Information processing method and apparatus, communication device, and storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the disclosure provides an information processing method and device, a communication device and a storage medium. An information processing method performed by a terminal comprises: sending a UAI, wherein the UAI is used to indicate a BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal on a BFD-reference signal (BFD-Reference Signal, BFD- RS) set.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to, but is not limited to, the field of wireless communication technology, and particularly to an information processing method and apparatus, communication equipment and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] Beam-level communication links are easily blocked, which can lead to poor communication quality or even communication failure. When a downlink beam failure occurs, if the user equipment (UE) has a new candidate beam to replace the current failed beam, there is an opportunity to reduce the radio link failure (RLF) recovery process caused by the beam failure.

[0003] 1) Beam Failure Detection (BFD):

[0004] The detection target is the UE's current serving beam, and the detection content is the Synchronous signal block-Reference Signal (SSB-RS) and / or Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) of the corresponding serving beam.

[0005] During the evaluation period (T) Evaluate_BFD The measurement results within the range are compared with the threshold (Qout_LR). If all measurement results are below the threshold, a beam failure detection indication is triggered.

[0006] 2) If the number of L1 beam failure indications reaches the configured threshold (beamFailureInstanceMaxCount) before the configured beam failure detection timer expires, the UE declares a beam failure. Then, Candidate Beam Detection (CBD) is initiated.

[0007] 3) Candidate Beam Detection:

[0008] The target of the detection is the candidate beam set configured by the network for the UE;

[0009] The detection content is the SSB-RS and / or CSI-RS of the corresponding candidate beam;

[0010] The detection is based on the assessment period (T) Evaluate_CBDThe measurement results within the candidate beam are compared with the configuration threshold (Qin_LR). Beams whose measurement results are higher than the threshold can be used as new beams.

[0011] The terminal notifies the network of any new available beams it has found, so that the network knows it can use the new beams for downlink transmission. Summary of the Invention

[0012] This disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, a communication device and a storage medium.

[0013] A first aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the method is executed by a terminal, the method comprising:

[0014] Send User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to instruct the terminal on the relaxation state of BFD measurement of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set.

[0015] A second aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing method, wherein the method is executed by a network device, the method comprising:

[0016] Receive User Assist Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to instruct the terminal on the BFD measurement relaxation state of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set.

[0017] A third aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0018] The transmitting module is configured to transmit User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to indicate the relaxation state of the BFD measurement of the beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal RS set by the terminal.

[0019] A fourth aspect of this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0020] The receiving module is configured to receive User Assist Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to indicate the relaxation state of the BFD measurement of the beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal RS set by the terminal.

[0021] A fifth aspect of this disclosure provides a communication device, including a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor, wherein when the processor runs the executable program, it performs the information processing method as provided in the first or second aspect above.

[0022] A sixth aspect of this disclosure provides a computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, can implement the information processing method provided in the first or second aspect described above.

[0023] The technical solution provided in this disclosure reports a UAI at the BFD-RS set granularity. When network devices such as base stations receive this UAI, they can determine the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal within the BFD-RS set, rather than at the cell granularity. On one hand, this allows the terminal to more flexibly and with finer granularity report the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set. On the other hand, reporting the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set reduces the need for precise reporting of even finer-granularity measurement relaxations.

[0024] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of this disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0025] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the embodiments of the invention.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a wireless communication system according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0032] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0033] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0034] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0035] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0036] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with those of the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0037] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments disclosed herein. The singular forms "a," "say," and "this" as used herein are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms used herein refer to and / or include any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0038] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, words used herein may be interpreted as meaning "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0039] Please refer to Figure 1 This illustration shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system is a communication system based on cellular mobile communication technology. The wireless communication system may include: a number of terminals 11 and a number of access devices 12.

[0040] Terminal 11 can be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. Terminal 11 can communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). Terminal 11 can be an Internet of Things (IoT) terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or cellular phone), or a computer with an IoT terminal. For example, it can be a fixed, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device. Examples include a station (STA), subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, user device, or user equipment. Alternatively, Terminal 11 can also be a device from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Alternatively, Terminal 11 can also be a vehicle-mounted device, such as a vehicle computer with wireless communication capabilities, or a wireless communication device connected to an external vehicle computer. Alternatively, terminal 11 can also be a roadside device, such as a street light, traffic light, or other roadside device with wireless communication capabilities.

[0041] Access device 12 can be a network-side device in a wireless communication system. This wireless communication system can be a 4G system (also known as Long Term Evolution, LTE); or it can be a 5G system (also known as a New Radio, NR, or 5G NR system). Alternatively, it can be the next generation after 5G. In this case, the access network in the 5G system can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network). Alternatively, it can be an MTC system.

[0042] The access device 12 can be an evolved NB (eNB) used in a 4G system. Alternatively, the access device 12 can also be a gNB (gNB) using a centralized-distributed architecture in a 5G system. When the access device 12 adopts a centralized-distributed architecture, it typically includes a central unit (CU) and at least two distributed units (DUs). The central unit is equipped with a protocol stack of the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, the Radio Link Control (RLC) layer, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer; the distributed units are equipped with a physical (PHY) layer protocol stack. This disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the access device 12.

[0043] Access device 12 and terminal 11 can establish a wireless connection via a wireless air interface. In different implementations, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fourth-generation mobile communication network technology (4G) standard; or, the wireless air interface is a wireless air interface based on the fifth-generation mobile communication network technology (5G) standard, such as a new air interface; or, the wireless air interface can also be a wireless air interface based on a next-generation mobile communication network technology standard based on 5G.

[0044] like Figure 2 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0045] S1110: Send UAI.

[0046] In one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the terminal's BFD measurement relaxation state for the BFD-RS set.

[0047] In another embodiment, the UAI indicates a BFD measurement relaxation state. This BFD measurement relaxation state can indicate the measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0048] For example, the UAI can be used by network devices such as base stations to determine the measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set within a cell.

[0049] The terminal can be of various types; for example, it can be a terminal that supports multiple connections. A typical terminal that supports multiple connections can be a terminal that supports dual connections.

[0050] In some embodiments, the terminal may include multiple antenna panels, with different antenna panels used for communication with different cells. For example, the terminal may have two antenna panels. These two antenna panels may have different orientations. For instance, they may be oriented in opposite directions.

[0051] The measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS ensemble granularity indicated by the UAI in the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0052] The UAI can be a UAI for a terminal targeting one serving cell or multiple serving cells.

[0053] If the UAI is a UAI shared by multiple cells of the terminal, then the multiple serving cells of the terminal will share one UAI.

[0054] If the UAI is the UAI of one of the terminal's cells, then the terminal currently has M serving cells, and the terminal can send UAI to the corresponding serving cell. For example, it can send M UAIs.

[0055] In some embodiments,

[0056] A cell can be configured with multiple BFD-RS sets. For example, a cell can be configured with two BFD-RS sets. A set contains transmission resources for SSB-RS and / or CSI-RS that perform BFD.

[0057] For example, a terminal may have one or more serving cells. If a terminal has multiple serving cells, these may include: a primary cell, a primary secondary cell, and / or serving cells, etc. Assuming that the terminal's primary cell and / or secondary cell are each configured with two BFD-RS sets, the UAI sent by the terminal to network equipment such as the base station can indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the specific cell or BFD-RS set to the terminal.

[0058] The BFD measurement of relaxation state may include:

[0059] The non-relaxed state without BFD measurement;

[0060] BFD measurement is performed to assess the relaxation state.

[0061] If the terminal is in a non-relaxed state, it will perform BFD-RS set measurements according to the measurement configuration. If the terminal is in a relaxed state, it will relax the BFD-RS set measurements relative to the measurement configuration.

[0062] If the terminal performs BFD-RS set measurements, the terminal is equivalent to the measurement configuration stopping BFD-RS set measurements and / or reducing the measurement frequency of BFD-RS set, and / or reducing the number of sampling points in a single BFD-RS set measurement, etc.

[0063] In summary, if the terminal is in a relaxed state, it can save power consumption and extend standby time compared to a non-relaxed state.

[0064] The BFD measurement relaxation state of different BFD-RS sets within a terminal can be the same or different, depending on the communication quality of the beam's communication link.

[0065] The terminal will only relax the measurements of the BFD-RS set when it detects that the conditions for entering the relaxation state are met. For example, the conditions for entering the relaxation state and the conditions for exiting the relaxation state (i.e., the conditions for entering non-relaxation) can be determined according to the BFD relaxation mechanism.

[0066] The conditions (i.e. criteria) for entering and exiting the relaxed state can be agreed upon through a protocol, and the parameters involved in the criteria can be issued by measuring trigger events.

[0067] The conditions for the entry and exit relaxation state include: low mobility criterion and / or good channel state quality criterion.

[0068] In one embodiment, the conditions for a terminal to enter or exit the relaxed state in different BFD-RS sets within a cell may be the same or different.

[0069] In some embodiments, if a cell's BFD-RS set measurement results meet the low mobility condition and / or good channel state quality condition, then the corresponding BFD-RS set is considered to meet the conditions for entering the relaxation state. Thus, it is possible that the terminal may meet the relaxation state conditions differently for different BFD-RS set measurement results within a cell.

[0070] For example, if a terminal is configured with BFD-RS set 1 and BFD-RS set 2 by a network device on serving cell A, and the priority of BFD-RS set 1 is higher than that of BFD-RS set 2, then the condition for entering the BFD-RS set 1 relaxation state is that both the low mobility criterion and the good channel state quality criterion must be met simultaneously to determine that the terminal has entered the BFD measurement relaxation state of BFD-RS set 1. However, for BFD-RS set 2, either the low mobility criterion or the good channel state quality criterion can be met individually to determine that the terminal has entered the BFD measurement relaxation state of BFD-RS set 2.

[0071] Of course, the above is just an example of BFD-RS set measurement of relaxation state, and the actual implementation is not limited to the above example.

[0072] It is worth noting that in this embodiment, the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal is applied to the BFD-RS set, not the entire cell, thus achieving finer-grained measurement relaxation. In situations where transmission of a single BFD-RS set is possible, the terminal can enter relaxation mode for that BFD-RS set, minimizing unnecessary power consumption. Conversely, for cases where BFD-RS set measurement relaxation is not possible, measurements can still be performed on the corresponding BFD-RS set according to the measurement configuration, meeting the measurement requirements of the corresponding wireless environment. Therefore, flexible adjustment of measurement relaxation is achieved, balancing measurement requirements with user needs for extended terminal standby time.

[0073] In one embodiment, the UAI includes multiple fields, one of which is used to report the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set for a cell. Thus, if a cell has Y BFD-RS sets, the UAI includes Y fields for that cell.

[0074] In another embodiment, the UAI may correspond to a field of a cell, and a field may be used to report the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set within that cell. Thus, the BFD measurement relaxation states of different BFD-RS sets within the cell can be reported separately by different UAIs.

[0075] In one embodiment, the UAI includes a bitmap;

[0076] One bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set.

[0077] In some embodiments, if a cell corresponds to a UAI, then a UAI includes a bitmap. This bitmap may include indicator bits for each BFD-RS set within the cell. For example, one BFD-RS set corresponds to one bit. The two bit values ​​"0" and "1" of a bit can indicate a relaxed state and a non-relaxed state, respectively. Thus, assuming a cell has S BFD-RS sets, the bitmap has S bits. The UAI uses these bits... Figure 1 The terminal will relax the BFD measurement state of each BFD-RS set in the cell at one time.

[0078] In other embodiments, if multiple cells of a terminal share a single UAI, then one UAI includes bitmaps of multiple cells, or one cell corresponds to one bitmap. However, similarly, one BFD-RS set corresponds to one bit. The two bit values ​​"0" and "1" of a bit can indicate the relaxed state and the non-relaxed state, respectively. Thus, assuming a cell has S BFD-RS sets, the UAI can carry S*M bits indicating the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set. The UAI uses these bits... Figure 1 The BFD measurement relaxation state of each BFD-RS set in multiple cells of the terminal is recorded in one go. M can be the number of serving cells of the terminal, or the number of serving cells reported by UAI in this operation.

[0079] For example, in one embodiment, the bitmap contains a number of bits associated with a cell equal to the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0080] If a bit in a bitmap indicates the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set, then the number of bits associated with a cell in the bitmap is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets configured for terminals in that cell, or the number of BFD-RS sets configured for all terminals in that cell.

[0081] Of course, in other embodiments, the bitmap may also include redundant bits, which can be used for scrambling of the bitmap, etc.

[0082] In another embodiment, the bitmap contains fewer bits associated with a cell than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits of the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0083] In some cases, the terminal does not need to report the BFD measurement relaxation status of all BFD-RS sets in the cell every time, or the network equipment such as the base station does not need the terminal to report the BFD measurement relaxation status of each BFD-RS set.

[0084] In another embodiment, the terminal may only report the BFD measurement relaxation state of one BFD-RS set within the cell, while the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS sets that are not reported may be the default state or remain the previously reported state.

[0085] In this way, the bit map carried by the UAI can be smaller than the number of all BFD-RS sets in a cell, thereby reducing bit overhead.

[0086] In one embodiment, the designated BFD-RS set is at least one of the following:

[0087] The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling;

[0088] The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol;

[0089] The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal;

[0090] The first BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0091] The last BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0092] The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

[0093] The network signaling can be various signaling sent by network devices. For example, the network signaling includes, but is not limited to: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) or Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0094] In some embodiments, the BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol may include: the BFD-RS set of the terminal's primary cell, and / or the BFD-RS set of the terminal's primary and secondary cells.

[0095] For example, in some embodiments, the terminal may focus only on one or more BFD-RS sets within the cell, or only on the BFD-RS sets themselves. In this case, the terminal can report the BFD-RS sets in advance. Subsequently, the BFD-RS sets reported by the terminal can be reported in the bitmap.

[0096] For example, the first BFD-RS set or the last (final) BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0097] In some embodiments, the BFD-RS set reported by the terminal in the cell in the previous BFD-RS set is different from the BFD-RS set in the previous BFD-RS set.

[0098]

[0099] Table 1

[0100] Table 1 shows the BFD-RS set 1 within the cell, which is the designated BFD-RS set. There are various ways to process BFD-RS set 2, and the specific methods are not limited to the examples above.

[0101] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence;

[0102] The different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0103] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence that may include one or more bit values, each bit value corresponding to a combination of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0104] For example, different bit values ​​in a bit sequence correspond to the indication of different BFD-RS sets of BFD measurement relaxation state combinations in a cell of different terminals.

[0105]

[0106] Table 2

[0107]

[0108]

[0109] Table 3

[0110] Tables 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets within a cell, using one bit to indicate the state of the BFD measurement.

[0111] It is worth noting that the above are merely specific examples, and one or more elements in the table above can be used individually or in combination. Specific implementations are not limited to the examples above.

[0112] In some embodiments, the first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0113] or,

[0114] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0115] For example,

[0116] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0117] or,

[0118] The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0119] In some embodiments, sending User Assistance Information (UAI) includes sending the UAI when a timer expires.

[0120] The BFD-RS measurement has a measurement configuration, which can include a disable timer. Under normal circumstances, when the disable timer is running, the terminal does not send UAI to network devices such as base stations, thus reducing the problem of excessive signaling overhead caused by the terminal sending UAI too frequently to base stations and other network devices. That is, the terminal's UAI is only sent when the disable timer expires.

[0121] like Figure 3 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0122] S1210: Start the timer disable function;

[0123] S1220: When the timer expires, send the UAI.

[0124] In one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the terminal's BFD measurement relaxation state for the BFD-RS set.

[0125] like Figure 4 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0126] S1310: If the timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one of the BFD-RS sets in a cell is updated, send UAI.

[0127] In one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the terminal's BFD measurement relaxation state for the BFD-RS set.

[0128] like Figure 5 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing method, which is executed by a terminal, and the method includes:

[0129] S1410: If the timer expires and the BFD-RS set to be reported by the terminal has changed, send the UAI.

[0130] In one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the terminal's BFD measurement relaxation state for the BFD-RS set.

[0131] To further reduce unnecessary UAI transmissions, the terminal will only transmit a UAI if it detects an update to the measurement relaxation state of at least one BFD-RS set after the prohibition timer expires.

[0132] In one embodiment, the prohibition timer can be a cell-level timer, in which case the reporting of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell shares the same prohibition timer.

[0133] In another embodiment, the prohibition timer can be a timer at the BFD-RS set granularity. Thus, if a cell configures X BFD-RS sets for a terminal, then X prohibition timers are configured. The BFD measurement relaxation status of each BFD-RS set can be reported according to its respective prohibition timer.

[0134] For example, if a bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set within a cell, a disable timer can be configured for the terminal to be shared by multiple BFD-RS sets, or a disable timer can be configured separately for each BFD-RS set.

[0135] For example, if a bitmap is used for measurement reporting of a specific BFD-RS set, and / or a bit sequence is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell, a single disable timer can be shared or a separate timer can be used for the standby of each BFD-RS set.

[0136] If a single disable timer is shared, the terminal will need to maintain fewer disable timers, and the network device will need to configure fewer disable timers.

[0137] If each BFD-RS set is configured with its own disable timer, the duration of these disable timers can be the same or different.

[0138] In another embodiment, if the BFD-RS set that the terminal wants to report changes, it is also a reporting update, so the terminal will also report UAI.

[0139] In one embodiment, when the timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one BFD-RS set in a cell is updated, the UAI is sent, including:

[0140] The prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of all BFD-RS sets in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent.

[0141] or,

[0142] The prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent.

[0143] or,

[0144] The prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specific BFD-RS set in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent.

[0145] or,

[0146] The prohibition timer is a timer for one of the BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of any cell corresponding to the BFD-RS set is updated, the UAI is sent.

[0147] Switching from a non-relaxed state to a relaxed state, and vice versa, are updates to BFD measurements of the relaxed state.

[0148] If a cell is configured with multiple BFD-RS sets, the terminal will only send UAI to the base station and other network equipment after the BFD measurement relaxation state of all BFD-RS sets has been updated.

[0149] If a cell is configured with multiple BFD-RS sets, when a BFD measurement relaxation state update occurs for one of the BFD-RS sets, the terminal will send a UAI to network equipment such as the base station.

[0150] In another embodiment, a specific BFD-RS set has higher priority than a non-specific BFD-RS set. The terminal will only send a UAI to network devices such as a base station if the measurement relaxation state of the specific BFD-RS set is updated. In this case, if the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal's non-specific BFD-RS set is not updated, no UAI will be sent to network devices such as a base station.

[0151] The specific BFD-RS set may be the designated BFD-RS set reported by the aforementioned bitmap, but is not limited to the aforementioned designated BFD-RS set.

[0152] like Figure 6 As shown in the embodiments of this disclosure, an information processing method is provided, the method comprising:

[0153] S2110: Receive UAI, wherein the UAI is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for the BFD-RS set or the UAI is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a certain cell.

[0154] This information processing method can be executed by network equipment such as base stations.

[0155] In this embodiment of the disclosure, network devices such as base stations receive UAI.

[0156] Once network equipment such as base stations receives this UAI, they will know the BFD measurement relaxation state at the BFD-RS ensemble granularity.

[0157] The BFD measurement of relaxation state may include:

[0158] The non-relaxed state without BFD measurement;

[0159] BFD measurement is performed to assess the relaxation state.

[0160] If the UAI is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a certain cell, then network equipment such as the base station will know the BFD measurement relaxation state of some or all of the BFD-RS sets configured in that cell when it receives the UAI.

[0161] The BFD measurement relaxation state of some or all of the BFD-RS set may include at least one of the following:

[0162] A portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell enters a non-relaxation state without measurement relaxation;

[0163] A portion of the BFD-RS collection within a cell is connected to the relaxation state for measurement relaxation.

[0164] The entire BFD-RS set within a cell enters a non-relaxation state where no measurement relaxation is performed;

[0165] All BFD-RS assemblies within a cell enter a relaxed state for measurement relaxation.

[0166] For example, a terminal may have one or more serving cells. If a terminal has multiple serving cells, these may include: a primary cell, a primary secondary cell, and / or serving cells, etc. Assuming that the terminal's primary cell and / or secondary cell are each configured with two BFD-RS sets, the UAI sent by the terminal to network equipment such as the base station can indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the specific cell or BFD-RS set to the terminal.

[0167] A cell can be configured with multiple BFD-RS sets. For example, a cell can be configured with two BFD-RS sets. A set contains transmission resources for SSB-RS and / or CSI-RS that perform BFD.

[0168] In this embodiment, the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal is applied to the BFD-RS set rather than the entire cell, thus achieving finer-grained measurement relaxation. In situations where transmission of a single BFD-RS set is possible, the terminal can enter relaxation mode for that BFD-RS set, minimizing unnecessary power consumption. Conversely, for cases where BFD-RS set measurement relaxation is not possible, measurements can still be performed on the corresponding BFD-RS set according to the measurement configuration, meeting the measurement requirements of the corresponding wireless environment. Therefore, flexible adjustment of measurement relaxation is achieved, balancing measurement requirements with user needs for extended terminal standby time.

[0169] In some embodiments, the UAI includes a bitmap, where one bit in the bitmap is associated with a BFD-RS set of a cell.

[0170] As one embodiment, the UAI includes a 32-bit bitmap, where the first bit corresponds to the primary cell, the second bit corresponds to secondary cell 1, the third bit corresponds to secondary cell 2, and so on. For terminal reporting, the values ​​of the corresponding bits are set to represent the BFD measurement relaxation state on the corresponding cell. If a secondary cell corresponding to a bit is not configured, the terminal always sets the value of that bit to 0.

[0171] If a BFD-RS set is configured in the cell, then a bit in the bit map associated with a cell is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set.

[0172] In some embodiments, for a single cell, if multiple BFD-RS sets are configured, the bits associated with a particular cell in the UAI can be expanded into multiple bits, forming a bitmap associated with the entire cell. This bitmap may include indicator bits for each BFD-RS set within the cell. For example, one BFD-RS set corresponds to one bit. The two bit values ​​"0" and "1" of a bit can indicate the relaxed and non-relaxed states, respectively. Thus, assuming a cell has S BFD-RS sets, the bitmap has S bits. The UAI uses these bits... Figure 1 The terminal will relax the BFD measurement state of each BFD-RS set in the cell at one time.

[0173] In one embodiment, the bits associated with a cell in the UAI are expanded to obtain a bitmap that may include multiple bits associated with a cell. This bitmap may be included in different UAI messages reported. For example, the bits associated with a cell in the UAI are expanded into multiple bits, with the first bit used to indicate the relaxed and non-relaxed states of the first BFD-RS set.

[0174] In one embodiment, the BFD measurement relaxation status of different BFD-RS sets within a cell can be reported to network equipment such as the base station by the terminal via different UAIs. For example, if cell A has two BFD-RS sets, the terminal can use two UAIs to report the BFD measurement relaxation status of the two BFD-RS sets respectively.

[0175] In other embodiments, if multiple cells of a terminal share a single UAI, then one UAI includes bitmaps of multiple cells, or one cell corresponds to one bitmap. However, similarly, one BFD-RS set corresponds to one bit. The two bit values ​​"0" and "1" of a bit can indicate the relaxed state and the non-relaxed state, respectively. Thus, assuming a cell has S BFD-RS sets, the UAI can carry S*M bits indicating the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set. The UAI uses these bits... Figure 1 The BFD measurement relaxation state of each BFD-RS set in multiple cells of the terminal is recorded in one go. M can be the number of serving cells of the terminal, or the number of serving cells reported by UAI in this operation.

[0176] For example, in one embodiment, the number of bits contained in the bitmap associated with a cell in the UAI is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets in a cell.

[0177] If a bit in the bitmap indicates the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set, then the number of bits in the bitmap is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets configured for terminals by the cell, or the number of BFD-RS sets configured for all terminals by the cell.

[0178] Of course, in other embodiments, the bitmap may also include redundant bits, which can be used for scrambling of the bitmap, etc.

[0179] In some embodiments, the number of bits contained in the bit map associated with a cell in the UAI is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets in a cell;

[0180] or,

[0181] The bitmap contains fewer bits than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0182] In some embodiments, the designated BFD-RS set is at least one of the following:

[0183] The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling;

[0184] The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol;

[0185] The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal;

[0186] The first BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0187] The last BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0188] The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

[0189] The network signaling can be various signaling sent by network devices. For example, the network signaling includes, but is not limited to: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) or Downlink Control Information (DCI).

[0190] In some embodiments, the BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol may include: the BFD-RS set of the terminal's primary cell, and / or the BFD-RS sets of the terminal's primary and secondary cells. In other embodiments, if the network device does not indicate which BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit is used to feedback the BFD measurement relaxation state of the existing BFD measurement relaxation state, then the feedback is in a manner agreed upon in the protocol, for example, both the network device and the terminal use this bit to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal's first BFD-RS set.

[0191] For example, in some embodiments, the terminal may focus only on one or more BFD-RS sets within the cell, or only on the BFD-RS sets themselves. In this case, the terminal can report the BFD-RS sets in advance. Subsequently, the BFD-RS sets reported by the terminal can be reported in the bitmap.

[0192] For example, the first BFD-RS set or the last (final) BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0193] In some embodiments, the BFD-RS set reported by the terminal in the cell in the previous BFD-RS set is different from the BFD-RS set in the previous BFD-RS set.

[0194] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence;

[0195] The different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0196] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence that may include one or more bit values, each bit value corresponding to a combination of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0197] For example, the first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0198] or,

[0199] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0200] or,

[0201] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0202] or,

[0203] The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0204] This disclosure provides an information processing method, the method comprising:

[0205] S2120: When the timer expires, receive UAI; wherein the UAI is used to indicate the terminal to the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set.

[0206] If the base station configures a measurement configuration for the terminal, the measurement configuration may include the configuration of a timer prohibition. In this way, the base station can also receive the UAI sent by the terminal when the timer expires, according to the timer prohibition duration specified in the measurement configuration.

[0207] This disclosure provides an implementation method for a terminal to report UAI auxiliary information in an mTP scenario.

[0208] As one embodiment, this UAI is used by the terminal to report the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set.

[0209] As one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a certain cell, and when network equipment such as a base station receives the UAI, it will know the BFD measurement relaxation state of some or all of the BFD-RS sets configured in that cell. That is, the UAI can indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state at the BFD-RS set granularity of a cell.

[0210] There are several ways for the terminal to report the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set through UAI:

[0211] Method 1: The terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation status indication for each BFD-RS set.

[0212] As one example: the extended BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit is used to report UAI assistance information reported by the terminal in mTP scenarios. Exemplarily, the bits included in the extended BFD measurement relaxation state indication in related technologies are as follows.

[0213] As an example: A new BFD measurement relaxation state indicator bit is added to indicate the terminal's reporting of UAI assistance information in the mTP scenario.

[0214] As an example: The original BFD measurement relaxation state (bfd-MeasRelaxationState) indicator bit reports the BFDBFD measurement relaxation state of the first BFD-RS set in each serving cell.

[0215] As an example: the newly added bfd-MeasRelaxationState1 indicator bit reports the BFD measurement relaxation state of the second BFD-RS set in each serving cell.

[0216] As an example: for each BFD-RS set, the BFD measurement relaxation state reporting and transmission each starts a different prohibition timer to limit the reporting.

[0217] As an example: For a certain BFD-RS set, if the result of any serving cell is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI and start the disable timer;

[0218] As an example: Reporting can only continue after the timer expires. The terminal can report bfd-MeasRelaxationState and / or bfd-MeasRelaxationState1 through UAI.

[0219] As an example: after the timer expires, the relaxation states of two BFD-RS sets are triggered simultaneously to continue reporting. The terminal can report bfd-MeasRelaxationState and bfd-MeasRelaxationState1 at the same time through UAI.

[0220] As an example: For multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell, the duration of their disable timers can be the same or different.

[0221] As an example: the network can be configured with a disable timer for each BFD-RS set;

[0222] As an example: for BFD measurement reporting for each BFD-RS set, the same disable timer is started to limit reporting. The purpose of doing this is to require only one common disable timer to be configured.

[0223] As an example: If the same prohibition timer is started to restrict the reporting of BFD measurements for each BFD-RS set, then for any BFD-RS set, if the BFD measurement relaxation state of a BFD-RS set of any serving cell is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI and start the prohibition timer.

[0224] As an example: If the same disable timer is started to restrict reporting for BFD measurements sent for each BFD-RS set, then if there is a change in the relaxation state of the reported BFD measurements for the BFD-RS set. For example, if the BFD measurement relaxation state was previously reported for the first BFD-RS set, and now the BFD measurement relaxation state for the second BFD-RS set is to be reported, the terminal will also be triggered to report a UAI; after completing one UAI report, the corresponding disable timer will be started.

[0225] As an example: After a UAI report is completed, the terminal starts a timer to disable it; only after the timer expires can it continue to report, which can be bfd-MeasRelaxationState and / or bfd-MeasRelaxationState1. bfd-MeasRelaxationState and bfd-MeasRelaxationState1 report the BFD measurement relaxation states of different BFD-RS sets.

[0226] As an example: the network device indicates which BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit is used to report the BFD measurement relaxation state of which BFD-RS set. In this case, the terminal will, according to the network instruction, only report the BFD-DBFD measurement relaxation state of the specified BFD-RS set in the serving cell.

[0227] The advantage of doing this is that the existing BFD measurement relaxation status indicator bits do not need to be extended, thus enabling the reporting of measurement relaxation status information for a specified BFD-RS set.

[0228] As an example: for the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set, if the result of any serving cell is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI.

[0229] As an example: if the network device does not indicate which BFD-RS set the BFD-DBFD measurement relaxation state of the existing BFD measurement relaxation state indicator bit is used to provide feedback, then the feedback is interpreted according to the protocol, such as the network and the terminal interpreting it according to the first BFD-RS set.

[0230] As one embodiment, the network device can inform the terminal in the UAI reporting configuration (OtherConfig) which BFD measurement relaxation status indication bit is used to report the BFD measurement relaxation status of which BFD-RS set. Here, the BFD measurement relaxation status indication bit is the bit that indicates the BFD measurement relaxation status.

[0231] As an example: for a BFD measurement relaxation state of a certain BFD-RS set specified by the network, if the result of any serving cell is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI and start the disable timer.

[0232] Another approach is to specify the BFD-RS set using terminal-specific rather than network-specific methods.

[0233] As an example, when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation status indication, it informs the network which BFD-RS set the reported BFD measurement relaxation status indication bit is used to report.

[0234] The advantage of doing this is that the existing BFD measurement relaxation status indicator bits do not need to be extended, thus enabling the reporting of measurement relaxation status information for a terminal-specified BFD-RS set.

[0235] As an example: for a certain BFD-RS set, if the BFD measurement relaxation state of any serving cell is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI.

[0236] As an example: if there is a change in the BFD measurement relaxation status of the reported BFD-RS set, for example, if the previously reported BFDBFD measurement relaxation status was for the first BFD-RS set, and now you want to report the BFDBFD measurement relaxation status for the second BFD-RS set, then the terminal is triggered to report UAI.

[0237] Method 2:

[0238] The terminal sends and reports BFD measurements for each cell, taking into account the relaxed state of BFDBFD measurements in multiple BFD-RS sets.

[0239] As one embodiment, the UAI is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a certain cell, and when network equipment such as the base station receives the UAI, it will know the BFD measurement relaxation state of a portion of the BFD-RS sets configured in that cell. The advantage of doing this is that it uses fewer bits to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state at the granularity of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell, reducing bit overhead.

[0240] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFDBFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set is relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication, the relevant indication position for that serving cell is 1.

[0241] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets is relaxed, when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication, the relevant indication position for the serving cell is 1.

[0242] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set is not relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication, the relevant indication position for that serving cell is 0.

[0243] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets is not relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication, the relevant indication position for the serving cell is 0.

[0244] The above embodiments can be combined:

[0245] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD DBFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set is relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 1. If the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets is not relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 0.

[0246] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets is relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 1. If the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set is not relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 0.

[0247] As an example: For a serving cell; if the BFD measurement relaxation state of two BFD-RS sets is relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 1. If the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set is relaxed, then when the terminal reports the BFD measurement relaxation state indication bit, the relevant indication bit for that serving cell is set to 0.

[0248] As an example: for the first report after configuration, the terminal is triggered to report UAI.

[0249] As an example: if any serving cell reports a result that is different from the previous report, the terminal is triggered to report UAI, and a timer is started after the UAI report is completed.

[0250] like Figure 7 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0251] The sending module 110 is configured to send a UAI, wherein the UAI is used to indicate the terminal to the BFD measurement relaxation state of the BFD-RS set.

[0252] The information processing device can be a terminal.

[0253] The transmitting module 110 may correspond to a network interface or a transceiver antenna, etc.

[0254] The sending module 110 can be used by the terminal to send UAI.

[0255] In some embodiments, the terminal may further include a storage module that can be used to store the UAI generated by the terminal.

[0256] In some embodiments, the sending module 110 may also be a program module; after the program module is executed by the processor, it can perform the above operations.

[0257] In other embodiments, the transmitting module 110 may also be a hardware-software hybrid module; the hardware-software hybrid module includes, but is not limited to, various programmable arrays; the programmable array includes, but is not limited to, field-programmable arrays and / or complex programmable arrays.

[0258] In some embodiments, the transmitting module 110 may also be a purely hardware module; the purely hardware module includes, but is not limited to, an application-specific integrated circuit.

[0259] In some embodiments, the UAI includes a bitmap;

[0260] One bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set.

[0261] In some embodiments,

[0262] The bitmap contains a number of bits associated with a cell equal to the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell;

[0263] or,

[0264] The bitmap contains fewer bits associated with a cell than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits associated with a cell in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0265] In some embodiments, the designated BFD-RS set is at least one of the following:

[0266] The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling;

[0267] The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol;

[0268] The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal;

[0269] The first BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0270] The last BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0271] The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

[0272] For example, network devices such as base stations can indicate the specific BFD-RS set through higher-layer signaling and / or physical-layer signaling.

[0273] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence;

[0274] The different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0275] In some embodiments, the first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0276] or,

[0277] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0278] In some embodiments, the first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0279] or,

[0280] The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0281] In some embodiments, sending User Assistance Information (UAI) includes sending the UAI when a timer expires.

[0282] In some embodiments, sending the UAI when the timer expires includes:

[0283] If the prohibition timer times out and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one of the BFD-RS sets in a cell is updated, the UAI is sent.

[0284] And / or,

[0285] If the timer expires and the BFD-RS set to be reported by the terminal changes, the UAI is sent.

[0286] In some embodiments, the transmitting module is configured to send the UAI when the prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of all BFD-RS sets in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition locator is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specific BFD-RS set in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition timer is a timer for one BFD-RS set, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of the corresponding BFD-RS set in any cell is updated.

[0287] like Figure 8 As shown, this disclosure provides an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes:

[0288] The receiving module 210 is configured to receive a UAI, wherein the UAI is used to indicate the relaxation state of the BFD measurement of the BFD-RS set by the terminal.

[0289] The information processing device may include network equipment such as base stations.

[0290] The receiving module 210 may include a network interface and / or a transceiver module, etc.

[0291] In some embodiments, the information processing apparatus may further include a storage module that can be connected to the receiving module 210 and can at least be used to store the received UAI.

[0292] In some embodiments, the UAI includes a bitmap;

[0293] One bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set.

[0294] In some embodiments, the number of bits contained in the bitmap is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets in a cell;

[0295] or,

[0296] The bitmap contains fewer bits than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

[0297] In some embodiments, the designated BFD-RS set is at least one of the following:

[0298] The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling;

[0299] The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol;

[0300] The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal;

[0301] The first BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0302] The last BFD-RS set within the cell;

[0303] The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

[0304] In some embodiments, the UAI carries a bit sequence;

[0305] The different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

[0306] In some embodiments, the first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0307] or,

[0308] The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0309] In some embodiments, the first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state.

[0310] or,

[0311] The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

[0312] In some embodiments, receiving user assistance information (UAI) includes receiving the UAI when a timer expires.

[0313] This disclosure provides a communication device, including:

[0314] Memory used to store processor-executable instructions;

[0315] The processor is connected to the memory.

[0316] The processor is configured to execute the information processing method provided by any of the aforementioned technical solutions.

[0317] The processor may include various types of storage media, which are non-transitory computer storage media that can continue to store information after the communication device loses power.

[0318] Here, the communication device includes: a terminal or a network element, which can be any one of the aforementioned first to fourth network elements.

[0319] The processor can be connected to the memory via a bus or similar means to read executable programs stored in the memory, for example, such as... Figures 2 to 6 At least one of the methods shown.

[0320] Figure 9 This is a block diagram illustrating a terminal 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, terminal 800 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast user equipment, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0321] Reference Figure 9 Terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power supply component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input / output (I / O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

[0322] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to generate all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0323] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation on terminal 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 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.

[0324] Power supply component 806 provides power to various components of terminal 800. Power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to terminal 800.

[0325] Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the terminal 800 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 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the terminal 800 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.

[0326] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when terminal 800 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 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0327] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 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.

[0328] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing state assessments of various aspects of terminal 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 can detect the on / off state of terminal 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of terminal 800, changes in position of terminal 800 or one of its components, the presence or absence of user contact with terminal 800, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of terminal 800, and temperature changes of terminal 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, or temperature sensor.

[0329] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between terminal 800 and other devices. Terminal 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 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.

[0330] In an exemplary embodiment, terminal 800 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 methods described above.

[0331] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 804 including instructions that can be executed by a processor 820 of a terminal 800 to generate the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, or optical data storage device, etc.

[0332] like Figure 10As shown in the illustration, one embodiment of this disclosure illustrates the structure of an access device. For example, the communication device 900 can be provided as a network-side device. This communication device can be various network elements such as the aforementioned access network elements and / or network functions.

[0333] Reference Figure 10 The communication device 900 includes a processing component 922, which further includes one or more processors, and memory resources represented by a memory 932 for storing instructions, such as application programs, that can be executed by the processing component 922. The application programs stored in the memory 932 may include one or more modules, each corresponding to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 922 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above applied to the access device, such as... Figures 2 to 6 Any of the methods shown.

[0334] The communication device 900 may also include a power supply component 926 configured to perform power management of the communication device 900, a wired or wireless network interface 950 configured to connect the communication device 900 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 958. The communication device 900 can operate on an operating system stored in memory 932, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, or similar.

[0335] Other embodiments of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow the general principles of the invention 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 the invention are indicated by the following claims.

[0336] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method, wherein, The method, executed by a terminal, includes: Send User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to instruct the terminal on the BFD measurement relaxation state of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set in at least one cell, and each of the at least one cell is configured with at least one BFD-RS set; The UAI includes a bitmap or a bit sequence; one bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set; different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states for multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The bitmap contains a number of bits associated with a cell equal to the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell; or, The bitmap contains fewer bits associated with a cell than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits associated with a cell in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, The specified BFD-RS set is at least one of the following: The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling; The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol; The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal; The first BFD-RS set within the cell; The last BFD-RS set within the cell; The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state. or, The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is the second sequence, used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state; or, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, Sending User Assistance Information (UAI) includes: sending the UAI when the timer expires.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, Sending the UAI when the timer expires includes: If the prohibition timer times out and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one of the BFD-RS sets in a cell is updated, the UAI is sent. And / or, If the timer expires and the BFD-RS set to be reported by the terminal changes, the UAI is sent.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, If the prohibition timer times out and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one of the BFD-RS sets in a cell is updated, the UAI is sent, including: The prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of all BFD-RS sets in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent. or, The prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent. or, The prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specific BFD-RS set in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent. or, The prohibition timer is a timer for one of the BFD-RS sets. When the prohibition timer expires and the BFD measurement relaxation state of the corresponding BFD-RS set in any cell is updated, the UAI is sent.

9. An information processing method, wherein, Performed by a network device, the method includes: Receive User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to instruct the terminal on the BFD measurement relaxation state of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set in at least one cell, and each of the at least one cell is configured with at least one BFD-RS set; The UAI includes a bitmap or a bit sequence; one bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set; different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states for multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The number of bits contained in the bitmap is equal to the number of BFD-RS sets in a cell; or, The bitmap contains fewer bits than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein, The specified BFD-RS set is at least one of the following: The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling; The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol; The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal; The first BFD-RS set within the cell; The last BFD-RS set within the cell; The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state. or, The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is the second sequence, used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state; or, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

14. The method according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein, The receiving of user assistance information (UAI) includes: receiving the UAI when the timer expires.

15. An information processing apparatus, wherein, The device includes: The transmitting module is configured to transmit User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to indicate to the terminal the BFD measurement relaxation state of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set in at least one cell, and each of the at least one cell is configured with at least one BFD-RS set; The UAI includes a bitmap or a bit sequence; one bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set; different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states for multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, The bitmap contains a number of bits associated with a cell equal to the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell; or, The bitmap contains fewer bits associated with a cell than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits associated with a cell in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein, The specified BFD-RS set is at least one of the following: The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling; The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol; The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal; The first BFD-RS set within the cell; The last BFD-RS set within the cell; The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state. or, The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is the second sequence, used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state; or, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

20. The apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein, Sending User Assistance Information (UAI) includes: sending the UAI when the timer expires.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein, Sending the UAI when the timer expires includes: If the prohibition timer times out and the BFD measurement relaxation state of at least one of the BFD-RS sets in a cell is updated, the UAI is sent. And / or, If the timer expires and the BFD-RS set to be reported by the terminal changes, the UAI is sent.

22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein, The sending module is configured as follows: The UAI is sent when the prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of all BFD-RS sets in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of any BFD-RS set in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition timer is a shared timer for multiple BFD-RS sets, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specific BFD-RS set in any cell is updated; or, the prohibition timer is a timer for one BFD-RS set, the prohibition timer expires, and the BFD measurement relaxation state of the corresponding BFD-RS set in any cell is updated.

23. An information processing apparatus, wherein, The device includes: The receiving module is configured to receive User Assistance Information (UAI), wherein the UAI is used to indicate to the terminal the BFD measurement relaxation state of the beam failure detection BFD-reference signal RS set in at least one cell, and each of the at least one cell is configured with at least one BFD-RS set; The UAI includes a bitmap or a bit sequence; one bit in the bitmap is used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of the terminal for a BFD-RS set; different bit sequences are used to indicate different combinations of BFD measurement relaxation states for multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell.

24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein, The bitmap contains a number of bits associated with a cell equal to the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell; or, The bitmap contains fewer bits associated with a cell than the number of BFD-RS sets within a cell, and the bits associated with a cell in the bitmap are used to indicate the BFD measurement relaxation state of a specified BFD-RS set within the cell.

25. The apparatus according to claim 24, wherein, The specified BFD-RS set is at least one of the following: The BFD-RS set indicated by network signaling; The BFD-RS set agreed upon in the protocol; The BFD-RS set reported by the terminal; The first BFD-RS set within the cell; The last BFD-RS set within the cell; The BFD-RS set within the cell is different from the BFD-RS set previously reported by the terminal.

26. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state. or, The first type of bit sequence is a second sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

27. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein, The first type of bit sequence is the second sequence, used to indicate that the measurements of multiple BFD-RS sets within a cell are either in a relaxed state or in a non-relaxed state; or, The first type of bit sequence is a first sequence used to indicate that the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set within a cell is in a relaxed state and the measurement of a portion of the BFD-RS set is in a non-relaxed state.

28. The apparatus according to any one of claims 23 to 27, wherein, The receiving of user assistance information (UAI) includes: receiving the UAI when the timer expires.

29. A communication device, comprising a processor, a transceiver, a memory, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being executed by the processor, wherein, When the processor runs the executable program, it performs the method provided as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, 9 to 14.

30. A computer storage medium storing an executable program; the executable program, when executed by a processor, is capable of implementing the method provided in any one of claims 1 to 8, 9 to 14.

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