# US 11,445,390 B2 · Measurement method, measurement configuration method, terminal and network device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,390 B2 - Document ID: US11445390B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/960,935 - Filed: 2019-01-02 - Published: 2020-12-03 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-09 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yang Song; Peng Sun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445390B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A measurement method, a measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a network device are provided, which relate to the field of communication technology. The measurement method is applied to a terminal, and includes: obtaining resource configuration information for performing target measurement; determining a target CSI-RS port set, in the resource configuration information, for performing target measurement; and obtaining a target measurement value corresponding to the target CSI-RS port set through performing measurement; wherein the resource configuration information includes at least one resource set, each resource set includes at least one CSI-RS resource, and the target measurement includes channel measurement or interference measurement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement method, comprising: obtaining resource configuration information for performing target measurement; obtaining an indication parameter for determining a target Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) port set for the target measurement; determining the target CSI-RS port set in the resource configuration information according to the indication parameter; and obtaining a target measurement value corresponding to the target CSI-RS port set through performing measurement; wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one resource set, and each resource set comprises at least one CSI-RS resource, and the target measurement comprises channel measurement or interference measurement; the indication parameter is used to indicate whether the target CSI-RS port set is determined by all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; wherein the determining the target CSI-RS port set in the resource configuration information according to the indication parameter, comprises: when the indication parameter indicates that the target CSI-RS port set is determined by all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in the same resource set in the resource configuration information, determining all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in the same resource set in the resource configuration information as one target CSI-RS port set. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the indication parameter for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement comprises: receiving the indication parameter, sent by a network device, for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement; wherein the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, an Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The measurement method according to claim 1, wherein the indication parameter is used to further indicate one of following information: identification information of a CSI-RS resource, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in one CSI-RS resource in a same resource set in the resource configuration information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The measurement method according to claim 3, wherein, in a case where the indication parameter indicates identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a CSI-RS resource in the same resource set in the resource configuration information, the indication parameter is further used to indicate identification information of a CSI-RS resource where a CSI-RS port corresponding to the identification information of the CSI-RS port is located. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising: a program stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the processor performs the measurement method according to claim 1. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein, obtaining the indication parameter for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement comprises: receiving the indication parameter, sent by a network device, for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement; wherein the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, an Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein, obtaining the indication parameter for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement comprises: receiving the indication parameter, sent by a network device, for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement; wherein the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, an Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 5, wherein the indication parameter is used to further indicate one of following information: identification information of a CSI-RS resource, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in one CSI-RS resource in a same resource set in the resource configuration information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8, wherein, in a case where the indication parameter indicates identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a CSI-RS resource in the same resource set in the resource configuration information, the indication parameter is further used to indicate identification information of a CSI-RS resource where a CSI-RS port corresponding to the identification information of the CSI-RS port is located. ### Claim 10 A measurement configuration method, comprising: sending resource configuration information for target measurement to a terminal; sending, to the terminal, an indication parameter for determining a target Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) port set for the target measurement; wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one resource set, and each resource set comprises at least one CSI-RS resource; and the target measurement comprises channel measurement or interference measurement, the indication parameter is used to indicate whether the target CSI-RS port set is determined by all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in a same resource set in the resource configuration information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The measurement configuration method according to claim 10, wherein, the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The measurement configuration method according to claim 11, wherein the indication parameter is used to further indicate one of the following: identification information of a CSI-RS resource, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a CSI-RS resource in a same resource set of the resource configuration information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The measurement configuration method according to claim 12, wherein, when the indication parameter indicates identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a CSI-RS resource in the same resource set in the resource configuration information, the indication parameter is further used to indicate identification information of a CSI-RS resource where a CSI-RS port corresponding to the identification information of the CSI-RS port is located. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) A network device, comprising: a storage, a processor, and a computer program stored on the storage and executed by the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor implements steps of the measurement configuration method according to claim 10. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising: a program stored on the computer readable storage medium, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the processor performs the measurement configuration method according to claim 10. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 4, wherein, the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the indication parameter is used to further indicate one of the following: identification information of a CSI-RS resource, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a CSI-RS resource in a same resource set of the resource configuration information. ### Claim 18 A terminal, comprising: a storage, a processor, and a computer program stored on the storage and executed by the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor implements a measurement method, the measurement method comprises following steps: obtaining resource configuration information for performing target measurement; obtaining an indication parameter for determining a target Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) port set for the target measurement; determining the target CSI-RS port set in the resource configuration information according to the indication parameter; and obtaining a target measurement value corresponding to the target CSI-RS port set through performing measurement; wherein the resource configuration information comprises at least one resource set, and each resource set comprises at least one CSI-RS resource, and the target measurement comprises channel measurement or interference measurement, indication parameter is used to indicate whether the target CSI-RS port set is determined by all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in a same resource set in the resource configuration information, wherein the determining the target CSI-RS port set in the resource configuration information according to the indication parameter, comprises, when the indication parameter indicates that the target CSI-RS port set is determined by all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in the same resource set in the resource configuration information, determining all CSI-RS ports of all CSI-RS resources in the same resource set in the resource configuration as one target CSI-RS port set. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The terminal according to claim 18, wherein obtaining the indication parameter for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement comprises: receiving the indication parameter, sent by a network device, for determining the target CSI-RS port set for the target measurement; wherein the indication parameter is carried in at least one of following: a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, an Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE), or Downlink Control Information (DCI). ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The terminal according to claim 18, wherein the indication parameter is used to further indicate one of following information: identification information of a CSI-RS resource, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in a same resource set in the resource configuration information; identification information of a CSI-RS port, used for determining the target CSI-RS port set, in one CSI-RS resource in a same resource set in the resource configuration information.