A method, device, base station and storage medium for determining a default beam

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method, device, base station and storage medium for determining a default beam. In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a state pool, and the state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to the successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; and according to the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, device, base station and storage medium for determining a default beam. [Background technology]

[0002] At present, in the standardization process of the 17th version (Rel-17) of the New Radio (NR) system, one of the ways to further enhance the Multiple-In Multiple-Out (MIMO) technology is to introduce a unified beam configuration framework (Unified TCI framework), which is used to simultaneously indicate that the uplink control channel, downlink control channel, and data channel in one or more carriers use the same direction of the transceiver beam. Under the unified beam configuration framework, the base station sends downlink control information (DCI) signaling to the user equipment (UE). Before the DCI signaling takes effect, the UE needs to decode the DCI signaling and obtain the transmission configuration indication (TCI) status. After the DCI signaling takes effect, the UE transmits and receives uplink signals and / or downlink signals according to the transceiver beam indicated by the TCI status.

[0003] Before the DCI signaling takes effect, if the UE has not determined the transmit and receive beams, if the UE needs to transmit and receive uplink signals and / or downlink signals, it is necessary to determine a default beam. However, the prior art does not define the selection of a default beam. Therefore, before the DCI signaling takes effect, the base station and the UE may use different beams to transmit and receive uplink signals and / or downlink signals, resulting in the uplink signals and / or downlink signals being unable to be successfully received, thereby reducing the communication quality. [Summary of the invention]

[0004] In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method, device, base station and storage medium for determining a default beam, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0005] On the one hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for determining a default beam, the method comprising:

[0006] Configuring the user equipment through the configuration information in the first signaling, where the configuration information includes a state pool, and the state pool includes a plurality of transmission configuration indication states;

[0007] In response to the user equipment being configured successfully, activating at least one transmission configuration indication state through second signaling;

[0008] Receiving an activation confirmation message sent by a user device;

[0009] A default beam of the user equipment is determined according to the second signaling.

[0010] Optionally, the default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam;

[0011] After receiving the activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment, the method further includes:

[0012] indicating a specified transmission configuration indication state to the user equipment through a third signaling;

[0013] Determine a downlink beam used for sending the third signaling as a default downlink beam;

[0014] An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the specified transmission configuration indication state is determined as a default uplink beam.

[0015] Optionally, the default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam;

[0016] Determining, according to the second signaling, a default beam of the user equipment includes:

[0017] Determine the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state as a default downlink beam;

[0018] An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state is determined as a default uplink beam.

[0019] Optionally, after indicating the specified transmission configuration indication state to the user equipment through the third signaling, the method further includes:

[0020] Determining whether the specified transmission configuration indication state is a downlink transmission configuration indication state or an uplink transmission configuration indication state;

[0021] If it is determined that the designated transmission configuration indication state is a downlink transmission configuration indication state, a default downlink beam is determined.

[0022] Optionally, determining a default downlink beam includes:

[0023] The downlink beam used to send the third signaling is determined as a default downlink beam.

[0024] Optionally, determining a default downlink beam includes:

[0025] The downlink beam indicated by the first activated downlink transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default downlink beam.

[0026] Optionally, it also includes:

[0027] If it is determined that the designated transmission configuration indication state is an uplink transmission configuration indication state, a default uplink beam is determined.

[0028] Optionally, determining a default uplink beam includes:

[0029] The uplink beam for sending the activation confirmation message is determined as the default uplink beam, and the activation confirmation message is a confirmation message that the user equipment successfully receives the second signaling.

[0030] Optionally, determining a default uplink beam includes:

[0031] The uplink beam corresponding to the first activated uplink transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default uplink beam.

[0032] Optionally, before configuring the user equipment by using the configuration information in the first signaling, the method further includes:

[0033] Sending a synchronization signal block to the user equipment within a specified period, where the synchronization signal block includes random access information, so that the user equipment performs random access according to the random access information;

[0034] In response to the user equipment's random access being successful, the step of configuring the user equipment using the configuration information in the first signaling is continued.

[0035] Optionally, the default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam, and further includes:

[0036] Determine the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block as the default downlink beam;

[0037] An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block is determined as a default uplink beam.

[0038] Optionally, it also includes:

[0039] Acquire configuration information of multiple control resource sets, where the configuration information of the control resource sets includes identification codes;

[0040] comparing identification codes of a plurality of control resource sets;

[0041] Determine the downlink beam corresponding to the control resource set with the smallest identification code obtained by comparison as a default downlink beam;

[0042] An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the control resource set with the smallest identification code obtained by comparison is determined as a default uplink beam. On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for determining a default beam, including:

[0043] A configuration unit, configured to configure the user equipment through configuration information in the first signaling, where the configuration information includes a state pool, and the state pool includes a plurality of transmission configuration indication states;

[0044] an activating unit, configured to activate at least one transmission configuration indication state through a second signaling in response to a successful configuration of the user equipment;

[0045] A receiving unit, configured to receive an activation confirmation message sent by a user equipment;

[0046] The first determination unit is used to determine a default beam of the user equipment according to the second signaling.

[0047] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a storage medium, which includes a stored program, wherein when the program is run, the device where the storage medium is located is controlled to execute the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam.

[0048] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a base station, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store information including program instructions, and the processor is used to control the execution of the program instructions, and is characterized in that the program instructions implement the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam when loaded and executed by the processor.

[0049] In the scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; based on the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

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[0050] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0051] Figure 1 A flowchart of a method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 2 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 3 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 4 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of a device for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a base station provided in an embodiment of the present invention. [Specific implementation method]

[0057] In order to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0058] It should be clear that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0059] The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms "a", "said" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings.

[0060] It should be understood that the term "and / or" used in this article is only a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0061] It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe the set thresholds in the embodiments of the present invention, these set thresholds should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the set thresholds from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present invention, the first set threshold may also be referred to as the second set threshold, and similarly, the second set threshold may also be referred to as the first set threshold.

[0062] Based on the 3GPP NR protocol, the base station and UE determine the optimal transmit and receive beams through beam training, and transmit and receive signals through the optimal transmit and receive beams, thereby improving the transmission reliability of uplink and / or downlink signals. In actual deployment environments, in order to further enhance MIMO technology, a unified beam configuration framework is introduced, which is used to simultaneously indicate that the uplink control channel, downlink control channel, and data channel in one or more carriers use the same direction of transmit and receive beams. Under the unified beam configuration framework, the base station first configures the UE. After the configuration is successful, the base station sends a multiple access channel control element (MAC Control Element, abbreviated as: MAC CE) signaling to the UE to activate the TCI state. After activation, a TCI state is indicated through the downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, abbreviated as: DCI) signaling. Before the DCI signaling takes effect, the UE needs to decode the DCI signaling and obtain the transmission configuration indication (transmission configuration indication, abbreviated as: TCI) state. After the DCI signaling takes effect, the uplink signal and / or downlink signal is received and sent according to the transceiver beam indicated by the TCI state.

[0063] Before the DCI signaling takes effect, if the UE has not determined the transceiver beam, the prior art does not define the selection of the default beam. If the UE needs to transmit and receive uplink signals and / or downlink signals at this time, the base station and the UE may use different beams to transmit and receive uplink signals and / or downlink signals, resulting in the uplink signals and / or downlink signals being unable to be successfully received, thereby reducing the communication quality. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a method for determining a default beam to ensure the communication quality between the base station and the UE before the DCI signaling takes effect.

[0064] Figure 1 A flowchart of a method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0065] Step 101: Configure user equipment through configuration information in first signaling, where the configuration information includes a state pool, and the state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states.

[0066] Step 102: In response to successful configuration of the user equipment, activate at least one transmission configuration indication state through a second signaling.

[0067] Step 103: Receive an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment.

[0068] Step 104: Determine a default beam of the user equipment according to the second signaling.

[0069] In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to the successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; according to the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0070] Figure 2 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0071] Step 201: Configure the UE through first configuration information in a first signaling, where the first signaling includes the first configuration information.

[0072] In the embodiment of the present invention, each step is executed by a base station.

[0073] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first signaling is a radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC for short) signaling.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first configuration information includes a first state pool and a first configuration rule. The first state pool includes multiple TCI states, and the first configuration rule includes configuring an uplink beam and a downlink beam with the same beam direction to transmit and receive uplink signals and downlink signals.

[0075] Step 202: In response to successful UE configuration, activate at least one TCI state through a second signaling.

[0076] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station configures the UE according to the first configuration information, and after the UE is successfully configured, activates at least one TCI state through the second signaling. The second signaling includes the first activation information, and the first activation information includes at least one TCI state in the first state pool.

[0077] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second signaling is MAC CE signaling.

[0078] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may select at least one TCI state to be activated according to its own rules. For example, the base station may determine the first two TCI states in the first state pool as the TCI states to be activated.

[0079] Step 203: Receive an activation confirmation (ACK) message sent by the UE.

[0080] In the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the MAC CE signaling, the UE sends an ACK message to the base station. The ACK message is used to indicate that the MAC CE signaling is received successfully and at least one TCI state indicated by the MAC CE signaling has been successfully activated.

[0081] Step 204: Determine a default beam of the user equipment according to the second signaling.

[0082] In the embodiment of the present invention, the default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam.

[0083] As an optional scheme, according to the second signaling, the base station determines the downlink beam indicated by the first activated TCI state as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal; the base station determines the uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the first activated TCI state as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to send uplink signals.

[0084] As another optional solution, before step 201, it also includes: the base station sends a synchronization signal block (SSB) to the UE within a specified period, and when the UE detects the SSB, it obtains the random access information carried by the SSB, and the UE performs random access according to the random access information; in response to the UE's successful random access, the UE performs RRC configuration and continues to execute step 201. The base station can determine the downlink beam corresponding to the SSB in the most recent random access process as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal; the base station determines the uplink beam with the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the SSB as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to send an uplink signal. Optionally, the specified period is 5 milliseconds (ms).

[0085] As another optional solution, the base station obtains the configuration information of multiple control resource sets (CORESETs) monitored by the UE in the most recent time slot, and the configuration information of the CORESET includes the identification code (ID) of the CORESET; the base station compares the IDs of multiple CORESETs, and determines the downlink beam corresponding to the CORESET with the smallest ID as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal; the UE determines the uplink beam with the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the CORESET with the smallest ID as the default uplink beam, so that the UE can use the beam to send uplink signals. Among them, the UE can obtain the configuration information of the CORESET through RRC signaling.

[0086] In the embodiment of the present invention, it is necessary to determine the default beam of the UE so that the UE can communicate with the base station accurately and with high quality before the DCI signaling takes effect.

[0087] In the technical solution of the method for determining the default beam provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; and according to the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0088] Figure 3 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0089] Step 301: Configure the UE through second configuration information in the first signaling, wherein the first signaling includes the second configuration information.

[0090] In the embodiment of the present invention, each step is executed by a base station.

[0091] In the embodiment of the present invention, the first signaling is RRC signaling.

[0092] In an embodiment of the present invention, the second configuration information includes a second state pool, a third state pool, and a second configuration rule. The second state pool includes multiple downlink transmission configuration indication (DL TCI) states, the third state pool includes multiple uplink transmission configuration indications (UL TCI), and the second configuration rule includes configuring uplink beams and downlink beams with different beam directions to transmit and receive uplink signals and downlink signals.

[0093] Step 302: In response to successful UE configuration, activate at least one DL TCI state and UL TCI state through second signaling.

[0094] In an embodiment of the present invention, the base station configures the UE according to the second configuration information, and after the UE is successfully configured, activates at least one DL TCI state and UL TCI state through the second signaling. The second signaling includes the second activation information, and the second activation information includes at least one DL TCI state in the second state pool and at least one UL TCI in the third state pool.

[0095] In the embodiment of the present invention, the second signaling is MAC CE signaling.

[0096] In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may select at least one DL TCI state and at least one UL TCI to be activated according to its own rules. For example, the base station may determine the first two DL TCI states in the second state pool as the DL TCI states to be activated, and may also determine the first three UL TCI states in the third state pool as the UL TCI states to be activated.

[0097] Step 303: Receive an ACK message sent by the UE.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the MAC CE signaling, the UE sends an ACK message to the base station. The ACK message is used to indicate that the MAC CE signaling is received successfully and at least one DL TCI state and UL TCI state indicated by the MAC CE signaling has been successfully activated.

[0099] Step 304: Indicate the specified TCI state to the UE through a third signaling.

[0100] In the embodiment of the present invention, the third signaling is DCI signaling.

[0101] In an embodiment of the present invention, a base station sends DCI signaling to a UE, and the DCI signaling includes a DL TCI state or a UL TCI state, so that the UE can decode the DCI signaling and obtain the indicated DL TCI state or UL TCI state. After the DCI signaling takes effect, the UE transmits and receives uplink signals and / or downlink signals according to the transmit and receive beams indicated by the DL TCI state or the UL TCI state.

[0102] Step 305 , determine whether the designated TCI state is a DL TCI state or a UL TCI state. If it is a DL TCI state, execute step 306 ; if it is a UL TCI state, execute step 307 .

[0103] In this embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the specified TCI state is the DL TCI state, it indicates that the base station indicates the DLTCI state to the UE, and step 306 is continued; if it is determined that the specified TCI state is the UL TCI state, it indicates that the base station indicates the UL TCI state, and step 307 is continued.

[0104] Step 306: Determine the default downlink beam of the UE.

[0105] As an optional solution, the base station determines the downlink beam used to send the third signaling as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal.

[0106] As another optional solution, according to the second signaling, the base station determines the downlink beam indicated by the first activated DL TCI state as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal.

[0107] As another optional solution, before step 201, it also includes: the base station sends an SSB to the UE within a specified period, and when the UE detects the SSB, it obtains the random access information carried by the SSB, and the UE performs random access according to the random access information; in response to the UE's random access success, the UE performs RRC configuration and continues to perform step 201. The base station can determine the downlink beam corresponding to the SSB in the most recent random access process as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal. Optionally, the specified period is 5ms.

[0108] As another optional solution, the base station obtains the configuration information of multiple CORESETs monitored by the UE in the most recent time slot, and the configuration information of the CORESET includes the ID of the CORESET; the base station compares the IDs of the multiple CORESETs, and determines the downlink beam corresponding to the CORESET with the smallest ID as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal. Among them, the UE can obtain the configuration information of the CORESET through RRC signaling.

[0109] In the embodiment of the present invention, it is necessary to determine the default beam of the UE so that the UE can communicate with the base station accurately and with high quality before the DCI signaling takes effect.

[0110] Step 307: Determine the default uplink beam.

[0111] As an optional solution, the base station determines the uplink beam used to send the ACK message as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the default uplink beam to send uplink signals. The ACK message is a confirmation message that the user equipment successfully receives the second signaling.

[0112] As another optional solution, according to the second signaling, the base station determines the uplink beam indicated by the first activated UL TCI state as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the default uplink beam to send uplink signals.

[0113] As another optional solution, the base station obtains the configuration information of multiple control resource sets (CORESETs) monitored by the UE in the most recent time slot, and the configuration information of the CORESET includes the identification code (ID) of the CORESET; the base station compares the IDs of multiple CORESETs, and determines the uplink beam with the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the compared CORESET with the smallest ID as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the default uplink beam to send uplink signals. Among them, the UE can obtain the configuration information of the CORESET through RRC signaling.

[0114] As another optional solution, before step 201, it also includes: the UE sends a random access request to the base station through a physical random access channel (PRACH for short), the base station sends an SSB to the UE within a specified period, when the UE detects the SSB, it obtains the random access information carried by the SSB, and the UE performs random access according to the random access information; in response to the UE's successful random access, the UE performs RRC configuration and continues to execute step 201. The base station can determine the uplink beam used to send the random access request through PRACH in the most recent random access process as the default uplink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the default uplink beam to send uplink signals. Optionally, the specified period is 5ms.

[0115] In the embodiment of the present invention, it is necessary to determine the default beam of the UE so that the UE can communicate with the base station accurately and with high quality before the DCI signaling takes effect. The default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam.

[0116] In the technical solution of the method for determining the default beam provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; and according to the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0117] Figure 4 A flowchart of another method for determining a default beam provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, the method includes:

[0118] Step 401: Configure the UE through first configuration information in a first signaling, where the first signaling includes the first configuration information.

[0119] Step 402: In response to successful UE configuration, activate at least one TCI state through a second signaling.

[0120] Step 403: Receive an ACK message sent by the UE.

[0121] In the embodiment of the present invention, steps 401 to 403 are the same as steps 201 to 203, and are not described in detail here.

[0122] Step 404: Indicate the designated TCI state to the user equipment through a third signaling.

[0123] In the embodiment of the present invention, the third signaling is downlink control information (Downlink Control Information, DCI for short) signaling.

[0124] In an embodiment of the present invention, the base station sends DCI signaling to the UE, and the DCI signaling includes a TCI state, so that the UE can decode the DCI signaling and obtain the indicated TCI state. After the DCI signaling takes effect, the UE transmits and receives uplink signals and / or downlink signals according to the transmit and receive beams indicated by the TCI state.

[0125] Step 405: Determine the default beam of the UE according to the third signaling.

[0126] In the embodiment of the present invention, the default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam.

[0127] In an embodiment of the present invention, the base station determines the downlink beam used to send the third signaling as the default downlink beam of the UE, so that the UE can use the beam to receive the corresponding downlink signal; the base station determines the uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the specified TCI state as the default uplink beam, so that the UE can use the beam to send the uplink signal.

[0128] In the technical solution of the method for determining the default beam provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; and according to the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0129] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a structure of a device for determining a default beam provided in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the device is used to execute the above-mentioned method for determining a default beam, such as Figure 5 As shown, the device includes: a configuration unit 11, an activation unit 12, a receiving unit 13 and a first determination unit 14.

[0130] The configuration unit 11 is used to configure the user equipment through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a state pool, and the state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states. The configuration unit 11 can be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0131] The activation unit 12 is used to activate at least one transmission configuration indication state through a second signaling in response to the user equipment being configured successfully. The activation unit 12 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0132] The receiving unit 13 is used to receive an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment. The receiving unit 13 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0133] The first determination unit 14 is used to determine a default beam of the user equipment according to the second signaling. The first determination unit 14 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0134] In the embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes an indicating unit 15 , a second determining unit 16 and a third determining unit 17 .

[0135] The indication unit 15 is used to indicate the specified transmission configuration indication state to the user equipment through the third signaling. The indication unit 15 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0136] The second determining unit 16 is used to determine the downlink beam used to send the third signaling as a default downlink beam. The second determining unit 16 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0137] The third determination unit 17 is used to determine an uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the specified transmission configuration indication state as a default uplink beam. The third determination unit 17 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0138] In an embodiment of the present invention, the first determination unit 14 is specifically used to determine the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state as the default downlink beam; and determine the uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state as the default uplink beam.

[0139] In the embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes: a judging unit 18 and a fourth determining unit 19 .

[0140] The determination unit 18 is used to determine whether the specified transmission configuration indication state is a downlink transmission configuration indication state or an uplink transmission configuration indication state. The determination unit 18 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0141] The fourth determination unit 19 is configured to determine a default downlink beam if it is determined that the specified transmission configuration indication state is a downlink transmission configuration indication state. The fourth determination unit 19 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0142] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fourth determining unit 19 is specifically configured to determine the downlink beam used to send the third instruction as a default downlink beam.

[0143] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fourth determination unit 19 is further specifically configured to determine the downlink beam indicated by the first activated downlink transmission configuration indication state as the default downlink beam.

[0144] In the embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes: a fifth determining unit 20.

[0145] The fifth determination unit 20 is configured to determine a default uplink beam if the determination unit 18 determines that the specified transmission configuration indication state is an uplink transmission configuration indication state. The fifth determination unit 20 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0146] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fifth determination unit 20 is specifically used to determine the uplink beam for sending the activation confirmation message as the default uplink beam, and the activation confirmation message is a confirmation message that the user equipment successfully receives the second signaling.

[0147] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fifth determination unit 20 is further specifically configured to determine the uplink beam corresponding to the first activated uplink transmission configuration indication state as the default uplink beam.

[0148] In the embodiment of the present invention, the device further includes: a sending unit 21.

[0149] The sending unit 21 is used to send a synchronization signal block to the user equipment within a specified period, and the synchronization signal block includes random access information, so that the user equipment performs random access according to the random access information; in response to the user equipment random access success, the configuration unit 11 is triggered to continue to perform the step of configuring the user equipment through the configuration information in the first signaling. The sending unit 21 can be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0150] In the embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: a sixth determining unit 22 and a seventh determining unit 23 .

[0151] The sixth determination unit 22 is used to determine the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block as a default downlink beam. The sixth determination unit 22 can be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0152] The seventh determination unit 23 is used to determine an uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block as a default uplink beam. The seventh determination unit 23 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0153] In the embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: an acquiring unit 24 , a comparing unit 25 , an eighth determining unit 26 and a ninth determining unit 27 .

[0154] The acquisition unit 24 is used to acquire configuration information of multiple control resource sets, where the configuration information of the control resource sets includes identification codes of the control resource sets. The acquisition unit 24 may be: a chip, a chip module, or a part of a chip module.

[0155] The comparison unit 25 is used to compare the identification codes of multiple control resource sets. The comparison unit 25 can be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0156] The eighth determination unit 26 is used to determine the downlink beam corresponding to the control resource set with the smallest identification code obtained by comparison as the default downlink beam. The eighth determination unit 26 may be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0157] The ninth determination unit 27 is used to determine the uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the compared control resource set with the minimum identification code as the default uplink beam. The ninth determination unit 27 can be: a chip, a chip module or a part of a chip module.

[0158] In the scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, the user equipment is configured through the configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a status pool, and the status pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states; in response to successful configuration of the user equipment, at least one transmission configuration indication state is activated through the second signaling; an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment is received; based on the second signaling, the default beam of the user equipment is determined, which can improve the communication quality between the base station and the user equipment.

[0159] An embodiment of the present invention provides a storage medium, which includes a stored program, wherein when the program is running, the device where the storage medium is located is controlled to execute the steps of the embodiment of the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam. For a specific description, please refer to the embodiment of the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam.

[0160] An embodiment of the present invention provides a base station, including a memory and a processor, the memory is used to store information including program instructions, the processor is used to control the execution of the program instructions, and the program instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, implement the steps of the embodiment of the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam. For a specific description, please refer to the embodiment of the above-mentioned method for determining the default beam.

[0161] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a base station provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 As shown, the base station 30 of this embodiment includes: a processor 31, a memory 32, and a computer program 33 stored in the memory 32 and executable on the processor 31. When the computer program 33 is executed by the processor 31, the method for determining the default beam in the embodiment is implemented. To avoid repetition, it is not described one by one here. Alternatively, when the computer program is executed by the processor 31, the functions of each model / unit in the device for determining the default beam in the embodiment are implemented. To avoid repetition, it is not described one by one here.

[0162] The base station 30 includes, but is not limited to, a processor 31 and a memory 32. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that Figure 6 This is only an example of the base station 30 and does not constitute a limitation of the base station 30. The base station 30 may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. For example, the base station may also include input and output devices, network access devices, buses, etc.

[0163] The processor 31 may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSP), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.

[0164] The memory 32 may be an internal storage unit of the base station 30, such as a hard disk or memory of the base station 30. The memory 32 may also be an external storage device of the base station 30, such as a plug-in hard disk, a Smart Media (SM) card, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a Flash Card, etc. equipped on the base station 30. Further, the memory 32 may also include both an internal storage unit of the base station 30 and an external storage device. The memory 32 is used to store computer programs and other programs and data required by the base station. The memory 32 may also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0165] The various devices and products described in the above embodiments include modules / units, which may be software modules / units or hardware modules / units, or may be partially software modules / units and partially hardware modules / units. For example, for various devices and products that apply or integrate chips, the various modules / units contained therein may all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, or at least some of the modules / units may be implemented in the form of software programs, which run on the integrated processor inside the chip, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products that apply to or integrate chip modules, the various modules / units contained therein may all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units may be located in the same part of the chip module (such as a chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components, and at least some / units may be implemented in the form of software programs. The software program may be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on the processor integrated inside the chip module, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits; for various devices and products applied to or integrated in the terminal, the modules / units contained therein may all be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits, and different modules / units may be located in the same component (for example, chip, circuit module, etc.) or in different components in the terminal, or at least some modules / units may be implemented in the form of a software program, which runs on the processor integrated inside the terminal, and the remaining (if any) modules / units may be implemented in the form of hardware such as circuits.

[0166] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for determining a default beam, characterized in that: The method comprises: The user equipment is configured through configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information includes a state pool, the state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states, when the configuration information is the first configuration information, the first configuration information includes a first state pool and a first configuration rule, the first state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states, and the first configuration rule includes configuring an uplink beam and a downlink beam with the same beam direction to send and receive uplink signals and downlink signals; or, When the configuration information is the second configuration information, the second configuration information includes a second state pool, a third state pool, and a second configuration rule, the second state pool includes a plurality of downlink transmission configuration indication states, the third state pool includes a plurality of uplink transmission configuration indication states, and the second configuration rule includes configuring uplink beams and downlink beams with different beam directions to send and receive uplink signals and downlink signals; In response to the user equipment being configured successfully, activating at least one of the transmission configuration indication states through second signaling; Receiving an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment; A default beam of the user equipment is determined according to the second signaling.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam; After receiving the activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment, the method further includes: indicating a specified transmission configuration indication state to the user equipment through a third signaling; Determine a downlink beam used for sending the third signaling as the default downlink beam; An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the designated transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default uplink beam.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam; The determining, according to the second signaling, a default beam of the user equipment includes: Determine the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state as the default downlink beam; An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam indicated by the first activated transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default uplink beam.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: After indicating the specified transmission configuration indication state to the user equipment through the third signaling, the method further includes: Determining whether the specified transmission configuration indication state is a downlink transmission configuration indication state or an uplink transmission configuration indication state; If it is determined that the designated transmission configuration indication state is the downlink transmission configuration indication state, the default downlink beam is determined.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The determining the default downlink beam includes: The downlink beam used to send the third signaling is determined as the default downlink beam.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that The determining the default downlink beam includes: The downlink beam indicated by the first activated downlink transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default downlink beam.

7. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that Also includes: If it is determined that the designated transmission configuration indication state is the uplink transmission configuration indication state, the default uplink beam is determined.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The determining the default uplink beam comprises: The uplink beam for sending the activation confirmation message is determined as the default uplink beam, and the activation confirmation message is a confirmation message that the user equipment successfully receives the second signaling.

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The determining the default uplink beam comprises: The uplink beam corresponding to the first activated uplink transmission configuration indication state is determined as the default uplink beam.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before configuring the user equipment by using the configuration information in the first signaling, the method further includes: Sending a synchronization signal block to a user equipment within a specified period, wherein the synchronization signal block includes random access information, so that the user equipment performs random access according to the random access information; In response to the user equipment random access being successful, continue to execute the step of configuring the user equipment through the configuration information in the first signaling.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The default beam includes a default uplink beam and a default downlink beam, and further includes: Determine the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block as the default downlink beam; An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the synchronization signal block is determined as the default uplink beam.

12. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Also includes: Acquire configuration information of multiple control resource sets, where the configuration information of the control resource sets includes identification codes of the control resource sets; comparing identification codes of a plurality of control resource sets; Determine the downlink beam corresponding to the control resource set having the smallest identification code obtained by comparison as a default downlink beam; An uplink beam having the same direction as the downlink beam corresponding to the control resource set having the smallest identification code obtained by comparison is determined as a default uplink beam.

13. A device for determining a default beam, characterized in that: The device comprises: a configuration unit, configured to configure the user equipment through configuration information in the first signaling, the configuration information including a state pool, the state pool including multiple transmission configuration indication states, when the configuration information is the first configuration information, the first configuration information includes a first state pool and a first configuration rule, the first state pool includes multiple transmission configuration indication states, and the first configuration rule includes configuring an uplink beam and a downlink beam with the same beam direction to send and receive uplink signals and downlink signals; or, When the configuration information is the second configuration information, the second configuration information includes a second state pool, a third state pool, and a second configuration rule, the second state pool includes a plurality of downlink transmission configuration indication states, the third state pool includes a plurality of uplink transmission configuration indication states, and the second configuration rule includes configuring uplink beams and downlink beams with different beam directions to send and receive uplink signals and downlink signals; an activating unit, configured to activate at least one of the transmission configuration indication states through a second signaling in response to the user equipment being configured successfully; A receiving unit, configured to receive an activation confirmation message sent by the user equipment; The first determination unit is used to determine a default beam of the user equipment according to the second signaling.

14. A storage medium, characterized in that: The storage medium includes a stored program, wherein when the program is executed, the device where the storage medium is located is controlled to execute the method for determining the default beam according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

15. A base station, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store information including program instructions, and the processor is used to control the execution of the program instructions, characterized in that: When the program instructions are loaded and executed by a processor, the method for determining a default beam according to any one of claims 1 to 12 is implemented.

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