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US 12,543,052 · App. 17/864,711 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Method and device for measurement relaxation

Inventors: Haitao Li (Dongguan, CN); Shukun Wang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W24/02H04W24/08H04W36/0058H04W36/0088H04W36/322
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Patent No.
US 12,543,052
App. No.
17/864,711
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for measurement relaxation are provided. The method comprises: indicating the measuring state of a terminal device, wherein the measuring state comprises normal measurement and measurement relaxation. Therefore, indicating the measuring state of a terminal device and indicating that the measuring state of the terminal device is normal measurement or measurement relaxation realize the measurement relaxation of a serving cell.

Claims (82)

1 . A method for relaxing a measurement, applied to a network device, comprising:

indicating a measurement state of a terminal device, wherein the measurement state comprises a normal measurement and a relaxed measurement for a serving cell;

wherein the measurement state comprises a state for measuring a serving cell, which indicates the terminal device to perform a serving cell measurement;

wherein the terminal device comprises a terminal device in a connected state, and indicating the measurement state of the terminal device comprises:

indicating, through dedicated signaling, that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement in response to at least one of that: measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is of a specified type, or the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is in a stationary state or a low mobility state; and

indicating, through the dedicated signaling, that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement in response to that the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state.

2 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least one of:

radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; or

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signaling.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein that the terminal device is in the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with a positioning capability determines that the terminal device is in the stationary state, no cell reselection has occurred within a time threshold, or a number of cell reselections within the time threshold is less than a threshold; and

wherein that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with the positioning capability determines that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state, or the number of cell reselections within the time threshold is greater than the threshold.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring at least one of a first timer or a second timer for the terminal device, wherein the first timer is a maximum duration for the relaxed measurement, and the second timer is a duration for the normal measurement;

wherein the second timer is configured to switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the relaxed measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement and the second timer expires; and

wherein the first timer is configured to switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the normal measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement and the first timer expires;

wherein relaxing the measurement comprises at least one of:

performing the measurement at a first time interval; or

stopping the measurement.

5 . A method for relaxing a measurement, applied to a terminal device, comprising:

determining a measurement state of the terminal device according to an indication of a network device, wherein the measurement state comprises a normal measurement and a relaxed measurement for a serving cell;

wherein the measurement state comprises a state for measuring a serving cell, which indicates the terminal device to perform a serving cell measurement;

wherein the terminal device comprises a terminal device in a connected state, determining the measurement state of the terminal device according to the indication of the network device comprises:

determining that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement according to an indication of dedicated signaling in response to at least one of that: measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is of a specified type, or the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is in a stationary state or a low mobility state; and

determining that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement according to the indication of the dedicated signaling in response to that the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state.

6 . The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least one of:

radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; or

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signaling.

7 . The method of claim 5 ,

wherein that the terminal device is in the stationary or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with a positioning capability determines that the terminal device is in the stationary state, no cell reselection has occurred within a time threshold, or a number of cell reselections within the time threshold is less than a threshold; and

wherein that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with the positioning capability determines that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state, or the number of cell reselections within the time threshold is greater than the threshold.

8 . A device for relaxing a measurement, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a program executable by the processor, and the processor is configured to:

indicate a measurement state of a terminal device, wherein the measurement state comprises a normal measurement and a relaxed measurement for a serving cell;

wherein the measurement state comprises a state for measuring a serving cell, which indicates the terminal device to perform a serving cell measurement;

wherein the terminal device comprises a terminal device in a connected state, and the processor is configured to:

indicate, through dedicated signaling, that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement in response to at least one of that: measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is of a specified type, or the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is in a stationary state or a low mobility state; and

indicate, through the dedicated signaling, that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement in response to that the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state.

9 . A device for relaxing a measurement, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a program executable by the processor, and the processor is configured to:

determine a measurement state of a terminal device according to an indication of a network device, wherein the measurement state comprises a normal measurement and a relaxed measurement for a serving cell;

wherein the measurement state comprises a state for measuring a serving cell, which indicates the terminal device to perform a serving cell measurement;

wherein the terminal device comprises a terminal device in a connected state, and the processor is configured to:

determine that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement according to an indication of dedicated signaling in response to at least one of that: measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is of a specified type, or the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device is in a stationary state or a low mobility state; and

determine that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement according to the indication of the dedicated signaling in response to that the measurement assistance information comprises that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state.

10 . The device of claim 9 ,

wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least one of:

radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; or

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signaling.

11 . The device of claim 9 , wherein that the terminal device is in the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with a positioning capability determines that the terminal device is in the stationary state, no cell reselection has occurred within a time threshold, or a number of cell reselections within the time threshold is less than a threshold; and

wherein that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with the positioning capability determines that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state, or the number of cell reselections within the time threshold is greater than the threshold.

12 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive at least one of a first timer or a second timer for the network device, wherein the first timer is a maximum duration for the relaxed measurement, and the second timer is a duration for the normal measurement;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the relaxed measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement and the second timer expires; and

switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the normal measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement and the first timer expires;

wherein relaxing the measurement comprises at least one of:

performing the measurement at a first time interval; or

stopping the measurement.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the dedicated signaling according to measurement assistance information reported by the terminal device.

14 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

reporting measurement assistance information to the network device, wherein the measurement assistance information is used by the network device to generate the dedicated signaling according to the measurement assistance information.

15 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the dedicated signaling comprises at least one of:

radio resource control (RRC) signaling;

media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; or

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signaling.

16 . The device of claim 8 , wherein that the terminal device is in the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with a positioning capability determines that the terminal device is in the stationary state, no cell reselection has occurred within a time threshold, or a number of cell reselections within the time threshold is less than a threshold; and

wherein that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state comprises at least one of that: the terminal device with the positioning capability determines that the terminal device leaves the stationary state or the low mobility state, or the number of cell reselections within the time threshold is greater than the threshold.

17 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure at least one of a first timer or a second timer for the terminal device, wherein the first timer is a maximum duration for the relaxed measurement, and the second timer is a duration for the normal measurement;

wherein the second timer is configured to switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the relaxed measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the normal measurement and the second timer expires; and

wherein the first timer is configured to switch the measurement state of the terminal device to the normal measurement in response to that the measurement state of the terminal device is the relaxed measurement and the first timer expires.

18 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is specifically configured to:

perform the measurement at a first time interval; or

stop the measurement.

19 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate the dedicated signaling according to measurement assistance information reported by the terminal device.

20 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

report measurement assistance information to the network device, wherein the measurement assistance information is used by the network device to generate the dedicated signaling according to the measurement assistance information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2022
From: LI, HAITAO; WANG, SHUKUN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060505/0351 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020072131 · Jan 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220353763A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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