# US 12,114,195 B2 · Communications method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,195 B2 - Document ID: US12114195B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/226,981 - Filed: 2021-04-09 - Published: 2021-07-22 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-02 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xuesong Wang; Jing Han - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114195B2 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0032: {Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation} - 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)} - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04L 27/261: {Details of reference signals} - H04W 8/22: Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities - 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 communications method and apparatus are provided. The terminal device performs measurement on a first secondary component carrier (SCC), wherein the terminal device is capable of measuring, on the first SCC, at least six cells and 24 synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and/or time indexes, the physical cell identifiers are used to identify different physical cells, and the time indexes are used to identify different SSBs; wherein the first SCC is configured to report an SSB-based measurement result. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: determining N secondary component carriers (SCCs) on which a terminal device is configured to report synchronization signal block (SSB) based measurements, wherein the N SCCs are in a frequency range 2 band, and wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and determining a single carrier of the N SCCs in the frequency range 2 band when neither a primary component carrier (PCC) nor a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) is in the frequency range 2 band, wherein the terminal device is capable of measuring at least six cells and at least 24 SSBs on the single carrier, and the terminal device is capable of measuring at least two SSBs on a serving cell for each of carriers which are other than the single carrier and which are in the frequency range 2 band, and wherein the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and/or time indexes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs, wherein the measurement objects are associated with a first reporting configuration, and a reporting type of the first reporting configuration is an SSB type. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein when N is greater than 1, the single carrier is one SCC selected from the N SCCs based on a rule. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the N SCCs are from M SCCs in the frequency range 2 band, wherein on at least one of the M SCCs, the terminal device is configured to report channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based measurements, and wherein M is an integer larger than N. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed by the terminal device or a chip for the terminal device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a network device or a chip for the network device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, further comprising: sending first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs; sending second configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure L reporting configurations, and L is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and sending third configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the third configuration information is used to establish an association relationship between the measurement objects and a first reporting configuration, the first reporting configuration is one of the L reporting configurations, and a reporting type of the first reporting configuration is an SSB type. ### Claim 8 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor, configured to execute an instruction, wherein the instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to: determine N secondary component carriers (SCCs) on which a terminal device is configured to report synchronization signal block (SSB) based measurements, wherein the N SCCs are in a frequency range 2 band, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and determine a single carrier of the N SCCs in the frequency range 2 band when neither a primary component carrier (PCC) nor a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) in the frequency range 2 band, wherein the terminal device is capable of measuring at least six cells and at least 24 SSBs on the single carrier, and the terminal device is capable of measuring at least two SSBs on a serving cell for each of carriers which are other than the single carrier and which are in the frequency range 2 band, and wherein the 24 SSBs have different physical cell identifiers and/or time indexes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus further to: determine measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs, wherein the measurement objects are associated with a first reporting configuration, and a reporting type of the first reporting configuration is an SSB type. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein when N is greater than 1, the single carrier is one SCC selected from the N SCCs based on a rule. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the N SCCs are from M SCCs in the frequency range 2 band, wherein on at least one of the M SCCs, the terminal device is configured to report channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based measurements, and wherein M is an integer larger than N. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus further to: send first configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used to configure measurement objects corresponding to the N SCCs; send second configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the second configuration information is used to configure L reporting configurations, and L is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and send third configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the third configuration information is used to establish an association relationship between the measurement objects and a first reporting configuration, the first reporting configuration is one of the L reporting configurations, reporting type of the first reporting configuration is an SSB type. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is the terminal device or a chip for the terminal device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the apparatus is a network device or a chip for the network device.