A communication method and a related apparatus. The method includes: a terminal device receives first indication information sent by a network device. When the first indication information indicates a channel unoccupied time of the network device, within the channel unoccupied time, the terminal device skips performing downlink measurement, skips receiving the downlink data, skips sending a HARQ feedback corresponding to the downlink data, or determines that a downlink measurement result is invalid. Unnecessary measurement can be reduced, a downlink measurement failure caused because a network side does not preempt a channel can be excluded, and measurement efficiency and accuracy of a measurement result can be improved.

Apparatus and method for wireless communications that include RLM or BFD procedures. The apparatus measures one or more reference signals for an RLM procedure or a BFD procedure. The apparatus reduces a rate of the measuring the one or more reference signals for the RLM procedure or the BFD procedure based at least in part on at least one measurement of the one or more reference signals meeting a relaxation criteria.

A method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium provide for scanning, by a device, a radio service area of a small cell radio access node to detect radio signals of one or more radio frequency (RF) bands, the radio signals including transmissions associated with one or more other small cell radio access nodes that are operating in a vicinity of the small cell radio access node, and the small radio access node being configured to alternately operate at multiple RF bands including the one or more RF bands; determining, by the device, a signal strength associated with each of the one or more RF bands; and dynamically optimizing, by device, operation of the small cell radio access node based on the signal strength associated with each of the one or more RF bands.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) may include: receiving a multicast bandwidth part configuration for multicast communications between a base station and the UE, where the multicast bandwidth part configuration includes a maximum number of multiple-input, multiple-output layers to be used for the multicast communications; establishing a multicast link with the base station for multicast communications; determining to use a reduced number of antennas for multicast reception than the number of antennas used for unicast reception, or determining that the UE is able to decode the multicast communications prior to a remaining portion of the multicast communications; and receiving the multicast communications via the reduced number of antennas, or reducing the radio frequency power prior to completion of a number of repetitions or retransmissions of the multicast communications.

Methods, systems, and devices for including power reporting for network power modification are described. That is, a user equipment (UE) and a base station may exchange signaling supporting an MPR update at the UE. In some examples, the UE may transmit, to the base station, a request for resources for performing channel measurements in accordance with a power reduction update associated with the UE. In response, the UE may receive, from the base station, an indication of a set of resources. In some examples, the UE may perform one or more channel measurements using the set of resources based on receiving the indication of the set of resources. In such examples, the UE may transmit, to the base station, a report indicating one or more power parameters associated with the power reduction update based on the one or more channel measurements.

Methods, systems, and devices for including power reporting for network power modification are described. That is, a user equipment (UE) and a base station may exchange signaling supporting an MPR update at the UE. In some examples, the UE may transmit, to the base station, a request for resources for performing channel measurements in accordance with a power reduction update associated with the UE. In response, the UE may receive, from the base station, an indication of a set of resources. In some examples, the UE may perform one or more channel measurements using the set of resources based on receiving the indication of the set of resources. In such examples, the UE may transmit, to the base station, a report indicating one or more power parameters associated with the power reduction update based on the one or more channel measurements.

Embodiments of the present application provide wireless communication method and device, which can obtaining a determination of a signal quality of a cell according to a measurement result of at least one synchronization signal block of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks transmitted in the cell, thereby realizing a judgment of the signal quality of the cell in a 5G system. The method includes: performing, by a terminal device, measurement on at least one synchronization signal block of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks transmitted in a first cell; determining, by the terminal device, a signal quality corresponding to the first cell according to a measurement result.

Embodiments of the present application provide wireless communication method and device, which can obtaining a determination of a signal quality of a cell according to a measurement result of at least one synchronization signal block of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks transmitted in the cell, thereby realizing a judgment of the signal quality of the cell in a 5G system. The method includes: performing, by a terminal device, measurement on at least one synchronization signal block of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks transmitted in a first cell; determining, by the terminal device, a signal quality corresponding to the first cell according to a measurement result.

A cell range determination is made by determining a sector straddling an azimuth line of a first base station with a center at the coordinates of a first base station. The sector is divided into a plurality of subsectors. A nearest neighbor base station is determined in each of the plurality of subsectors. A set of coordinates is determined for the nearest neighbor base station. An average distance between the nearest neighbor base stations is determined. A bearing angle difference between the nearest neighbor base station and the first base station is determined based on the set of coordinates of the nearest neighbor base station. A gain is determined for each of the plurality of subsectors based on the bearing angle difference. A cell range is determined for the first base station based on the gain.

A cell range determination is made by determining a sector straddling an azimuth line of a first base station with a center at the coordinates of a first base station. The sector is divided into a plurality of subsectors. A nearest neighbor base station is determined in each of the plurality of subsectors. A set of coordinates is determined for the nearest neighbor base station. An average distance between the nearest neighbor base stations is determined. A bearing angle difference between the nearest neighbor base station and the first base station is determined based on the set of coordinates of the nearest neighbor base station. A gain is determined for each of the plurality of subsectors based on the bearing angle difference. A cell range is determined for the first base station based on the gain.