CN118318472A

CN118318472A - Measurement reporting method, device and equipment

Info

Publication number: CN118318472A
Application number: CN202180104703.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘福海; 贾玖玲; 陈洪强; 韩磊
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-25
Filing date: 2021-12-25
Publication date: 2024-07-09
Also published as: WO2023115587A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a measurement reporting method, a measurement reporting device and measurement reporting equipment. The measurement reporting method can be applied to a scene of multimode measurement. The second system indicated by the cell configuration of the quality configuration QuantityConfig is operated, and the first system not indicated by the cell configuration of the QuantityConfig is not operated, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment can be improved. In addition, in an extreme scene, service interruption caused by untimely reporting of the measurement report is avoided.

Description

Measurement reporting method, device and equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a measurement reporting method, apparatus, and device.

Background

The terminal device can measure the network according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side to obtain a measurement result, and report the measurement result to the network side. And the network side determines the action currently executed by the terminal equipment according to the received measurement result. For example, the terminal device is instructed to start or stop neighbor cell and foreign system measurement, and the terminal device is instructed to initiate a handover procedure or initiate a redirection procedure, etc. For the inter-system measurement, the network side is configured with a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell for specifying relevant parameters of the system and the inter-system measurement. Wherein QuantityConfig cells are configured in separate modes, and the network side configures one QuantityConfig cell for each mode. However, when the network reconfigures QuantityConfig cells each time, the terminal device resets all QuantityConfig stored locally, which may cause a call drop problem.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a measurement reporting method, a measurement reporting device and measurement reporting equipment. The measurement reporting method is operated aiming at a specific system of cell configuration indication of quality configuration QuantityConfig, so that the problem of dropped call caused by reporting on measurement report delay is avoided.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting method, where the measurement reporting method is performed by a terminal device, or may be performed by a component of the terminal device (for example, a processor, a chip, or a chip system, etc.), or may be implemented by a logic module or software that can implement all or part of the functions of the terminal device. The terminal equipment receives a first message from the network equipment, wherein the first message is used for configuring measurement configuration of a first standard and a second standard. The measurement configuration of the first system comprises a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second system comprises a second measurement timer. The terminal device receives a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard. And when the first duration after receiving the first message is up, the terminal equipment sends a measurement report of a first system to the network equipment. The first duration is determined by a first measurement timer configured by the first message. And when the second time length after receiving the second message is up, the terminal equipment sends a measurement report of a second system to the network equipment. The second duration is determined by a second measurement timer configured by a second message.

By this method, the terminal device operates only for the second system indicated by QuantityConfig cell configuration. And if the first system with no indication is configured for QuantityConfig cells, the operation is not performed, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment can be improved. In addition, in an extreme scenario (for example, the terminal device is currently executing the call service in the second system), service interruption caused by untimely reporting of the measurement report is avoided.

In one possible design, the first message or the second message carries QuantityConfig cells. QuantityConfig cells are used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first system or the second system.

In one possible design, the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first system. After receiving the first message, and under the condition that the cell of the first system meets the measurement condition of the first system, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the first system. The measurement conditions of the first system are preset or measurement conditions indicated by the network equipment. By the method, the terminal equipment can trigger measurement based on the first message, so that a measurement result of a first system is obtained.

In one possible design, the terminal device sends a first measurement report of the first system to the network device when the cell of the first system continuously satisfies the measurement condition within the duration of the trigger timer of the first system and the trigger timer of the first system is overtime. By the method, after the second message is received, the terminal equipment can continue to measure the first standard as the second message does not modify the measurement configuration of the first standard. Reporting the measurement report of the first system under the condition of meeting the measurement reporting condition is beneficial to ensuring the continuity of the service under the first system.

In one possible design, the first measurement timer further includes a periodic reporting timer of the first system. And under the condition that the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, the terminal equipment starts a periodic report timer of the first system. And when the N time of the periodical reporting timer of the first system is overtime and N is smaller than N, the terminal equipment sends an n+1th measurement report of the first system to the network equipment. N satisfies 1.ltoreq.n < N, N being a positive integer and being set by the first message. By the method, after the second message is received, the terminal equipment can continue to measure the first standard as the measurement configuration of the first standard is not modified based on the second message. Reporting the measurement report of the first system under the condition of meeting the measurement reporting condition is beneficial to ensuring the continuity of the service under the first system.

In one possible design, the first time period further includes a measurement time period of the first standard. The measurement duration of the first system includes a first duration and/or a second duration. The first duration is a duration that the first standard cell does not meet the measurement condition. The second duration is the duration that the first standard cell meets the measurement condition. The second duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the first system.

In one possible embodiment, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system. And under the condition of receiving the second message, the terminal equipment stops the trigger timer and the periodic report timer of the second system configured by the first message. And under the condition that the second-system cell meets the measurement condition, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message. By this method, after receiving the second message, the terminal device will immediately stop measuring the second standard since the terminal device will modify the measurement configuration of the second standard based on the second message. And under the condition that the measurement condition is met, the terminal equipment resumes measuring the second system.

In one possible design, the second duration includes a duration from a start of a trigger timer of the second format of the second message configuration to a timeout of the trigger timer of the second format. Or the second duration comprises a duration from starting the trigger timer of the second system configured by the second message to the overtime of the trigger timer of the second system, and a duration from starting the period report timer of the second system configured by the second message to the mth overtime of the period report timer of the second system. M satisfies 1.ltoreq.m < M, M being a positive integer and being set by the second message.

In one possible design, the second duration further includes a measurement duration of the second system. The measurement duration of the second system includes a third duration and/or a fourth duration. The third duration is the duration that the second system cell does not meet the measurement condition. The fourth duration is the duration that the second system cell meets the measurement condition. The fourth duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the second system.

In one possible embodiment, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system. And under the condition that the terminal equipment executes the call service under the second standard and receives the second message, the terminal equipment continues (i.e. does not stop) the trigger timer of the second standard configured by the first message. After the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message is overtime, the terminal equipment sends a first measurement report of the second system to the network equipment. And stopping the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message and the periodic report timer of the second system by the terminal equipment. And under the condition that the second-system cell meets the measurement condition, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message. By the method, after receiving the second message, the terminal equipment is in the call service. Although the second message is used to modify the measurement configuration of the second system, in order not to cause a call drop, the terminal device may continue to measure the second system and report the measurement report at least once. And then stopping the measurement under the second system, which is beneficial to ensuring the continuity of the service under the second system.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting apparatus. The measurement reporting device can be a terminal device, a device in the terminal device, or a device which can be matched with the terminal device for use. In one design, the measurement reporting device may include modules that perform the methods/operations/steps/actions described in the second aspect, where the modules may be implemented by hardware circuits, software, or a combination of hardware circuits and software. In one design, the apparatus may include a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. By way of example only, and in an illustrative,

And the receiving unit is used for receiving the first message from the network equipment. The first message is used for configuring measurement configuration of the first system and the second system. The measurement configuration of the first system includes a first measurement timer. The measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer.

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a second message from the network device. The second message is used for modifying the measurement configuration of the second standard.

And the sending unit is used for sending a measurement report of a first system to the network equipment when the first time length after receiving the first message is up. The first duration is determined by a first measurement timer configured by the first message.

The sending unit is further configured to send a measurement report of a second system to the network device when a second duration after receiving the second message is reached. The second duration is determined by a second measurement timer configured by a second message.

In one possible design, the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell, quantityConfig cell is used to indicate the measurement configuration of the first system or the second system.

In one possible design, the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first system. The device also comprises a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is used for starting a trigger timer of the first system under the condition that the cell of the first system meets the measurement condition of the first system. The measurement conditions of the first system are preset or measurement conditions indicated by the network equipment.

In one possible design, the sending unit is configured to send a measurement report of a first format for a first duration after receiving the first message, including:

And under the condition that the cell of the first system continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the trigger timer of the first system and the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, sending a first measurement report of the first system.

In one possible design, the first measurement timer further includes a periodic reporting timer of the first system. The processing unit is further configured to start a periodic report timer of the first system when the trigger timer of the first system is overtime. The sending unit is further configured to send an n+1th measurement report of the first system to the network device when the N times out of the N times of the timer are reported in the period of the first system and N is smaller than N. N satisfies 1.ltoreq.n < N, N being a positive integer and being set by the first message.

In one possible embodiment, the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system. The processing unit is further configured to:

And under the condition of receiving the second message, stopping the trigger timer and the periodic report timer of the second system configured by the first message.

And under the condition that the second system cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message.

In one possible design, the processing unit is further configured to continue (i.e. not stop) the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message when the terminal device executes the call service of the second system and receives the second message. The sending unit is further configured to send a first measurement report of the second system to the network device after the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message is overtime. The processing unit is further configured to stop a trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message and a periodic report timer of the second system. And under the condition that the second system cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal device, including: a processor. The processor is coupled to a memory for storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the apparatus to implement the method of the first aspect or any of the first aspect to possible designs.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided in an embodiment of the present application. The computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon. The instructions, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip system. The system-on-chip includes a processor and may also include a memory. For implementing the functionality of the method of the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect. The chip system may be formed of a chip or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

In a sixth aspect, a computer program product is also provided in an embodiment of the present application. The computer program product includes instructions. The instructions, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the first aspect or any of the possible designs of the first aspect.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of UE measurement;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a UE processing flow based on quality configuration;

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5a is a schematic diagram of a first duration provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5b is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5c is a schematic diagram of yet another first duration provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5d is a schematic diagram of still another first duration provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of a second duration provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6b is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6c is a schematic diagram of a further second duration provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6d is a schematic diagram of a second duration according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present application when the measurement reporting method is applied to a dual-mode measurement scenario;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a measurement reporting device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In a wireless communication system including communication devices, communication devices can perform wireless communication by using air interface resources. The communication device may include a network device and a terminal device, and the network device may also be referred to as a network side device. The air interface resources may include at least one of time domain resources, frequency domain resources, code resources, and space resources. In the embodiment of the present application, at least one may also be described as one or more, and a plurality may be two, three, four or more, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In embodiments of the present application, "/" may indicate that the associated object is an "or" relationship, e.g., A/B may represent A or B; "and/or" may be used to describe that there are three relationships associated with an object, e.g., a and/or B, which may represent: there are three cases, a alone, a and B together, and B alone, wherein a, B may be singular or plural. In order to facilitate description of the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, the words "first", "second", etc. may be used to distinguish between technical features that are the same or similar in function. The terms "first," "second," and the like do not necessarily denote any order of quantity or order of execution, nor do the terms "first," "second," and the like. In embodiments of the application, the words "exemplary" or "such as" are used to mean examples, illustrations, or descriptions, and any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "such as" should not be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. The use of the terms "exemplary" or "such as" and the like are intended to present related concepts in a concrete fashion to facilitate understanding.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

In the communication system, the terminal device can measure the network according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side to obtain a measurement result, and report the measurement result to the network side. For example, in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (evolved universal terrestrial radio access network, E-UTRAN), the E-UTRAN provides measurement configuration information applicable to terminal devices in a CONNECTED state (rrc_connected) through dedicated signaling (e.g., using RRCConnectionReconfiguration or RRCConnectionResume messages). And the terminal equipment measures the network in the current environment according to the measurement configuration information provided by the network side to obtain a measurement result. And the network side determines the action currently executed by the terminal equipment according to the received measurement result. For example, the terminal device is instructed to start or stop neighbor cell and foreign system measurement, and the terminal device is instructed to initiate a handover procedure or initiate a redirection procedure, etc.

For inter-system measurement, the network side is configured with QuantityConfig cells for specifying the measurement quantity and layer 3 filter coefficients of the system and inter-system measurement. Wherein QuantityConfig cells are configured in separate modes, and the network side configures one QuantityConfig cell for each mode. For example, for a dual mode terminal device, the network side may configure two QuantityConfig cells, one QuantityConfig cell for E-UTRAN measurements and the other QuantityConfig cell for enhanced data rate gsm evolved radio access network (enhanced data rate for global system for mobile communications evolution Radio Access Network,GERAN) measurements, respectively. The terminal device filters the measurement result according to the filtering parameters of QuantityConfig cells in the measurement configuration, and evaluates the filtered measurement result. For example, according to the description of the existing protocol, filtering is based on a historical measurement value and a current measurement value, a filtering energy value is obtained based on a filtering formula, and the intensity of the cell energy is estimated for a period of time based on the filtering energy value. If the filtered measurement result meets the measurement report condition, the terminal device sends a measurement report to the network side, for example, performs measurement report through rrc_meas_ RPRT.

However, in the scenario that the network side issues the measurement configuration, and the measurement configuration is used to modify QuantityConfig cells of a specific standard of the terminal device, according to the rule of the existing protocol, when the terminal device receives QuantityConfig cells, the configuration of Quantity configuration of each standard needs to be reset on all measId stored locally. Resetting the measId includes stopping a periodic report timer, a T321 timer, a trigger timer, etc. corresponding to the measId. That is, event evaluation needs to be performed again on the measId, and a measurement report is reported. Since measurement report is performed again for all measId, measurement report delay reporting may be caused, and thus a problem of call drop due to reporting on measurement report delay occurs.

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a measurement reporting method. The method operates for the specific system of QuantityConfig cell configuration indication, and avoids the problem of dropped call caused by reporting on measurement report delay.

The measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the application can be suitable for the network side to issue measurement configuration, and the measurement configuration is used for modifying the scene of QuantityConfig cells of a specific system of terminal equipment. For example, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication scene comprises network equipment and terminal equipment. It should be noted that fig. 1 is only an example, and the number of network devices and terminal devices in this communication scenario is not limited in this embodiment.

The network device may be a device capable of communicating with the terminal device. The network device may be a base station, a relay station, or an access point. The base station may be a base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) in a global system for mobile communications (global system for mobile communication, GSM) or a code division multiple access (code division multiple access, CDMA) network, a 3G base station NodeB in a wideband code division multiple access (wideband code division multiple access, WCDMA) system, or evolutional NodeB (abbreviated eNB or eNodeB) in a long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) system. The network device may also be a wireless controller in the context of a cloud wireless access network (cloud radio access network, CRAN). The network device may also be a network device in a future 5G network or a network device in a future evolved public land mobile network (public land mobile network, PLMN) network. The network device may also be a wearable device or an in-vehicle device.

The terminal device may be a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a terminal unit, a terminal station, a mobile station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a terminal agent, a terminal apparatus, or the like. An access terminal may be a cellular telephone, a cordless telephone, a session initiation protocol (session initiation protocol, SIP) phone, a wireless local loop (wireless local loop, WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, a terminal device in a future 5G network or a terminal device in a future evolved PLMN network, etc.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can be applied to wireless communication among communication equipment. The wireless communication between the communication devices may include: wireless communication between a network device and a terminal device, wireless communication between a network device and a network device, and wireless communication between a terminal device and a terminal device. In the embodiments of the present application, the term "wireless communication" may also be simply referred to as "communication", and the term "communication" may also be described as "data transmission", "information transmission" or "transmission". The technical scheme can be used for carrying out wireless communication between the scheduling entity and the subordinate entity, and a person skilled in the art can use the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application for carrying out wireless communication between other scheduling entities and the subordinate entity, such as wireless communication between a macro base station and a micro base station, such as wireless communication between a first terminal device and a second terminal device.

For ease of understanding, the following description will explain related terms related to the embodiments of the present application.

1. UE measurement: and the UE performs measurement reporting according to the measurement configuration issued by the network side. For example, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of UE measurement. The process comprises signaling interaction between UE and E-UTRAN, and specifically comprises the following steps:

The ue sends a connection establishment request message to the E-UTRAN 201. For example, the UE transmits an RRC_CONN_REQ message to the E-UTRAN for requesting connection establishment.

202, The E-UTRAN sends a connection setup response message to the UE. For example, the E-UTRAN sends an RRC_CONN_SETUP message to the UE indicating that the UE can establish the connection.

203, The ue sends a connection setup complete response message to the E-UTRAN. For example, the UE sends an rrc_conn_setup_cmp message to the E-UTRAN for indicating that the UE has normally established a connection (enters a connected state).

The E-UTRAN sends 204 the measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the E-UTRAN sends an RRC_CONN_RECFG message to the UE for instructing the UE to initiate the measurement.

The ue sends a measurement configuration complete message to the E-UTRAN 205. For example, the UE sends an rrc_conn_setup_cmp message to the E-UTRAN indicating that the UE has started to initiate measurements.

At 206, the ue starts measurement. The measurement results are filtered according to the filtering factor of QuantityConfig cells in the measurement configuration.

207, In case the measurement report condition is satisfied, the UE transmits a measurement report (rrc_meas_rpt) to the E-UTRAN.

Wherein, in the measurement process of the UE, the following related terms are referred to:

Object of measurement (measObj): the object that the UE needs to measure is referred to as a measurement object (measObj). measObj contains information such as a measurement-required system (for example, expressed as L/G/W/N), a frequency point to be measured, a cell under the frequency point to be measured, and the like.

Reporting configuration (rptCfg): the parameter storing information reported by the measurement report is referred to as reporting configuration (rptCfg). rptCfg is used for storing the information such as the type of the measurement report to be reported, the reporting period, the reporting times and the like.

Trigger time (TimeToTrig): rptCfg, in milliseconds (ms). TimeToTrig indicates a time length for waiting for reporting the measurement report for the first time when the event trigger satisfies the measurement report condition. For example, when the event trigger satisfies the measurement report condition, a trigger timer having a timing duration of TimeToTrig is started. And reporting the measurement report under the condition that the trigger timer is overtime. For example reporting the first measurement report.

Reporting times (rptAmount): rptCfg. rptAmount indicates the maximum number of measurement reports that need to be performed when the UE satisfies the measurement report condition.

Measurement identity (measId): indicating the measurements that the network side needs to initiate to configure to the UE. One measObj and one rptCfg are associated with each measId.

2. And (3) filtering: because of fluctuation of cell energy in the environment, the UE only evaluates and reports according to one measurement result of the cell, and can not accurately express the energy intensity of the current cell in a certain time period. Therefore, the UE needs to integrate the energy values of the cells for a period of time for evaluation reporting. Filtering means obtaining a filtering energy value according to a historical measured value and a current measured value through a filtering formula, and evaluating the intensity of the cell energy in the period of time according to the filtering energy value.

3. UE processing flow based on Quantity configuration: the specific process flow is shown in fig. 3 when the UE receives the quality configuration (e.g., quantityConfig cells are included in the configuration message). The method comprises the following steps:

301, the ue sends a connection establishment request message to the network device. For example, the UE transmits an rrc_conn_req message to the network device for requesting establishment of a connection.

302, The network device sends a connection setup response message to the UE. For example, the network device sends an rrc_conn_setup message to the UE indicating that the UE can establish a connection.

303, The ue sends a connection establishment complete response message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an rrc_conn_setup_cmp message to the network device for indicating that the UE has normally established a connection (enters a connected state).

304, The network device sends the measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the network device sends an rrc_conn_recfg message to the UE instructing the UE to initiate the measurement. The measurement configuration has two measurement identities, measid_1 and measid_2, respectively. With two measurement objects measObj _1 and measObj _2, respectively. With two reporting configurations rptCfg _1 and rptCfg _2, respectively. Also with QuantityConfig cells. The measObj _1 system is EUTRA, and the measObj _2 system is GERAN. rptAmount carried in rptCfg _1 cells is 3 and TimeToTrig is 1024ms. rptAmount carried in rptCfg _2 cells is 3 and timetotrig is 512ms. measid_1 associates measObj _1 and rptCfg _1.measid_2 associates measObj _2 and rptCfg _2.QuantityConfig cells contain quantityConfigEUTRA (denoted L-mode) and quantityConfigGERAN (denoted G-mode). Since the UE receives two measids, associated with the measurement objects EUTRA and GERAN, respectively, the UE initiates the L-mode and G-mode measurements, respectively.

The ue sends 305 a measurement configuration complete message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an rrc_conn_setup_cmp message to the network device for instructing the UE to start initiating measurements.

306A, the ue initiates a connected L-mode measurement. For example, for the LTE protocol stack control plane, the LTE protocol stack physical layer (LTE PHYSICAL, LPHY) reports L-mode measurements to the LTE protocol stack radio resource management (LTE radio resource control, LRRC). And the LRRC receives the L-mode measurement result and judges whether the current L-mode measurement result meets the measurement report condition of measId_1.

307A, and starting a trigger timer of the measId_1 under the condition that the L-mode measurement reporting condition is met. And after the trigger timer of measId_1 times out, reporting an L-mode measurement report. For example, when the current L-mode measurement result satisfies the measurement report condition of measid_1, the UE starts TimeToTrig timer of measid_1. The timer duration is set to 1024ms. And in the 1024ms duration set by the TimeToTrig timer, if the measurement result of the L mode always meets the measurement report condition of measId_1, when the 1024ms is overtime, the UE reports the L mode measurement report to the network equipment. And starts the periodic report timer for measid_1.

306B, initiate connected G-mode measurements. For example, GSM radio resource management (GSM radio resource control, GRRC) reports G-mode measurements. The UE judges whether the current G-mode measurement result meets the measurement report condition of measId_2.

307B, starting a trigger timer of the measId_2 under the condition that the G-mode measurement reporting condition is met. And reporting the G-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of the measId_2 is overtime. For example, when the current G-mode measurement result satisfies the measurement report condition of measid_2, the UE starts TimeToTrig timer of measid_2. The timer duration is set to 512ms. And in the duration of 512ms set by the TimeToTrig timer, if the measurement result of the G mode always meets the measurement report condition of measId_2, reporting the G mode measurement report to the network equipment by the UE after the 512ms is overtime. And starts the periodic report timer for measId 2.

It should be noted that the above steps 306a and 306b are performed in no strict order. For example, 306a and 306b may be performed simultaneously, or 306a may be performed first and then 306b may be performed, or 306b may be performed first and then 306a may be performed, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, steps 307a and 307b are performed in no strict order.

The network device sends 308 measurement reconfiguration to the UE. For example, in the case that neither the periodic report timer of measid_1 nor the TimeToTrig timer of measid_2 has timed out, the UE receives a reconfiguration message issued by the network device. The reconfiguration message carries QuantityConfigEUTRA that requires modification of the EUTRA filter factor.

309, The ue stops the trigger timer and the period report timer of measid_1 and the trigger timer and the period report timer of measid_2. And, measurement reports of measid_1 and measid_2 are not reported. For example, in the case that neither the period report timer of measid_1 nor the TimeToTrig timer of measid_2 has timed out, the UE needs to stop both the period report timer of measid_1 and the timeToTrig timer of measid_2 according to the existing protocol. And the measurement reports of measid_1 and measid_2 are not reported.

310A, restart connected L-mode measurements.

311A, starting a trigger timer of the measid_1 under the condition that the L-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied. And after the trigger timer of measid_1 times out, an L-mode measurement report is sent. For example, the UE waits for the L-mode measurement to a new measurement result. After receiving the new measurement result measured by the L module, judging whether the new measurement result of the L module meets the measurement report condition of measId_1. If so, a TimeToTrig timer of measId_1 is started, and the duration of the timer is set to 1024ms. In the 1024ms duration set by TimeToTrig timer, it is assumed that the measurement result of the L-mode always satisfies the measurement report condition of measid_1. When 1024ms times out, the UE will resend the L-mode measurement report to the network device and start the periodic report timer for measid_1.

310B, restarting the connected G-mode measurement.

311B, starting a trigger timer of the measId_2 under the condition that the G-mode measurement reporting condition is met. And after the trigger timer of measid_2 times out, sending a G-mode measurement report. For example, the UE waits for the G-mode measurement to a new measurement result. And judging whether the new measurement result of the G mode meets the measurement report condition of measId_2 or not under the condition that the new measurement result of the G mode is measured. If so, a TimeToTrig timer of measId_2 is started, and the duration of the timer is set to 512ms. During the 512ms period set by the TimeToTrig timer, it is assumed that the measurement result of the G mode always satisfies the measurement report condition of measid_2. After 512ms timeout, the UE will resend the G-mode measurement report to the network device and start the periodic reporting timer of measid_2.

It should be noted that the steps 310a and 310b are not strictly sequential, for example, 310a and 310b may be performed simultaneously, 310a may be performed first and then 310b may be performed, or 310b may be performed first and then 310a may be performed, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, steps 311a and 311b are performed in no strict order.

312, The ue periodically sends the L-mode measurement report and the G-mode measurement report according to the duration and the maximum reporting times of the periodic reporting timer respectively configured by the L-mode and the G-mode.

The measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the application is described in detail below.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present application. The measurement reporting method is executed by the terminal equipment, can be executed by a component (such as a processor, a chip, or a chip system) of the terminal equipment, and can be also implemented by a logic module or software capable of realizing all or part of the functions of the terminal equipment, and comprises the following steps:

the terminal device receives 401 a first message from the network device, where the first message is used to configure measurement configurations of the first standard and the second standard.

The first message is, for example, an rrc_conn_recfg message, and is used to instruct the UE to initiate measurement. The first message is used for configuring measurement configurations of the first system and the second system, and the first message comprises two measurement objects and two reporting configurations. Wherein the two measurement objects are measObj _1 and measObj _2, respectively. measObj _1 represents a first system measurement object, and measObj _2 represents a second system measurement object. For example, measObj _1 includes information such as a system to be measured (a first system), a frequency point to be measured (a frequency point in the first system), a cell under the frequency point to be measured (a cell of a different frequency point in the first system), and the like. Similarly, measObj _2 includes information such as a system to be measured (a second system), a frequency point to be measured (a frequency point under the second system), a cell under the frequency point to be measured (a cell of a different frequency point under the second system), and the like. Wherein, the two reporting configurations are rptCfg _1 and rptCfg _2 respectively. rptCfg _1 represents the reporting configuration of the first system. rptCfg _2 represents the reporting configuration of the second system. The reporting configuration rptCfg includes a plurality of parameters, which are parameters related to reporting of the measurement report, such as a type of the measurement report to be reported, a period time of reporting, and the number of times of reporting (rptAmount). For example, the type of measurement report to be reported included in rptCfg _1 is a first standard, the reporting period time includes the duration of a timer (also referred to as a first measurement timer) of the first standard, and the reporting times are the maximum reporting times of measurement reporting required by the terminal device when the terminal device satisfies the measurement reporting condition of the first standard. Similarly, the type of measurement report to be reported included in rptCfg _2 is in a second system, the reporting period time includes the duration of a timer (also referred to as a second measurement timer) in the second system, and the reporting times are the maximum reporting times of measurement reporting required by the terminal device under the condition that the terminal device meets the measurement reporting condition in the second system.

Wherein the first message further comprises a measurement identity. For example, the measurement identities are measId_1 and measId_2, respectively. measid_1 is used to identify the first format. measid_2 is used to identify the second format. And, each measId is associated with one measObj and one rptCfg. measObj and rptCfg are used to instruct a measurement object to initiate measurements and report measurement reports when a measurement configuration of a network device is received. For example, measid_1 associates measObj _1 and rptCfg _1.measid_2 associates measObj _2 and rptCfg _2.

In one implementation, the measurement configuration of the first system includes a first measurement timer. The first measurement timer is a parameter in rptCfg _1, and the unit is ms. It should be noted that the first measurement timer may represent different timers during different measurement phases. For example, the first measurement timer may be a trigger timer of the first system, or a periodic report timer of the first system. The role of the first measurement timer is exemplified below in connection with the terminal device being in different measurement phases. For example, the terminal device starts to initiate the measurement after receiving the first message. When the measurement result of the first system meets the measurement reporting condition of the first system, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the first system according to the measurement configuration of the first system. And after the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, the terminal equipment reports the measurement report of the first system to the network equipment. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the first system, and then starts the periodic report timer of the first system. And when the period reporting timer of the first system is overtime, the terminal equipment continuously reports the measurement report of the first system.

In one implementation, the measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer. The second measurement timer is a parameter in rptCfg _2, and the unit is ms. It should be noted that the second measurement timer may represent a different timer during a different measurement phase. For example, the second measurement timer may be a trigger timer of the second system, or a periodic report timer of the second system. The function of the second measurement timer is illustrated below in connection with the terminal device being in different measurement phases. For example, the terminal device starts to initiate the measurement after receiving the first message. And when the measurement result of the second system meets the measurement reporting condition of the second system, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the second system according to the measurement configuration of the second system. And after the trigger timer of the second system is overtime, the terminal equipment reports the measurement report of the second system to the network equipment. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the second system, and then starts the periodic report timer of the second system. And the terminal equipment periodically reports the measurement report of the second system according to the timeout duration set by the timer.

The terminal device receives a second message from the network device, the second message being used to modify the measurement configuration of the second standard 402.

When the terminal device is performing measurement reporting of the first system and measurement reporting of the second system, the terminal device may receive a second message from the network device, for example, the second message is a measurement reconfiguration message. In one implementation, the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell. For example, the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell, quantityConfig cell carries QuantityConfig related parameters for the second system, quantityConfig related parameters for modifying the measurement configuration of the second system. In the embodiment of the application, when the second message only carries QuantityConfig related parameters aiming at the second standard, the terminal equipment only modifies the measurement configuration of the second standard. For example, when QuantityConfig cells of the second message carry only QuantityConfig related parameters for the second system, the terminal device modifies only the second measurement timer (e.g., the terminal device stops the second measurement timer) according to the second message. The terminal device does not modify the first measurement timer, and the first measurement timer continues to count according to the measurement configuration in the first message.

In one implementation, the measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer. For example, when the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system, the terminal device modifies the trigger timer of the second system according to the second message (e.g., stops the trigger timer of the second system). For another example, when the second measurement timer is a periodic reporting timer of the second system, the terminal device modifies the trigger timer and the periodic reporting timer of the second system according to the second message (for example, stops the trigger timer and the periodic reporting timer of the second system).

And 403, when the first time length after receiving the first message is up, the terminal equipment sends a measurement report of a first system to the network equipment.

Wherein the first duration is determined by a first measurement timer duration of the first message configuration.

In one implementation, fig. 5a is a schematic diagram of a first duration according to an embodiment of the present application. After receiving the first message, the terminal device starts to start measurement. When the first system cell detected by the terminal equipment meets the measurement condition of the first system, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the first system according to the measurement configuration of the first system. In this case the first duration is the trigger timer duration of the first system, as shown in fig. 5 a. The measurement conditions of the first system are preset or indicated by the network device, which is not limited in this embodiment. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 5a, in the case that the first system cell detected by the terminal device continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the first system trigger timer and the first system trigger timer is overtime, the terminal device sends a first measurement report of the first system to the network device.

In one implementation, fig. 5b is a schematic diagram of another first duration provided in an embodiment of the present application. After the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, the terminal equipment reports the measurement report of the first system to the network equipment. The terminal equipment stops the trigger timer of the first system and starts the periodic report timer of the first system. And the terminal equipment performs periodic measurement reporting according to the duration configured by the periodic reporting timer of the first system. In this case, the first duration is the sum of the trigger timer duration of the first system and the period report timer duration of the first system, as shown in fig. 5 b. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 5b, when the periodic reporting timer of the first system is overtime and the maximum reporting number of the periodic reporting timer of the first system is not reached, the terminal device sends a second measurement report of the first system to the network device.

Optionally, when the nth time of the periodic reporting timer of the first system is overtime and the maximum reporting number of the periodic reporting timer of the first system is not reached (assuming that N times, N is a positive integer, N is configured in the first message), the periodic reporting timer of the first system is periodically timed. At this time, the first duration is the sum of the trigger timer duration of the first system and the period report timer durations of N first systems, where N satisfies 1N < N, as shown in fig. 5 c. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 5c, under the condition that the period report timer of the first system is overtime for the first time, the terminal device clears the period report timer of the first system. And restarting the periodic report timer of the first system. And under the condition that the nth time of the periodic reporting timer of the first system is overtime and the maximum reporting times of the periodic reporting timer of the first system are not reached, the terminal equipment sends an n+1th measurement report of the first system to the network equipment.

In one implementation, the first time period further includes a measurement time period of the first system. The measurement duration of the first system includes a first duration and/or a second duration. The first duration is a duration that the first standard cell does not meet the measurement condition. The second duration is the duration that the first standard cell meets the measurement condition. The second duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the first system. That is, after receiving the first message, the terminal device has started measurement before the trigger timer of the first system is started. However, it is possible that the measurement result is that the first system cell does not meet the measurement condition, in which case the terminal device will record the first duration. Or after receiving the first message, before starting the trigger timer of the first system, the terminal equipment starts measurement, and the measurement result is that the cell of the first system meets the measurement condition. In which case the terminal device will record the second duration. However, since the second duration is smaller than the duration of the trigger timer of the first system (i.e., the duration of the first system cell satisfying the measurement condition is not enough to trigger the trigger timer of the first system), the terminal device only records the second duration and does not trigger the trigger timer of the first system. For example, on the basis of the first time period shown in fig. 5c, the first time period further includes a measurement time period of the first system, as shown in fig. 5 d.

404, When the second duration after receiving the second message is reached, the terminal device sends a measurement report of a second format to the network device.

Wherein the second duration is determined by a second measurement timer duration configured by the second message. That is, after the terminal device receives the second message, the measurement configuration for the second system in the first message is no longer applicable. And the terminal equipment reports the re-measurement according to the measurement configuration aiming at the second standard in the second message. For example, after receiving the second message, the terminal device stops the trigger timer and the periodic report timer of the second system configured by the first message. And the terminal equipment clears the trigger timer and the period report timer of the second system and restarts timing. The second measurement timer represents a different meaning when the terminal device is in a different measurement phase.

In one implementation, fig. 6a is a schematic diagram of a second duration according to an embodiment of the present application. After receiving the first message, the terminal device starts to start measurement. When the cell of the second system detected by the terminal equipment meets the measurement condition of the second system, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the second system according to the measurement configuration of the first system in the first message. And after the trigger timer of the second system is started for a period of time (or after the trigger timer of the second system is overtime, the period report timer is started for a period of time), the terminal equipment receives the second message. The terminal device stops the trigger timer (or the periodic report timer) of the second system. When the cell of the second system re-detected by the terminal equipment meets the measurement condition of the second system, the terminal equipment re-starts the trigger timer of the second system according to the measurement configuration of the second system carried in the second message. In this case, the second duration is the trigger timer duration of the second system modified by the second message, as shown in fig. 6 a. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 6a, when the second system cell detected by the terminal device continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the second system trigger timer set by the second message, and the second system trigger timer modified by the second message is overtime, the terminal device sends a first measurement report of second system re-measurement to the network device. The measurement condition of the second system is preset or indicated by the network equipment.

In one implementation, fig. 6b is a schematic diagram of another second duration provided in an embodiment of the present application. And after the trigger timer of the second system is overtime, the terminal equipment reports the measurement report of the second system to the network equipment. The terminal device stops the trigger timer of the second system and starts the periodic report timer of the second system. And the terminal equipment performs periodic measurement reporting according to the duration configured by the periodic reporting timer of the second system. In this case, the second duration is the sum of the trigger timer duration of the second system and the period report timer duration of the second system, as shown in fig. 6 b. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 6b, when the periodic reporting timer of the second system is overtime and the maximum reporting number of the periodic reporting timer of the second system is not reached, the terminal device sends a second measurement report of the second system re-measurement to the network device.

Optionally, when the nth time of the periodic reporting timer of the second system is overtime and the maximum reporting number of the periodic reporting timer of the second system is not reached (assuming that M times, M is a positive integer, and M is configured in the second message), the periodic reporting timer of the second system is periodically timed. At this time, the second duration is the sum of the trigger timer duration of the second system and the period reporting timer durations of M second systems, where M satisfies 1.ltoreq.m.ltoreq.m, as shown in fig. 6 c. In the implementation manner corresponding to fig. 6c, under the condition that the period report timer of the second system is overtime for the first time, the terminal device clears the period report timer of the second system, and restarts the period report timer of the second system. And under the condition that the mth time of the periodic report timer of the second system is overtime and the maximum report number of the periodic report timer of the second system is not reached, the terminal equipment sends an mth+1th measurement report of the second system to the network equipment.

In one implementation, the second duration further includes a measurement duration of the second system. The measurement duration of the second system includes a third duration and/or a fourth duration. The third duration is a duration that the second system cell detected after the terminal device receives the second message does not meet the measurement condition. The fourth duration is the duration that the second system cell detected after the terminal equipment receives the second message meets the measurement condition. The fourth duration is less than the trigger timer duration of the second system. That is, after receiving the second message, the terminal device has started measuring before the trigger timer of the second system is started. However, it is possible that the measurement result is that the second system cell does not meet the measurement condition, in which case the terminal device will record the third duration. Or after receiving the second message, the terminal device has started measuring before starting the trigger timer of the second system. And the measurement result is that the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, in which case the terminal device will record the fourth duration. However, since the fourth duration is smaller than the duration of the trigger timer of the second system (i.e., the duration of the second system cell satisfying the measurement condition is not enough to trigger the trigger timer of the second system), the terminal device only records the fourth duration and does not trigger the trigger timer of the second system. For example, on the basis of the second time period shown in fig. 6c, the second time period further includes a measurement time period of the second system, as shown in fig. 6 d.

In one implementation, considering an extreme scenario, it is assumed that the current terminal device initiates a call service in the second system, or other communication services that need to report a measurement report in time. However, after the terminal device receives the second message, if the terminal device directly resets the measid_2 of the second system, the measurement report of the second system cannot be timely reported, so that communication may be interrupted. In this case, the terminal device may reset the measid_2 of the second system after the second measurement timer of the second system times out. Taking the example that the terminal device is executing the call service in the second system, step 404 specifically includes the following procedures:

S11, under the condition that the terminal equipment executes the call service under the second standard and the terminal equipment receives the second message from the network equipment, the terminal equipment does not stop the trigger timer of the second standard configured by the first message.

S12, after the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message is overtime, the terminal equipment sends a first measurement report of the second system to the network equipment.

S13, the terminal equipment stops the trigger timer of the second system. The terminal device may directly stop the trigger timer of the second system after reporting the first measurement report of the second system. The terminal device may stop the trigger timer of the second system after the call service of the second system ends. Specific implementation this embodiment is not limited.

S14, when the call service under the second system is ended and the terminal equipment detects that the cell of the second system meets the measurement condition again, the terminal equipment starts a trigger timer of the second system configured by the second message.

And S15, under the condition that the second system cell detected by the terminal equipment continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the second system trigger timer and the second system trigger timer is overtime, the terminal equipment sends a second system measurement report to the network equipment.

That is, in the above procedure, the current terminal device is initiating a call in the second system. When the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message in the terminal device has not timed out yet and the terminal device receives the second message, the terminal device may not stop the trigger timer of the second system immediately. After the trigger timer of the second system is overtime, the terminal equipment reports the measurement report of the second system for the first time, and then stops the trigger timer of the second system. Thereby being beneficial to keeping the call under the second standard initiated by the terminal equipment and avoiding call drop. For example, the current terminal device needs to initiate a long term evolution voice bearer (volte) call under LTE, and needs to report an LTE measurement report. The network equipment sends measurement configuration for LTE to the terminal equipment, and reports the measurement report of LTE after the trigger timer of LTE is overtime. And then, the measurement configuration for LTE is modified according to the second message, so that the current volte call drop caused by untimely reporting of the measurement report is avoided.

After S15, the method further includes the following steps:

s16, the terminal equipment starts a periodic report timer of a second system configured by the second message.

S17, under the condition that the nth time of the periodic reporting timer of the second system is overtime and the maximum reporting times of the periodic reporting timer of the second system are not reached, the terminal equipment sends an n+1th measurement report of the second system to the network equipment, wherein n is a positive integer.

It will be appreciated that the above-mentioned processes S13-S17 are similar to the steps in the implementation corresponding to fig. 6b and 6c, and will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the application provides a measurement reporting method, which can be applied to a scene of multimode measurement, and is used for operating a second system indicated by QuantityConfig cell configuration, and not operating a first system not indicated by QuantityConfig cell configuration, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of terminal equipment is improved. In addition, in an extreme scene, the call drop caused by untimely report reporting of the measurement report is avoided.

The following describes in detail a specific flow when the measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to the network issuing measurement configuration and modifies Quantity configuration cells of a certain standard on the UE side.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present application when the measurement reporting method is applied to a dual-mode measurement scenario. In the context of this dual mode measurement, a dual mode measurement of L and G modes is assumed. The flow shown in fig. 7 includes the steps of:

701, the ue sends a connection establishment request message to the network device. For example, the UE transmits an rrc_conn_req message to the network device for requesting establishment of the connection of the L-mode and the G-mode, respectively.

The network device sends a connection setup response message to the UE 702. For example, the network device sends an rrc_conn_setup message to the UE indicating that the UE can establish separate connections for L and G modes.

The ue sends 703 a connection establishment complete response message to the network device. For example, the UE sends an rrc_conn_setup_cmp message to the network device, indicating that the UE has normally established a connection for L and G modes, respectively (L and G modes enter connected states, respectively).

The network device sends 704 a measurement configuration to the UE. For example, the network device sends an rrc_conn_recfg message to the UE instructing the UE to initiate the measurement. The measurement configuration is provided with two measurement identifications, namely measId_1 and measId_2; two measurement objects, measObj _1 and measObj _2, respectively; two reporting configurations, rptCfg _1 and rptCfg _2 respectively; and QuantityConfig. Wherein measObj _1 is EUTRA and measObj _2 is GERAN. rptAmount carried in rptCfg _1 cells is 3, and TimeToTrig is 1024ms; rptAmount carried in rptCfg _2 cells is 3 and timetotrig is 512ms. measid_1 associates measObj _1 and rptCfg _1, and measid_2 associates measObj _2 and rptCfg _2.QuantityConfig comprises quantityConfigEUTRA and quantityConfigGERAN.

705, The ue sends a measurement configuration complete message to the network device.

706A, the ue initiates a connected L-mode measurement.

707A, starting a trigger timer of the measid_1 under the condition that the L-mode measurement report condition is met, and sending an L-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of the measid_1 is overtime.

706B, a connected G-mode measurement is initiated.

707B, starting a trigger timer of the measid_2 under the condition that the G-mode measurement report condition is met, and sending a G-mode measurement report after the trigger timer of the measid_2 is overtime.

The specific implementation manner of the steps 705 to 707b refers to the corresponding descriptions in the embodiments of fig. 3 and fig. 4, and are not repeated herein. It should be noted that the steps 706a and 706b are not strictly performed sequentially, for example, 706a and 706b may be performed simultaneously, 706a may be performed first and then 706b may be performed, or 706b may be performed first and then 706a may be performed, which is not limited in this embodiment. Similarly, steps 707a and 707b are performed in no strict order.

708, The network device sends measurement reconfiguration to the UE. For example, when the period report timer of measid_1 and the trigger timer of measid_2 do not expire, the UE receives a reconfiguration message sent by the network device, where the reconfiguration message carries QuantityConfigEUTRA, and the filtering factor of EUTRA needs to be modified.

709, The ue stops the timer of measid_1 and does not stop the timer of measid_2. For example, the UE needs to stop the trigger timer and the periodic reporting timer of measid_1 so that the measurement report of measid_1 is not reported. But the trigger timer of measId 2 continues to run normally.

At 710, after the trigger timer for measid_2 expires, the UE sends the first measurement report for measid_2.

711, Restart connected L-mode measurement.

712, In case the L-mode measurement reporting condition is satisfied, a trigger timer of measid_1 is started, and after the trigger timer of measid_1 expires, an L-mode measurement report is sent.

713, The ue periodically sends the L-mode measurement report and the G-mode measurement report according to the duration and the reporting times of the periodic reporting timer respectively configured by the L-mode and the G-mode.

The specific implementation manner of the steps 709 to 713 is referred to the corresponding description in the embodiment of fig. 4, and will not be repeated here.

It can be seen that when the measurement method provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to the scenario of multimode measurement, the second system indicated by QuantityConfig cell configuration is operated. The first system, for which the QuantityConfig cell configuration is not indicated, is not operated. Unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal equipment is improved.

In order to implement the functions in the method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the apparatus or device provided by the embodiment of the present application may include a hardware structure and/or a software module, and implement the functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. Some of the functions described above are performed in a hardware configuration, a software module, or a combination of hardware and software modules, depending on the specific application of the solution and design constraints. The division of the modules in the embodiment of the application is schematic, only one logic function is divided, and other division modes can be adopted in actual implementation. In addition, each functional module in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated in one processor, or may exist alone physically, or two or more modules may be integrated in one module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules.

Fig. 8 is a terminal device 800 provided in an embodiment of the present application, configured to implement the measurement reporting function in the foregoing method embodiment. The terminal device may also be a system-on-chip. The terminal device 800 comprises a communication interface 801 which may be, for example, a transceiver, an interface, a bus, a circuit or a device capable of implementing a transceiving function. Wherein the communication interface 801 is for communicating with other devices over a transmission medium, whereby means for use in the terminal device 800 may communicate with other devices. The other device may be a network device, for example. The terminal device 800 further includes at least one processor 802, configured to implement a function of the terminal device in the measurement reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present application. The processor 802 and the communication interface 801 are used to implement the methods performed by the terminal device in the corresponding method embodiments of fig. 4 to 7.

Illustratively, the communication interface 801 is for receiving a first message from a network device. The first message is used for configuring measurement configuration of the first system and the second system. The measurement configuration of the first system includes a first measurement timer. The measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer. The communication interface 801 is also used to receive a second message from a network device. The second message is used for modifying the measurement configuration of the second standard. The measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer. The communication interface 801 is further configured to send a measurement report of a first format to the network device for a first duration after receiving the first message. The first duration is determined by a first measurement timer duration of the first message configuration. The communication interface 801 is further configured to send a measurement report of a second format to the network device for a second duration after receiving the second message. The second duration is determined by a second measurement timer duration configured by the second message.

The processor 802 is illustratively configured to start a trigger timer of the first system if the first system cell satisfies the measurement condition of the first system.

The detailed execution flow of the communication interface 801 and the processor 802 in the above examples is described in detail with reference to the operations performed by the terminal device in the method examples described in fig. 4 to 7, and will not be described herein. In this example, the steps performed by the communication interface 801 and the processor 802 are only performed for the second format indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, and are not performed for the first format not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal device can be improved.

The terminal device 800 may further comprise at least one memory 803 for storing program instructions and/or data. The memory 803 is coupled to the processor 802. The coupling in the embodiments of the present application is an indirect coupling or communication connection between devices, units, or modules, which may be in electrical, mechanical, or other forms for information interaction between the devices, units, or modules. The processor 802 may operate in conjunction with the memory 803. The processor 802 may execute program instructions stored in the memory 803. At least one of the at least one memory may be included in the processor.

The specific connection medium between the communication interface 801, the processor 802, and the memory 803 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The memory 803, the processor 802, and the communication interface 801 are connected in fig. 8 by a bus 804, which is shown in bold in fig. 8 for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting. The buses may be classified as address buses, data buses, control buses, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in fig. 8, but not only one bus or one type of bus.

In the embodiment of the present application, the processor may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array or other programmable logic device, a discrete gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component, and may implement or execute the methods, steps and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of a method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be embodied directly in a hardware processor for execution, or in a combination of hardware and software modules in the processor for execution.

In the embodiment of the present application, the memory may be a nonvolatile memory, such as a hard disk (HARD DISK DRIVE, HDD) or a solid-state disk (SSD), or may be a volatile memory (RAM). The memory is any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited to such. The memory in embodiments of the present application may also be circuitry or any other device capable of performing memory functions for storing program instructions and/or data.

Fig. 9 is a measurement reporting apparatus 900 provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the measurement reporting apparatus may be a terminal device, or may be a device in a terminal device, or may be a device that can be used in a matching manner with a terminal device. In one design, the measurement reporting device may include modules that perform the methods/operations/steps/actions described in the embodiments corresponding to fig. 4 to 7, where the modules may be hardware circuits, software, or a combination of hardware circuits and software. In one design, the apparatus may include a receiving unit 901, a transmitting unit 902, and a processing unit 903.

Illustratively, the receiving unit 901 is configured to receive a first message from a network device, where the first message is used to configure measurement configurations of a first system and a second system, where the measurement configuration of the first system includes a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer; receiving a second message from the network device, wherein the second message is used for modifying measurement configuration of a second system, and the measurement configuration of the second system comprises a second measurement timer;

The sending unit 902 is configured to send a measurement report of a first format to the network device for a first duration after receiving the first message, where the first duration is determined by a first measurement timer duration configured by the first message; and after receiving the second message, sending a measurement report of a second system to the network equipment, wherein the second time is determined by a second measurement timer time configured by the second message.

The processing unit 903 is configured to start a trigger timer of the first system if the cell of the first system meets a measurement condition of the first system.

The specific execution flows of the receiving unit 901, the transmitting unit 902, and the processing unit 903 in this example are described in detail with reference to the operations performed by the terminal device in the method examples described in fig. 4 to 7, and are not described in detail herein. In this example, the steps performed by the receiving unit 901, the transmitting unit 902 and the processing unit 903 are only operated for the second system indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, and are not operated for the first system not indicated by the QuantityConfig cell configuration, so that unnecessary measurement reporting processing can be reduced, and the processing efficiency of the terminal device can be improved.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a program or instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform a measurement reporting method as shown in fig. 4 to 7.

The embodiment of the application provides a chip or a chip system, which comprises at least one processor and an interface, wherein the interface and the at least one processor are interconnected through a line, and the at least one processor is used for running a computer program or instructions to execute the measurement reporting method shown in fig. 4 to 7.

The interface in the chip may be an input/output interface, a pin, a circuit, or the like.

The chip system in the above aspect may be a System On Chip (SOC), a baseband chip, etc., where the baseband chip may include a processor, a channel encoder, a digital signal processor, a modem, an interface module, etc.

In one implementation, the chip or chip system described above further includes at least one memory having instructions stored therein. The memory may be a memory unit within the chip, such as a register, a cache, etc., or may be a memory unit of the chip (e.g., a read-only memory, a random access memory, etc.).

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can be realized completely or partially by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When loaded and executed on a computer, produces a flow or function in accordance with embodiments of the present application, in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, a network device, a terminal device, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (digital subscriber line, DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains an integration of one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or a semiconductor medium, etc.

In the embodiments of the present application, where there is no logical conflict, embodiments may be referred to each other, for example, methods and/or terms between method embodiments may be referred to each other, for example, functions and/or terms between apparatus embodiments and method embodiments may be referred to each other.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present application without departing from the scope of the application. Thus, it is intended that the present application also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

Claims

A measurement reporting method, comprising:

receiving a first message from a network device, wherein the first message is used for configuring measurement configuration of a first system and a second system, the measurement configuration of the first system comprises a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second system comprises a second measurement timer;

Receiving a second message from the network device, wherein the second message is used for modifying the measurement configuration of the second standard;

When a first time length after receiving the first message is up, sending a measurement report of the first system, wherein the first time length is determined by the first measurement timer configured by the first message;

and when a second time length after receiving the second message is up, sending a measurement report of the second system, wherein the second time length is determined by the second measurement timer modified by the second message.
The method of claim 1, wherein the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell indicating a measurement configuration of the first system or the second system.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first system; after receiving the first message, the method further comprises:

and under the condition that the first-system cell meets the measurement condition of the first system, starting a trigger timer of the first system, wherein the measurement condition of the first system is a preset measurement condition or a measurement condition indicated by the network equipment.
The method of claim 3, wherein the sending the measurement report of the first format for a first duration after receiving the first message comprises:

And under the condition that the cell of the first system continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the trigger timer of the first system and the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, sending a first measurement report of the first system.
The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first measurement timer further comprises a periodic reporting timer of the first system; the method further comprises the steps of:

starting a periodic report timer of the first system under the condition that the trigger timer of the first system is overtime;

And when the N-th time of the periodical reporting timer of the first system is overtime and N is smaller than N, transmitting an n+1st measurement report of the first system, wherein N is smaller than or equal to 1 and smaller than N, and N is a positive integer and is set by the first message.
The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the first duration further includes a measurement duration of the first system, the measurement duration of the first system includes a first duration and/or a second duration, the first duration is a duration that the first system cell does not satisfy the measurement condition, the second duration is a duration that the first system cell satisfies the measurement condition, and the second duration is less than a trigger timer duration of the first system.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system; the method further comprises the steps of:

under the condition of receiving the second message, stopping a trigger timer and a period report timer of a second system configured by the first message;

and under the condition that the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second standard configured by the second message.
The method of claim 7, wherein the second duration comprises a duration from a start of a trigger timer of a second format of the second message configuration to a timeout of the trigger timer of the second format, or

The second duration includes a duration from a start of a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message to a timeout of the trigger timer of the second system, and a duration from a start of a periodic report timer of the second system configured by the second message to an mth timeout of the periodic report timer of the second system, where M satisfies 1.ltoreq.m < M, where M is a positive integer and is set by the second message.
The method of claim 8, wherein the second duration further includes a measurement duration of the second system, the measurement duration of the second system includes a third duration and/or a fourth duration, the third duration is a duration that the second system cell does not satisfy the measurement condition, the fourth duration is a duration that the second system cell satisfies the measurement condition, and the fourth duration is less than a trigger timer duration of the second system.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system; the method further comprises the steps of:

Under the condition that the terminal equipment executes the call service under the second system and receives the second message, continuing the trigger timer of the second system configured by the first message;

after a trigger timer of a second system configured by the first message is overtime, a first measurement report of the second system is sent;

Stopping the trigger timer of the second system and the periodic report timer of the second system configured by the first message;

and under the condition that the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second standard configured by the second message.
A measurement reporting device, comprising:

A receiving unit, configured to receive a first message from a network device, where the first message is used to configure measurement configurations of a first system and a second system, where the measurement configuration of the first system includes a first measurement timer, and the measurement configuration of the second system includes a second measurement timer;

The receiving unit is further configured to receive a second message from the network device, where the second message is used to modify a measurement configuration of the second standard;

A sending unit, configured to send a measurement report of the first system when a first duration after receiving the first message is reached, where the first duration is determined by the first measurement timer configured by the first message;

And the sending unit is further configured to send a measurement report of the second standard when a second duration after receiving the second message is reached, where the second duration is determined by the second measurement timer modified by the second message.
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first message or the second message carries a quality configuration QuantityConfig cell indicating a measurement configuration of the first system or the second system.
The apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the first measurement timer is a trigger timer of the first system; the apparatus further comprises a processing unit for:

and under the condition that the first-system cell meets the measurement condition of the first system, starting a trigger timer of the first system, wherein the measurement condition of the first system is a preset measurement condition or a measurement condition indicated by the network equipment.
The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the sending unit configured to send the measurement report of the first format for a first duration after receiving the first message comprises:

And under the condition that the cell of the first system continuously meets the measurement condition within the duration of the trigger timer of the first system and the trigger timer of the first system is overtime, sending a first measurement report of the first system.
The apparatus according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first measurement timer further comprises a periodic reporting timer of the first system; the processing unit is further configured to start a periodic reporting timer of the first system when the trigger timer of the first system is overtime;

The sending unit is further configured to send an n+1st measurement report of the first system when the N-th time of the timer is overtime and N is smaller than N, where N is a positive integer and is set by the first message, and N is equal to or smaller than 1 and N < N.
The apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the second measurement timer is a trigger timer of the second system; the processing unit is further configured to:

under the condition of receiving the second message, stopping a trigger timer and a period report timer of a second system configured by the first message;

and under the condition that the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second standard configured by the second message.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second duration comprises a duration from a start of a trigger timer of a second format of the second message configuration to a timeout of the trigger timer of the second format, or

The second duration includes a duration from a start of a trigger timer of a second system configured by the second message to a timeout of the trigger timer of the second system, and a duration from a start of a periodic report timer of the second system configured by the second message to an mth timeout of the periodic report timer of the second system, where M satisfies 1.ltoreq.m < M, where M is a positive integer and is set by the second message.
The apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the processing unit is further configured to, in a case where the terminal device executes a call service in a second format and receives the second message, continue a trigger timer in the second format configured by the first message;

The sending unit is further configured to send a first measurement report of a second system configured by the first message after a trigger timer of the second system is overtime;

The processing unit is further configured to stop a trigger timer of a second system configured by the first message and a periodic report timer of the second system; and under the condition that the second standard cell meets the measurement condition, starting a trigger timer of a second standard configured by the second message.
A terminal device comprising one or more processors and memory; the memory being coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing a computer program, the one or more processors, when executing the computer program, performing the method of any of claims 1 to 10.
A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program, which is executed by a processor to implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 10.