Beam switching method, device, network side equipment and terminal

Abstract

The present invention provides a beam switching method, apparatus, network side equipment and terminal, the method comprising: obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side equipment; wherein the service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels. By adopting the method, the terminal can obtain the measurement configuration information corresponding to the service beam and / or the target beam, wherein the service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels, so that the terminal can perform beam quality measurement based on the measurement configuration information and switch between beams with different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wireless technology, and in particular to a beam switching method, device, network side equipment and terminal. Background Art

[0002] In conventional technology, the primary synchronization signal (PSS), the secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and the physical broadcast channel (PBCH) are transmitted in the synchronization signal block (SSB). Among them, the transmission of SSB is periodic, and is sent according to the synchronization measurement timing configuration (SMTC) period and SMTC duration.

[0003] Among them, multiple SSBs are sent within the SMTC duration, and the sending directions of SSBs with different indexes are different. Through SSB beam sweeping, full coverage of the cell is achieved.

[0004] However, there are coverage holes in actual wireless networks. For example, due to penetration damage, the signal inside a building is poor. One way to solve this problem is to achieve coverage enhancement by properly configuring SSB transmission. Specifically, in the extended coverage scenario, the transmission direction of SSBs with different indexes within the SMTC duration is likely to be the same, and extended coverage is achieved through retransmission. Based on this method, there will be both normal coverage SSBs and coverage enhancement SSBs in the network, and switching between SSBs with different coverage capabilities has become the research focus of current wireless network technology. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the technical solution of the present invention is to provide a beam switching method, device, network side equipment and terminal for realizing switching between beams with different coverage capabilities.

[0006] An embodiment of the present invention provides a beam switching method, which is applied to a terminal, wherein the method includes:

[0007] Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0008] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0009] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises:

[0010] When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

[0011] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0012] Beam related information;

[0013] Measurement method information;

[0014] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0015] Measurement start information.

[0016] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0017] Beam index;

[0018] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0019] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0020] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0021] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0022] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0023] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0024] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0025] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0026] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0027] Optionally, in the beam switching method, according to the measurement start information, when at least one of the following conditions is met, the measurement of the target beam is started:

[0028] The beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0029] The number of times that the beam quality satisfies the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number;

[0030] During the first timing period, the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0031] During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number.

[0032] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises:

[0033] Receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0034] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises: performing beam measurement reporting when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0035] The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold;

[0036] Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold;

[0037] Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number;

[0038] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer;

[0039] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

[0040] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises: defining at least one of the following events as a measurement reporting event:

[0041] The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0042] Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition;

[0043] Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number;

[0044] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer;

[0045] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition;

[0046] The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

[0047] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a beam switching method, which is applied to a network side device, wherein the method includes:

[0048] Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal;

[0049] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0050] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0051] Beam related information;

[0052] Measurement method information;

[0053] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0054] Measurement start information.

[0055] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0056] Beam index;

[0057] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0058] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0059] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0060] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0061] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0062] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0063] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0064] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0065] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0066] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises:

[0067] Sending indication information to the terminal to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0068] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a beam switching device, which is applied to a terminal, wherein the device includes:

[0069] An information acquisition module, used to acquire measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0070] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0071] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a beam switching device, which is applied to a network side device, wherein the device includes:

[0072] An information sending module, used to send measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam to a terminal;

[0073] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0074] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is used for:

[0075] Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0076] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0077] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a network side device, including a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is used to:

[0078] Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal;

[0079] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0080] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, which includes: a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the beam switching method as described in any one of the above items.

[0081] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a network side device, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program, when executed by the processor, implements the beam switching method as described in any one of the above items.

[0082] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps in the beam switching method as described in any one of the above items are implemented.

[0083] At least one of the above technical solutions of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0084] The beam switching method described in an embodiment of the present invention enables the terminal to obtain measurement configuration information corresponding to the service beam and / or target beam, wherein the service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels, so that the terminal can perform beam quality measurement based on the measurement configuration information and switch between beams with different coverage ranges or coverage levels. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0085] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a beam switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0086] Figure 2 This is a second flow chart of the beam switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0087] Figure 3 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the beam switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0088] Figure 4 This is a second structural schematic diagram of the beam switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0089] Figure 5 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[0090] Figure 6 This is a second structural diagram of the network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0091] Figure 7 This is a second structural diagram of the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0092] Figure 8 This is the second structural diagram of the network side device described in the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0093] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved by the present invention more clear, a detailed description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0094] In order to achieve switching between beams with different coverage capabilities, an embodiment of the present invention provides a beam switching method, in which the network side device sends measurement configuration information corresponding to the service beam and / or target beam to the terminal, where the service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels, so that the terminal can perform beam quality measurement based on the measurement configuration information and switch between beams with different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0095] like Figure 1 As shown, the beam switching method according to one implementation manner of an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a terminal, including:

[0096] Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0097] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0098] In one implementation manner, the service beam is one of the normal coverage beam and the extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other one of the normal coverage beam and the extended coverage beam.

[0099] In another implementation manner, the service beam is one of the beam coverage levels, and the target beam is a coverage level in the beam coverage level that is different from the coverage level of the service beam.

[0100] It should be noted that the normal coverage beam is a beam that is normally transmitted according to a pre-configured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission. Those skilled in the art should be able to understand the difference between the normal coverage beam and the extended coverage beam, which will not be described in detail here.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present invention, optionally, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0102] Beam related information;

[0103] Measurement method information;

[0104] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0105] Measurement start information.

[0106] It should be noted that beam-related information refers to beam information for which beam measurement is required, including a service beam and / or a target beam. Optionally, in one embodiment, the beam-related information may also include beam information of a beam operating in an activated BWP and / or beam information of a beam operating in a target BWP.

[0107] In the embodiment of the present invention, optionally, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0108] Beam index;

[0109] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0110] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0111] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0112] In an embodiment of the present invention, optionally, the measurement reference symbol includes an SSB and / or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS); the time domain information includes a period, duration or a transmission offset value of the SSB and / or CSI-RS; the frequency domain information includes: a frequency domain position of the SSB and / or CSI-RS; for example, the frequency domain position includes an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN), a frequency domain bandwidth, a center frequency of the frequency domain bandwidth and / or a starting frequency of the frequency domain bandwidth, etc.

[0113] Furthermore, in the bandwidth part BWP information of the beam, the BWP information includes: BWP ID, frequency domain bandwidth of the BWP, center frequency point of the frequency domain bandwidth and / or starting frequency point of the frequency domain bandwidth.

[0114] In the embodiment of the present invention, the measurement mode information is used to indicate a measurement mode for a terminal to perform beam quality measurement. Optionally, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0115] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0116] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0117] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0118] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0119] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the measurement interval configuration information includes: a measurement interval period, a measurement interval duration and / or a measurement interval time domain start offset.

[0120] In an embodiment of the present invention, the measurement start information is used to indicate parameter information for the terminal to start beam quality measurement. Optionally, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration.

[0121] It should be noted that the measurement start threshold includes but is not limited to only including reference signal receiving power (Reference Signal Receiving Power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (Reference Signal Receiving Quality, RSRQ), signal to interference plus noise ratio (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio, SINR) and / or demodulation bit error rate, which is used to indicate that the terminal starts measuring the target beam when the beam quality of the currently connected service beam meets the threshold value specified by the measurement start threshold.

[0122] The first counting number is used to instruct the terminal to start measuring the target beam when the number of detections that the beam quality meets the preset quality condition exceeds the first counting number when detecting the beam quality of the currently connected source beam.

[0123] The first timing duration is used to instruct the terminal to detect the beam quality of the connected service beam. If the beam quality meets the preset quality condition within the first timing duration, the measurement of the target beam is started.

[0124] Specifically, according to the measurement start information, when at least one of the following conditions is met, the measurement of the target beam is started:

[0125] The beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0126] The number of times that the beam quality satisfies the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number;

[0127] During the first timing period, the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0128] During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number.

[0129] For example, when the measurement start-up information includes the measurement start-up threshold, if the service beam is a beam in the first coverage range, the target beam is a beam in the second coverage range, and the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, when the beam quality is less than or equal to the measurement start-up threshold, the beam quality satisfies the measurement start-up threshold, and the measurement of the target beam is started;

[0130] When the measurement start-up information includes the measurement start-up threshold, if the service beam is the second coverage range beam, the target beam is the first coverage range beam, and the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, if the beam quality is greater than or equal to the measurement start-up threshold, the beam quality satisfies the measurement start-up threshold, and the measurement of the target beam is started;

[0131] When the measurement start information includes the measurement start threshold and the first count number, if the service beam is a beam in the first coverage range, the target beam is a beam in the second coverage range, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the number of times that the beam quality is less than or equal to the measurement start threshold exceeds or equals the first count number, the target beam measurement is started;

[0132] When the measurement start information includes the measurement start threshold and the first timing number, if the service beam is the second coverage range beam, the target beam is the first coverage range beam, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the number of times that the beam quality is greater than or equal to the measurement start threshold exceeds or equals the first counting number, the target beam measurement is started;

[0133] When the measurement start information includes the measurement start threshold and the first timing duration, if the service beam is a beam in the first coverage range, the target beam is a beam in the second coverage range, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the beam quality within the first timing duration is less than or equal to the measurement start threshold, the target beam quality is turned on;

[0134] When the measurement start information includes the measurement start threshold and the first timing duration, if the service beam is the second coverage range beam, the target beam is the first coverage range beam, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the beam quality within the first timing duration is greater than or equal to the measurement start threshold, then the target beam measurement is started;

[0135] When the measurement start information includes the measurement start threshold, the first count number and the first timing duration, if the service beam is a beam in the first coverage range, the target beam is a beam in the second coverage range, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the number of times that the beam quality is less than or equal to the measurement start threshold within the first timing duration is greater than or equal to the first count number, then the target beam measurement is started;

[0136] When the measurement startup information includes the measurement startup threshold, the first counting number and the first timing duration, if the service beam is the second coverage range beam, the target beam is the first coverage range beam, the first coverage range is not better than the second coverage range, and the number of times the beam quality within the first timing duration is greater than or equal to the measurement startup threshold is greater than or equal to the first counting number, then the target beam measurement is started.

[0137] Based on the above, the beam switching method described in the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

[0138] When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

[0139] The first threshold and the second threshold may be issued by a network side device or may be preset in the protocol.

[0140] It should also be noted that the service beam and the target beam can be SSB-based beams or CSI-RS-based beams respectively.

[0141] Wherein, when any of the following conditions is met, it can be determined that the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches the first threshold:

[0142] The beam quality of the serving beam reaches a first threshold;

[0143] The beam quality of the serving beam meets a first threshold for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0144] Within a first preset time period, the beam quality of the serving beam meets a first threshold;

[0145] Within the second preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the serving beam meets the first threshold reaches or exceeds the second preset measurement number;

[0146] Among the multiple service beams, beam qualities of M service beams with the highest beam qualities meet a first threshold, where M is a positive integer.

[0147] When any of the following conditions is met, it can be determined that the beam quality of the target beam of the terminal reaches the second threshold:

[0148] The beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold;

[0149] After a first preset number of consecutive measurements, the beam quality of the target beam meets a second threshold;

[0150] Within the first preset time period, the beam quality of the target beam meets the second threshold;

[0151] Within a second preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the target beam meets the second threshold reaches or exceeds a second preset measurement number;

[0152] Among the multiple target beams, beam qualities of M target beams with the highest beam qualities meet a second threshold, where M is a positive integer.

[0153] It should be noted that the above-mentioned beam quality includes at least one of reference signal receiving power (Reference Signal Receiving Power, RSRP), reference signal receiving quality (Reference Signal Receiving Quality, RSRQ), signal to interference plus noise ratio (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio, SINR) and demodulation bit error rate.

[0154] Based on the above, the first threshold and the second threshold may be threshold values ​​using at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, SINR and demodulation bit error rate as evaluation parameters. When the beam quality decreases or increases to the first threshold or the second threshold, it is determined that the beam quality reaches or satisfies the first threshold or the second threshold.

[0155] Optionally, the beam switching method described in the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

[0156] Receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0157] Optionally, the network side device may send indication information indicating whether to perform measurement reporting to the terminal through broadcast or Radio Resource Control (RRC) message or the like.

[0158] Furthermore, the measurement configuration information sent by the network side device may also be sent to the terminal via broadcast or RRC message.

[0159] Optionally, the beam switching method described in the embodiment of the present invention further includes: performing beam measurement reporting when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0160] The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold;

[0161] Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold;

[0162] Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number;

[0163] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer;

[0164] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

[0165] It should be noted that any of the above-mentioned condition information may be issued by a network-side device or may be pre-defined through a protocol.

[0166] In addition, the above-mentioned beam quality reaches the third threshold, the fourth threshold, the fifth threshold or the sixth threshold, including the beam quality rising to the third threshold, the fourth threshold, the fifth threshold or the sixth threshold, and also includes the beam quality falling to the third threshold, the fourth threshold, the fifth threshold or the sixth threshold.

[0167] The aforementioned measurement beam includes a service beam and / or a target beam, wherein for the service beam and the target beam, the aforementioned thresholds may be different respectively.

[0168] The beam switching method described in the embodiment of the present invention can optionally also introduce measurement reporting events of the terminal to help the network discover coverage holes or coverage blind spots.

[0169] Therefore, optionally, the beam switching method further includes: defining at least one of the following events as a measurement reporting event:

[0170] The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0171] Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition;

[0172] Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number;

[0173] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer;

[0174] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition;

[0175] The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

[0176] It should be noted that any of the above-mentioned condition information may be issued by a network-side device or may be pre-defined through a protocol.

[0177] Furthermore, in each of the above measurement reporting events, the beam quality satisfies the first condition, the second condition, the third condition or the fourth condition, including at least one of the following situations:

[0178] The beam quality is lower than or equal to the corresponding threshold value;

[0179] The beam quality is higher than or equal to the corresponding threshold.

[0180] For example, for the first preset number of consecutive measurements, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the first condition in the following situations:

[0181] In one implementation mode, when a beam quality change between any two measurements of a measured beam within a preset number of times satisfies a preset threshold (first condition), the beam quality is reported to a network side device;

[0182] In another implementation manner, when the beam quality of each measurement of the measured beam meets a preset threshold (first condition) within a preset number of times, the beam quality is reported to the network side device;

[0183] In another implementation manner, when the beam quality changes between all two consecutive measurements of the measured beam within a preset number of times meet a preset threshold (first condition), the beam quality is reported to the network side device;

[0184] In yet another implementation manner, when the final beam quality measurement of the measurement beam meets a preset threshold (first condition), the beam quality is reported to the network side device.

[0185] It should be noted that the above-mentioned change in beam quality includes an increase in beam quality and a decrease in beam quality.

[0186] The above-mentioned measurement beam includes a service beam and / or a target beam, wherein the above-mentioned conditions may be different for the service beam and the target beam.

[0187] Further, for a situation in which the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities among the multiple measurement beams satisfy the fourth condition, it includes:

[0188] The quality of the N beams with the highest beam quality among the serving beam or the beams serving the BWP is lower than a certain threshold; or

[0189] The quality of the N beams with the highest beam quality among the serving beam or the beams serving the BWP is lower than a certain threshold, and the quality of the target beam is higher than a certain threshold.

[0190] It should be noted that, in an embodiment of the present invention, when the beam quality of the N measurement beams with the highest beam quality in the service beam or the beam serving the BWP is lower than a certain threshold, it means that all beams in the current coverage range cannot meet the demand and beam switching is required.

[0191] In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned thresholds and conditions may be based on at least one of RSRP, RSRQ, SINR and demodulation bit error rate as an evaluation parameter, and the specific content of each threshold and condition may be issued by a network side device or may be pre-specified by a protocol.

[0192] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a beam switching method, which is applied to a network side device, such as Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0193] S210, sending measurement configuration information of a serving beam and / or a target beam to a terminal;

[0194] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0195] The beam switching method described in an embodiment of the present invention is that the network side device sends measurement configuration information corresponding to the service beam and / or target beam to the terminal, wherein the service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels, so that the terminal can perform beam quality measurement based on the measurement configuration information and switch between beams with different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0196] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0197] Beam related information;

[0198] Measurement method information;

[0199] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0200] Measurement start information.

[0201] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0202] Beam index;

[0203] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0204] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0205] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0206] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0207] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0208] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0209] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0210] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0211] Optionally, in the beam switching method, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0212] Optionally, the beam switching method further comprises:

[0213] Sending indication information to the terminal to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0214] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a beam switching device, which is applied to a terminal, such as Figure 3 As shown, the device comprises:

[0215] The information acquisition module 310 is used to obtain the measurement configuration information of the service beam and / or the target beam sent by the network side device;

[0216] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0217] Optionally, the beam switching device further includes:

[0218] The switching module 320 is configured to switch from the serving beam to the target beam when the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold.

[0219] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0220] Beam related information;

[0221] Measurement method information;

[0222] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0223] Measurement start information.

[0224] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0225] Beam index;

[0226] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0227] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0228] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0229] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0230] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0231] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0232] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0233] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0234] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0235] Optionally, the beam switching device further comprises:

[0236] The measurement module 330 is configured to start measuring the target beam according to the measurement start information when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0237] The beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0238] The number of times that the beam quality satisfies the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number;

[0239] During the first timing period, the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0240] During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number.

[0241] Optionally, the beam switching device further comprises:

[0242] The information receiving module 340 is used to receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0243] Optionally, the beam switching device further comprises:

[0244] The reporting module 350 is configured to perform beam measurement reporting when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0245] The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold;

[0246] Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold;

[0247] Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number;

[0248] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer;

[0249] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

[0250] Optionally, the beam switching device further comprises:

[0251] The determination module 360 ​​is configured to define at least one of the following events as a measurement reporting event:

[0252] The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0253] Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition;

[0254] Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number;

[0255] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer;

[0256] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition;

[0257] The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

[0258] The embodiment of the present invention also provides another embodiment of a beam switching device, which is applied to a network side device, such as Figure 4 As shown, the device comprises:

[0259] An information sending module 410 is used to send measurement configuration information of a serving beam and / or a target beam to a terminal;

[0260] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0261] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0262] Beam related information;

[0263] Measurement method information;

[0264] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0265] Measurement start information.

[0266] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0267] Beam index;

[0268] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0269] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0270] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0271] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0272] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0273] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0274] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0275] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0276] Optionally, in the beam switching device, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0277] Optionally, the beam switching device further comprises:

[0278] The indication sending module 420 is used to send indication information indicating whether to perform measurement reporting to the terminal.

[0279] The embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, such as Figure 5 As shown, the transceiver 510 is included, wherein the transceiver 510 is used for:

[0280] Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0281] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0282] Optionally, the terminal further includes a processor 520, configured to:

[0283] When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

[0284] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0285] Beam related information;

[0286] Measurement method information;

[0287] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0288] Measurement start information.

[0289] Optionally, in the terminal, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0290] Beam index;

[0291] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0292] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0293] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0294] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0295] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0296] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0297] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0298] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0299] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0300] Optionally, the terminal further includes a processor 520, configured to:

[0301] According to the measurement start information, when at least one of the following conditions is met, the measurement of the target beam is started:

[0302] The beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0303] The number of times that the beam quality satisfies the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number;

[0304] During the first timing period, the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0305] During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number.

[0306] Optionally, in the terminal, the transceiver 510 is further used for:

[0307] Receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0308] Optionally, in the terminal, the transceiver 510 is further configured to: perform beam measurement reporting when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0309] The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold;

[0310] Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold;

[0311] Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number;

[0312] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer;

[0313] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

[0314] Optionally, in the terminal, the transceiver 510 is further configured to: define at least one of the following events as a measurement reporting event:

[0315] The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0316] Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition;

[0317] Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number;

[0318] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer;

[0319] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition;

[0320] The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

[0321] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a network side device, such as Figure 6 As shown, the transceiver 610 is included, wherein the transceiver 610 is used for:

[0322] Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal;

[0323] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0324] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0325] Beam related information;

[0326] Measurement method information;

[0327] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0328] Measurement start information.

[0329] Optionally, in the network side device, the beam related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0330] Beam index;

[0331] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0332] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0333] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0334] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0335] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0336] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0337] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0338] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0339] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0340] Optionally, in the network side device, the transceiver 610 is further used for:

[0341] Sending indication information to the terminal to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0342] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a terminal. Figure 7 As shown, it includes a processor 701; and a memory 703 connected to the processor 701 through a bus interface 702, the memory 703 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 701 when performing operations, and the processor 701 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 703.

[0343] The transceiver 704 is connected to the bus interface 702 and is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 701. Specifically, the processor 701 is used to read the program in the memory 703 and execute the following process:

[0344] Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device;

[0345] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0346] Optionally, in the terminal, the processor 701 is further configured to:

[0347] When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

[0348] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0349] Beam related information;

[0350] Measurement method information;

[0351] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0352] Measurement start information.

[0353] Optionally, in the terminal, the beam-related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0354] Beam index;

[0355] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0356] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0357] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0358] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0359] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0360] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0361] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0362] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0363] Optionally, in the terminal, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0364] Optionally, in the terminal, the processor 701 starts measuring the target beam according to the measurement start information when at least one of the following conditions is met:

[0365] The beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0366] The number of times that the beam quality satisfies the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number;

[0367] During the first timing period, the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold;

[0368] During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number.

[0369] Optionally, in the terminal, the processor 701 is further configured to:

[0370] Receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0371] Optionally, in the terminal, the processor 701 is further configured to:

[0372] When at least one of the following conditions is met, beam measurement reporting is performed:

[0373] The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold;

[0374] Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold;

[0375] Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number;

[0376] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer;

[0377] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

[0378] Optionally, in the terminal, the processor 701 is further configured to:

[0379] At least one of the following events is defined as a measurement reporting event:

[0380] The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements;

[0381] Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition;

[0382] Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number;

[0383] Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer;

[0384] The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition;

[0385] The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

[0386] It should be noted that in Figure 7 In the embodiment, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by processor 701 and various circuits of memory represented by memory 703 are linked together. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 704 may be a plurality of components, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium. For different terminals, the user interface 705 may also be an interface capable of externally connecting or internally connecting required devices, and the connected devices include but are not limited to a keypad, a display, a speaker, a microphone, a joystick, etc. The processor 701 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 703 may store data used by the processor 701 when performing operations.

[0387] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps to implement the above embodiments may be accomplished by hardware, or may be accomplished by instructing related hardware through a program, wherein the program includes instructions for executing part or all of the steps of the above method; and the program may be stored in a readable storage medium, which may be any form of storage medium.

[0388] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a network side device, such as Figure 8 As shown, it includes: a processor 801; and a memory 803 connected to the processor 801 through a bus interface 802, the memory 803 is used to store programs and data used by the processor 801 when performing operations, and the processor 801 calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory 803.

[0389] The transceiver 804 is connected to the bus interface 802 and is used to receive and send data under the control of the processor 801. Specifically, the processor 801 is used to read the program in the memory 803 and execute the following process:

[0390] Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal;

[0391] The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges or coverage levels.

[0392] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement configuration information includes at least one of the following information:

[0393] Beam related information;

[0394] Measurement method information;

[0395] Measurement reporting indication information;

[0396] Measurement start information.

[0397] Optionally, in the network side device, the beam related information includes at least one of the following information:

[0398] Beam index;

[0399] Measuring time domain information of reference symbols;

[0400] measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols;

[0401] Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

[0402] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement mode information includes at least one of the following information:

[0403] Whether measurement intervals are required;

[0404] Measurement interval configuration information;

[0405] Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement;

[0406] Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

[0407] Optionally, in the network side device, the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first counting number and a first timing duration.

[0408] Optionally, in the network side device, the processor 801 is further configured to:

[0409] Sending indication information to the terminal to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

[0410] Among them, Figure 8 In the embodiment, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 801 and memory represented by memory 803. The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 804 may be a plurality of components, i.e., including a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium. The processor 801 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 803 may store data used by the processor 801 when performing operations.

[0411] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps to implement the above embodiments may be accomplished by hardware, or may be accomplished by instructing related hardware through a program, wherein the program includes instructions for executing part or all of the steps of the above method; and the program may be stored in a readable storage medium, which may be any form of storage medium.

[0412] In addition, a specific embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the steps in the beam switching method described in any one of the above items are implemented.

[0413] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed methods and devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0414] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be physically included separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0415] The above-mentioned integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The above-mentioned software functional unit is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform some steps of the sending and receiving methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, referred to as ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, referred to as RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0416] The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary personnel in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A beam switching method, applied to a terminal, characterized in that: The method comprises: Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; The method further comprises: According to the measurement start information, when at least one of the following conditions is met, the measurement of the target beam is started: The beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold; The number of times that the beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; During the first timing duration, the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold; During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

2. The beam switching method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measurement configuration information also includes at least one of the following information: Beam related information; Measurement method information; Measurement reporting indication information.

3. The beam switching method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The beam related information includes at least one of the following information: Beam index; Measuring time domain information of reference symbols; measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols; Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

4. The beam switching method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The measurement method information includes at least one of the following information: Whether measurement intervals are required; Measurement interval configuration information; Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement; Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

5. The beam switching method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Receive indication information sent by the network side device to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

6. The beam switching method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further includes: performing beam measurement reporting when at least one of the following conditions is met: The beam quality of the measurement beam reaches a third threshold; Within the second preset time length, the beam quality of the measurement beam meets a fourth threshold; Within a third preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam meets the fifth threshold reaches a second count number; Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of M beams with the highest beam qualities reach a sixth threshold, where M is an integer; The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to a seventh threshold, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to an eighth threshold.

7. The beam switching method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method further includes: defining at least one of the following events as a measurement reporting event: The beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the first condition for a first preset number of consecutive measurements; Within a fourth preset time period, the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the second condition; Within a fifth preset time length, the number of times that the beam quality of the measurement beam satisfies the third condition reaches a second preset measurement number; Among the multiple measurement beams, the beam qualities of N beams with the highest beam qualities satisfy the fourth condition; wherein N is an integer; The beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam is lower than or equal to the fifth condition, and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam is higher than or equal to the sixth condition; The difference between the beam quality of the service beam in the measurement beam and the beam quality of the target beam in the measurement beam satisfies the seventh condition.

8. A beam switching method, applied to a network side device, characterized in that: The method comprises: Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; When the beam quality of the service beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, the terminal switches from the service beam to the target beam.

9. The beam switching method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The measurement configuration information also includes at least one of the following information: Beam related information; Measurement method information; Measurement reporting indication information.

10. The beam switching method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The beam related information includes at least one of the following information: Beam index; Measuring time domain information of reference symbols; measuring frequency domain information of reference symbols; Measure the bandwidth part BWP information of the reference symbol.

11. The beam switching method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The measurement method information includes at least one of the following information: Whether measurement intervals are required; Measurement interval configuration information; Whether autonomous measurement intervals are used for measurement; Whether there are scheduling restrictions.

12. The beam switching method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Sending indication information to the terminal to indicate whether to perform measurement reporting.

13. A beam switching device, applied to a terminal, characterized in that: The device comprises: An information acquisition module, used to acquire measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; A measurement module is used to start the measurement of the target beam according to the measurement start information when at least one of the following conditions is met: The beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold; The number of times that the beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; During the first timing duration, the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold; During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; A switching module is used to switch from the serving beam to the target beam when the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold.

14. A beam switching device, applied to a network side device, characterized in that: The device comprises: An information sending module, used to send measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam to a terminal; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; When the beam quality of the service beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, the terminal switches from the service beam to the target beam.

15. A terminal, comprising a transceiver, characterized in that: The transceiver is used for: Obtaining measurement configuration information of a service beam and / or a target beam sent by a network side device; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; The terminal further includes a processor, configured to: According to the measurement start information, when at least one of the following conditions is met, the measurement of the target beam is started: The beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold; The number of times that the beam quality of the accessed service beam meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; During the first timing duration, the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold; During the first timing duration, the number of times that the beam quality of the service beam accessed by the terminal meets the measurement start threshold is greater than or equal to the first count number; When the beam quality of the serving beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, switching is performed from the serving beam to the target beam.

16. A network side device, comprising a transceiver, characterized in that: The transceiver is used for: Sending measurement configuration information of the serving beam and / or the target beam to the terminal; The service beam and the target beam correspond to different coverage ranges; the service beam is one of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam, and the target beam is the other of a normal coverage beam and an extended coverage beam; the normal coverage beam is a beam transmitted according to a preconfigured transmission period, and the extended coverage beam is a beam that achieves coverage enhancement through retransmission; The measurement configuration information includes measurement start information, and the measurement start information includes at least one of a measurement start threshold, a first count number, and a first timing duration; When the beam quality of the service beam of the terminal reaches a first threshold and / or the beam quality of the target beam reaches a second threshold, the terminal switches from the service beam to the target beam.

17. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A processor, a memory, and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the beam switching method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

18. A network side device, characterized in that: The method comprises a processor, a memory and a program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the beam switching method according to any one of claims 8 to 12 is implemented.

19. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the steps in the beam switching method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, or implements the steps in the beam switching method according to any one of claims 8 to 12.

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