WO2018192545A1 - Method and device for measuring carrier frequency - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided in the present application is a method and device for measuring a carrier frequency. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured, configured by a first network device, wherein the first measurement configuration comprises a first measurement target; the terminal device measuring the measurement target of the carrier frequency, so as to obtain a measurement result; and the terminal device sending the measurement result to the first network device and a second network device, respectively, wherein the terminal device communicates simultaneously with the first network device and the second network device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal device measures a measurement target of a carrier frequency so as to obtain a measurement result, and sends the measurement result to a first network device and a second network device, such that both network devices can obtain measurement information of the carrier frequency to be measured, thus improving network performance.

Description

Method and apparatus for measuring carrier frequency

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. JP-A No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. .

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of communications and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for measuring a carrier frequency.

Background technique

In the future 5th Generation (5G) network construction, it can be realized by Double Connection (DC) technology between Long Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR) systems. The user equipment obtains radio resources from the LTE and NR air interfaces at the same time, improves the utilization of the radio resources, improves the transmission rate, and improves the network performance.

In the dual connectivity technology, the terminal device can simultaneously communicate with network devices in the LTE system (eg, an Evolved Node B (eNB) and a network device (eg, gNB) in the NR system. One network device in the device may be a primary network device (also referred to as a primary station), and the other network device may be a secondary network device (also referred to as a secondary station). Both the primary network device and the secondary network device may be associated with the terminal device. Establish user plane connections and control plane connections.

In order to ensure the communication quality of the terminal device, the primary network device needs to be in a better network communication state by means of the switching of the primary network device, the change of the secondary network device, or the change of the secondary network device cell. In order to achieve the above purpose, the primary network device needs to obtain measurement information of the carrier frequency in the LTE and NR systems, and perform handover of the primary network device, change of the secondary network device, or change of the secondary network device cell according to the measurement result of the terminal device. Specifically, the primary network device implements measurement of the carrier frequency by configuring the measurement object.

Similarly, in order to ensure the communication quality of the terminal device, the secondary network device also needs to acquire the measurement information of the carrier frequency, and perform the change of the secondary network device or the change of the internal cell of the secondary network device according to the measurement result of the terminal. Specifically, the secondary network device also implements measurement of the carrier frequency by configuring the measurement object.

In the prior art, the primary network device and the secondary network device respectively configure a measurement object corresponding to the carrier frequency to be measured, and the configured measurement object is separately sent to the terminal, and the terminal device cannot simultaneously perform two different measurements. The object measures the measured carrier frequency, so that the network side cannot obtain the measurement information of the carrier frequency to be tested, which affects the network performance.

Summary of the invention

The present application provides a method and a device for measuring a carrier frequency, in which two network devices can obtain measurement information of a carrier frequency to be tested, which can improve network performance.

In a first aspect, a method of measuring a carrier frequency is provided, the method comprising:

Receiving, by the terminal device, a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object;

The terminal device measures the measurement target of the carrier frequency to obtain a measurement result;

The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, wherein the terminal device simultaneously communicates with the first network device and the second network device.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

In the embodiment of the present application, the first network device may be the primary network device, and the second network device may be the secondary network device; or the first network device may be the secondary network device, and the second network device may be the primary network device. The example is not limited to this.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the measurement object may be obtained according to the first measurement object or the second measurement object of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device; for example, the measurement object may be the first measurement object The measurement device may be generated by the terminal device according to the first measurement object. For example, the measurement object may be obtained by the terminal device according to the measurement parameter in the first measurement object, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, and the measurement object is not limited thereto. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, and may be obtained by the terminal device according to the second measurement object configured by the first measurement object and the second network device, or the measurement object is the second measurement object.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can separately send the measurement result of the same carrier frequency to the first network device and the second network device in multiple manners.

For example, in the first manner, in a case where the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device is no longer configured with the measurement configuration. The terminal device may obtain only the first measurement configuration of the first network device configuration. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain measurement results, and respectively obtain the first sum. The second network device sends the measurement result.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier,

The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, including:

In the case where the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration,

The terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, and sends a second measurement report to the second network device,

The first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result,

The second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameters:

The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

Specifically, since the second network device does not configure the measurement configuration, the second measurement report sent by the terminal device to the second network device includes the measurement result and the specific parameter in the measurement object, so that the second network device acquires After the measurement result, it is possible to know which measurement parameter is specifically measured.

Alternatively, the first network device may inform the second network device of the first measurement configuration in advance, such that the second network device may know the specific content of the first measurement configuration in advance. The second measurement report that the terminal device can send to the second network device can include the measurement result and the first measurement identifier. The second network device obtains the first measurement configuration in advance, and after obtaining the second measurement report, it can be known that the measurement result is obtained according to the first measurement configuration.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may obtain the measurement configuration sent by the first network device (for example, the secondary station) according to the preset configuration, and if the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration, the terminal device measures the measurement. The results are reported to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes:

The terminal obtains the first indication information sent by the first network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively.

For example, the first report configuration may include a first measurement event, for example, the first measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the first measurement event, the The measurement results satisfy the first report configuration.

In the case that the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device no longer configures the measurement configuration. The terminal device may obtain only the first measurement configuration of the first network device configuration. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain measurement results, and respectively obtain the first sum. The second network device sends the measurement result.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not perform measurement configuration on the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved. Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

In the second mode, in the case that the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device is also configured with the complete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, in which case The terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration or the measurement object in the second measurement configuration or the measurement object obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and obtain the measurement result, and The measurement results are sent to the first and second network devices, respectively.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the method further includes:

Obtaining, by the terminal device, a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and the measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: frequency offset and Frequency bandwidth

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Specifically, since the terminal device acquires two measurement objects for the same carrier frequency, the terminal device can suspend one measurement object, that is, select one of the measurement objects to perform measurement, and obtain the measurement result. That is to say, the terminal device replaces another measurement object with one of the measurement objects. When selecting a measurement object, the principle to be followed may be the measurement object configured by the first network device, or the measurement object configured by the second network device, and correspondingly, the measurement object may be the first measurement object. Or the second measurement object. When the terminal device suspends the second measurement object, that is, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object for measurement, the terminal device performs a second measurement identifier, a second report configuration, and the first measurement object for the second network device. Mapping. Similarly, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object for measurement, the terminal device performs a mapping between the first measurement identifier, the first report configuration, and the second measurement object.

Alternatively, the terminal device may obtain the measurement object from the first measurement object and the second measurement object. For example, the measurement object may include at least one of the following measurement parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; wherein the frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or the second measurement object a frequency offset in the medium, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the first measurement object and the second measurement object; the measurement object The frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two frequency bandwidths in the first measurement object and the second measurement object Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth.

In other words, the terminal device may not replace the entire set of measurement objects, but select one execution measurement according to the principle for the measurement parameters having different values in the first and second measurement object configurations. Exemplarily, taking the measurement bandwidth as an example, if the first network device and the second network device are configured with different measurement bandwidths for the measurement objects configured by the same carrier frequency, the terminal device can perform measurement according to one of the specific selection principles. It can be any one of the following: take the smaller of the two, take the larger of the two, the configuration of the first network device or the configuration of the second network device. Similarly, when the frequency offsets in the two measurement objects are different, the frequency offset values in the measurement object can also be determined in a similar manner.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, including:

When the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the first The measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

When the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration and the second report configuration, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the first network device and the second measurement to the second network device. report.

It should be understood that when the second measurement object is suspended, that is, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object to perform measurement, since the second network device does not know the parameter information in the specific measurement object of the first network device, the terminal device The second measurement report sent by the network device may carry the measurement parameter information, so that the second network device knows the specific measurement parameter corresponding to the measurement result. The measurement parameter information may include at least one of the following: a carrier frequency, a frequency offset, a frequency bandwidth, an antenna port, and the like.

Similarly, when the first measurement object is suspended and the terminal device selects the second measurement object for measurement, the measurement parameter information may also be carried in the first measurement report configuration.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when both the first and second network devices are configured with a complete measurement configuration, the terminal device needs to determine the measurement object to perform measurement, obtain measurement results, and respectively obtain the first and second network devices. Send the measurement results. In addition, in the case that the terminal device acquires two measurement objects, the network device cannot obtain the measurement information of the carrier frequency to be tested, and the network performance can be improved.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the first network device is a secondary network device, and the second network device is a primary network device, where an RLF or the first occurs between the terminal device and the first network device When a network device is released, the method further includes:

The terminal device releases the first measurement configuration, performs measurement according to the second measurement configuration, and obtains a second measurement result;

The terminal device sends the second measurement result to the second network device.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is released or the RLF is generated by the terminal device and the first network device, the terminal device may measure the carrier frequency according to the measurement object configured by the previously acquired second network device, so that the second network device The measurement result of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device can be obtained, and the network performance is improved.

In a third mode, in a case where the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device configures an incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, for example, the second measurement configuration. The measurement object is not included in the measurement object. In this case, the terminal device can perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain the measurement result, and send the measurement result to the first and second network devices respectively.

In a fourth mode, in a case that the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the first network device sends the indication information to the second network device, where the indication information may be used to indicate the first Measure a first measurement object in the configuration, and the second network device can configure a measurement identifier and a report identifier for the first measurement object, in which case the terminal device can perform the first measurement object according to the first measurement configuration. Measurement, obtaining measurement results, and transmitting measurement results to the first and second network devices, respectively.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the first aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The method also includes:

The terminal device acquires a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object;

The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, including:

When the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the first The measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

When the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Specifically, after obtaining the measurement result, if the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier. And the measurement result; or, the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

If the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result; or, the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration and the second report configuration, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the first network device and the second measurement to the second network device. report.

Specifically, in the third mode, the second network device (for example, the primary network device) measures the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device (for example, the secondary network device), and only configures the measurement identifier and the report configuration. The measurement object is configured, and the measurement identifier and report configuration are one-to-one mapping. The first network device configures a complete measurement configuration for the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device.

The terminal device may map the measurement identifier and the report configuration of the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device to the measurement object configured by the first network device, and at this time, the group of measurements configured by the second network device The identifier and the report configuration may be mapped to the plurality of measurement objects configured by the first network device, and at least one of the plurality of measurement objects configured by the first network device meets the measurement event in the report configuration of the second network device configuration. At the time, the measurement report of the second network device side is triggered, and the measurement report includes the second measurement representation and the measurement result. At this time, the measurement configuration performed by the terminal device on the second network device side may be considered to be composed of the second measurement identifier, the second report configuration, and the first measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device configures the incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, that is, the measurement object is not included in the second measurement configuration. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain the measurement result, and send the measurement result to the first and second network devices respectively, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring two The occurrence of the measurement object, thereby solving the problems in the prior art, can improve the network performance.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

In a second aspect, a method of measuring a carrier frequency is provided, the method comprising:

The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, where the first measurement configuration is used by the terminal device to measure the measurement target of the carrier frequency, and obtain Measurement result

The first network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to the second network device, where the first network device and the second network device simultaneously communicate with the terminal device .

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

It should be understood that the second aspect corresponds to the foregoing first aspect, the execution subject of the second aspect is a first network device, and the execution body in the first aspect may be a terminal device, corresponding features of the method on the first network device side, and corresponding For the benefit of the above, the corresponding description of the terminal device side of the above first aspect can be referred to, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted as appropriate for brevity.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where

Receiving, by the first network device, the measurement result sent by the terminal device, including

Receiving, by the first network device, the first measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

The first network device sends the first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

The first network device sends second indication information to the second network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Specifically, the second network device updates the measurement configuration generated by the user terminal, and releases the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency in the system corresponding to the first network device.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not perform measurement configuration on the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved. Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the measurement object obtained by the measurement object according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: frequency offset and frequency bandwidth;

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The first network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, including:

Receiving, by the first network device, the first measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or A measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object;

The first network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, including:

Receiving, by the first network device, the first measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the first network device sends third indication information to the second network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters. At least one:

The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset.

The second network device may update the measurement configuration according to the third indication information. Specifically, the first measurement identifier, the first report configuration, and the first report configuration may be generated for each measurement object or carrier frequency configured by the first network device and sent to the user terminal. It is also possible to release the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency of the system for the first network device. The updated second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, that is, the second measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, excluding the measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

The first network device sends fourth indication information to the second network device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Optionally, the update action may also be to release the measurement object in the original measurement configuration; or may be other actions, as long as the updated measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, and the measurement object is not included. The embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

In a third aspect, a method of measuring a carrier frequency is provided, the method comprising:

a second measurement configuration sent by the second network device to the terminal device;

The second network device obtains the measurement result sent by the terminal device, and the measurement result is obtained by measuring the measurement target of the carrier frequency according to the first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the first The measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, wherein the measurement result is also sent by the terminal device to the first network device, and the first network device and the second network device simultaneously communicate with the terminal device.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

It should be understood that the third aspect corresponds to the foregoing first aspect and the second aspect, the execution subject of the third aspect is a second network device, and the execution body in the first aspect and the second aspect may be configured to interact with the second network device For the corresponding features of the terminal device and the first network device, the method of the second network device side, and the corresponding beneficial effects, refer to the corresponding descriptions of the terminal device side and the first network device side in the first aspect and the second aspect, and therefore, Detailed descriptions are omitted as appropriate for brevity.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where

The second network device acquires the measurement result sent by the terminal device, and includes:

Receiving, by the second network device, the second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameter:

The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the method further includes:

The second network device receives the second indication information sent by the first network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Specifically, the second network device updates the measurement configuration generated by the user terminal, and releases the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency in the system corresponding to the first network device.

Further, in the indication that the first network device sends the second network device, the measurement object or the measurement carrier frequency configured by the second network device is included, and after the second network device acquires the measurement object or the measurement carrier frequency, the measurement of the corresponding carrier frequency may be released. The configuration, that is, the second indication information is used to instruct the second network device to release the measurement of the carrier frequency that the first network device has configured.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not perform measurement configuration on the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved. Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the second measurement configuration is a measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the measurement object obtained by the measurement object according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: frequency offset and frequency bandwidth;

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The second network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, and includes:

Receiving, by the second network device, the second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or The second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the first network device is a secondary network device, and the second network device is a primary network device, where an RLF or the first occurs between the terminal device and the first network device When a network device is released, the method further includes:

The second network device receives the second measurement result, and the second measurement result is obtained by performing measurement according to the second measurement configuration after the terminal device releases the first measurement configuration.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The method also includes:

The second network device configures a second measurement configuration to the terminal device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object;

The second network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, including:

Receiving, by the second network device, the second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the method further includes:

The second network device receives the third indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters:

The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset.

The second network device may update the measurement configuration according to the third indication information. Specifically, the first measurement identifier, the first report configuration, and the first report configuration may be generated for each measurement object or carrier frequency configured by the first network device and sent to the user terminal. It is also possible to release the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency of the system for the first network device. The updated second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, that is, the second measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, excluding the measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

Optionally, as an implementation manner of the third aspect, the method further includes:

The second network device receives the first network device to send fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Specifically, the second network device configures an incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, that is, the second measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved. Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

In a fourth aspect, a terminal device is provided for performing the method in any of the foregoing first aspect, the first aspect, the first aspect. In particular, the first network device comprises means for performing the above method.

In a fifth aspect, a first network device is provided for performing the method in any of the foregoing possible implementation manners of the second aspect and the second aspect. In particular, the second network device comprises means for performing the above method.

In a sixth aspect, a second network device is provided for performing the method in any of the foregoing possible implementation manners of the third aspect and the third aspect. Specifically, the first terminal device includes means for performing the above method.

According to a seventh aspect, a terminal device is provided, the first network device includes a processor and a memory, the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to execute a computer program stored in the memory, and execute the first aspect, the first A method in any of the possible implementations of the aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a first network device is provided, the second network device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory for storing a computer program, the processor for executing a computer program stored in the memory, performing the second aspect The method of any of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

According to a ninth aspect, a second network device is provided, the terminal device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to execute a computer program stored in the memory, and execute the third aspect, A method in any of the possible implementations of the three aspects.

According to a tenth aspect, there is provided a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, implements the method of any of the possible implementations of the first aspect or the first aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, implements the method of any of the possible implementations of the second aspect or the second aspect.

According to a twelfth aspect, there is provided a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a computer, implements the method of any of the possible implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect.

In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product being implemented by a computer to implement the method of any of the first aspect or the first aspect of the first aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product being implemented by a computer to implement the method of any of the possible implementations of the second aspect or the second aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, the computer program product being executed by a computer to implement the method of any of the possible implementations of the third aspect or the third aspect.

In a sixteenth aspect, a communication system is provided, the communication system comprising the first network device of the fifth aspect or the eighth aspect, and the second network device of the sixth aspect or the ninth aspect. The communication system may further include the terminal device of the fourth aspect or the seventh aspect.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system that can be applied in an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency according to another embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic block diagram of a first network device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a schematic block diagram of a second network device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic block diagram of a first network device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of a second network device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

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

The embodiments of the present application are applicable to various communication systems, and therefore, the following description is not limited to a specific communication system. For example, the embodiments of the present application can be applied to a Global System of Mobile communication (GSM) system, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, and a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). System, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (Time Division Duplex, TDD), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), and next-generation communication systems, ie, 5th Generation (5G) communication systems, such as New Radio (NR) systems and evolved LTE system.

In this embodiment, the terminal device may also be referred to as a user equipment (User Equipment, UE), an access terminal, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, and a terminal. , a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device. The access terminal may be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), with wireless communication. Functional handheld devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to wireless modems, in-vehicle devices, wearable devices, drone devices, and terminal devices in future 5G networks.

In this embodiment, the network device may be a device for communicating with the terminal device, such as a network side device, and the network side device may be Global System of Mobile communication (GSM) or code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple). Base Transceiver Station (BTS) in Access, CDMA), may also be a base station (NodeB, NB) in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), or long term evolution (Long Term Evolution) , an evolved base station (eNB/eNodeB) in LTE), or a relay station or an access point, or an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, and a network side device in a future 5G network, for example, a gNB in an NR system Connected to the LTE eNB of the 5G core network.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system to which an embodiment of the present application can be applied. Specifically, the terminal device can simultaneously communicate with a network device (which may also be referred to as a first network device, such as a gNB) in the NR system and a network device (which may also be referred to as a second network device, eg, an eNB) in the LTE system, One of the two network devices is a primary network device, and the other network device is a secondary network device, and the terminal device is dual-connected with the primary network device and the secondary network device. When the two network devices are base station devices, the primary network device may also be referred to as a primary base station or a primary station; the secondary network device may also be referred to as a secondary base station or a secondary station.

It should be understood that the eNB in the embodiment of the present application may be connected to the NR core network, or may be connected to the LTE core network, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

As shown in Figure 1, the core network is the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE system, and the LTE eNB acts as the primary base station. The control plane and the user plane connection can be established between the EPC and the EPC. The gNB in the NR system. As a secondary base station, only a user plane connection can be established with the EPC.

As shown in FIG. 2, the core network is a Next Generation Core (NGC) in the NR system, and the gNB in the NR system is used as a primary base station, and a connection between the control plane and the user plane can be established between the NGC and the NGC. The eNB in the LTE system acts as a secondary base station, and only a user plane connection can be established with the NGC.

It should be understood that the core network NGC in the NR system may also be referred to as a 5G core network (5G-CN or 5GC). The embodiment of the present application is described by taking NGC as an example, but the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 3, the core network is an NGC, and the eNB in the LTE system functions as a primary base station to establish a connection between the control plane and the user plane with the NGC; the gNB in the NR system acts as a secondary base station, and can only be used with the NGC. Establish a user plane connection.

It should be understood that, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an example of dual connectivity in different network systems (ie, LTR and NR systems) is shown, but the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, for example, the first network in the embodiment of the present application. The device may be, for example, a base station device in a cellular network such as an LTE network or an NR network, and the second network device may be, for example, an access point in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or the like.

Optionally, the embodiment of the present application may also be applied to a dual connectivity scenario under the same system, for example, a dual connectivity scenario under the LTE or NR system.

In general, the primary network device in the embodiment of the present application may establish a control plane and a user plane connection with the core network. The secondary network device establishes a user plane connection with the core network. Moreover, both the secondary network device and the primary network device can establish a control plane and a user plane connection with the terminal device. That is, the terminal device can obtain the radio resources from the primary network device and the secondary network device at the same time, or obtain the measurement configuration from the primary network device and the secondary network device at the same time.

For example, the secondary network device may establish a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) with the terminal device, which is called a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) SRB, and the secondary network device may perform the terminal device by using the SCG SRB. Measurement configuration.

The primary network device and the secondary network device can configure the measurement object corresponding to the carrier frequency to be measured for the terminal device, and send the configured measurement object to the terminal separately, the terminal device cannot simultaneously measure the measurement according to two different measurement objects. The frequency is measured, so that the network side cannot obtain the measurement information of the carrier frequency to be tested, which affects network performance.

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for measuring a carrier frequency. In the embodiment of the present application, a terminal device can separately send measurement results to two network devices, so that the primary and secondary network devices can obtain measurement information of the carrier frequency to be tested. Improve network performance.

Hereinafter, for ease of understanding and explanation, the execution process and actions of the method for measuring a carrier frequency in the communication system in the present application will be described by way of example and not limitation.

It should be understood that “first”, “second” and the like in the embodiments of the present application are merely for distinguishing. In the embodiment of the present application, the first network device may be the primary network device, and the second network device may be the secondary network device; or the first network device may be the secondary network device, and the second network device may be the primary network device. The example is not limited to this.

In the following, for the sake of brevity, the first network device is used as the secondary network device, and the second network device is the primary network device. The first network device is the primary network device, and the second network device is the secondary network device. Similarly, in order to avoid repetition, we will not repeat them.

In order to make the embodiments of the present application easier to understand, some terms related to the implementation of the present application are first described below, and the descriptions should not be construed as limiting the scope of the protection required by the embodiments of the present application:

The "measurement configuration" corresponding to the carrier frequency indicates the configuration for measuring the carrier frequency sent by the network device to the terminal device in order to ensure the communication quality, the throughput rate, and the like of the terminal device, and the measurement configuration may include the "measurement object" and the "measurement identifier". And "Report Configuration", the measurement configuration may also include measuring gaps and the like. The measurement object, measurement identifier, and report configuration have a corresponding relationship. The “measurement object” may include specific content that needs to be measured. For example, the measurement object may include the following measurement parameters: carrier frequency, frequency bandwidth, frequency offset, neighbor configuration, antenna port, measurement cell information, and the like. The "measurement identifier" may be, for example, a label 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., and may be used to identify the measurement configuration. The "report configuration" may include a measurement event, a report period, and the like. For example, a measurement event is configured in the report configuration. And the threshold value of the measurement event is given. When the measurement result obtained by the terminal device measuring the measurement object satisfies the measurement event, it indicates that the measurement result of the measurement object satisfies the report configuration. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the network device, where the measurement result is sent to The reference signal received power (RSRP), the reference signal received quality (RSRQ), or the signal interference and noise ratio (SINR), etc. of the measurement cell may be included in the embodiment of the present application. Not limited to this.

In the embodiment of the present application, “complete measurement configuration” means that the measurement configuration includes at least a configuration of a measurement object, a measurement identifier, and a report configuration, and “incomplete measurement configuration” indicates that the measurement object includes a measurement object, a measurement identifier, and a report configuration. Any two or one configuration, for example, an incomplete measurement configuration includes measurement identification, report configuration, but does not include measurement objects.

It should be understood that the definitions of the measurement configuration, the measurement object, the measurement identifier, and the report configuration in the embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of enabling a person skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the embodiment of the present application, but the present application The embodiment is not limited thereto, and the specific meaning of the above nouns can be referred to the description in the communication standard of the LTE or NR system (for example, the LTE standard TS36.331).

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method of measuring a carrier frequency according to an embodiment of the present application. The method shown in Figure 4 includes:

410. The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

For example, when the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system.

When the first network device is an eNB in the LTE system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system may represent the carrier frequency used by the network device and the terminal device in the NR system, and the carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system may represent the network device and the terminal device used in the LTE system. frequency.

420. The terminal device measures the measurement target of the carrier frequency, and obtains a measurement result.

The measurement object may be obtained according to the second measurement object of the carrier frequency configured by the first measurement object or the second network device;

For example, the measurement object may be the first measurement object, or may be generated by the terminal device according to the first measurement object. For example, the measurement object may be obtained by the terminal device according to the measurement parameter in the first measurement object. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, and the measurement object may be obtained by the terminal device according to the second measurement object configured by the first measurement object and the second network device, or the measurement object is the second measurement object. The embodiment is not limited to this.

430. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

The terminal device communicates with the first network device and the second network device at the same time. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the terminal device can establish a dual connection with the first network device and the second network device. The first network device and the second network device may be network devices in different network systems, or the first network device and the second network device are different types of network devices. For example, the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, and the second network device is an eNB in the LTE system; or, conversely, the second network device is a gNB in the NR system, and the first network device is in the LTE system. eNB.

Optionally, the first network device and the second network device may also be network devices of the same standard, for example, all of the gNBs in the NR system, or all of the eNBs in the LTE system, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto. this.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may separately send the measurement result of the same carrier frequency to the first network device and the second network device in multiple manners.

For example, in the first manner, in a case where the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device is no longer configured with the measurement configuration. The terminal device may obtain only the first measurement configuration of the first network device configuration. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain measurement results, and respectively obtain the first sum. The second network device sends the measurement result.

In the second mode, in the case that the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device is also configured with the complete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, in which case The terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration or the measurement object in the second measurement configuration or the measurement object obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and obtain the measurement result, and The measurement results are sent to the first and second network devices, respectively.

In a third mode, in a case where the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device configures an incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, for example, the second measurement configuration. The measurement object is not included in the measurement object. In this case, the terminal device can perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain the measurement result, and send the measurement result to the first and second network devices respectively.

In a fourth mode, in a case that the first network device is configured with the complete first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be tested, the first network device sends the indication information to the second network device, where the indication information may be used to indicate the first Measure a first measurement object in the configuration, and the second network device can configure a measurement identifier and a report identifier for the first measurement object, in which case the terminal device can perform the first measurement object according to the first measurement configuration. Measurement, obtaining measurement results, and transmitting measurement results to the first and second network devices, respectively.

Specifically, in the fourth mode, after acquiring the first measurement object configured by the first network device, the second network device may configure the measurement configuration according to the following two manners:

1. The second network device generates a complete second measurement configuration according to the first measurement object configured by the first network device, and sends the second measurement configuration to the terminal device. In this case, the terminal device can receive two The measurement configuration, that is, the first measurement configuration and the second measurement configuration, although the terminal device receives two sets of measurement configurations, the measurement objects of the two measurement configurations are the same, that is, the first measurement object, therefore, the terminal device can The measurement is performed according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, the measurement result is obtained, and the measurement result is sent to the first and second network devices, respectively.

2. The second network device generates a measurement identifier and a report configuration according to the first measurement object configured by the first network device. The first measurement object may be multiple, and the second network device generates multiple sets of measurement identifiers and report configurations correspondingly in the order of the plurality of measurement objects, and sends the same to the terminal device, and the terminal device can execute multiple sets of measurement identifiers and reports. One-to-one mapping between configuration and multiple sets of measurement objects. In this case, only the first measurement object is included in the first measurement configuration, and the measurement object is not included in the second measurement configuration. Therefore, the terminal device can perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, and obtain the measurement result. And transmitting the measurement results to the first and second network devices respectively.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, after the first network device and the second network device acquire the measurement result of the carrier frequency, the processing performed according to the measurement result (for example, mobility management, etc.) is not limited, and the network device is configured according to The related processing of the measurement results can be referred to the description in the existing communication standard, and will not be described in detail herein.

Specifically, the first to fourth modes described above will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 , the terminal device can simultaneously communicate with the first network device and the second network device, that is, the terminal device establishes a dual connection with the first network device and the second network device. .

The method 500 shown in Figure 5 includes:

510. The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

The first measurement configuration includes at least a first measurement object, a first measurement identifier, and a first report configuration.

When the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system. When the first network device is an eNB in the LTE system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before the 510, the method of the embodiment of the present application may further include:

511. The first network device sends the second indication information to the second network device.

Specifically, the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

512. The second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Specifically, the second network device updates the measurement configuration generated by the user terminal, and releases the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency in the system corresponding to the first network device.

Specifically, the carrier frequency to be measured is the carrier frequency in the NR system, the first network device is the gNB in the NR system, the second network device is the eNB in the LTE system, and the gNB is the secondary station (Secondary gNB, SgNB) The eNB is the master station (MeNB). For example, when the second network device is connected to the terminal device, that is, before the second network device triggers the LTE-NR DC, the LTE MeNB configures the NR measurement configuration. The LTE-NR DC is triggered, wherein the MeNB is configured with a complete measurement configuration for the NR at this time. The second network device is configured with the LTE-NR DC, and the SCG SRB is configured on the SgNB for the NR measurement, that is, when the SgNB is configured with the NR measurement configuration, in order to prevent the terminal device from acquiring the measurement object sent by the two network devices The SgNB (ie, the first network device) may send the second indication information to the second network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration, in other words, the second indication information is used by The measurement configuration of the NR configured before the second network device is released is released. Specifically, the updated measurement configuration is that the second network device only performs measurement configuration on the carrier frequency of the LTE, and cancels the measurement configuration of the NR. The measurement configuration may be referred to as a second measurement configuration, ie the second measurement configuration does not include the configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device. After the second network device updates the measurement configuration, the second measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device only measures the carrier frequency corresponding to the second network device according to the second measurement configuration, thereby avoiding the first network device. The measurement target is configured again for the corresponding carrier frequency.

Further, in the indication that the first network device sends the second network device, the measurement object or the measurement carrier frequency configured by the second network device is included, and after the second network device acquires the measurement object or the measurement carrier frequency, the measurement of the corresponding carrier frequency may be released. The configuration, that is, the second indication information is used to instruct the second network device to release the measurement of the carrier frequency that the SgNB has configured.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not perform measurement configuration on the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved. Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

520. The terminal device performs measurement on the first measurement object, and obtains a measurement result.

For example, the first measurement object includes a carrier frequency, a frequency bandwidth, a frequency offset, or an antenna port. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. For example, if the first measurement object includes a frequency offset, the terminal device may be biased according to the frequency. Set the measurement to be performed.

530. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Specifically, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration, the terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal device may obtain the measurement configuration sent by the first network device (for example, the secondary station) according to the preset configuration, and if the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration, the terminal device measures the measurement. The results are reported to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the method 500 may further include:

513. The first network device sends the first indication information to the terminal device.

The first indication information is used to instruct the terminal device to separately send the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device.

For example, the first report configuration may include a first measurement event, for example, the first measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the first measurement event, the The measurement results satisfy the first report configuration.

It should be understood that step 513 may be located before step 510 or after step 510, as long as 513 is located before step 530, and embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

In the case where the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration,

The terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, and sends a second measurement report to the second network device,

The first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, and the second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameters:

The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

Specifically, since the second network device does not configure the measurement configuration, the second measurement report sent by the terminal device to the second network device includes the measurement result and the specific parameter in the measurement object, so that the second network device acquires After the measurement result, it is possible to know which measurement parameter is specifically measured.

Alternatively, the first network device may inform the second network device of the first measurement configuration in advance, such that the second network device may know the specific content of the first measurement configuration in advance. The second measurement report that the terminal device can send to the second network device can include the measurement result and the first measurement identifier. The second network device obtains the first measurement configuration in advance, and after obtaining the second measurement report, it can be known that the measurement result is obtained according to the first measurement configuration.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the carrier frequency to be tested is configured in the first network device, the second network device does not perform measurement configuration on the carrier frequency, and the terminal device may perform the first measurement according to the first measurement configuration. The object performs measurements, obtains measurement results, and transmits measurement results to the first and second network devices, respectively. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application avoids the occurrence of the two measurement objects by the terminal device, thereby solving the problem in the prior art, and improving the network performance, and the second network device is no longer configured with the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device. The measurement configuration can reduce the signaling overhead of the second network device and further improve the network performance.

The method 600 shown in Figure 6 includes:

610. The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

The first measurement configuration includes at least a first measurement object, a first measurement identifier, and a first report configuration.

620. The second network device sends a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

The second measurement configuration includes at least a second measurement object, a second measurement identifier, and a second report configuration.

When the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system, and the second network device may be an eNB in the LTE system. When the first network device is an eNB in the LTE system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system, and the second network device may be a gNB in the NR system. The embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before 610 and 620, the method in the embodiment of the present application may further include:

The second network device sends the gap indication information to the first network device to indicate that the gap value in the measurement configuration configured by the first network device is the same as the gap value configured by the second network device, so as to prevent the terminal device from frequently performing carrier frequency measurement. The interruption.

630. The terminal device measures the measurement target of the carrier frequency, and obtains a measurement result.

Specifically, since the terminal device acquires two measurement objects for the same carrier frequency, the terminal device can suspend one measurement object, that is, select one of the measurement objects to perform measurement, and obtain the measurement result. That is to say, the terminal device replaces another measurement object with one of the measurement objects. When selecting a measurement object, the principle to be followed may be the measurement object configured by the first network device, or the measurement object configured by the second network device, and correspondingly, the measurement object may be the first measurement object. Or the second measurement object. When the terminal device suspends the second measurement object, that is, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object for measurement, the terminal device performs a second measurement identifier, a second report configuration, and the first measurement object for the second network device. Mapping. Similarly, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object for measurement, the terminal device performs a mapping between the first measurement identifier, the first report configuration, and the second measurement object.

Alternatively, the terminal device may obtain the measurement object from the first measurement object and the second measurement object. For example, the measurement object may include at least one of the following measurement parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; wherein the frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or the second measurement object a frequency offset in the medium, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the first measurement object and the second measurement object; the measurement object The frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two frequency bandwidths in the first measurement object and the second measurement object Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth.

In other words, the terminal device may not replace the entire set of measurement objects, but select one execution measurement according to the principle for the measurement parameters having different values in the first and second measurement object configurations. Exemplarily, taking the measurement bandwidth as an example, if the first network device and the second network device are configured with different measurement bandwidths for the measurement objects configured by the same NR carrier frequency, the terminal device may perform measurement according to one of the specific selections. The principle may be any one of the following: taking the smaller of the two, taking the larger of the two, taking the configuration of the first network device or the configuration of the second network device as the standard. Similarly, when the frequency offsets in the two measurement objects are different, the frequency offset values in the measurement object can also be determined in a similar manner.

In addition, for the cell blacklist in the measurement configuration, the terminal device may not measure only the cell in the cell blacklist of the first network device and the cell blacklist in the second network device, and the terminal device may Cells that do not appear in the blacklist of two cells, for example, cells in the cell whitelist perform measurements.

640. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Specifically, after obtaining the measurement result, if the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier. And the measurement result; or, the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

When the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration and the second report configuration, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the first network device and the second measurement to the second network device. report.

For example, the first report configuration may include a first measurement event, for example, the first measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the first measurement event, the The measurement results satisfy the first report configuration.

Similarly, the second report configuration may include a second measurement event, for example, the second measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the second measurement event, The measurement meets the second reporting configuration.

It should be understood that when the second measurement object is suspended, that is, when the terminal device selects the first measurement object to perform measurement, since the second network device does not know the parameter information in the specific measurement object of the first network device, the terminal device The second measurement report sent by the network device may carry the measurement parameter information, so that the second network device knows the specific measurement parameter corresponding to the measurement result. The measurement parameter information may include at least one of the following: a carrier frequency, a frequency offset, a frequency bandwidth, an antenna port, and the like.

Similarly, when the first measurement object is suspended and the terminal device selects the second measurement object to perform measurement, the measurement parameter information may also be carried in the first measurement report configuration.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when both the first and second network devices are configured with a complete measurement configuration, the terminal device needs to determine the measurement object to perform measurement, obtain the measurement result, and respectively obtain the first and second network devices. Send the measurement results. In addition, in the case that the terminal device acquires two measurement objects, the network device cannot obtain the measurement information of the carrier frequency to be tested, and the network performance can be improved.

Optionally, in another method, in method 600, a radio link failure (RLF) between the terminal device and the first network device is released, or the first network device (eg, a secondary station) is released. The method 600 can also include:

650. The terminal device releases the first measurement configuration, performs measurement according to the second measurement configuration, and obtains a second measurement result.

Alternatively, when the RLF occurs between the terminal device and the first network device or the first network device is released, in step 640, the terminal device may also perform measurement according to the first measurement configuration to obtain a second measurement result.

660. The terminal device sends a second measurement result to the second network device.

Specifically, when the terminal device performs measurement according to the second measurement configuration in 640, in 650, the terminal device sends the second measurement result if the second measurement result satisfies the second report configuration.

Alternatively, when the terminal device performs measurement according to the first measurement configuration in 640, in 650, the terminal device sends the second measurement result if the second measurement result satisfies the first report configuration.

The method 700 shown in Figure 7 includes:

710. The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

The first measurement configuration may include a first measurement object, a first measurement identifier, and a first report configuration.

When the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system. When the first network device is an eNB in the LTE system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before 710, the method of the embodiment of the present application may further include:

711. The first network device sends fourth indication information to the second network device.

Specifically, the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

712. The second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Specifically, the second network device configures an incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, that is, the second measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object.

Specifically, the carrier frequency to be measured is the carrier frequency in the NR system, the first network device is the gNB in the NR system, the second network device is the eNB in the LTE system, and the gNB is the secondary station, ie, the SgNB, and the eNB is The MeNB is used as an example. When the second network device is connected to the terminal device, that is, before the second network device triggers the LTE-NR DC, the LTE MeNB configures the NR measurement configuration to trigger the LTE-NR DC. At this time, the measurement configuration of the NR configured by the MeNB may be a complete measurement configuration. The second network device is configured with the LTE-NR DC, and the SCG SRB is configured on the SgNB for the NR measurement, that is, when the SgNB is configured with the NR measurement configuration, in order to prevent the terminal device from acquiring the measurement object sent by the two network devices The SgNB (ie, the first network device) may send the fourth indication information to the second network device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration, in other words, the fourth indication information is used by In response to indicating the measurement configuration of the NR configured before the second network device update, in particular, the act of updating the measurement configuration may include releasing the original NR measurement configuration, adding a new NR measurement configuration. The new NR measurement configuration may be a second measurement configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, excluding the measurement object; optionally, the update action may also be in the release original NR measurement configuration. The measurement object may be other actions, as long as the updated measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, and the measurement object is not included. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is further improved.

720. The second network device sends a second measurement configuration to the terminal.

Specifically, the second measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal device after the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before the steps 710 and 720, the method of the embodiment of the present application may further include:

The second network device sends the gap indication information to the first network device to indicate that the gap value in the measurement configuration configured by the first network device is the same as the gap value configured by the second network device, so as to prevent the terminal device from frequently performing carrier frequency measurement. The interruption.

730. The terminal device measures the first measurement object to obtain a measurement result.

For example, the first measurement object includes a carrier frequency, a frequency bandwidth, a frequency offset, or an antenna port, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

When the terminal device receives the second measurement configuration from the second network device, and finds that the second measurement object does not include the second measurement object, the UE performs measurement according to the first measurement object. Specifically, the UE performs the second measurement identifier, The second report configuration and the mapping of the first measurement object.

740. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Specifically, after obtaining the measurement result, if the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier. And the measurement result; or, the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

If the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result; or, the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration and the second report configuration, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the first network device and the second measurement to the second network device. report.

For example, the first report configuration may include a first measurement event, for example, the first measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the first measurement event, the The measurement results satisfy the first report configuration.

Similarly, the second report configuration may include a second measurement event, for example, the second measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the second measurement event, The measurement meets the second reporting configuration.

Specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the second network device (for example, the primary network device) measures the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device (for example, the secondary network device), and only configures the measurement identifier and report. Configuration, no measurement object is configured, measurement ID and report configuration are one-to-one mapping. The first network device configures a complete measurement configuration for the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device.

The terminal device may map the measurement identifier and the report configuration of the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device to the measurement object configured by the first network device, and at this time, the group of measurements configured by the second network device The identifier and the report configuration may be mapped to the plurality of measurement objects configured by the first network device, and at least one of the plurality of measurement objects configured by the first network device meets the measurement event in the report configuration of the second network device configuration. At the time, the measurement report of the second network device side is triggered, and the measurement report includes the second measurement representation and the measurement result. At this time, the measurement configuration performed by the terminal device on the second network device side may be considered to be composed of the second measurement identifier, the second report configuration, and the first measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device configures the incomplete second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, that is, the measurement object is not included in the second measurement configuration. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain the measurement result, and send the measurement result to the first and second network devices respectively, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring two The occurrence of the measurement object, thereby solving the problems in the prior art, can improve the network performance.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

The method 800 shown in Figure 8 includes:

810. The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

The first measurement configuration may include a first measurement object, a first measurement identifier, and a first report configuration.

When the first network device is a gNB in the NR system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the NR system. When the first network device is an eNB in the LTE system, the carrier frequency may be a carrier frequency corresponding to the LTE system, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before 710, the method of the embodiment of the present application may further include:

811. The first network device sends third indication information to the second network device.

Specifically, the third indication information is used to indicate that the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following measurement parameters: the carrier frequency, a cell identifier, a frequency bandwidth, and a frequency offset, for example, the third indication information is used for Indicate the carrier frequency. Optionally, the third indication information is used to indicate the first measurement object, where the first measurement object may include the carrier frequency, the cell identifier, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

812. The second network device updates the measurement configuration.

The second network device updates the measurement configuration according to the third indication information, and specifically generates a corresponding first measurement identifier, a first report configuration, and sends the first report configuration to the user terminal for each measurement object or carrier frequency configured by the first network device. It is also possible to release the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency of the system for the first network device. The updated second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, that is, the second measurement configuration includes the second measurement identifier and the second report configuration, excluding the measurement object.

Specifically, the carrier frequency to be measured is the carrier frequency in the NR system, the first network device is the gNB in the NR system, the second network device is the eNB in the LTE system, and the gNB is the secondary station, ie, the SgNB, and the eNB is The MeNB is used as an example. When the second network device is connected to the terminal device, that is, before the second network device triggers the LTE-NR DC, the LTE MeNB configures the NR measurement configuration to trigger the LTE-NR DC. At this time, the measurement configuration of the NR configured by the MeNB may be a complete measurement configuration. The LTE-NR DC is configured on the second network device, and the SCG SRB is configured on the SgNB for the NR measurement, that is, when the SeNB configures the measurement configuration of the NR, the terminal device acquires the measurement object sent by the two network devices. The SgNB (ie, the first network device) may send third indication information to the second network device, where the third indication information indicates at least one of the following measurement parameters: the carrier frequency, the cell identifier, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset. In other words, the third indication information is used to indicate the first measurement object. After the second network device obtains the third indication information, the measurement configuration is updated, that is, the second network device generates a corresponding second measurement identifier and a second report configuration for each first measurement object, and the updated measurement configuration is Second measurement configuration. In other words, the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object, and the second report configuration and the second measurement identifier have a corresponding relationship with the first measurement object.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first network device is configured with the carrier frequency to be tested, the second network device does not configure the measurement target for the carrier frequency, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring the occurrence of two measurement objects, and further The problem in the prior art is solved, and the network performance can be improved.

Moreover, since the second network device no longer configures the measurement target of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

820. The second network device sends a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal.

Specifically, the second measurement configuration may be sent to the terminal device after the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Optionally, as another embodiment, before 810 and 820, the method of the embodiment of the present application may further include:

The second network device sends the gap indication information to the first network device to indicate that the gap value in the measurement configuration configured by the first network device is the same as the gap value configured by the second network device, so as to prevent the terminal device from frequently performing carrier frequency measurement. The interruption.

830. The terminal device performs measurement on the first measurement object, and obtains a measurement result.

For example, the first measurement object includes a carrier frequency, a frequency bandwidth, a frequency offset, or an antenna port, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. The terminal performs mapping of the second measurement identifier, the second report configuration, and the first measurement object. At this time, the measurement configuration performed by the terminal device on the second network device side may be considered to be composed of the second measurement identifier, the second report configuration, and the first measurement object.

840. The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively.

Specifically, after obtaining the measurement result, if the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier. And the measurement result; or, the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

If the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result; or, the second The measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that, in a case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration and the second report configuration, the terminal device sends the first measurement report to the first network device and the second measurement to the second network device. report.

For example, the first report configuration may include a first measurement event, for example, the first measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the first measurement event, the The measurement results satisfy the first report configuration.

Similarly, the second report configuration may include a second measurement event, for example, the second measurement event may be an A1 or A2 event or the like defined in the LTE standard, and if the measurement result satisfies the second measurement event, the The measurement meets the second reporting configuration.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the first network device sends the indication information to the second network device, where the first network device sends the indication information to the second network device, where the indication information may be used to indicate the measurement object, or the indication The information is used to indicate the carrier frequency to be measured, and the second network device can configure the measurement identifier and the report identifier for the carrier frequency or the measurement object, and no longer configure the measurement object. In this case, the terminal device may perform measurement according to the first measurement object in the first measurement configuration, obtain the measurement result, and send the measurement result to the first and second network devices respectively, thereby preventing the terminal device from acquiring two The occurrence of the measurement object, thereby solving the problems in the prior art, can improve the network performance.

Moreover, since the second network device is no longer configured with the measurement configuration of the carrier frequency corresponding to the first network device, the signaling overhead of the second network device can be reduced, and the network performance is improved.

It should be noted that the examples of FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 are only for facilitating the understanding of the embodiments of the present application, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the specific numerical values or specific scenarios illustrated. A person skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and changes in the embodiments according to the examples of FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 which are within the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

It should be understood that the size of the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes in FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 does not mean the order of execution sequence, and the order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any implementation process of the embodiment of the present application. limited.

The method of measuring the carrier frequency according to the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above with reference to FIGS. 1 through 8. The apparatus of the embodiment of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 shows a schematic block diagram of a terminal device 900 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the terminal device 900 includes a processing unit 910 and a transceiver unit 920.

Specifically, the transceiver unit is configured to acquire a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object;

The processing unit is configured to measure the measurement target of the carrier frequency to obtain a measurement result;

The transceiver unit is further configured to send the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, wherein the terminal device simultaneously communicates with the first network device and the second network device.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the first report configuration,

Sending a first measurement report to the first network device, and sending a second measurement report to the second network device,

The first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result,

The second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameters:

The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to acquire the first indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device separately sends the first network device to the first network device The second network device sends the measurement result.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to acquire a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and the measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The transceiver unit is configured to send a first measurement report to the first network device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, where Or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

The transceiver unit is configured to send a second measurement report to the second network device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or The second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first network device is a secondary network device, and the second network device is a primary network device, and the wireless connection between the terminal device and the first network device fails, or the first When the network device is released,

The processing unit is further configured to release the first measurement configuration, perform measurement according to the second measurement configuration, and obtain a second measurement result;

The transceiver unit is further configured to send the second measurement result to the second network device.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The transceiver unit is further configured to acquire a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object;

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the The measurement result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result Or, the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and the measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

It should be understood that the terminal device 900 shown in FIG. 9 can implement various processes related to the terminal device in the method embodiments of FIG. 4 to FIG. The operations and/or functions of the various modules in the terminal device 900 are respectively implemented in order to implement the corresponding processes in the method embodiments in FIGS. 4 to 8. For details, refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, the detailed description is omitted here.

FIG. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of a first network device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the first network device 1000 includes a processing unit 1010 and a transceiver unit 1020.

Specifically, the processing unit controls the transceiver unit to send a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, where the first measurement configuration is used by the terminal device The measurement object of the frequency is measured, and the measurement result is obtained.

The transceiver unit is further configured to receive the measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to the second network device, where the first network device and the second network device are simultaneously connected to the terminal device Communication.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where

The transceiver unit is configured to receive a first measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to send the first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate that the terminal device respectively sends the first network device and the second network device Send the measurement result.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to send the second indication information to the second network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a first measurement report that is sent when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or The first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object;

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a first measurement report that is sent when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or The first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to send third indication information to the second network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters. :

The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to send fourth indication information to the second network device, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

It should be understood that the first network device 1000 shown in FIG. 10 can implement the processes involved in the first network device in the method embodiments of FIGS. 4-8. The operations and/or functions of the various modules in the first network device 1000 are respectively implemented in order to implement the corresponding processes in the method embodiments in FIGS. 4 to 8. For details, refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, the detailed description is omitted here.

FIG. 11 shows a schematic block diagram of a second network device 1100 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the second network device 1100 includes: a processing unit 1110 and a transceiver unit 1120.

Specifically, the processing unit controls a second measurement configuration that is sent by the transceiver unit to the terminal device;

The transceiver unit is further configured to obtain a measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is obtained by measuring the measurement target of the carrier frequency according to a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the A measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, wherein the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to the first network device, and the first network device and the second network device simultaneously communicate with the terminal device.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object is the first measurement object.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameter. Kind:

The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive second indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the second indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the second measurement configuration is a measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, and the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object;

The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device,

Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device,

Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the measurement object obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object includes at least one of the following measurement parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth;

The frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of the two frequency offsets in the second measurement object;

The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or the frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or the frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is two of the first measurement object and the second measurement object. Larger frequency bandwidth or smaller frequency bandwidth in one frequency bandwidth.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, where the second measurement configuration further includes a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier,

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, Alternatively, the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first network device is a secondary network device, and the second network device is a primary network device, and the wireless connection between the terminal device and the first network device fails, or the first When the network device is released,

The transceiver unit is further configured to receive a second measurement result, where the second measurement result is obtained after the terminal device releases the first measurement configuration and performs measurement according to the second measurement configuration.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration;

The transceiver unit is further configured to configure a second measurement configuration to the terminal device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include a measurement object;

The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement result, or The second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive third indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters. Kind:

The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive, by the first network device, fourth indication information, where the fourth indication information is used to indicate that the second network device updates the measurement configuration.

It should be understood that the second network device 1100 shown in FIG. 11 can implement the processes involved in the second network device in the method embodiments of FIG. 4 to FIG. The operations and/or functions of the various modules in the second network device 1100 are respectively implemented in order to implement the corresponding processes in the method embodiments in FIGS. 4 to 8. For details, refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, the detailed description is omitted here as appropriate.

FIG. 12 shows a schematic block diagram of a terminal device 1200 according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the terminal device 1200 includes a processor 1210 and a transceiver 1220. The processor 1210 is connected to the transceiver 1220. Optionally, the network device 1200 further includes a memory 1230, and the memory 1230 and the processor. 1210 is coupled, wherein processor 1210, memory 1230, and transceiver 1220 communicate with one another via internal connection paths to communicate control and/or data signals. The memory 1230 can be used to store instructions, the processor 1210 is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory 1230, control the transceiver 1220 to receive information or signals, and the controller 1210 can execute the instructions in the memory 1230 to complete the above-described FIG. 4 to FIG. 8 Method embodiments relate to various processes of a terminal device. To avoid repetition, we will not repeat them here.

It should be understood that the terminal device 1200 may correspond to the terminal device 900 in FIG. 9 described above, and the functions of the processing unit 910 in the terminal device 900 may be implemented by the processor 1210, and the functions of the transceiver unit 920 may be implemented by the transceiver 1220.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

FIG. 13 shows a schematic block diagram of a first network device 1300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the first network device 1300 includes a processor 1310 and a transceiver 1320. The processor 1310 is connected to the transceiver 1320. Optionally, the first network device 1300 further includes a memory 1330. 1330 is coupled to processor 1310, wherein processor 1310, memory 1330, and transceiver 1320 communicate with one another via internal connection paths to communicate control and/or data signals. The memory 1330 can be used to store instructions. The processor 1310 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 1330 to control the transceiver 1320 to transmit information or signals. The controller 1310 can execute the instructions in the memory 1330 to complete the above-mentioned FIG. 4 to FIG. The method embodiments relate to various processes of the first network device. To avoid repetition, we will not repeat them here.

It should be understood that the first network device 1300 may correspond to the first network device 1000 in FIG. 10 described above, and the function of the processing unit 1010 in the first network device 1000 may be implemented by the processor 1310, and the function of the transceiver unit 1020 may be transmitted and received. The device 1320 is implemented.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

FIG. 14 shows a schematic block diagram of a second network device 1400 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the second network device 1400 includes a processor 1410 and a transceiver 1420. The processor 1410 is connected to the transceiver 1420. Optionally, the second network device 1400 further includes a memory 1430. 1430 is coupled to processor 1410, wherein processor 1410, memory 1430, and transceiver 1420 communicate with one another via internal connection paths to communicate control and/or data signals. The memory 1430 can be used to store instructions. The processor 1410 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 1430 to control the transceiver 1420 to transmit information or signals. The controller 1410 can execute the instructions in the memory 1430 to complete the above-mentioned FIG. 4 to FIG. Various processes of the second network device are involved in the method embodiments. To avoid repetition, we will not repeat them here.

It should be understood that the second network device 1400 may correspond to the second network device 1100 in FIG. 11 described above, and the function of the processing unit 1110 in the second network device 1100 may be implemented by the processor 1410, and the function of the transceiver unit 1120 may be transmitted and received. The device 1420 is implemented.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present application measures the measurement object by using the terminal device, obtains the measurement result, and sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device respectively, so that both network devices can obtain the carrier frequency to be tested. Measuring information can improve network performance.

It should be noted that the processor in the embodiment of the present application (for example, the processor 1210 in FIG. 12, the processor 1310 in FIG. 13, or the processor 1410 in FIG. 14) may be an integrated circuit chip with a signal. Processing power. In the implementation process, each step of the foregoing method embodiment may be completed by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor or an instruction in a form of software. The processor may be a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. Programming logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor or any conventional processor or the like. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by the hardware decoding processor, or may be performed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can be located in a conventional storage medium such as random access memory, flash memory, read only memory, programmable read only memory or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and combines the hardware to complete the steps of the above method.

It can be understood that the memory in the embodiment of the present application (for example, the memory 1230 in FIG. 12, the memory 1330 in FIG. 13 or the memory 1430 in FIG. 14) may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or may include Both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), or an electric Erase programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash memory. The volatile memory can be a Random Access Memory (RAM) that acts as an external cache. By way of example and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM). SDRAM), Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), Synchronous Connection Dynamic Random Access Memory (Synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM) ) and direct memory bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memories of the systems and methods described herein are intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, the computer program being executed by a computer to implement the method for measuring a carrier frequency according to any one of the foregoing method embodiments.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, which is implemented by a computer to implement the method for measuring a carrier frequency according to any of the foregoing method embodiments.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, which includes the first network device described in the foregoing embodiment, and the second network device described in the foregoing embodiment. The communication system may also include the terminal device described in the above embodiments. In the communication system, the terminal device implements dual connectivity with the first network device and the second network device. For example, the communication system can be the communication system shown in any of Figures 1-3. For the functions of the devices in the communication system, reference may be made to the related description in any of the above embodiments, and details are not described herein.

It is to be understood that the phrase "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" or "an embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that the particular features, structures, or characteristics relating to the embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" or "an" In addition, these particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes does not mean the order of execution sequence, and the order of execution of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not be applied to the embodiment of the present application. The implementation process constitutes any limitation.

Additionally, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably herein. The term "and/or" in this context is merely an association describing the associated object, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, A and / or B, which may indicate that A exists separately, and both A and B exist, respectively. B these three situations. In addition, the character "/" in this article generally indicates that the contextual object is an "or" relationship.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, "B corresponding to A" means that B is associated with A, and B can be determined according to A. However, it should also be understood that determining B from A does not mean that B is only determined based on A, and that B can also be determined based on A and/or other information.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both, for clarity of hardware and software. Interchangeability, the composition and steps of the various examples have been generally described in terms of function in the above description. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present application.

A person skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the system, the device and the unit described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of cells is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner. For example, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated. Go to another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, or an electrical, mechanical or other form of connection.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the embodiments of the present application.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software functional unit.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the present application can be implemented by hardware implementation, firmware implementation, or a combination thereof. When implemented in software, the functions described above may be stored in or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on a computer readable medium. Computer readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one location to another. A storage medium may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, disk storage media or other magnetic storage device, or can be used for carrying or storing in the form of an instruction or data structure. The desired program code and any other medium that can be accessed by the computer. Also. Any connection may suitably be a computer readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable , fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, wireless, and microwave are included in the fixing of the associated media. As used herein, a disk and a disc include a compact disc (CD), a laser disc, a compact disc, a digital versatile disc (DVD), a floppy disc, and a Blu-ray disc, wherein the disc is usually magnetically copied, and the disc is The laser is used to optically replicate the data. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of the computer readable media.

In summary, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the technical solution of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

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A method of measuring a carrier frequency, comprising: Receiving, by the terminal device, a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object; The terminal device measures the measurement target of the carrier frequency to obtain a measurement result; The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, wherein the terminal device simultaneously communicates with the first network device and the second network device. The method of claim 1 wherein The measurement object is the first measurement object. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, The sending, by the terminal device, the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, includes: In the case that the measurement result satisfies the first report configuration, The terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, and sends a second measurement report to the second network device, The first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, The second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameters: The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset. The method of claim 1 further comprising: Obtaining, by the terminal device, a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The method according to claim 4, wherein the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and the measurement object comprises at least one of the following measurement parameters: frequency Bias and frequency bandwidth; Wherein the frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of two frequency offsets in a measurement object and the second measurement object; The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is a frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or a frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or a frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the A larger frequency bandwidth or a smaller frequency bandwidth of the two frequency bandwidths in the second measurement object. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier , The terminal device sends the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, including: When the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement As a result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; When the measurement result satisfies the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement As a result, alternatively, the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the first network device is a secondary network device, the second network device is a primary network device, and the terminal device and the When the wireless connection between the network devices fails or the first network device is released, the method further includes: The terminal device releases the first measurement configuration, performs measurement according to the second measurement configuration, and obtains a second measurement result; The terminal device sends the second measurement result to the second network device. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration; The method further includes: The terminal device acquires a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object; The sending, by the terminal device, the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, includes: When the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement As a result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; When the measurement result satisfies the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the measurement As a result, alternatively, the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identification, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. A method of measuring a carrier frequency, comprising: The first network device sends a first measurement configuration of the carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal, the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, and the first measurement configuration is used by the terminal device to measure the carrier frequency Take measurements and get measurements, Receiving, by the first network device, the measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to a second network device, where the first network device and the second The network device simultaneously communicates with the terminal device. The method of claim 9 wherein: The measurement object is the first measurement object. The method of claim 9 wherein: The terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier, The receiving, by the first network device, the measurement result sent by the terminal device, includes: Receiving, by the first network device, a first measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the The measurement result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the method further comprises: The first network device sends third indication information to the second network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters: The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset. A method of measuring a carrier frequency, comprising: a second measurement configuration sent by the second network device to the terminal device; Obtaining, by the second network device, the measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is obtained by measuring the measurement target of the carrier frequency according to a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device. The first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, wherein the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to the first network device, where the first network device and the second network device simultaneously Device communication. The method of claim 14 wherein: The measurement object is the first measurement object, The first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, The second network device acquires the measurement result sent by the terminal device, and includes: Receiving, by the second network device, the second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the measurement result and the following measurement parameters At least one of: The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset. The method of claim 14 wherein: The second measurement configuration is a measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, and the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The method according to claim 16, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and a second measurement identifier, The second network device receives the measurement result sent by the terminal device, and includes: Receiving, by the second network device, a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the The measurement result, or the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. The method of claim 14 wherein: The first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration; The method further includes: The second network device configures a second measurement configuration to the terminal device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include a measurement object; The receiving, by the second network device, the measurement result sent by the terminal device, includes: Receiving, by the second network device, a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and the Measurement results. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises: The second network device receives the third indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters: The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset. A terminal device, comprising: Processing unit and transceiver unit, The transceiver unit is configured to acquire a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device, where the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object; The processing unit is configured to measure a measurement target of the carrier frequency to obtain a measurement result; The transceiver unit is further configured to send the measurement result to the first network device and the second network device, respectively, where the terminal device simultaneously communicates with the first network device and the second network device. The terminal device according to claim 20, characterized in that The measurement object is the first measurement object. A terminal device according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, Sending a first measurement report to the first network device, and sending a second measurement report to the second network device, The first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, The second measurement report includes at least one of the measurement result and the following measurement parameters: The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset. The terminal device according to claim 20, characterized in that The transceiver unit is further configured to acquire a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The terminal device according to claim 23, wherein the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object, and the measurement object comprises at least one of the following measurement parameters: Frequency offset and frequency bandwidth; Wherein the frequency offset in the measurement object is a frequency offset in the first measurement object or a frequency offset in the second measurement object, or a frequency offset in the measurement object is the first a larger frequency offset or a smaller frequency offset of two frequency offsets in a measurement object and the second measurement object; The frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is a frequency bandwidth in the first measurement object or a frequency bandwidth in the second measurement object, or a frequency bandwidth in the measurement object is the first measurement object and the A larger frequency bandwidth or a smaller frequency bandwidth of the two frequency bandwidths in the second measurement object. The terminal device according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and a second measurement Logo, The transceiver unit is specifically configured to send, to the first network device, a first measurement report, where the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement And the measurement result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; The transceiver unit is specifically configured to send, to the second network device, a second measurement report, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier and The measurement result, or the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. The terminal device according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein the first network device is a secondary network device, the second network device is a primary network device, and the terminal device is When the wireless connection between the first network devices fails the RLF or the first network device is released, The processing unit is further configured to release the first measurement configuration, perform measurement according to the second measurement configuration, and obtain a second measurement result; The transceiver unit is further configured to send the second measurement result to the second network device. A terminal device according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration; The transceiver unit is further configured to acquire a second measurement configuration of the second network device configuration, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include the measurement object; The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, the terminal device sends a first measurement report to the first network device, where the first measurement report includes Determining the first measurement identifier and the measurement result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth; The transceiver unit is specifically configured to: when the measurement result meets the second report configuration, the terminal device sends a second measurement report to the second network device, where the second measurement report includes the And measuring the measurement result, or the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. A first network device, comprising: Processing unit and transceiver unit, The processing unit controls the transceiver unit to send a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured to the terminal, the first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, and the first measurement configuration is used by the terminal device pair The measurement object of the carrier frequency is measured to obtain a measurement result; The transceiver unit is further configured to receive the measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to a second network device, where the first network device and the first The two network devices simultaneously communicate with the terminal device. A first network device according to claim 28, wherein The measurement object is the first measurement object. A first network device according to claim 28, wherein The terminal device further acquires a second measurement configuration of the carrier frequency configured by the second network device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The first network device according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and Two measurement marks, The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a first measurement report that is sent when the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the first measurement report includes the first measurement identifier. And the measurement result, or the first measurement report includes at least one of the first measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. The first network device according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the transceiver unit is further configured to send third indication information to the second network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate the At least one of a measurement object or the following measurement parameters: The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset. A second network device, comprising: Processing unit and transceiver unit, The processing unit controls a second measurement configuration that is sent by the transceiver unit to the terminal device; The transceiver unit is further configured to acquire a measurement result sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result is that the measurement object of the carrier frequency is measured according to a first measurement configuration of a carrier frequency to be measured configured by the first network device. The first measurement configuration includes a first measurement object, wherein the measurement result is further sent by the terminal device to the first network device, where the first network device and the second network device are simultaneously Terminal device communication. A second network device according to claim 33, wherein The measurement object is the first measurement object, The first measurement configuration further includes a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device if the measurement result meets the first report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the measurement result and the following At least one of the measurement parameters: The first measurement identifier, the carrier frequency, the frequency bandwidth, and the frequency offset. A second network device according to claim 33, wherein The second measurement configuration is a measurement configuration of the carrier frequency, and the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement object; The measurement object is the first measurement object configured by the first network device, Or the measurement object is the second measurement object configured by the second network device, Or the measurement object is obtained according to the first measurement object and the second measurement object. The second network device according to claim 35, wherein the first measurement configuration further comprises a first report configuration and a first measurement identifier, the second measurement configuration further comprising a second report configuration and a second measurement Logo, The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a second measurement report that is sent by the terminal device, where the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement And the measurement result, or the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. A second network device according to claim 33, wherein The first measurement configuration further includes a first measurement identifier and a first report configuration; The transceiver unit is further configured to configure a second measurement configuration to the terminal device, where the second measurement configuration includes a second measurement identifier and a second report configuration, and does not include a measurement object; The transceiver unit is specifically configured to receive, by the terminal device, a second measurement report that is sent when the measurement result meets the second report configuration, where the second measurement report includes the second measurement identifier. And the measurement result, or the second measurement report includes at least one of the second measurement identifier, the measurement result, and a measurement parameter under the following parameters: a frequency offset and a frequency bandwidth. A second network device according to claim 37, wherein The transceiver unit is further configured to receive third indication information that is sent by the first network device, where the third indication information is used to indicate at least one of the first measurement object or the following measurement parameters: The carrier frequency, cell identity, frequency bandwidth, and frequency offset.

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