US-12628023-B2 - Methods, devices, and systems for configuring UE with quality indication for minimization of drive test

Abstract

The present disclosure describes methods, system, and devices for configuring a user equipment (UE) with quality information for minimization of drive test (MDT). One method includes sending, by the RAN node, a configuration message to the UE, the configuration message comprising the quality information, so that the UE performs an MDT task and reports at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information; and receiving, by the RAN node, the at least one MDT measurement result from the UE. Another method includes receiving, by the UE, a configuration message from a RAN node, the configuration message comprising the quality information; and performing, by the UE, an MDT task and reporting at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information.

Inventors

• Yan Xue
• Feng Xie
• Li Yang

Assignees

• ZTE CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20231016

Claims (20)

1. 1 . A method for wireless communication, comprising: sending, by a radio access network (RAN) node, a configuration message to a user equipment (UE), the configuration message comprising quality information to configure the UE to perform a minimization of drive test (MDT) task, wherein the UE reports at least one MDT measurement result to the RAN node according to the quality information, and wherein the quality information comprises at least one of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information; and receiving, by the RAN node, the at least one MDT measurement result from the UE.
2. 2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the quality information comprises at least two of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information.
3. 3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the RAN node compiles and sends a radio resource control (RRC) message to the UE, and wherein the RRC message comprises the configuration message for the UE.
4. 4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein upon receiving the precision information, the UE determines at least one of a measurement method, or a report method.
5. 5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the precision information comprises at least one of a position precision, a signal strength precision, a receiving power precision, or a transmission rate precision.
6. 6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein: the UE performs the MDT task according to the precision information; or the UE reports the MDT measurement result according to the precision information.
7. 7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reliability information indicates a level of reliability of more than one levels of reliability of MDT task result.
8. 8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the intention information comprises at least one of a desired measurement goal, a desired measurement demand, a service intention, or a service demand.
9. 9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data-processing information comprises at least one of parameters for data processing, data encryption, data compression, or data statistics.
10. 10 . A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a configuration message from a radio access network (RAN) node, the configuration message comprising quality information, wherein the quality information comprises at least one of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information; and performing, by the UE, a minimization of drive test (MDT) task and reporting at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information.
11. 11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the quality information comprises at least two of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information.
12. 12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein upon receiving the precision information, the UE determines at least one of a measurement method, or a report method.
13. 13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the precision information comprises at least one of a position precision, a signal strength precision, a receiving power precision, or a transmission rate precision.
14. 14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein: the UE performs the MDT task according to the precision information; or the UE reports the MDT measurement result according to the precision information.
15. 15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the RAN node is configured to compile and send a radio resource control (RRC) message to the UE, and wherein the RRC message comprises the configuration message for the UE.
16. 16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the reliability information indicates a level of reliability of more than one levels of reliability of MDT task result.
17. 17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the intention information comprises at least one of a desired measurement goal, a desired measurement demand, a service intention, or a service demand.
18. 18 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the data-processing information comprises at least one of parameters for data processing, data encryption, data compression, or data statistics.
19. 19 . An apparatus comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to perform: sending a configuration message to a user equipment (UE), the configuration message comprising the quality information to configure the UE to performs a minimization of drive test (MDT) task, wherein the UE reports at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information, and wherein the quality information comprises at least one of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information; and receiving the at least one MDT measurement result from the UE.
20. 20 . An apparatus comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a configuration message from a radio access network (RAN) node, the configuration message comprising quality information, wherein the quality information comprises at least one of precision information, reliability information, intention information, or data-processing information; and performing a MDT) task and reporting at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2021/093279, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC on May 12, 2021, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure is directed generally to wireless communications. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for configuring a user equipment (UE) with quality indication for minimization of drive test (MDT). BACKGROUND Wireless communication technologies are moving the world toward an increasingly connected and networked society. In some previous generation of wireless communications, manual driving test has been used to perform various kinds of driving test against various network associated objects and quantities. This manual driving test is time consuming and costly. In recent developing generations of wireless communications, minimization of drive test (MDT) emerges to replace manual driving test to perform various kinds of driving test of MDT tasks against various network associated objects and quantities and to collect MDT measurement results. However, there are various problems/issues associated with the present MDT framework. For example but not limited to, one problem/issue may be that the present MDT mechanism framework may not meet a specific quality requirement for a particular MDT task. The present disclosure describes various embodiments for configuring a user equipment (UE) with quality indication for minimization of drive test (MDT), addressing at least one of the problems/issues discussed above. The present disclosure may enhance MDT mechanism and configuration of selecting and configuring UE with various MDT tasks, improving a technology field in the wireless communication. SUMMARY This document relates to methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication, and more specifically, for configuring a user equipment (UE) with quality indication for minimization of drive test (MDT). In one embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method for wireless communication. The method includes configuring, by a radio access network (RAN) node, a user equipment (UE) with quality information for minimization of drive test (MDT) by: sending, by the RAN node, a configuration message to the UE, the configuration message comprising the quality information, so that the UE performs an MDT task and reports at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information; and receiving, by the RAN node, the at least one MDT measurement result from the UE. In another embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method for wireless communication. The method includes configuring a user equipment (UE) with quality information for minimization of drive test (MDT) by: receiving, by the UE, a configuration message from a radio access network (RAN) node, the configuration message comprising the quality information; and performing, by the UE, an MDT task and reporting at least one MDT measurement result according to the quality information. In another embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method for wireless communication. The method includes configuring, by a core network (CN), a user equipment (UE) with quality information for minimization of drive test (MDT) by: sending, by the CN, a start message to a radio access network (RAN) node, the start message comprising the quality information, wherein: in response to receiving the start message, the RAN node sends a configuration message to the UE, the configuration message comprising the quality information, so that the UE performs an MDT task and reports an MDT measurement result according to the quality information. In some other embodiments, an apparatus for wireless communication may include a memory storing instructions and a processing circuitry in communication with the memory. When the processing circuitry executes the instructions, the processing circuitry is configured to carry out the above methods. In some other embodiments, a device for wireless communication may include a memory storing instructions and a processing circuitry in communication with the memory. When the processing circuitry executes the instructions, the processing circuitry is configured to carry out the above methods. In some other embodiments, a computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the above methods. The above and other aspects and their implementations are described in greater detail in the drawings, the descriptions, and the claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1A shows an example of a wireless communication system include a core network, a wireless network node, and one or more user equipment. FIG. 1B shows a schematic diagram of configuring a user equipment (UE) for minimization of drive test (MDT). FIG. 2 shows an exampl