Capability acquisition method and apparatus, capability reporting method and apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a capability obtaining method, applicable to a base station, comprising: obtaining capability information of a terminal; wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has a multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to that the terminal can determine a second panel to be used as a backup when communicating with the base station by using a first panel. According to the present disclosure, the base station can determine whether the terminal has the multi-panel beam coordination management capability according to the capability information. In the case that the terminal has the capability, it can be determined that the terminal can determine the second panel to be used as a backup when communicating with the base station by using the first panel, so as to subsequently instruct the terminal to start communication by using the second panel when the communication quality of the first panel does not meet the requirement, so that the terminal can quickly start the second panel without the terminal determining a suitable panel among all panels. This is beneficial to the terminal to quickly start a suitable panel to communicate, reduce communication delay and save power consumption.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to capability acquisition methods, capability reporting methods, capability acquisition devices, capability reporting devices, communication devices, and computer-readable storage media. Background Technology

[0002] When a terminal communicates with a base station, in order to ensure that the terminal can receive signals when it is located at different angles from the base station, multiple antenna panels can be set in the terminal. Each panel can communicate on multiple beams, thereby covering a certain angular range.

[0003] When the communication quality of the currently used panel is poor, the terminal can enable other panels for communication to ensure communication quality. However, since the terminal has multiple independent panels, in order to determine the appropriate panel among multiple panels, beam scanning needs to be performed on each panel separately to determine the panel with the required communication quality. Determining the communication quality for all panels consumes a lot of power and has a large delay. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above, embodiments of this disclosure provide a capability acquisition method, a capability reporting method, a capability acquisition device, a capability reporting device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the technical problems in the related art.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a capability acquisition method is proposed, applicable to a base station, the method comprising:

[0006] Obtain terminal capability information;

[0007] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a capability reporting method is proposed, applicable to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0009] Send capability information to the base station;

[0010] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0011] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a capability acquisition apparatus is provided, applicable to a base station, the apparatus comprising:

[0012] The capability acquisition module is configured to acquire the capability information of the terminal.

[0013] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0014] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, a capability reporting device is provided, applicable to a terminal, the device comprising:

[0015] The capability transmission module is configured to send capability information to the base station;

[0016] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising:

[0018] processor;

[0019] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0020] The processor is configured to execute the aforementioned capability acquisition method and / or capability reporting method.

[0021] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements steps in a capability acquisition method and / or a capability reporting method.

[0022] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the base station can determine whether the terminal has multi-panel beam cooperative management capability by obtaining the terminal's capability information. If the terminal has this capability, it can be determined that when communicating with the base station using the first panel, the terminal can identify a backup second panel. This allows the terminal to be instructed to activate the second panel for communication if the communication quality with the first panel is insufficient. This enables the terminal to quickly activate the second panel without needing to select a suitable panel from all available panels. This facilitates rapid activation of the appropriate panel for communication, reduces communication latency, and saves power consumption. Attached Figure Description

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a capability acquisition method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a capability reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 9 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 10 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 11 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0035] Figure 12 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the determination of a second beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 14 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 15This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 16 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a capability acquisition device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another capability acquisition device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 18 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another capability acquisition device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 19 This is a schematic block diagram of a capability reporting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] Figure 20 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another capability reporting device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0044] Figure 21 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another capability reporting device according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0045] Figure 22 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for capability acquisition according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0046] Figure 23 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for capability reporting according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0047] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0048] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a capability acquisition method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability acquisition method shown in this embodiment can be applied to base stations, including but not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with terminals that act as user equipment, for example, in the millimeter-wave band or the terahertz band. The terminals include, but are not limited to, communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices.

[0049] In one embodiment, the terminal may be the terminal to which the capability reporting method described in any subsequent embodiment applies.

[0050] In one embodiment, the terminal may have multiple panels, which may be located in different positions within the terminal. A panel refers to an antenna panel in the terminal, which the terminal uses for communication. The panels can communicate on multiple beams, each with a different direction.

[0051] The following explanation mainly applies to the case of multiple panels, including a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel do not refer to any specific panel in the terminal, but rather to any two different panels in the terminal.

[0052] like Figure 1 As shown, the capability acquisition method may include the following steps:

[0053] In step S101, the terminal's capability information is obtained;

[0054] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0055] In one embodiment, the terminal can report capability information, for example, it can directly report the capability information to the base station, or it can report the capability information to the core network, and then the core network sends the capability information to the base station. For example, the terminal can report the capability information to the base station by adding new signaling, or it can report the capability information to the base station by extending existing signaling, for example, by reporting the capability information to the base station in codebookParameters signaling.

[0056] In one embodiment, if the terminal can determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel, it can indicate through capability information that the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability.

[0057] In one embodiment, when the terminal has this capability, when the terminal uses the first panel to communicate with the base station, the terminal can predict, among other panels besides the first panel, which panel will meet the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second panel. Thus, when the communication quality using the first panel does not meet the requirements, the terminal can activate the second panel to communicate with the base station according to the base station's instructions (or automatically) to ensure communication quality.

[0058] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the base station can determine whether the terminal has multi-panel beam cooperative management capability by obtaining the terminal's capability information. If the terminal has this capability, it can be determined that when communicating with the base station using the first panel, the terminal can identify a backup second panel. This allows the terminal to be instructed to activate the second panel for communication if the communication quality with the first panel is insufficient. This enables the terminal to quickly activate the second panel without needing to select a suitable panel from all available panels. This facilitates rapid activation of the appropriate panel for communication, reduces communication latency, and saves power consumption.

[0059] In one embodiment, the capability information may occupy 1 bit, for example, 1 indicates that the terminal has the capability, and 0 indicates that the terminal does not have the capability.

[0060] In one embodiment, the capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

[0061] The terminal can have multiple panels. The multi-panel beam coordination management capability of the terminal can be applied to all or some of the panels. That is, the terminal can determine the backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. Both the first and second panels are panels to which this capability applies.

[0062] In this scenario, capability information can occupy multiple bits. For example, one bit can still indicate whether the terminal has the capability, while the other bits can indicate which panel the capability applies to. For instance, if the terminal has four panels, namely panel 1, panel 2, panel 3, and panel 4, and the terminal has the capability that applies to panels 1, 2, and 4, then the capability information can occupy 5 bits, for example, 11101. The first bit being 1 indicates that the terminal has the capability; the second, third, and fifth bits being 1 indicate that the capability applies to panels 1, 2, and 4; and the fourth bit being 0 indicates that the capability does not apply to panel 3.

[0063] In one embodiment, the capability information is further used to indicate the identification information of backup panels for the panel currently used for communication. Accordingly, the base station can accurately determine which panels in the terminal can serve as backup panels for the panel currently used for communication. Subsequently, when the base station sends a second request to the terminal, it can explicitly request information on all backup panels, or partially specify the information on backup panels, through the second request.

[0064] In one embodiment, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel.

[0065] The terminal possessing the aforementioned capability can mean that it can not only determine the second panel but also determine a backup second beam. Since the terminal can communicate on multiple beams when using the second panel, after determining the second panel, the terminal can further select the beam whose communication command meets the requirements from among the multiple beams available to the second panel as the second beam. Therefore, when the communication quality using the first panel is insufficient, the terminal can, according to the base station's instructions (or automatically), activate the second panel to communicate with the base station on the second beam, ensuring communication quality.

[0066] In one embodiment, the method further includes:

[0067] Before obtaining the terminal's capability information, a first request is sent to the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the acquisition of the capability information.

[0068] When a base station needs the capability information, it can first send a first request to the terminal. Based on the first request, the terminal can determine that the base station needs to obtain the capability information, and then report the capability information to the base station.

[0069] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0070] In step S201, in response to the terminal having multi-panel beam cooperative management capability, when communicating with the terminal through the first panel, a second request is sent to the terminal, wherein the second request is used to request information of the second panel.

[0071] In one embodiment, if the terminal has the aforementioned capability, and the panel currently used by the terminal to communicate with the base station is the first panel, then the base station may send a second request to the terminal, requesting the terminal to report information about the second panel, which is a backup of the first panel, to the base station.

[0072] The information in the second panel includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0073] The second panel's identifier (e.g., number), the communication quality when using the second panel after activation, the second beam's identifier (e.g., index), and the communication quality when using the second panel on the second beam. Communication quality can be characterized by RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power) and RSRQ (Reference Signal Receiving Quality).

[0074] It should be noted that the multi-panel beam coordination management capability can be applied to multiple panels in the terminal. However, when using the first panel to communicate with the base station, the determined backup second panel may only be a portion of the multiple panels. For example, when the terminal uses the first panel to communicate with the base station, the panel whose predicted communication quality with the base station meets the requirements among the multiple panels of the terminal.

[0075] Alternatively, the terminal can also report the identifier of the second panel and / or the identifier of the second beam in the capability information. The information on the second panel will then carry the communication quality of communication using the second panel and / or the communication quality of communication using the second panel on the second beam. The specific reporting method can be configured as needed.

[0076] After receiving the second request, the terminal can send the information of the second panel to the base station. For example, it can send the second communication quality through the second panel. When the base station determines that the first communication quality of the terminal using the first panel does not meet the requirements (e.g., it is lower than the first quality threshold), it can determine whether the second communication quality meets the requirements (e.g., it is higher than the second quality threshold; the second quality threshold and the first quality threshold can be equal or unequal, for example, the second quality threshold can be greater than the first quality threshold). If the second communication quality meets the requirements, it can instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate, thus ensuring the communication command.

[0077] In one embodiment, sending a second request to the terminal in response to communicating with the terminal via the first panel includes:

[0078] In response to communicating with the terminal via a first panel, and the first communication quality of the communication via the first panel being lower than a first quality threshold, a second request is sent to the terminal.

[0079] The base station may send the second request to the terminal only when the first communication quality required by the terminal using the first panel communication is not met. Specifically, when the terminal is using the first panel communication, it can send the first communication quality information to the base station.

[0080] Since the second request is used to request information from the second panel, and the base station obtains the information from the second panel in order to determine whether communication using the second panel can meet the communication quality requirements, if the communication quality of the first communication panel can meet the requirements, the base station does not need to consider the communication quality of other panels, and therefore does not need to send the second request to the terminal. The second request is only sent to the terminal when the communication quality using the first panel does not meet the requirements (e.g., below the first quality threshold), so as to reduce unnecessary communication and save communication resources.

[0081] Figure 3This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the information of the second panel includes the second communication quality of the terminal communicating through the second panel, and the method further includes:

[0082] In step S301, the second communication quality sent by the terminal is received;

[0083] In step S302, in response to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold, a first indication is sent to the terminal, wherein the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station using the second panel.

[0084] In one embodiment, if the communication quality of the first panel communication does not meet the requirements, for example, if it is lower than the first quality threshold, the base station may send a first instruction to the terminal if it determines that the second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, thereby instructing the terminal to use the second panel to communicate with the base station, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0085] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with the base station using the first panel;

[0086] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority, and to send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time the second communication quality is determined.

[0087] The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes:

[0088] In step S401, in response to the received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, a target beam corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold is determined, and a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams, and to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam.

[0089] In one embodiment, if multiple second beams exist, each second beam can serve as a backup beam for a backup second panel when the terminal communicates using the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for communicating on each second beam using the second panel, according to the priority of the second beams from high to low, and send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time it is determined.

[0090] Each time the base station receives a second communication quality, it can determine whether the second communication command meets the requirements, such as whether it is higher than the second quality threshold. If the received second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, the target beam corresponding to this second communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold can be determined. The terminal can use the second panel to communicate on the target beam to meet the communication quality requirements.

[0091] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams to avoid wasting resources by continuing to determine the communication quality, and use the second panel to communicate on the target beam to ensure good communication quality.

[0092] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with the base station using the first panel;

[0093] In response to the presence of multiple second beams, the information on the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams, and the second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station;

[0094] The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes:

[0095] In step S501, among the received multiple second communication quality values, the target communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second beam priority is determined;

[0096] In step S502, a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality.

[0097] In one embodiment, if multiple second beams exist, each second beam can serve as a backup beam for a backup second panel when the terminal communicates using the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality on each second beam and send the second communication quality on each second beam to the base station. For example, after activating the second panel, the second communication quality can be detected separately on each second beam. After detecting the second communication quality on all second beams using the second panel, all second communication quality data can be sent to the base station.

[0098] After receiving the communication quality of the terminal using the second panel to communicate on each second beam, the base station can determine the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold among the received second communication quality, and then determine the target communication quality with the highest priority among the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold.

[0099] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal uses the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0100] In one embodiment, the priority of the second beam can be set by the terminal as needed, or the terminal can predict, from all the beams available on the second panel, the beam that meets the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second beam, and then predict the communication quality of using each second beam to communicate with the base station. The higher the predicted communication quality, the higher the priority.

[0101] In one embodiment, the method by which the terminal determines the second panel and the second beam can be set as needed, for example, including but not limited to the following three methods:

[0102] Method 1: Determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located.

[0103] Method 2: Determine the location of the base station based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station.

[0104] Method 3: Determine the location of the base station based on the positioning information; determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

[0105] Figure 6 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 6As shown, in some embodiments, in response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the multiple second panels sequentially according to the priority from high to low, and for each second panel activated, send a second communication quality to the base station through the activated second panel;

[0106] The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes:

[0107] In step S601, in response to the received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, a target panel corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold is determined, and a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and to use the target panel to communicate with the base station.

[0108] In one embodiment, if multiple second panels exist, when the terminal uses the first panel for communication, each second panel can serve as a backup panel for the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for using the second panel communication according to the priority of the second panels from high to low, and send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time it is determined.

[0109] Each time the base station receives a second communication quality, it can determine whether the second communication command meets the requirements, such as whether it is higher than the second quality threshold. If the received second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, it can determine the target panel corresponding to this second communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold. The terminal can meet the communication quality requirements by using the target panel for communication.

[0110] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop activating other panels to avoid wasting resources by continuing to determine the communication quality, and use the target panel to communicate to ensure good communication quality.

[0111] Figure 7 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability acquisition method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 7 As shown, in some embodiments, in response to the existence of a plurality of second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the plurality of second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality to the base station for communication through each activated second panel;

[0112] The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes:

[0113] In step S701, among the received multiple second communication qualities, the target communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second panel priority is determined;

[0114] In step S702, a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel communication corresponding to the target communication quality.

[0115] In one embodiment, if multiple second panels exist, each second panel can serve as a backup panel for the first panel when the terminal communicates using the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for each second panel and send the second communication quality for each second panel to the base station. For example, each second panel can be activated and its second communication quality detected separately. After determining the second communication quality for each second panel, all second communication qualities are sent to the base station.

[0116] After receiving the communication quality of the terminal using the second panel, the base station can determine the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold among the received second communication quality, and then determine the target communication quality with the highest priority among the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold.

[0117] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal uses the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality to communicate, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0118] In one embodiment, the priority of the second panel can be set by the terminal as needed, or the terminal can predict which panel, other than the first panel, meets the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second beam, and then predict the communication quality of each second panel with the base station. The higher the predicted communication quality, the higher the priority.

[0119] In one embodiment, a first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using the second panel, including but not limited to the following two cases:

[0120] Scenario 1: The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel. That is, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch panels. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop using the first panel to communicate with the base station (e.g., turn off the first panel or use the first panel for other functions) and use the second panel to communicate with the base station.

[0121] Scenario 2: The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using both the first panel and the second panel. That is, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station using the second panel, while the terminal can decide whether to use the first panel or not as needed. For example, the terminal can use both the first panel and the second panel to communicate with the base station.

[0122] In one embodiment, sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes:

[0123] In response to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold and the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal being greater than the data amount threshold, the first instruction is sent to the terminal.

[0124] When the base station sends a first instruction to the terminal, it considers not only whether the second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, but also the amount of data the terminal needs to transmit. If the amount of data to be transmitted is small, for example, less than the data volume threshold, then although using the first panel to complete the communication may result in poor communication quality, the small amount of data will not significantly impact the overall communication quality. However, if the base station sends a first instruction to the terminal, causing it to use the second panel to communicate with the base station, it will consume more communication resources, which is counterproductive. Therefore, it is unnecessary to send a first instruction to the terminal; instead, the base station should only send a first instruction when the amount of data to be transmitted is large, for example, greater than the data volume threshold.

[0125] Figure 8 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a capability reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability reporting method shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with a base station as a user equipment, including but not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations.

[0126] In one embodiment, the base station may be the base station to which the capability acquisition method described in any of the above embodiments applies.

[0127] In one embodiment, the terminal may have multiple panels, which may be located in different positions within the terminal. A panel refers to an antenna panel in the terminal, which the terminal uses for communication. The panels can communicate on multiple beams, each with a different direction.

[0128] The following explanation mainly applies to the case of multiple panels, including a first panel and a second panel. The first panel and the second panel do not refer to any specific panel in the terminal, but rather to any two different panels in the terminal.

[0129] like Figure 8 As shown, the capability reporting method may include the following steps:

[0130] In step S801, capability information is sent to the base station;

[0131] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0132] In one embodiment, the terminal can report capability information, for example, it can directly report the capability information to the base station, or it can report the capability information to the core network, and then the core network sends the capability information to the base station. For example, the terminal can report the capability information to the base station by adding new signaling, or it can report the capability information to the base station by extending existing signaling, for example, by reporting the capability information to the base station in codebookParameters signaling.

[0133] In one embodiment, if the terminal can determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel, it can indicate through capability information that the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability.

[0134] In one embodiment, when the terminal has this capability, when the terminal uses the first panel to communicate with the base station, the terminal can predict, among other panels besides the first panel, which panel will meet the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second panel. Thus, when the communication quality using the first panel does not meet the requirements, the terminal can activate the second panel to communicate with the base station according to the base station's instructions (or automatically) to ensure communication quality.

[0135] According to embodiments of this disclosure, the base station can determine whether the terminal has multi-panel beam cooperative management capability by obtaining the terminal's capability information. If the terminal has this capability, it can be determined that when communicating with the base station using the first panel, the terminal can identify a backup second panel. This allows the terminal to be instructed to activate the second panel for communication if the communication quality with the first panel is insufficient. This enables the terminal to quickly activate the second panel without needing to select a suitable panel from all available panels. This facilitates rapid activation of the appropriate panel for communication, reduces communication latency, and saves power consumption.

[0136] In one embodiment, the capability information may occupy 1 bit, for example, 1 indicates that the terminal has the capability, and 0 indicates that the terminal does not have the capability.

[0137] In one embodiment, the capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

[0138] The terminal can have multiple panels. The multi-panel beam coordination management capability of the terminal can be applied to all or some of the panels. That is, the terminal can determine the backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. Both the first and second panels are panels to which this capability applies.

[0139] In this scenario, capability information can occupy multiple bits. For example, one bit can still indicate whether the terminal has the capability, while the other bits can indicate which panel the capability applies to. For instance, if the terminal has four panels, namely panel 1, panel 2, panel 3, and panel 4, and the terminal has the capability that applies to panels 1, 2, and 4, then the capability information can occupy 5 bits, for example, 11101. The first bit being 1 indicates that the terminal has the capability; the second, third, and fifth bits being 1 indicate that the capability applies to panels 1, 2, and 4; and the fourth bit being 0 indicates that the capability does not apply to panel 3.

[0140] In one embodiment, the capability information is further used to indicate the identification information of backup panels for the panel currently used for communication. Accordingly, the base station can accurately determine which panels in the terminal can serve as backup panels for the panel currently used for communication. Subsequently, when the base station sends a second request to the terminal, it can explicitly request information on all backup panels, or partially specify the information on backup panels, through the second request.

[0141] In one embodiment, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel.

[0142] The terminal possessing the aforementioned capability can mean that it can not only determine the second panel but also determine a backup second beam. Since the terminal can communicate on multiple beams when using the second panel, after determining the second panel, the terminal can further select the beam whose communication command meets the requirements from among the multiple beams available to the second panel as the second beam. Therefore, when the communication quality using the first panel is insufficient, the terminal can, according to the base station's instructions (or automatically), activate the second panel to communicate with the base station on the second beam, ensuring communication quality.

[0143] In one embodiment, sending capability information to the base station includes:

[0144] In response to receiving a first request from the base station, capability information is sent to the base station, wherein the first request is used to request the acquisition of the capability information.

[0145] When a base station needs the capability information, it can first send a first request to the terminal. Based on the first request, the terminal can determine that the base station needs to obtain the capability information, and then report the capability information to the base station.

[0146] Figure 9 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 9 As shown, in some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0147] In step S901, in response to receiving a second request sent by the base station when communicating through the first panel, information of the second panel is sent to the base station, wherein the second request is used to request to obtain information of the second panel.

[0148] In one embodiment, if the terminal has the aforementioned capability, and the panel currently used by the terminal to communicate with the base station is the first panel, then the base station may send a second request to the terminal, requesting the terminal to report information about the second panel, which is a backup of the first panel, to the base station.

[0149] The information in the second panel includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0150] The second panel's identifier (e.g., number), communication quality when using the second panel after activation, the second beam's identifier (e.g., index), and communication quality when using the second panel on the second beam are all included. Communication quality can be characterized using RSRP, RSRQ, etc.

[0151] After receiving the second request, the terminal can send the information of the second panel to the base station. For example, it can send the second communication quality through the second panel. When the base station determines that the first communication quality of the terminal using the first panel does not meet the requirements (e.g., it is lower than the first quality threshold), it can determine whether the second communication quality meets the requirements (e.g., it is higher than the second quality threshold; the second quality threshold and the first quality threshold can be equal or unequal, for example, the second quality threshold can be greater than the first quality threshold). If the second communication quality meets the requirements, it can instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate, thus ensuring the communication command.

[0152] Figure 10 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 10 As shown, in some embodiments, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the second panel; and to send a second communication quality message to the base station via the second panel. The method further includes:

[0153] In step S1001, the second communication quality is sent to the base station;

[0154] In step S1002, a first indication sent by the base station is received, wherein the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using the second panel;

[0155] In step S1003, the second panel is used for communication.

[0156] In one embodiment, after receiving the second request, the terminal can send a second communication quality to the base station. Upon receiving the second communication quality, if the second communication quality meets the requirements (e.g., is higher than a second quality threshold) and the terminal's first communication quality does not meet the requirements (e.g., is lower than the first quality threshold), the base station can send a first instruction to the terminal, instructing the terminal to communicate with the base station using the second panel, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0157] Figure 11 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 11 As shown, in some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with the base station using the first panel;

[0158] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority. Each time the second communication quality is determined, the determined second communication quality is sent to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams and to use the second panel to communicate on a target beam. The target beam is the beam corresponding to the second communication quality received by the base station that is higher than the second quality threshold.

[0159] The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes:

[0160] In step S1101, the second communication quality for communication on each second beam is determined in descending order of priority. Each time the second communication quality is determined, the determined second communication quality is sent to the base station. After receiving the first instruction, the determination of the second communication quality for communication on other second beams is stopped.

[0161] In one embodiment, if multiple second beams exist, it indicates that the terminal's communication quality on each second beam using the second panel is good. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam using the second panel, according to the priority of the second beams from high to low, and send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time it is determined.

[0162] Each time the base station receives a second communication quality, it can determine whether the second communication command meets the requirements, such as whether it is higher than the second quality threshold. If the received second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, the target beam corresponding to this second communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold can be determined. The terminal can use the second panel to communicate on the target beam to meet the communication quality requirements.

[0163] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams to avoid wasting resources by continuing to determine the communication quality, and use the second panel to communicate on the target beam to ensure good communication quality.

[0164] Figure 12 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 12 As shown, in some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with the base station using the first panel;

[0165] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality. The target communication quality is the communication quality that is determined to be higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest priority of the corresponding second beam among the multiple second communication qualities received by the base station.

[0166] The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes:

[0167] In step S1201, a second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams is determined, and the second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams is sent to the base station.

[0168] In one embodiment, if multiple second beams exist, each second beam can serve as a backup beam for a backup second panel when the terminal communicates using the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality on each second beam and send the second communication quality on each second beam to the base station. For example, after activating the second panel, the second communication quality can be detected separately on each second beam. After detecting the second communication quality on all second beams using the second panel, all second communication quality data can be sent to the base station.

[0169] After receiving the communication quality of the terminal using the second panel to communicate on each second beam, the base station can determine the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold among the received second communication quality, and then determine the target communication quality with the highest priority among the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold.

[0170] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal uses the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0171] In one embodiment, the priority of the second beam can be set by the terminal as needed, or the terminal can predict, from all the beams available on the second panel, the beam that meets the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second beam, and then predict the communication quality of using each second beam to communicate with the base station. The higher the predicted communication quality, the higher the priority.

[0172] In one embodiment, the method by which the terminal determines the second panel and the second beam can be set as needed, for example, including but not limited to the following three methods:

[0173] Method 1: Determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the current communication beam (e.g., the beam emitted by the base station).

[0174] In one embodiment, for a panel to which the capabilities of the terminal are applicable, the terminal may determine a backup second panel when communicating with a base station using a first panel, and may further determine a second beam in which communication is performed using the second panel.

[0175] For example, if panel A is among the panels to which the capabilities described in the terminal apply, and the direction of the current communication beam points between the first panel and panel A, and the distance between panel A and the first panel is sufficiently close (e.g., less than a distance threshold), then generally, there will be a difference in communication quality between using panel A to communicate with the base station and using the first panel, but the difference will not be too significant. Furthermore, the communication quality between the base station and the first panel is generally gradual rather than abrupt. Therefore, if the communication quality using the first panel does not meet the requirements, it may meet the requirements because the difference in communication quality between using panel A and the first panel is not significant. Thus, panel A can be identified as the second panel.

[0176] After determining the second panel, a second beam can be further determined. For example, among the beams that can be used by the second panel, the beam with a smaller angle (e.g., less than the angle threshold) between it and the beam where the current communication is located can be determined as the second beam.

[0177] Method 2: Determine the location of the base station based on the direction of the current communication beam (e.g., the beam emitted by the base station) and the path loss information of the current communication; determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station.

[0178] Method 3: Determine the location of the base station based on the positioning information; determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

[0179] The overall logic of methods two and three is similar: first, the location of the base station is determined, and then the location of the second panel and the second beam are determined based on the location of the panel with applicable capabilities and the location of the base station. The main difference lies in the method of determining the location of the base station.

[0180] Method two involves first determining the path loss information for the current communication. A higher path loss indicates a greater distance between the base station and the first panel, while a lower path loss indicates a closer distance. Based on the path loss information, the distance from the base station to the first panel can be determined. Then, based on the direction of the current communication beam, the angle of the base station relative to the first panel can be determined. Finally, based on the obtained distance and angle, the location of the base station can be determined using polar coordinates.

[0181] The third method is to directly determine the location of the base station based on the location information. The location information can be the location of the terminal itself determined by the positioning system, and the location of the base station can be deduced from this location; or the location information can be the location of the base station itself determined by the positioning system, in which case the base station can send the determined location to the terminal.

[0182] After determining the location of the base station, the location of the second panel, the second beam, and other components can be determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies and the location of the base station.

[0183] For example, if panel B is included among the panels to which the capabilities described in the terminal apply, the angle between the line connecting the base station to the first panel and the line connecting the base station to panel B can be determined based on the location of the base station, the first panel, and panel B. If this angle meets the requirements (e.g., less than an angle threshold), and the distance between panel B and the first panel is sufficiently close (e.g., less than a distance threshold), then generally, there will be a difference in communication quality between using panel B to communicate with the base station and using the first panel, but the difference will not be too large. Furthermore, the communication quality between the base station and the first panel is generally gradual rather than abrupt. Therefore, when the communication quality using the first panel to communicate with the base station does not meet the requirements, the communication quality using panel B to communicate with the base station may meet the requirements because the difference between the communication quality using panel B and the first panel is not significant. Thus, panel B can be identified as the second panel.

[0184] After determining the second panel, a second beam can be further determined. For example, among the beams that can be used by the second panel, the beam with a smaller angle (e.g., less than the angle threshold) between it and the beam where the current communication is located can be determined as the second beam.

[0185] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the determination of a second beam according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0186] like Figure 13 As shown, for example, the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability. Multi-panel beam coordination management capability means that the terminal can determine the backup second panel and the backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station.

[0187] For example, the determined second panel, such as Figure 13 As shown, it is located on the left side of the terminal. If the determined base station location is at position 1, and the beam used by the base station to communicate with the first panel of the terminal has an angle less than the angle threshold with the beam a of the second panel, then beam a can be determined as the second beam; if the determined base station location is at position 2, and the beam used by the base station to communicate with the first panel of the terminal has an angle less than the angle threshold with the beam b of the second panel, then beam b can be determined as the second beam.

[0188] Figure 14 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 14As shown, in some embodiments, in response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the multiple second panels sequentially according to the priority from high to low, and for each second panel activated, a second communication quality is sent to the base station for communication through the activated second panel, and the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and use the target panel to communicate with the base station;

[0189] The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes:

[0190] In step S1401, the plurality of second panels are activated sequentially according to their priority from high to low. For each activated second panel, a second communication quality of communication through the activated second panel is sent to the base station, and the activation of the second panel is stopped after receiving the first instruction.

[0191] In one embodiment, if multiple second panels exist, when the terminal uses the first panel for communication, each second panel can serve as a backup panel for the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for using the second panel communication according to the priority of the second panels from high to low, and send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time it is determined.

[0192] Each time the base station receives a second communication quality, it can determine whether the second communication command meets the requirements, such as whether it is higher than the second quality threshold. If the received second communication quality is higher than the second quality threshold, it can determine the target panel corresponding to this second communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold. The terminal can meet the communication quality requirements by using the target panel for communication.

[0193] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop activating other panels to avoid wasting resources by continuing to determine the communication quality, and use the target panel to communicate to ensure good communication quality.

[0194] Figure 15 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating yet another capability reporting method according to embodiments of this disclosure. Figure 15As shown, in some embodiments, in response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality for communication through each activated second panel to the base station, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality for communication, the target communication quality being the communication quality that is determined to be higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest priority of the corresponding second panel among the multiple second communication qualities received by the base station;

[0195] The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes:

[0196] In step S1501, each of the second panels is activated, and the second communication quality of communication through each activated second panel is sent to the base station.

[0197] In one embodiment, if multiple second panels exist, each second panel can serve as a backup panel for the first panel when the terminal communicates using the first panel. In this case, the base station can send a second request to the terminal. Based on the second request, the terminal can determine the second communication quality for each second panel and send the second communication quality for each second panel to the base station. For example, each second panel can be activated and its second communication quality detected separately. After determining the second communication quality for each second panel, all second communication qualities are sent to the base station.

[0198] After receiving the communication quality of the terminal using the second panel, the base station can determine the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold among the received second communication quality, and then determine the target communication quality with the highest priority among the second communication quality that is higher than the second threshold.

[0199] Then, a first instruction can be sent to the terminal. Based on the first instruction, the terminal uses the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality to communicate, thereby ensuring good communication quality.

[0200] In one embodiment, the priority of the second panel can be set by the terminal as needed, or the terminal can predict which panel, other than the first panel, meets the communication quality requirements with the base station as the second beam, and then predict the communication quality of each second panel with the base station. The higher the predicted communication quality, the higher the priority.

[0201] In one embodiment, a first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel for communication, including but not limited to the following two cases: the first instruction instructs the terminal to switch from using the first panel for communication to using the second panel for communication; and the first instruction instructs the terminal to use both the first panel and the second panel for communication. The actions performed by the terminal differ in these two cases.

[0202] In one embodiment, in response to the first indication instructing the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel, the use of the second panel communication includes:

[0203] Switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel.

[0204] That is, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch panels. Based on the first instruction, the terminal can stop using the first panel to communicate with the base station (e.g., turn off the first panel or use the first panel for other functions) and use the second panel to communicate with the base station.

[0205] In one embodiment, in response to the first indication instructing the terminal to communicate using the first panel and the second panel, the communication using the second panel includes:

[0206] Communicate using the first panel and the second panel.

[0207] That is, the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate with the base station. Whether or not the first panel is used can be decided by the terminal as needed. For example, the terminal can use both the first panel and the second panel to communicate with the base station.

[0208] Corresponding to the embodiments of the aforementioned capability acquisition method and capability reporting method, this disclosure also provides embodiments of a capability acquisition device and a capability reporting device.

[0209] Figure 16 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a capability acquisition device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability acquisition device shown in this embodiment can be applied to base stations, including but not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The base station can communicate with terminals that function as user equipment, including but not limited to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices.

[0210] like Figure 16 As shown, the capability acquisition device may include:

[0211] Capability acquisition module 1601 is configured to acquire the capability information of the terminal;

[0212] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0213] In some embodiments, the capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

[0214] In some embodiments, the capability information is further used to indicate identification information of a backup panel for the panel currently used for communication.

[0215] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel.

[0216] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0217] The first request sending module is configured to send a first request to the terminal before obtaining the terminal's capability information, wherein the first request is used to request the acquisition of the capability information.

[0218] Figure 17 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another capability acquisition device according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 17 As shown, in some embodiments, the device further includes:

[0219] The second request sending module 1701 is configured to send a second request to the terminal when the terminal has multi-panel beam cooperative management capability and communicates with the terminal through the first panel, in response to the terminal having multi-panel beam cooperative management capability. The second request is used to request information of the second panel.

[0220] In some embodiments, the second request sending module is configured to send the second request to the terminal in response to communication with the terminal via a first panel and the first communication quality of the communication via the first panel being lower than a first quality threshold.

[0221] Figure 18 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another capability acquisition device according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 18 As shown, in some embodiments, the information of the second panel includes the second communication quality of the terminal communicating through the second panel, and the device further includes:

[0222] The communication quality receiving module 1801 is configured to receive the second communication quality transmitted by the terminal;

[0223] The instruction sending module 1802 is configured to send a first instruction to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station using the second panel.

[0224] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel;

[0225] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority, and to send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time the second communication quality is determined.

[0226] The instruction sending module is configured to, in response to a received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, determine the target beam corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold, and send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams, and to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam.

[0227] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel;

[0228] In response to the presence of multiple second beams, the information on the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams, and the second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station;

[0229] The instruction sending module is configured to determine, among a plurality of received second communication qualities, a target communication quality that is higher than a second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second beam priority; and send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality.

[0230] In some embodiments, in response to the existence of a plurality of second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the plurality of second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the plurality of second panels sequentially according to the priority from high to low, and to send a second communication quality through the activated second panel to the base station for each activated second panel.

[0231] The instruction sending module is configured to, in response to a received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, determine a target panel corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold, and send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and to use the target panel to communicate with the base station.

[0232] In some embodiments, in response to the existence of a plurality of second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the plurality of second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality to the base station for communication through each activated second panel;

[0233] The instruction sending module is configured to determine, among a plurality of received second communication qualities, a target communication quality that is higher than a second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second panel priority; and send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality for communication.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using the first panel and the second panel.

[0236] In some embodiments, the indication sending module is configured to send the first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold and the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal being greater than a data amount threshold.

[0237] Figure 19 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a capability reporting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The capability reporting device shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with base stations as user equipment, including but not limited to base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations.

[0238] like Figure 19 As shown, the capability reporting device may include:

[0239] Capability transmission module 1901 is configured to send capability information to the base station;

[0240] The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel.

[0241] In some embodiments, the capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

[0242] In some embodiments, the capability information is further used to indicate identification information of a backup panel for the panel currently used for communication.

[0243] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel.

[0244] In some embodiments, the capability sending module is configured to send capability information to the base station in response to receiving a first request sent by the base station, wherein the first request is used to request to obtain the capability information.

[0245] Figure 20 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating another capability reporting device according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 20 As shown, the device further includes:

[0246] The request receiving module 2001 is configured to, in response to receiving a second request sent by the base station when communicating through the first panel, send information of the second panel to the base station, wherein the second request is used to request to obtain the information of the second panel.

[0247] Figure 21 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating yet another capability reporting device according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 21 As shown, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the second panel; and to send a second communication quality message to the base station via the second panel. The device further includes:

[0248] The communication quality transmission module 2101 is configured to transmit the second communication quality to the base station;

[0249] The instruction receiving module 2102 is configured to receive a first instruction sent by the base station, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel for communication;

[0250] The communication control module 2103 is configured to communicate using the second panel.

[0251] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel;

[0252] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority. Each time the second communication quality is determined, the determined second communication quality is sent to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams and to use the second panel to communicate on a target beam. The target beam is the beam corresponding to the second communication quality received by the base station that is higher than the second quality threshold.

[0253] The communication quality transmission module is configured to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority, and to transmit the determined second communication quality to the base station each time it determines the second communication quality, and to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams after receiving the first instruction.

[0254] In some embodiments, the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel and a backup second beam when communicating with a base station using a first panel;

[0255] In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality. The target communication quality is the communication quality that is determined to be higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest priority of the corresponding second beam among the multiple second communication qualities received by the base station.

[0256] The communication quality transmission module is configured to determine the second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams and transmit the second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams to the base station.

[0257] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0258] The first backup determination module is configured to determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located.

[0259] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0260] The second backup determination module is configured to determine the location of the base station based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; and to determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station.

[0261] In some embodiments, the apparatus further includes:

[0262] The second backup determination module is configured to determine the location of the base station based on the positioning information; and to determine the second panel and / or the second beam based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

[0263] In some embodiments, in response to the existence of a plurality of second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the plurality of second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the plurality of second panels sequentially according to the priority from high to low, and for each second panel activated, send a second communication quality to the base station through the activated second panel, and the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and use the target panel to communicate with the base station;

[0264] The communication quality transmission module is configured to activate the plurality of second panels sequentially according to their priority from high to low, and to send the second communication quality of communication through the activated second panel to the base station for each activated second panel, and to stop activating the second panel after receiving the first instruction.

[0265] In some embodiments, in response to the existence of a plurality of second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the plurality of second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality for communication through each activated second panel to the base station, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality for communication, the target communication quality being the communication quality determined by the base station to be higher than a second quality threshold and corresponding to the highest priority of the second panel;

[0266] The communication quality transmission module is configured to activate each of the second panels respectively and send the second communication quality of communication through each activated second panel to the base station.

[0267] In some embodiments, in response to the first indication for instructing the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel, the communication control module is configured to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel.

[0268] In some embodiments, in response to the first indication for instructing the terminal to communicate using the first panel and the second panel, the communication control module is configured to communicate using the first panel and the second panel.

[0269] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0270] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0271] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device, comprising:

[0272] processor;

[0273] Memory used to store computer programs;

[0274] When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the capability acquisition method and / or the capability reporting method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0275] Embodiments of this disclosure also propose a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the capability acquisition method and / or the capability reporting method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0276] like Figure 22 As shown, Figure 22 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a capability acquisition device 2200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device 2200 can be provided as a base station. (Refer to...) Figure 22 The device 2200 includes a processing component 2222, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 2224, an antenna component 2226, and a signal processing section specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 2222 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 2222 may be configured to implement the capability acquisition method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0277] Figure 23This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a capability reporting device 2300 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, device 2300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0278] Reference Figure 23 The device 2300 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 2302, a memory 2304, a power supply component 2306, a multimedia component 2308, an audio component 2310, an input / output (I / O) interface 2312, a sensor component 2314, and a communication component 2316.

[0279] Processing component 2302 typically controls the overall operation of device 2300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 2302 may include one or more processors 2320 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the capability reporting method described above. Furthermore, processing component 2302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 2302 and other components. For example, processing component 2302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 2308 and processing component 2302.

[0280] Memory 2304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 2300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 2300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 2304 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0281] Power supply component 2306 provides power to various components of device 2300. Power supply component 2306 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 2300.

[0282] Multimedia component 2308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 2300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 2308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 2300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0283] Audio component 2310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 2310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 2300 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 2304 or transmitted via communication component 2316. In some embodiments, audio component 2310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0284] I / O interface 2312 provides an interface between processing component 2302 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0285] Sensor assembly 2314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 2300. For example, sensor assembly 2314 may detect the on / off state of device 2300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 2300, changes in the position of device 2300 or a component of device 2300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 2300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 2300, and temperature changes of device 2300. Sensor assembly 2314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 2314 may also include an optical sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 2314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0286] Communication component 2316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 2300 and other devices. Device 2300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 2316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 2316 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0287] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 2300 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the above-described capability reporting method.

[0288] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 2304 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 2320 of the device 2300 to complete the aforementioned capability reporting method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0289] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0290] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0291] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0292] The methods and apparatus provided in the embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this disclosure. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand the methods and core ideas of this disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this disclosure. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring capabilities, characterized in that, Applicable to base stations, the method includes: Obtain terminal capability information; The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel; The terminal is able to determine a second panel that is used when communicating with the base station using the first panel, including at least one of the following: The second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located; The location of the base station is determined based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station; The location of the base station is determined based on the location information; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The capability information is also used to indicate the identification information of the backup panel of the panel currently used for communication.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: Before obtaining the terminal's capability information, a first request is sent to the terminal, wherein the first request is used to request the acquisition of the capability information.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: In response to the terminal having multi-panel beam collaborative management capability, when communicating with the terminal through the first panel, a second request is sent to the terminal, wherein the second request is used to request information of the second panel.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The step of responding to the terminal by communicating with the terminal via the first panel and sending a second request to the terminal includes: In response to communicating with the terminal via a first panel, and the first communication quality of the communication via the first panel being lower than a first quality threshold, a second request is sent to the terminal.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that, The information on the second panel includes the second communication quality of the terminal communicating through the second panel, and the method further includes: Receive the second communication quality sent by the terminal; In response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, a first indication is sent to the terminal, wherein the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to communicate with the base station using the second panel.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority, and to send the determined second communication quality to the base station each time the second communication quality is determined. The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes: In response to a received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, a target beam corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold is determined, and a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams, and to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. In response to the presence of multiple second beams, the information on the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams, and the second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station; The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes: Among the received multiple second communication quality values, determine the target communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second beam priority; Send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality using the second panel.

11. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, In response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the multiple second panels in order of priority from high to low, and to send a second communication quality through the activated second panel to the base station for each activated second panel; The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes: In response to a received second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold, a target panel corresponding to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold is determined, and a first instruction is sent to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and to use the target panel to communicate with the base station.

12. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, In response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality to the base station for communication through each activated second panel; The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes: Among the received second communication quality values, the target communication quality that is higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest corresponding second panel priority is determined; Send a first instruction to the terminal, wherein the first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel communication corresponding to the target communication quality.

13. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel.

14. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The first instruction is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using the first panel and the second panel.

15. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The step of sending a first indication to the terminal in response to the second communication quality being higher than a second quality threshold includes: In response to the second communication quality being higher than the second quality threshold and the amount of data to be transmitted by the terminal being greater than the data amount threshold, the first instruction is sent to the terminal.

16. A capability reporting method, characterized in that, Applicable to a terminal, the method includes: Send capability information to the base station; The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the second panel that is used as a backup when communicating with the base station using the first panel; The terminal is able to determine a second panel that is used when communicating with the base station using the first panel, including at least one of the following: The second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located; The location of the base station is determined based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station; The location of the base station is determined based on the location information; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The capability information is also used to indicate the panels to which the multi-panel beam coordination management capability applies.

18. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The capability information is also used to indicate the identification information of the backup panel of the panel currently used for communication.

19. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station.

20. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The sending of capability information to the base station includes: In response to receiving a first request from the base station, capability information is sent to the base station, wherein the first request is used to request the acquisition of the capability information.

21. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that, The method further includes: In response to receiving a second request from the base station during communication via the first panel, information about the second panel is sent to the base station, wherein the second request is used to request to obtain information about the second panel.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that, The second request is used to request the terminal to activate the second panel; The method further includes sending a second communication quality message to the base station via the second panel, and also includes: Send the second communication quality to the base station; The terminal receives a first indication sent by the base station, wherein the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to communicate using the second panel; Communicate using the second panel.

23. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam in descending order of priority. Each time the second communication quality is determined, the determined second communication quality is sent to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop determining the second communication quality for communication on other second beams and to use the second panel to communicate on a target beam. The target beam is the beam corresponding to the second communication quality received by the base station that is higher than the second quality threshold. The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes: The second communication quality for communication on each second beam is determined in descending order of priority. Each time the second communication quality is determined, the determined second communication quality is sent to the base station. After receiving the first instruction, the determination of the second communication quality for communication on other second beams is stopped.

24. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, The multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine the backup second panel and backup second beam when using the first panel to communicate with the base station. In response to the existence of multiple second beams, the information of the second panel also includes the priority of the multiple second beams. The second request is used to request the terminal to determine the second communication quality for communication on each second beam, and to send the second communication quality for communication on each second beam to the base station. The first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the second panel to communicate on the target beam corresponding to the target communication quality. The target communication quality is the communication quality that is determined to be higher than the second quality threshold and has the highest priority of the corresponding second beam among the multiple second communication qualities received by the base station. The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes: Determine the second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams, and send the second communication quality for communication on each of the second beams to the base station.

25. The method according to any one of claims 23 and 24, characterized in that, The method further includes: The second panel and / or the second beam are determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is taking place.

26. The method according to any one of claims 23 and 24, characterized in that, The method further includes: The location of the base station is determined based on the direction of the current communication beam and the current communication path loss information; The second panel and / or the second beam are determined based on the location of the panel to which the capabilities apply in the terminal and the location of the base station.

27. The method according to any one of claims 23 and 24, characterized in that, The method further includes: The location of the base station is determined based on the location information; The second panel and / or the second beam are determined based on the location of the panel to which the capabilities apply in the terminal and the location of the base station.

28. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, In response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate the multiple second panels in order of priority from high to low, and for each second panel activated, send a second communication quality through the activated second panel to the base station, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to stop activating the second panel and use the target panel to communicate with the base station; The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes: The plurality of second panels are activated sequentially according to their priority from high to low. For each activated second panel, a second communication quality signal is sent to the base station, and activation of the second panel is stopped upon receiving the first instruction.

29. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, In response to the existence of multiple second panels, the information of the second panels includes the priority of the multiple second panels, the second request is used to request the terminal to activate each of the second panels respectively, and to send a second communication quality to the base station for communication through each activated second panel, the first indication is used to instruct the terminal to use the target panel corresponding to the target communication quality for communication, the target communication quality is determined from the multiple second communication qualities received by the base station to be higher than the second quality threshold and the corresponding second panel has the highest priority. The step of sending the second communication quality to the base station includes: Each of the second panels is activated, and a second communication quality is sent to the base station for communication through each activated second panel.

30. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, In response to the first indication instructing the terminal to switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel, the use of the second panel communication includes: Switch from communicating using the first panel to communicating using the second panel.

31. The method according to claim 22, characterized in that, In response to the first indication for instructing the terminal to communicate using the first panel and the second panel, the communication using the second panel includes: Communicate using the first panel and the second panel.

32. A capability acquisition device, characterized in that, Suitable for base stations, the device includes: The capability acquisition module is configured to acquire the capability information of the terminal. The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station; the ability of the terminal to determine the backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station includes at least one of the following: The second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located; The location of the base station is determined based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station; The location of the base station is determined based on the location information; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

33. A capability reporting device, characterized in that, Suitable for terminals, the device includes: The capability transmission module is configured to send capability information to the base station; The capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal has multi-panel beam coordination management capability; the multi-panel beam coordination management capability refers to the terminal's ability to determine a backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station; the ability of the terminal to determine the backup second panel when using the first panel to communicate with the base station includes at least one of the following: The second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the direction of the beam in which the current communication is located; The location of the base station is determined based on the direction of the current communication beam and the path loss information of the current communication; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel in the terminal to which the capability applies and the location of the base station; The location of the base station is determined based on the location information; the second panel is determined based on the location of the panel to which the capability applies in the terminal and the location of the base station.

34. A communication device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store computer programs; When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the capability acquisition method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, and / or the capability reporting method according to any one of claims 16 to 31.

35. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the capability acquisition method of any one of claims 1 to 15, and / or the capability reporting method of any one of claims 16 to 31.

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