CN108810963B

CN108810963B - Measurement configuration and reporting method, device, storage medium, base station and user equipment

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Publication number: CN108810963B
Application number: CN201710307541.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邓云
Original assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Spreadtrum Communications Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-05-04
Filing date: 2017-05-04
Publication date: 2020-08-11
Anticipated expiration: 2037-05-04
Also published as: CN108810963A

Abstract

A measurement configuration and reporting method, device, storage medium, base station, user equipment, the measurement configuration method includes: carrying reporting indication information in measurement configuration and sending the reporting indication information to user equipment, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a load of a main base station side and a load of an auxiliary base station side; and receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information. The technical scheme of the invention can improve the reporting efficiency of the measurement report and improve the communication quality.

Description

Measurement configuration and reporting method, device, storage medium, base station and user equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a storage medium, a base station, and a user equipment for measurement configuration and reporting.

Background

A dual connectivity technology is introduced in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, as shown in fig. 1. In the scenario applying the dual connectivity technology, a User Equipment (UE) can simultaneously use resources of two LTE base stations to perform data transmission, which not only can improve data throughput, but also can improve mobility. For a UE configured with dual connectivity, its connected Master base station (Master eNB, MeNB) is responsible for transmission of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, and the Secondary base station (Secondary eNB, SeNB) is responsible for configuration of a Secondary Cell Group (SCG). The secondary base station only transmits data, and the SCG cell configured by the secondary base station needs to be sent to the UE through the main base station by RRC signaling. The primary base station and the secondary base station may each configure a plurality of serving cells to the UE. With the development of wireless technology, 3GPP will introduce New wireless technology (NR), which can also be referred to as a fifth Generation mobile communication technology (5th-Generation,5G), to meet the demand of larger data volume and the demand of smaller transmission delay. Operators have widely deployed LTE networks, so in order to fully utilize existing LTE networks, NR cannot be deployed independently in the early stage of NR deployment, and needs to cooperate closely with LTE networks (light Interworking), and LTE and NR dual connectivity techniques may be used so that UEs can use LTE and NR for data transmission at the same time.

In the prior art, in LTE-NR dual connectivityThere are packet signaling radio bearers (Split signalgradio Bearer, Split SRB) and secondary cell group signaling radio bearers (SCG SRB). As shown in fig. 2, SRBs (i.e., SCG SRBs) may also be configured on the secondary base station side, so that the UE and the SeNB may directly perform RRC signaling interaction. For a downlink scene of the Split SRB, an RRC entity is positioned at a main base station and sends a signaling to a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity for processing; the PDCP entity may be followed by two transmission paths: the PDCP entity can deliver RRC signaling to a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity RLC at the primary base station side_LTEThe RRC signaling may also be handed over to the RLC entity RLC of the secondary base station side via the X2 interface between the primary and secondary base stations (the interface between the primary and secondary base stations may take other names)_NRProcessing; after the RLC entity has finished processing, it gives the relevant data packet (the data packet is a signaling data packet, and an RRC signaling can be segmented by RLC into several segments for transmission) to the Medium Access Control (MAC) entity MAC_LTEOr MAC_NRAnd (6) processing. And then transmits the signaling to the UE through the physical layer. Generally, the UE needs to perform measurement according to measurement parameters configured by the primary base station, and send a measurement report to the network side when a reporting condition is met.

However, when the UE configures LTE-NR dual connectivity, the importance of different measurements is different, and the UE cannot distinguish the importance of the measurements well; for some important measurement reports, sending only on one side may cause a loss of signaling, resulting in poor communication quality.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention solves the technical problem of how to improve the reporting efficiency of the measurement report and improve the communication quality.

To solve the foregoing technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a measurement configuration method, where the measurement configuration method includes: carrying reporting indication information in measurement configuration and sending the reporting indication information to user equipment, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a load of a main base station side and a load of an auxiliary base station side; and receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

Optionally, the sending, to the user equipment, the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration includes: and carrying the reporting indication information in measurement configuration aiming at a measurement identifier, a measurement event or all measurement reports, and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment.

Optionally, the measurement configuration includes a first signal threshold or a first path loss threshold for the primary cell; the receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment in the manner indicated by the reporting indication information includes: and when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment repeatedly sends the measurement report, if the signal strength of the main cell is smaller than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is larger than the first path loss threshold, receiving the same measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearing of the main base station side and the bearing of the auxiliary base station side.

Optionally, the measurement configuration includes a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment in the manner indicated by the reporting indication information includes: when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment does not repeatedly send the measurement report, if the signal strength of the main cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearer on the main base station side; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through a bearer on the side of the auxiliary base station; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side randomly.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a measurement reporting method, which comprises the following steps: receiving reporting indication information carried in measurement configuration, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send a measurement report, and the repeatedly sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearing of a main base station side and a bearing of an auxiliary base station side; and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a measurement configuration device, which comprises a reporting indication information sending module, a measurement configuration processing module and a measurement configuration processing module, wherein the reporting indication information sending module is suitable for carrying reporting indication information in measurement configuration and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment, the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through the load of the main base station side and the load of the auxiliary base station side; and the measurement report receiving module is suitable for receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a measurement reporting device, which comprises a reporting indication information receiving module, wherein the reporting indication information receiving module is suitable for receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration, the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send the measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through the load of the main base station side and the load of the auxiliary base station side; and the measurement report sending module is suitable for sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a storage medium, wherein a computer instruction is stored on the storage medium, and the steps of the measurement configuration method are executed when the computer instruction runs.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses another storage medium, wherein a computer instruction is stored on the storage medium, and the steps of the measurement reporting method are executed when the computer instruction runs.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a base station, which comprises a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is stored with a computer instruction capable of running on the processor, and the computer instruction executes the steps of the measurement configuration method when running.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses user equipment which comprises a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is stored with a computer instruction capable of running on the processor, and the step of the measurement reporting method is executed when the computer instruction runs.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a measurement reporting method, which comprises the following steps: determining a plurality of measurement reporting conditions corresponding to a plurality of measurement reports of the same frequency; determining a sending mode of the measurement report according to the plurality of measurement reporting conditions, wherein the sending mode comprises whether the measurement report is sent repeatedly, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending of the same measurement report through the load of the main base station side and the load of the auxiliary base station side; and sending the measurement report according to the determined sending mode.

Optionally, the determining, according to the multiple measurement report conditions, a sending manner of the measurement report includes: and if the offset of the measurement reporting condition in the measurement reporting conditions is the maximum offset or the signal threshold is the highest signal threshold, determining that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is to repeatedly send the measurement report, and otherwise, determining that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is not to repeatedly send the measurement report.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a measurement reporting device, which comprises: the measurement report condition determining module is suitable for determining a plurality of measurement report conditions corresponding to a plurality of measurement reports of the same frequency; a sending mode determining module, adapted to determine a sending mode of the measurement report according to the multiple measurement reporting conditions, where the sending mode includes whether to repeatedly send the measurement report, and the repeatedly sending the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on the primary base station side and a bearer on the secondary base station side; and the measurement report sending module is suitable for sending the measurement report according to the determined sending mode.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

according to the technical scheme, reporting indication information is carried in measurement configuration and is sent to user equipment, the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to the fact that the same measurement report is sent through a bearing of a main base station side and a bearing of an auxiliary base station side. Therefore, the user equipment can know the sending mode of the measurement report through the measurement configuration, namely whether the measurement report needs to be sent repeatedly. Furthermore, the ue may send the measurement report according to the manner indicated by the reporting indication information. The technical scheme of the invention realizes the indication of the sending mode of the measurement report by reporting the indication information, thereby enabling the user equipment to repeatedly send the measurement report when sending important measurement reports (such as service cell signal deterioration), further ensuring that the network side can accurately receive the measurement report, further completing the subsequent trigger operation after measurement and improving the communication quality.

Further, the sending the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration to the user equipment includes: and carrying the reporting indication information in measurement configuration aiming at a measurement identifier, a measurement event or all measurement reports, and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment. When the technical scheme of the invention is used for sending the reporting indication information, the reporting indication information can be carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement identifier, or the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement event, or the measurement configuration aiming at all the measurement reports, thereby realizing the flexibility of the measurement configuration.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a dual connectivity scenario of the prior art;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of a packet signaling radio bearer in the prior art;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a measurement configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a flowchart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of another measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another measurement reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

As described in the background art, when the UE configures LTE-NR dual connectivity, the importance of different measurements is different, and the UE cannot distinguish the importance of the measurements well; for some important measurement reports, sending only one side may cause signaling loss, for example, if the measurement report triggering handover is lost, the handover will fail, and the communication quality of the user will be poor.

The inventor of the present application has analyzed the prior art, and when the UE is configured with Split SRB, for a downlink transmission scenario, for an RRC signaling, the network may determine whether the RRC signaling needs to be repeatedly transmitted according to the importance level of the RRC signaling, and if the RRC signaling needs to be repeatedly transmitted, the network may respectively transmit an RRC signaling through the primary base station and the secondary base station, so as to ensure that the UE accurately receives the signaling. Then, in the uplink transmission scenario, the UE also faces path selection (i.e. the SRB transmission path corresponding to the primary base station side and the SRB transmission path corresponding to the secondary base station side) when sending the measurement report. In the UE, when the UE selects to transmit the measurement report through the SRB transmission path corresponding to the main base station side, the PDCP entity positioned in the UE processes the measurement report, then the measurement report is processed by the RLC entity, then the measurement report is sequentially processed by the MAC layer and the physical layer, and after the UE sends the measurement report to the main base station through an air interface, the physical layer/MAC layer/RLC layer/PDCP layer positioned in the main base station side are sequentially processed, and then the measurement report is processed by the RRC entity. When UE selects to transmit a measurement report through an SRB transmission path corresponding to a secondary base station side, a PDCP entity located in the UE processes the measurement report, then the measurement report is processed by an RLC entity, then the measurement report is sequentially processed by an MAC layer and a physical layer, after the UE sends the measurement report to the secondary base station through an air interface, the physical layer/MAC layer/RLC layer located in the secondary base station side are sequentially processed, then the measurement report is processed by the PDCP entity located in a main base station, and after the processing is finished, the measurement report is sent to the RRC entity for processing. Therefore, in order to improve the reporting efficiency of the measurement report and improve the communication quality, the technical scheme of the invention optimizes the mode of sending the measurement report by the UE.

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a measurement configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The measurement configuration method shown in fig. 3 may be used on the network side, e.g., a base station. The measurement configuration method may include the steps of:

step S301: carrying reporting indication information in measurement configuration and sending the reporting indication information to user equipment, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a load of a main base station side and a load of an auxiliary base station side;

step S302: and receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

The user equipment in this embodiment is in a dual connection state formed by the LTE system and the new wireless system. The main base station can be an LTE base station, and the auxiliary base station is an NR base station; the primary base station may also be an NR base station, and the secondary base station is an LTE base station.

In this embodiment, sending the measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side means the whole process of transmitting the measurement report through the SRB corresponding to the primary base station side. Specifically, the processing procedure may include processing of a physical layer/MAC layer/RLC layer/PDCP layer. Sending the measurement report through the bearer at the secondary base station side means the entire process of transmitting the measurement report through the SRB corresponding to the secondary base station side. Specifically, the processing procedure may include processing of a physical layer/MAC layer/RLC layer/PDCP layer.

In specific implementation, the network side may configure the ue to perform different types of measurements for handover, interference coordination, or network deployment optimization. When sending the measurement configuration, in step S301, the reporting indication information may be carried in the measurement configuration to be sent to the ue. The user equipment can further acquire the measurement configuration information and the reporting indication information after receiving the measurement configuration. Specifically, the primary base station may send the measurement configuration to the UE through the RRC connection reconfiguration signaling, or the secondary base station may send the measurement configuration to the UE through the RRC connection reconfiguration signaling.

That is, since the network side configures Split SRBs for the UE, that is, SRB bearers (for example, including PDCP/RLC/MAC/physical layer) of the primary base station side and SRB bearers (for example, including RLC/MAC/physical layer) of the secondary base station side, the UE may send signaling through two paths (that is, processing of physical layer/MAC/RLC/PDCP layer inside the UE corresponding to the SRB bearers of the primary base station side and processing of physical layer/MAC/RLC layer inside the UE corresponding to the SRB bearers of the secondary base station side). After the user equipment completes measurement aiming at the measurement configuration to obtain a measurement report, whether the measurement report needs to be sent repeatedly can be determined according to the reporting indication information. If so, the user equipment sends the same measurement report through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side, otherwise, the user equipment sends the measurement report through the bearer on the main base station side or the bearer on the auxiliary base station side.

It should be noted that, the reporting indication information is carried in the measurement configuration, and may be a new cell added in the configuration of the measurement identifier to indicate whether the measurement report needs to be repeatedly sent. For example, the existing measurement identifier corresponds to a measurement object and a reporting condition, the definition of the existing measurement identifier can be extended, and the newly added cell indicates whether the measurement report corresponding to the measurement identifier needs to be repeatedly sent.

Further, when the reporting indication information indicates that the ue repeatedly sends the measurement report, the ue may copy the measurement report, and send the same measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side.

Specifically, after completing measurement to form a measurement report, the UE reports the measurement report to the base station through RRC signaling (that is, carried in the RRC signaling). Referring also to fig. 2, the LTE base station in fig. 2 is a master base station, and the signaling radio bearer may include an RRC entity, a PDCP entity, an RLC entity, and a MAC entity, and a physical layer not shown. After receiving RRC signaling (including measurement report) sent by the RRC entity, the PDCP entity at the UE side may sequentially pass the RRC signaling through the RLC entity at the LTE side_LTE/MAC entity MAC_LTEThe physical layer processing is sent to an LTE base station through an air interface of an LTE side; it can also pass through the RLC entity RLC of the NR side_NR/MAC entity MAC_NRAnd the physical layer processing is sent to the NR base station through an air interface of the NR side. If the main base station is an LTE base station, the NR base station sends the PDCP entity PDCP of the main base station side through an X2 interface with the main base station_LTEPDCP entity_LTEAnd after the processing, the main base station side RRC entity carries out processing.

It can be understood that the network side may configure the reporting indication information according to the importance of the measurement report, for example, when the measurement report is important, the configured reporting indication information indicates the ue to repeatedly send the measurement report, otherwise, the configured reporting indication information indicates the ue not to repeatedly send the measurement report. The network side may determine the importance of the measurement report in any implementable existing manner, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiment of the invention realizes the indication of the sending mode of the measurement report by reporting the indication information, thereby ensuring that the user equipment can repeatedly send the measurement report when sending the important measurement report, further ensuring that the network side can accurately receive the measurement report, further finishing the subsequent trigger operation after measurement and improving the communication quality.

Preferably, step S301 may include the steps of: and carrying the reporting indication information in measurement configuration aiming at a measurement identifier, a measurement event or all measurement reports, and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment.

In a specific implementation, in order to ensure that the measurement report is accurately received by the network side, the reporting indication information may be carried in the measurement configuration for all measurement reports. In other words, after forming any measurement report, the ue may determine the transmission mode of the measurement report according to the measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement report.

Or, the reporting indication information may also be carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement event, and accordingly, after forming a measurement report of any measurement event, the ue may determine the sending method of the measurement report through the measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement event.

Or, the reporting indication information may also be carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement identifier, and accordingly, after forming a measurement report of any measurement identifier, the ue may determine the sending mode of the measurement report through the measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement identifier.

Specifically, the main base station knows the purpose of each configured measurement identifier, for example, the UE needs to trigger handover when reporting the measurement report of the measurement identifier 1, and the UE is used for interference coordination when reporting the measurement report of the measurement identifier 2. The primary base station indicates, in the measurement configuration, a measurement identifier that needs to repeatedly send a measurement report according to the purpose of the measurement identifier, for example, if cell handover is urgent, the primary base station indicates that the measurement report of the measurement identifier 1 needs to be repeatedly sent, so that the network can accurately receive the measurement report of the corresponding measurement identifier.

In a specific application scenario of the embodiment of the present invention, the measurement identifier 1 is for switching, and corresponds to the frequency F1 and the reporting condition A3, where the reporting condition A3 indicates that the signal of the neighboring cell is higher than the signal of the serving cell by a preset offset, for example, -2 dB. The reporting indication information in the measurement configuration for the measurement identifier 1 indicates that repetition (duplicate) is required, that is, the measurement report is repeatedly sent. After receiving the measurement configuration for measurement identity 1, the UE needs to measure the neighboring cell on frequency F1 and evaluate whether the neighboring cell is higher than the serving cell by a preset offset. Once there are one or more neighbor cells higher than the serving cell by a preset offset and for a period of Time (Time To Trigger), the UE needs To send a measurement report. The UE indicates measurement identifier 1 in the measurement report, and may also indicate the identifier of the neighboring cell with a preset offset higher than the serving cell. Since the UE can determine from the measurement configuration for the measurement identity 1 that the measurement report for the measurement identity 1 needs to be sent repeatedly, after the UE generates the measurement report, the UE needs to copy the measurement report with the same content, and then send the measurement report to the primary base station and the secondary base station through two paths of the Split SRB, respectively. By repeatedly sending the measurement reports on the two paths, the network side can be ensured to accurately receive the measurement reports, so that a switching decision is made in time according to the measurement reports, for example, the UE is switched to the strongest cell on the frequency F1; and further ensuring that the UE can be successfully switched, improving the mobility and further improving the user satisfaction.

The embodiment of the invention can realize the flexibility of measurement configuration by reporting various configuration modes of the indication information.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for the primary cell. Step S302 may include the steps of: and when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment repeatedly sends the measurement report, if the signal strength (or the signal quality) of the main cell is less than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is greater than the first path loss threshold, receiving the same measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side. The main cell is a cell serving for the UE in the main base station, the UE receives system messages and paging messages from the cell, and the UE is configured with a physical uplink control channel on the cell. There may also be other cells serving the UE in the master base station, which are called slave cells.

In a specific implementation, when the reporting indication information indicates that the ue repeatedly sends the measurement report, the ue may further determine a signal of the primary cell, and send the same measurement report through a bearer on the primary base station side and a bearer on the secondary base station side when the signal of the primary cell is degraded, for example, the signal strength of the primary cell is less than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is greater than the first path loss threshold.

It should be noted that the UE may obtain the path loss of the primary cell or the signal strength of the primary cell according to any available implementation manner, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold. Step S302 may include the steps of: when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment does not repeatedly send the measurement report, if the signal strength of the main cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearer on the main base station side; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through a bearer on the side of the auxiliary base station; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side randomly. The secondary cell is a cell serving the UE in the secondary base station, the UE is configured with a physical uplink control channel in the cell, and there may be other cells serving the UE in the secondary base station, and these cells are called secondary cells.

In a specific implementation, when the reporting indication information indicates that the UE does not repeatedly send the measurement report, the UE may send the measurement report only through a single-side bearer (that is, a bearer on the primary base station side or a bearer on the secondary base station side). Specifically, if the path loss of the primary cell on the primary base station side is lower than the second path loss threshold or the signal strength of the primary cell is greater than the second signal threshold, indicating that the primary cell signal is good, the UE may send a measurement report from the primary cell to the primary base station. If the Secondary Cell on the Secondary base station side may be, for example, a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell), or may also be referred to as a Primary Secondary Cell, and the path loss of the Secondary Cell is lower than the second path loss threshold or the signal strength of the Secondary Cell is greater than the second signal threshold, it indicates that the Secondary Cell has a good signal, and the UE may send the measurement report from the Secondary Cell to the Secondary base station. If the signal strength of the primary cell and the signal strength of the secondary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the primary cell and the path loss of the secondary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, which indicates that the signals of the primary cell and the secondary cell are both poor, a path can be randomly selected to send a measurement report, or a path with the minimum path loss or the maximum signal strength is selected to send a measurement report. If the signal strength of the main cell and the signal strength of the auxiliary cell are both greater than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both less than the second path loss threshold, which indicates that the signals of the main cell and the auxiliary cell are both better, a path can be randomly selected to send a measurement report, or a path with the minimum path loss or the maximum signal strength is selected to send a measurement report.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a measurement reporting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The measurement reporting method shown in fig. 4 may be used in the ue side. The measurement reporting method may include the following steps:

step S401: receiving reporting indication information carried in measurement configuration, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send a measurement report, and the repeatedly sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearing of a main base station side and a bearing of an auxiliary base station side;

step S402: and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

The user equipment in this embodiment is in a dual connection state formed by the LTE system and the new wireless system.

In a specific implementation, in step S401, when the ue receives measurement configurations configured by the network side for different types of measurements, the ue may also receive reporting indication information in the measurement configurations. And the user equipment can know the sending mode of the measurement report indicated in the reporting indication information, namely whether to repeatedly send the measurement report.

Further, in step S402, the measurement report is sent according to the manner indicated by the reporting indication information. That is, if the reporting indication information indicates that the measurement report is repeatedly sent, the ue sends the same measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side, otherwise, the ue sends the measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side or the bearer on the secondary base station side. Specifically, the ue may copy the measurement report and send the same measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side.

Preferably, step S401 may include the steps of: and receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement identifier.

Further, step S402 may include the steps of: determining a first measurement identifier corresponding to the measurement report; and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement identifier.

In this embodiment, the reporting indication information is carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement identifier. After forming a measurement report of any measurement identifier, the user equipment may determine a sending manner of the measurement report through a measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement identifier.

Preferably, step S401 may include the steps of: and receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement event.

Further, step S402 may include the steps of: determining a first measurement event corresponding to the measurement report; and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement event.

In this embodiment, the reporting indication information is carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement event. After forming a measurement report of any measurement event, the ue may determine a sending manner of the measurement report according to the measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement event. For example, the network side may set to repeatedly send the measurement report for the A3 measurement event, and the user equipment needs to repeatedly send the measurement report when generating the measurement report for the A3 measurement event.

Preferably, step S401 may include the steps of: receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration for all measurement reports. In step S402, after forming any measurement report, the ue may determine a transmission mode of the measurement report according to the measurement configuration corresponding to the measurement report.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for the primary cell. Step S402 may include the steps of: when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side, if the signal strength of the main cell is smaller than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is larger than the first path loss threshold, the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold. Step S402 may include the steps of: when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is not sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side, if the signal strength of the main cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is less than the second path loss threshold, sending the measurement report through the bearer on the main base station side; if the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, sending a measurement report through the bearing of the auxiliary base station side; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, sending a measurement report randomly through the bearing of the main base station side or the bearing of the auxiliary base station side.

Further working principles and further implementation manners of the embodiment of the present invention can refer to the embodiment shown in fig. 3, and are not described herein again.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement configuration apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The measurement configuration means 50 shown in fig. 5 may be used on the network side, e.g. a base station. The measurement configuration apparatus 50 may include a reporting indication information sending module 501 and a measurement report receiving module 502.

The reporting indication information sending module 501 is adapted to carry reporting indication information in measurement configuration and send the measurement configuration to a user equipment, where the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, where repeatedly sending the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on a primary base station side and a bearer on an auxiliary base station side; the measurement report receiving module 502 is adapted to receive the measurement report sent by the ue in the manner indicated by the reporting indication information.

Preferably, the reporting indication information sending module 501 may include a reporting indication information sending unit 5011, and the reporting indication information sending unit 5011 is adapted to carry the reporting indication information in the measurement configuration for the measurement identifier, for the measurement event, or for all measurement reports, and send the measurement configuration to the ue.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for the primary cell. The measurement report receiving module 502 may include a first measurement report receiving unit 5021. The first measurement report receiving unit 5021 is adapted to receive the same measurement report sent by the ue through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is smaller than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is greater than the first path loss threshold when the reporting indication indicates that the ue repeatedly sends the measurement report.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold. The measurement report receiving module 502 may include a second measurement report receiving unit 5022. The second measurement report receiving unit 5022 is adapted to receive a measurement report sent by the ue through a bearer on the primary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is less than the second path loss threshold when the reporting indication information indicates that the ue does not repeatedly send the measurement report; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through a bearer on the side of the auxiliary base station; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side randomly.

For more details of the operation principle and the operation mode of the measurement configuration apparatus 50, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions in fig. 3 to 4, which are not described herein again.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement reporting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The measurement reporting apparatus 60 shown in fig. 6 can be used on the user equipment side. The measurement reporting apparatus 60 may include a reporting indication information receiving module 601 and a measurement report sending module 602.

The reporting indication information receiving module 601 is adapted to receive reporting indication information carried in a measurement configuration, where the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send a measurement report, where repeatedly sending the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on a primary base station side and a bearer on an auxiliary base station side; the measurement report sending module 602 is adapted to send the measurement report according to the manner indicated by the reporting indication information.

Preferably, the reporting indication information receiving module 601 may include a first reporting indication information receiving unit 6011. The first reporting indicator receiving unit 6011 is adapted to receive the reporting indicator carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement identifier.

Further, the measurement report sending module 602 may include a measurement identity determination unit 6021 and a first measurement report sending unit 6022. The measurement identity determination unit 6021 is adapted to determine a first measurement identity corresponding to the measurement report; the first measurement report sending unit 6022 is adapted to send the measurement report in a manner indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement identifier.

Preferably, the reporting indication information receiving module 601 may include a second reporting indication information receiving unit 6012. The second reporting indicator receiving unit 6012 is adapted to receive the reporting indicator carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement event.

Further, the measurement report sending module 602 may include a measurement event determining unit 6023 and a second measurement report sending unit 6024. A measurement event determination unit 6023 is adapted to determine a first measurement event to which the measurement report corresponds; the second measurement report sending unit 6024 is adapted to send the measurement report in a manner indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement event.

Preferably, the reporting indication information receiving module 601 may include a third reporting indication information receiving unit 6013. The third reporting indicator receiving unit 6013 is adapted to receive the reporting indicator carried in the measurement configuration for all measurement reports.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for the primary cell. The measurement report transmission module 602 may include a third measurement report transmission unit 6025. The third measurement report sending unit 6025 is adapted to send the same measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is less than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is greater than the first path loss threshold when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side.

Preferably, the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the measurement report transmission module 602 may include a fourth measurement report transmission unit 6026. The fourth measurement report sending unit 6026 is adapted to, when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is not sent through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side, send the measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is less than the second path loss threshold; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, the measurement report is sent through the load of the auxiliary base station side; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, randomly sending a measurement report through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side.

For more details of the working principle and the working mode of the measurement reporting apparatus 60, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions in fig. 3 to fig. 5, which are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a storage medium, on which computer instructions are stored, and when the computer instructions are operated, the steps of the measurement configuration method shown in fig. 3 can be executed. The storage medium may include ROM, RAM, magnetic or optical disks, etc.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses another storage medium, wherein a computer instruction is stored on the storage medium, and the steps of the measurement reporting method shown in fig. 4 can be executed when the computer instruction runs. The storage medium may include ROM, RAM, magnetic or optical disks, etc.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a base station which can comprise a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is stored with computer instructions capable of running on the processor. The processor, when executing the computer instructions, may perform the steps of the measurement configuration method shown in fig. 3.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses user equipment which can comprise a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is stored with computer instructions capable of running on the processor. The processor, when executing the computer instructions, may perform the steps of the measurement reporting method shown in fig. 4. The user equipment includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet computer and other terminal equipment.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses another measurement reporting method, which can be used for the user equipment side. As shown in fig. 7, the measurement reporting method may include the following steps:

step S701: determining a plurality of measurement reporting conditions corresponding to a plurality of measurement reports of the same frequency;

step S702: determining a sending mode of the measurement report according to the plurality of measurement reporting conditions, wherein the sending mode comprises whether the measurement report is sent repeatedly, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending of the same measurement report through the load of the main base station side and the load of the auxiliary base station side;

step S703: and sending the measurement report according to the determined sending mode.

The user equipment in this embodiment is in a dual connection state formed by the LTE system and the new wireless system. And the user equipment is configured with Split SRBs, that is, the SRBs of the primary base station side and the SRBs of the secondary base station side, which means that the user equipment can send signaling through two paths.

In implementations, event-triggered measurement reports are generally more important than non-event-triggered measurement reports. For example, measurement events A3, a4 trigger measurement reports of higher importance than periodic measurement triggered measurement reports. And the reporting condition in the measurement configuration triggered by the event, that is, the measurement event and the threshold or offset corresponding to the measurement event, sends the measurement report when the measurement of the UE meets the measurement reporting condition. Therefore, the UE can determine the importance of the measurement report triggered by the event according to the measurement report condition. And then, when the importance of the measurement report is high, the measurement report is repeatedly sent to ensure that the network side accurately receives the measurement report, so that the subsequent mobile decision is carried out, and the communication quality is improved.

Preferably, step S702 may include the steps of: the determining the sending mode of the measurement report according to the measurement reporting conditions comprises: and if the offset of the measurement reporting condition in the measurement reporting conditions is the maximum offset or the signal threshold is the highest signal threshold, determining that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is to repeatedly send the measurement report, and otherwise, determining that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is not to repeatedly send the measurement report.

In a specific implementation, the base station may configure a plurality of measurement reporting conditions for a frequency to be measured, and may determine the importance and urgency of a measurement report according to the plurality of measurement reporting conditions.

For example, for a cell on the same frequency as the serving cell, the base station may configure two measurement identifiers, where the two identifiers may correspond to different reporting conditions, the reporting condition of the measurement identifier 1 is that the signal of the neighboring cell is higher than the offset-2 of the serving cell, and the reporting condition of the measurement identifier 2 is that the signal of the neighboring cell is higher than the offset 0 of the serving cell. Since the offset in the reporting condition of the measurement identifier 2 is greater than the offset in the reporting condition of the measurement identifier 1, which indicates that the UE triggers the measurement report of the measurement identifier 2 relative to the time for sending the measurement report of the measurement identifier 1, the signal of the serving cell is more deteriorated, and therefore it can be determined that the measurement report of the measurement identifier 2 is urgent, and the measurement report is more important, and the sending of the measurement report can be repeated, otherwise the base station may not accurately receive the measurement report, and a link may be interrupted if the measurement report is serious.

In another application scenario of the present invention, the base station sets a plurality of different a4 signal thresholds for the same frequency to be measured. Upon reaching multiple signal thresholds, the UE may send measurement reports. In order to ensure the accuracy and mobility performance of reporting, the UE determines that the measurement report corresponding to the highest signal threshold is repeatedly sent, that is, repeatedly sent to the network.

It can be understood that, when determining a measurement report that needs to be repeatedly transmitted, a measurement report corresponding to at least one measurement reporting condition with the largest offset or the highest signal threshold among the multiple measurement reporting conditions may also be selected for repeated transmission. Specifically, the at least one measurement reporting condition with the largest offset or the highest signal threshold among the multiple measurement reporting conditions may refer to the at least one measurement reporting condition that is ranked first when the multiple measurement reporting conditions are ranked in a descending order according to the offset or the signal threshold.

It can be understood that, when determining a measurement report that needs to be repeatedly sent, the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition may also be repeatedly sent when an offset in the multiple measurement reporting conditions is greater than a set offset or a signal threshold is greater than a set threshold.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses another measurement reporting device, and the measurement reporting device 80 can be used for the user equipment side. As shown in fig. 8, the measurement reporting apparatus 80 may include a measurement reporting condition determining module 801, a sending method determining module 802, and a measurement report sending module 803.

The measurement report condition determining module 801 is adapted to determine a plurality of measurement report conditions corresponding to a plurality of measurement reports of the same frequency.

The sending method determining module 802 is adapted to determine a sending method of the measurement report according to the multiple measurement reporting conditions, where the sending method includes whether to repeatedly send the measurement report, and the repeatedly sending the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on the primary base station side and a bearer on the secondary base station side.

The measurement report sending module 803 is adapted to send the measurement report according to the determined sending manner.

Preferably, the sending mode determining module 802 determines that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is to repeatedly send the measurement report when the offset of the measurement reporting condition in the multiple measurement reporting conditions is the maximum offset or the signal threshold is the highest signal threshold, and otherwise determines that the sending mode of the measurement report corresponding to the measurement reporting condition is not to repeatedly send the measurement report.

For more details of the working principle and the working mode of the measurement reporting apparatus 80, reference may be made to the relevant description in fig. 7, which is not described herein again.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A measurement configuration method is used for a network side, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

carrying reporting indication information in measurement configuration and sending the reporting indication information to user equipment, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeated sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a load of a main base station side and a load of an auxiliary base station side;

and receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending the reporting indicator carried in the measurement configuration to the ue comprises:

and carrying the reporting indication information in measurement configuration aiming at a measurement identifier, a measurement event or all measurement reports, and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for a primary cell; the receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment in the manner indicated by the reporting indication information includes:

and when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment repeatedly sends the measurement report, if the signal strength of the main cell is smaller than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is larger than the first path loss threshold, receiving the same measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearing of the main base station side and the bearing of the auxiliary base station side.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment in the manner indicated by the reporting indication information includes:

when the reporting indication information indicates that the user equipment does not repeatedly send the measurement report, if the signal strength of the main cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment through the bearer on the main base station side; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through a bearer on the side of the auxiliary base station; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side randomly.

5. A measurement reporting method is used for a user equipment side, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving reporting indication information carried in measurement configuration, wherein the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send a measurement report, and the repeatedly sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearing of a main base station side and a bearing of an auxiliary base station side;

and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving reporting indication information carried in a measurement configuration comprises:

and receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement identifier.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the sending the measurement report according to the manner indicated by the reporting indication information comprises:

determining a first measurement identifier corresponding to the measurement report;

and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement identifier.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving reporting indication information carried in a measurement configuration comprises:

receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration for the measurement event.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the sending the measurement report according to the manner indicated by the reporting indication information comprises:

determining a first measurement event corresponding to the measurement report;

and sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement event.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the receiving reporting indication information carried in a measurement configuration comprises:

receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration for all measurement reports.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first path loss threshold for a primary cell; the sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information includes:

when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side, if the signal strength of the main cell is smaller than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is larger than the first path loss threshold, the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side.

12. The method according to claim 5, wherein the measurement configuration includes a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information includes:

when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is not sent through the bearer on the main base station side and the bearer on the auxiliary base station side, if the signal strength of the main cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the main cell is less than the second path loss threshold, sending the measurement report through the bearer on the main base station side; if the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, sending a measurement report through the bearing of the auxiliary base station side; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, sending a measurement report randomly through the bearing of the main base station side or the bearing of the auxiliary base station side.

13. A measurement configuration apparatus, comprising:

a reporting indication information sending module, adapted to carry reporting indication information in measurement configuration and send the reporting indication information to a user equipment, where the reporting indication information indicates whether the user equipment repeatedly sends a measurement report, and the repeatedly sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on a primary base station side and a bearer on an auxiliary base station side;

and the measurement report receiving module is suitable for receiving the measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the reporting indication information sending module comprises:

and the reporting indication information sending unit is suitable for carrying the reporting indication information in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement identifier, the measurement event or all the measurement reports and sending the reporting indication information to the user equipment.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first pathloss threshold for a primary cell; the measurement report receiving module includes:

and a first measurement report receiving unit, adapted to receive, when the reporting indication information indicates that the ue repeatedly sends a measurement report, the same measurement report sent by the ue through a bearer on the primary base station side and a bearer on the secondary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is less than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is greater than the first path loss threshold.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the measurement report receiving module includes:

a second measurement report receiving unit, adapted to receive, when the reporting indication information indicates that the ue does not repeatedly send a measurement report, a measurement report sent by the ue through a bearer on a primary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is less than the second path loss threshold; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through a bearer on the side of the auxiliary base station; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, receiving a measurement report sent by the user equipment through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side randomly.

17. A measurement reporting apparatus, comprising:

a reporting indication information receiving module, adapted to receive reporting indication information carried in a measurement configuration, where the reporting indication information indicates whether to repeatedly send a measurement report, where the repeatedly sending of the measurement report refers to sending the same measurement report through a bearer on a primary base station side and a bearer on an auxiliary base station side;

and the measurement report sending module is suitable for sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the reporting indication information receiving module comprises:

the first reporting indication information receiving unit is suitable for receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement identifier.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the measurement report sending module comprises:

a measurement identifier determining unit, adapted to determine a first measurement identifier corresponding to the measurement report;

and the first measurement report sending unit is suitable for sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement identifier.

20. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the reporting indication information receiving module comprises:

and the second reporting indication information receiving unit is suitable for receiving the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration aiming at the measurement event.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the measurement report sending module comprises:

a measurement event determination unit adapted to determine a first measurement event corresponding to the measurement report;

and the second measurement report sending unit is suitable for sending the measurement report according to the mode indicated by the reporting indication information corresponding to the first measurement event.

22. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the reporting indication information receiving module comprises:

a third reporting indication information receiving unit, adapted to receive the reporting indication information carried in the measurement configuration for all measurement reports.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the measurement configuration comprises a first signal threshold or a first path loss threshold for a primary cell; the measurement report transmission module includes: and a third measurement report sending unit, adapted to send, when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is sent through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side, the same measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is less than the first signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is greater than the first path loss threshold.

24. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the measurement configuration includes a second signal threshold or a second path loss threshold; the measurement report transmission module includes:

a fourth measurement report sending unit, adapted to send, when the reporting indication information indicates that the same measurement report is not sent through the bearer on the primary base station side and the bearer on the secondary base station side, the measurement report through the bearer on the primary base station side if the signal strength of the primary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the primary cell is less than the second path loss threshold; if the signal strength of the auxiliary cell is greater than the second signal threshold or the path loss of the auxiliary cell is less than the second path loss threshold, the measurement report is sent through the load of the auxiliary base station side; and if the signal intensity of the main cell and the signal intensity of the auxiliary cell are both smaller than the second signal threshold, or the path loss of the main cell and the path loss of the auxiliary cell are both larger than the second path loss threshold, randomly sending a measurement report through the load of the main base station side or the load of the auxiliary base station side.

25. A storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program is operable to perform the steps of the measurement configuration method of any of claims 1 to 4.

26. A storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program is configured to perform the steps of the measurement reporting method according to any one of claims 5 to 12 when running.

27. A base station comprising a memory and a processor, the memory having stored thereon a computer program operable on the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of the measurement configuration method of any of claims 1 to 4.

28. A user equipment comprising a memory and a processor, the memory having stored thereon a computer program operable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to perform the steps of the measurement reporting method according to any of claims 5 to 12.