement to select initial N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold including:
performing the cell measurement on neighboring cells on a frequency of a current synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB), and
stopping the cell measurement after detecting N neighboring cells of which cell quality parameter thresholds are not less than the cell quality parameter threshold, to obtain the N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when M cells in the initial N cells do not meet the cell quality parameter threshold, measuring, by the terminal device, cells other than the initial N cells to obtain another M cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when M cells in the initial N cells do not meet the cell quality parameter threshold, measuring, by the terminal device, all neighboring cells on a frequency of the current SSB, to obtain another N cells with best cell quality parameters and meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication information indicates that N is a maximum quantity of reported neighboring cells.
5. A terminal device, comprising:
a transceiver, configured to receive indication information from a network device, wherein the indication information indicates the terminal device to perform a cell measurement to obtain N cells that meet a cell quality parameter threshold based on whether each cell of the N cells meets an entering condition and triggers an event, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than a total number of cells; and
a processor, configured to perform the cell measurement on the N cells based on the indication information, wherein the processor is configured to:
perform the cell measurement to select initial N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein the processor is configured to:
perform the cell measurement on neighboring cells on a frequency of a current synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB), and
stop the cell measurement after detecting N neighboring cells of which cell quality parameter thresholds are not less than the cell quality parameter threshold, to obtain the N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold.
6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when M cells in the initial N cells do not meet the cell quality parameter threshold, measure cells other than the initial N cells to obtain another M cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
7. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when M cells in the initial N cells do not meet the cell quality parameter threshold, measure all neighboring cells on a frequency of the current SSB, to obtain another N cells with best cell quality parameters and meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
8. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the indication information indicates that N is a maximum quantity of reported neighboring cells.
9. A network device, comprising:
a processor, configured to determine indication information, wherein the indication information indicates a terminal device to perform a cell measurement to obtain N cells that meet a cell quality parameter threshold based on whether each cell of the N cells meets an entering condition and triggers an event, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than a total number of cells; and
a transceiver, configured to send the indication information to the terminal device such that the terminal device performs the cell measurement on the N cells based on the indication information, wherein the terminal device is configured to perform the cell measurement to select initial N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold, wherein the terminal device is configured to perform the cell measurement on neighboring cells on a frequency of a current synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB), and stop the cell measurement after detecting N neighboring cells of which cell quality parameter thresholds are not less than the cell quality parameter threshold, to obtain the N cells meeting the cell quality parameter threshold.
10. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the indication information indicates that N is a maximum quantity of reported neighboring cells.