# US 2021/0345152 A1 · Measurement method and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0345152 A1 - Document ID: US20210345152A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/378,179 - Filed: 2021-07-16 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-18 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Boubacar KIMBA DIT ADAMOU; Xiaodong YANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210345152A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 8/183: {Processing at user equipment or user record carrier} - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a measurement method and a device. The method includes: receiving configuration information of MDT for UE 1; and performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the UE 1 and a second measurement result measured for UE 2. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A measurement method, applied to a communications device, wherein the communications device comprises at least two user equipments (UEs), the at least two UEs comprise a first user equipment (UE 1) and a second user equipment (UE 2), and the method comprising: receiving configuration information of minimization of drive-test (MDT) for the UE 1; and performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the UE 1 and a second measurement result measured for the UE 2. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein after the performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the UE 1 and a second measurement result measured for the UE 2, the method further comprises at least one of: generating a first measurement report according to the first measurement result, and reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 1; or generating a second measurement report according to the second measurement result, and reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 2. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 1 comprises: directly reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 1. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 1 comprises: sending first information to the cell or network node of the UE 1, wherein the first information is used to indicate the first measurement report; receiving second information from the cell or network node of the UE 1, wherein the second information is used to instruct that at least part of the content of the first measurement report be reported; and sending at least part of the content of the first measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 1 according to the second information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 2 comprises: directly reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 2. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 2 comprises: sending third information to the cell or network node of the UE 2, wherein the third information is used to indicate the second measurement report; receiving fourth information from the cell or network node of the UE 2, wherein the fourth information is used to instruct that at least part of the content of the second measurement report be reported; and sending at least part of the content of the second measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 2 according to the fourth information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information comprises one or more of the following: a parameter for indicating a measurement area; to-be-recorded content of a measurement record; and to-be-recorded information about an abnormal event. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the parameter for indicating a measurement area indicates one or more of the following: a network slice list; a radio access network (RAN) paging area; a RAN notification area; a RAN location area; a system message effective area; and information about a network cell. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the content of a measurement record comprises one or more of the following: a reference signal received power (RSRP) value of a synchronization signal and PBCH block (Synchronization Signal and PBCH block, SS block); a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) value of the SS block; a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) value of the SS block; a measurement result of a primary synchronization signal (PSS) of the SS block; a measurement result of a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) of the SS block; a measurement result of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of the SS block; an RSRP value of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); an RSRQ value of the CSI-RS; an SINR value of the CSI-RS; a measurement result of a tracking RS (TRS); and a measurement result of a phase-tracking RS (PTRS). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the measurement result of the PSS or the measurement result of the SSS comprises a beam time index. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the measurement result of the PBCH comprises one or more of the following: a measurement result of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and beam information related to the DMRS. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the information about an abnormal event comprises one or more of the following: radio link failure (RLF) information; integrity protection failure (ICF) information; and abnormal event occurrence (AEO) information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the AEO information comprises one or more of the following: a type of the abnormal event; identification information about a cell in which the abnormal event occurs; information about a slice on which the abnormal event occurs; a RAN notification area in which the abnormal event occurs; a quantity of times the abnormal event occurs; time when the abnormal event occurs; duration of the abnormal event; and information about a radio bearer on which the abnormal event occurs. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first measurement result or the second measurement result comprises one or more of the following: content of a measurement record and information about an abnormal event. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the UE 1 and the UE 2 share or exchange information of the communications device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A communications device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the steps of a measurement method according to claim 1 are implemented, wherein the communications device comprises at least two user equipments (UEs), the at least two UEs comprise a first user equipment (UE 1) and a second user equipment (UE 2), and the method comprises: receiving configuration information of minimization of drive-test (MDT) for the UE 1; and performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the UE 1 and a second measurement result measured for the UE 2. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The communications device according to claim 16, wherein after the performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the UE 1 and a second measurement result measured for the UE 2, the method further comprises: generating a first measurement report according to the first measurement result, and reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 1; and/or generating a second measurement report according to the second measurement result, and reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 2. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The communications device according to claim 17, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 1 comprises: directly reporting at least part of the content of the first measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 1. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The communications device according to claim 17, wherein the reporting at least part of the content of the second measurement report to a cell or network node of the UE 2 comprises: sending third information to the cell or network node of the UE 2, wherein the third information is used to indicate the second measurement report; receiving fourth information from the cell or network node of the UE 2, wherein the fourth information is used to instruct that at least part of the content of the second measurement report be reported; and sending at least part of the content of the second measurement report to the cell or network node of the UE 2 according to the fourth information. ### Claim 20 A computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of a measurement method are implemented, wherein the method comprises: receiving configuration information of minimization of drive-test (MDT) for a first user equipment (UE 1); and performing MDT measurement based on the configuration information, and recording a first measurement result measured for the first user equipment (UE1) and a second measurement result measured for a second user equipment (UE 2), wherein a communications device comprises at least two user equipments (UEs), the at least two UEs comprise the first user equipment (UE 1) and the second user equipment (UE 2).