IP Library Granted Patent US 12,615,682
Granted Patent B2
US 12,615,682 · App. 17/924,143 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Non-public network measurement method and apparatus, device, and storage medium

Inventors: Zhuang Liu (Guangdong, CN); Yin Gao (Guangdong, CN); Dapeng Li (Guangdong, CN); Jiajun Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
H04W76/20H04W24/10H04W92/10
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Patent No.
US 12,615,682
App. No.
17/924,143
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a non-public network measurement method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: sending, through an air interface, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a non-public network (NPN) measurement configuration to at least one selected user equipment (UE), to instruct the UE to perform corresponding NPN measurement; and receiving a measurement report of the NPN measurement from the UE through an air interface. The measurement report includes an NPN measurement result of a corresponding UE. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the NPN measurement configuration is sent through the RRC message, and thus NPN network information is detected, thereby facilitating NPN network capacity expansion and NPN network optimization.

Claims (77)

1 . A non-public network measurement method, applied to a base station, comprising:

sending, through an air interface, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a non-public network (NPN) measurement configuration to a selected user equipment (UE), to instruct the selected UE to perform a NPN measurement; and

receiving a measurement report of the NPN measurement from the selected UE through an air interface, wherein the measurement report comprises a NPN measurement result of the selected UE;

wherein the NPN measurement configuration comprises at least one of:

a measurement period,

whether to record an identifier (ID) of a closed access group (CAG) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record a network identifier (NID) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record an ID of a CAG in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an NID in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an NID of manual selection, or

whether to record an ID of a CAG of manual selection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement comprises:

receiving a message from an upper-layer server, wherein the message comprises an NPN area scope.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the NPN area scope comprises at least one of the following:

a cell list; or a tracking area list, wherein a tracking area in the tracking area list comprises at least one cell.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the upper-layer server comprises at least one of:

an OAM function node or a data server.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement comprises:

obtaining an NPN area scope locally stored and configured by an operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) function node.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the NPN area scope comprises at least one of the following:

a cell list; or

a tracking area list, wherein a tracking area in the tracking area list comprises at least one cell.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement comprises:

receiving a UE-associated message from a core network, wherein the UE-associated message carries at least one of the following: a support indication of NPN minimization of drive-tests (MDT) measurement, or an NPN area scope.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the UE-associated message comprises at least one of an initial context setup request message, a handover request message, or a trace start message.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement comprises:

selecting, within an effective area and according to the NPN area scope, a UE supporting the NPN MDT measurement as the selected UE.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the selecting a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement comprises:

selecting, according to the support indication of NPN MDT measurement, a UE as the selected UE to perform the NPN measurement.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the RRC message comprises at least one of the following: an RRC setup request message or an RRC reconfiguration message.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the NPN measurement configuration is carried in MDT measurement configuration information.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the NPN measurement result comprises at least one of the following:

a recorded time point, recorded location point information, an ID of a CAG connected to a UE in a connected state, an NID connected to a UE in a connected state, an ID of a CAG in which a UE in an idle state camps on, an NID in which a UE in an idle state camps on, an ID of a CAG connected to a UE in an inactive state, an NID connected to a UE in an inactive state, a public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID), a recorded NID failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on, a recorded ID of a CAG failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on, a recorded NID of manual selection, or a recorded CAG ID of manual selection.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the received measurement report to a target, wherein the target is a position where the measurement report is received in an NPN.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the target comprises at least one of the following: a core network, an OAM server, a data server, or a base station.

17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling a target to perform network optimization according to the received measurement report, wherein the target is a position where the measurement report is received in an NPN.

18 . A base station, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory, which is configured to store one or more programs;

wherein when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement:

sending, through an air interface, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a non-public network (NPN) measurement configuration to a selected user equipment (UE), to instruct the selected UE to perform a NPN measurement; and

receiving a measurement report of the NPN measurement from the selected UE through an air interface, wherein the measurement report comprises a NPN measurement result of the selected UE;

wherein the NPN measurement configuration comprises at least one of:

a measurement period,

whether to record an identifier (ID) of a closed access group (CAG) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record a network identifier (NID) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record an ID of a CAG in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an NID in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an NID of manual selection, or

whether to record an ID of a CAG of manual selection.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer programs, wherein when executed by a processor, the computer programs implement:

sending, through an air interface, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a non-public network (NPN) measurement configuration to a selected user equipment (UE), to instruct the selected UE to perform a NPN measurement; and

receiving a measurement report of the NPN measurement from the selected UE through an air interface, wherein the measurement report comprises a NPN measurement result of the selected UE;

wherein the NPN measurement configuration comprises at least one of:

a measurement period,

whether to record an identifier (ID) of a closed access group (CAG) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record a network identifier (NID) connected to a UE in a connected state,

whether to record an ID of a CAG in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an NID in which a UE in an idle state camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID connected to a UE in an inactive state,

whether to record an NID failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an ID of a CAG failing to connect to a UE or in which a UE fails to camps on,

whether to record an NID of manual selection, or

whether to record an ID of a CAG of manual selection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2022
From: LIU, ZHUANG; GAO, YIN; LI, DAPENG; CHEN, JIAJUN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010772505.5 · Aug 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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