Method, terminal and network side device for antenna switching

Abstract

The application discloses an antenna switching method, a terminal and a network side device, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The antenna switching method comprises the following steps: a terminal reports a first capability. The first capability is the capability of activating and / or deactivating at least one first object of the terminal. The first object comprises a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to an antenna switching method, a terminal and a network side device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In related communication technologies, a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource or a SRS resource set used for antenna switching is usually activated or deactivated through medium access control control element (MAC CE signaling) signaling carried by a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

[0003] However, considering that the antenna switching capabilities (i.e., radio frequency switching capabilities) supported by terminals (User Equipment, UE, also referred to as terminal devices or user equipment) of different types or in different scenarios are different, the network side and the terminal have inconsistent understanding of the antenna switching capabilities of the terminal, which affects the reliability of wireless communication. SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna switching method, a terminal and a network side device, which can solve the problem of inconsistent understanding of the antenna switching capabilities of the terminal by the network side and the terminal.

[0005] In a first aspect, an antenna switching method is provided, including: a terminal reporting a first capability; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

[0006] In a second aspect, an antenna switching apparatus is provided, applied to a terminal, and including: a transmission module configured to report a first capability; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

[0007] In a third aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are implemented.

[0008] In a fourth aspect, a terminal is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is configured to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0009] In a fifth aspect, a method for antenna switching is provided, which includes: receiving, by a network-side device, a first capability reported by a terminal; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

[0010] In a sixth aspect, an apparatus for antenna switching is provided, which includes: a receiving module configured to receive a first capability reported by a terminal; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

[0011] In a seventh aspect, a network-side device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and programs or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method according to the fifth aspect.

[0012] In an eighth aspect, a network-side device is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is configured to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method according to the fifth aspect.

[0013] In a ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores programs or instructions, and the programs or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the fifth aspect.

[0014] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is configured to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the fifth aspect.

[0015] In an eleventh aspect, a computer program product / program product is provided, which is stored in a non-transitory storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect or the fifth aspect.

[0016] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal reports its capability of activating and / or deactivating the at least one first object to the network side device, which avoids misunderstanding between the terminal and the network side device about the capability of activating and / or deactivating the first object, ensures that the network side device and the terminal have consistent understanding of the capability of the terminal activating and / or the at least one first object, and further improves the reliability of antenna switching. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an example embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is a flow schematic diagram of a method of antenna switching provided by an example embodiment of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a flow schematic diagram of a method of antenna switching provided by another example embodiment of the present application.

[0020] Figure 4 FIG. 4 is a flow schematic diagram of a method of antenna switching provided by yet another example embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a flow schematic diagram of a method of antenna switching provided by yet another example embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 6a FIG. 6 is a structural schematic diagram of an apparatus of antenna switching provided by an example embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 6b FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of an apparatus of antenna switching provided by another example embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 7 FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of an apparatus of antenna switching provided by yet another example embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 8 FIG. 9 is a structural schematic diagram of a terminal provided by an example embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 9 FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of a network side device provided by an example embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0028] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar objects discussed in the specification and claims and are not necessarily used to describe a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances and that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of functioning in other sequences than the one described herein. The term "first", "second", and the like, as used in the description and the claims of the present application, are not used to denote or otherwise identify a particular quantity or amount of objects. For example, a first object can be one or more than one, and a second object can be one or more than one. Further, the term "and / or" as used in the specification and in the claims, means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally means "or" in relation to the associated objects before and after it.

[0029] It is worth noting that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in the embodiments of the present application, and the described techniques can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for the purpose of example, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied outside the NR system application, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems. th

[0030] Figure 1 ​This diagram illustrates the structure of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), wearable device, vehicle-mounted device (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), etc. Wearable devices include smartwatches, wristbands, headphones, glasses, etc. It should be noted that this application does not limit the specific type of terminal 11. Network-side device 12 can be a base station or a core network. The base station can be referred to as a node B, evolved node B, access point, base transceiver station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, basic service set (BSS), extended service set (ESS), B node, evolved B node (eNB), home B node, home evolved B node, WLAN access point, WiFi node, transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that in this application embodiment, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example, but the specific type of base station is not limited.

[0031] The technical solutions provided in this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0032] like Figure 2 The diagram shown illustrates a flowchart of an antenna switching method 200 provided in an exemplary embodiment of this application. This method 200 can be executed by, but is not limited to, a terminal, specifically by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 200 may include at least the following steps.

[0033] S210, the primary capability for terminal reporting.

[0034] Among them, the first capability is the capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, such as the activation duration of the terminal to activate at least one first object, the deactivation duration of the terminal to deactivate at least one first object, etc.

[0035] The first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a set of reference signal resources, and the reference signal resource and / or the set of reference signal resources are used for antenna switching. Optionally, the reference signal resource includes, but is not limited to, SRS resources, etc.; correspondingly, the set of reference signal resources includes, but is not limited to, SRS resource sets, etc. Among them, the time domain characteristic of the SRS resource / SRS resource set may be, but is not limited to, a semi-persistent type.

[0036] In this embodiment, the terminal reports its own capability to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object to the network-side device, avoiding misunderstandings between the terminal and the network-side device regarding the capability to activate and / or deactivate the first object, ensuring that the network-side device and the terminal have a consistent understanding of the terminal's capability to activate and / or at least one first object, and thus improving the reliability of antenna switching.

[0037] As Figure 3 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a method 300 for antenna switching provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The method 300 may be, but is not limited to, executed by a terminal, and may specifically be executed by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 300 may at least include the following steps.

[0038] S310, the terminal reports the first capability.

[0039] Among them, the first capability is the capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a set of reference signal resources, and the reference signal resource and / or the set of reference signal resources are used for antenna switching.

[0040] It can be understood that in addition to referring to the relevant descriptions in the method embodiment 200 for the implementation process of S310, as a possible implementation manner, the first capability may include at least one of the following (11)-(12).

[0041] (11) The first activation time, which is used to indicate the duration required for the terminal to activate at least one of the first objects. In this embodiment, the first activation time may also be understood as: the duration for the terminal to activate the receive radio frequency path. For example, the duration required for the terminal to activate from 4R to 8R, or for example, the duration required for the terminal to activate from 6R to 8R, etc.

[0042] Optionally, the first activation time can include any of (111)-(113).

[0043] (111) a first value, the first value being used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein the activation time of one or more of the first objects is the same.

[0044] The first value can also be understood as the time for the terminal to activate one or more receiving radio frequency channels being the same and being the first value.

[0045] (112) a plurality of second values, each of the second values being used to represent an activation time length required from activating a first number of the first objects to a second number of the first objects, the first number being less than the second number.

[0046] The second value can also be understood as the activation time length for the terminal to activate from a low number of receiving radio frequency channels to a high number of receiving radio frequency channels, and the terminal activating from a low number of receiving radio frequency channels to a high number of receiving radio frequency channels satisfying the antenna switching capability of the terminal.

[0047] For example, assuming that the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, the minimum is 1T1R, and the terminal supports 1T1R, 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, then the second value can include 1T1R to 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, 1T2R to 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, 1T4R to 1T6R, 1T8R, 1T6R to 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, and the second value is 10.

[0048] The aforementioned "1T1R to 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R" can be understood as: when the first number is 1, the second number can be 2, 4, 6, 8, that is, the second value can include the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T1R to 1T2R, the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T1R to 1T4R, the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T1R to 1T6R, and the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T1R to 1T8R.

[0049] The aforementioned "1T2R to 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R" can be understood as: when the first number is 2, the second number can be 4, 6, 8, that is, the second value can include the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T2R to 1T4R, the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T2R to 1T6R, and the activation time of the terminal activating from 1T2R to 1T8R.

[0050] The aforementioned "1T4R to 1T6R, 1T8R" can be understood as: when the first quantity is 4, the second quantity can be 6, 8, that is, the second value can include the activation time of the terminal from 1T4R activation to 1T6R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T4R activation to 1T8R.

[0051] The aforementioned "1T6R to 1T8R" can be understood as: when the first quantity is 6, the second quantity can be 8, that is, the second value can include the activation time of the terminal from 1T6R activation to 1T8R.

[0052] Of course, it can be understood that if the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, the second value can be the aforementioned 10, that is, the terminal can report each activation time to the network side in an enumerated manner. In addition, the aforementioned 10 second values can be partially the same or different, etc., which is not limited here.

[0053] (113) A plurality of third values, each of the third values being used to represent an activation time required for activation from a third quantity of the first objects to a fourth quantity of the first objects, the third quantity being less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity being the same.

[0054] Among them, the third value can be understood as the activation time of the terminal from a low receiving radio frequency channel quantity to all high receiving radio frequency channel quantities, and the terminal from a low receiving radio frequency channel quantity to all high receiving radio frequency channel quantities meets the antenna switching capability of the terminal.

[0055] For example, assuming that the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, the minimum bit is 1T1R, and the terminal supports 1T1R, 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, then the third value can be 4, respectively corresponding to 1T1R to higher receiving radio frequency channel, 1T2R to higher receiving radio frequency channel, 1T4R to higher receiving radio frequency channel, 1T6R to higher receiving radio frequency channel, and the four third values can be the same or different.

[0056] Among them, "1T1R to higher receiving radio frequency channel" can be understood as: when the third quantity is 1 (i.e. 1T1R), the fourth quantity can be 2 (i.e. 1T2R), 4 (i.e. 1T4R), 6 (i.e. 1T6R), 8 (i.e. 1T8R), that is, the activation time of the terminal from 1T1R to 1T2R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T1R to 1T4R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T1R to 1T6R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T1R to 1T8R, and each activation time is the same.

[0057] The "1T2R to higher receiving radio frequency path" can be understood as: when the third quantity is 2, the fourth quantity can be 4, 6, 8, that is, the activation time of the terminal from 1T2R to 1T4R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T2R to 1T6R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T2R to 1T8R, and each activation time is the same.

[0058] The "1T4R to higher receiving radio frequency path" can be understood as: when the third quantity is 4, the fourth quantity can be 6, 8, that is, the activation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T6R, the activation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T8R, and the activation time is the same.

[0059] The "1T6R to higher receiving radio frequency path" can be understood as: when the third quantity is 6, the fourth quantity can be 8, that is, the activation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T8R.

[0060] In addition, the aforementioned "when the third quantity is the same, the third value (that is, the activation time) corresponding to the third quantity is the same" can be understood as the activation time of each higher receiving radio frequency path from 1T1R being the same, or the activation time of each higher receiving radio frequency path from 1T2R being the same, or the activation time of each higher receiving radio frequency path from 1T4R being the same.

[0061] (12) The first deactivation time is used to indicate the duration required by the terminal to deactivate at least one of the first objects. In this embodiment, the first deactivation time can also be understood as the duration required by the terminal to deactivate the receiving radio frequency path, for example, the duration required by the terminal to deactivate from 8R to 4R, for example, the duration required by the terminal to activate from 6R to 4R, and the like.

[0062] Optionally, the first deactivation time includes any one of the following (121)-(125).

[0063] (121) The first deactivation time is set to a fourth value by default.

[0064] The fourth value can be 0, that is, the first deactivation time can be set to 0 by default.

[0065] (122) The setting of the first deactivation time is cancelled.

[0066] It can be understood that there is no first deactivation time.

[0067] For the foregoing (121) and (122), since the antenna is generally deactivated faster, the deactivation effective time of the antenna switching can be accelerated, such as canceling the setting of the first deactivation time or defaulting the first deactivation effective time to 0, which can effectively improve the antenna switching efficiency.

[0068] (123) a fifth value for characterizing the deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation times of one or more of the first objects are the same.

[0069] The fifth value can also be understood as the time for the terminal to deactivate one or more receiving radio frequency channels being the same.

[0070] (124) a plurality of sixth values, each of which is used to characterize the deactivation time required from activating a fifth number of the first objects to a sixth number of the first objects, the fifth number being greater than the sixth number.

[0071] The sixth value can also be understood as the deactivation time for the terminal to deactivate from a high number of receiving radio frequency channels to a low number of receiving radio frequency channels, and the terminal deactivating from a high number of receiving radio frequency channels to a low number of receiving radio frequency channels satisfies the antenna switching capability of the terminal.

[0072] For example, assuming that the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, when the fifth number is 8, the sixth number can be 1, 2, 4, 6, that is, the sixth value can include the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T2R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T4R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T6R, and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T1R.

[0073] When the fifth number is 6, the sixth number can be 1, 2, 4, that is, the sixth value can include the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T4R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T2R, and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T1R.

[0074] When the fifth number is 4, the sixth number can be 1, 2, that is, the sixth value can include the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T2R and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T1R.

[0075] When the fifth number is 2, the sixth number can be 1, that is, the sixth value can include the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T2R to 1T1R.

[0076] Of course in this case, if the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, the sixth value can be 10, and the 10 sixth values can be partially the same or different, etc., which is not limited here.

[0077] (125) a plurality of seventh values, each of the seventh values being used to represent a deactivation time length required from a seventh number of the first objects to an eighth number of the first objects, the seventh number being greater than the eighth number, and the same seventh number corresponding to the same seventh value.

[0078] The seventh value can be understood as a deactivation time of the terminal from a higher number of receiving radio frequency channels to all lower numbers of receiving radio frequency channels, and the terminal from a higher number of receiving radio frequency channels to all lower numbers of receiving radio frequency channels satisfies the antenna switching capability of the terminal.

[0079] For example, assuming that the maximum antenna switching capability of the terminal is 1T8R, the minimum is 1T1R, and the terminal supports 1T1R, 1T2R, 1T4R, 1T6R, 1T8R, the seventh value can be 4, corresponding to 1T8R to lower receiving radio frequency channels, 1T6R to lower receiving radio frequency channels, 1T4R to lower receiving radio frequency channels, 1T2R to lower receiving radio frequency channels, respectively, and the four third values can be the same or different.

[0080] The aforementioned "1T8R to lower receiving radio frequency channels" can be understood as: when the seventh number is 8, the eighth number can be 1, 2, 4, 6, that is, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T2R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T4R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T6R, and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T8R to 1T1R are all the same.

[0081] The aforementioned "1T6R to lower receiving radio frequency channels" can be understood as: when the seventh number is 6, the eighth number can be 1, 2, 4, that is, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T4R, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T2R, and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T6R to 1T1R are all the same.

[0082] The aforementioned "1T4R to lower receiving radio frequency channels" can be understood as: when the seventh number is 4, the eighth number can be 1, 2, that is, the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T2R, and the deactivation time of the terminal from 1T4R to 1T2R are all the same.

[0083] The aforementioned "1T2R to lower receive RF path" can be understood as follows: when the seventh quantity is 2, the eighth quantity can be 1. That is to say, the activation time of the terminal from 1T2R to 1T1R is the seventh value.

[0084] Furthermore, the aforementioned "when the seventh quantity is the same, the seventh value (i.e., the deactivation time) corresponding to the seventh quantity is the same" can be understood as the deactivation time from 1T8R to each lower receiving RF path being the same, or the deactivation time from 1T6R to each lower receiving RF path being the same, or the activation time from 1T4R to each lower receiving RF path being the same.

[0085] It should be noted that the reporting of the aforementioned first capability (such as the first activation time and / or the first deactivation time) can be implemented based on subframes, slots, symbols, or milliseconds. For example, in this embodiment, the terminal can report the first capability based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kHz.

[0086] S320, the terminal determines the first activation time and / or the first deactivation time based on the first capability and the received MAC CE signaling.

[0087] The MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, which belongs to at least one first object configured for the terminal. In other words, in this embodiment, the MAC CE signaling activates and / or deactivates a target object, such as an SRS resource or an SRS resource set, thereby controlling the number of receive radio frequency paths (RX links) used by the terminal. That is, the terminal can send activated SRS resources and / or SRS resource sets for the network side to perform channel measurements.

[0088] It should be noted that the architecture of MAC CE signaling can include all reference signal resources or sets of reference signal resources configured for the terminal, regardless of whether they are activated or not. It can also include only inactive reference signal resources or sets of reference signal resources to activate or deactivate target objects within them. Alternatively, it can include all reference signal resources or sets of reference signal resources to update the activation and deactivation status of target objects within them. This embodiment does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0089] In this embodiment, the first activation effective time and / or the first deactivation effective time are used to determine the time when antenna activation or deactivation is completed.

[0090] Based on this, as a possible implementation manner, the terminal can determine the first time unit after the first time unit as the first activation effective time, wherein the first time unit is determined according to the first activation time and the feedback time corresponding to the target Hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling. It can be understood that the time unit mentioned in the context of the present application can be subframe, slot, ms, symbol, etc., which is not limited here.

[0091] For example, assuming that the target HARQ-ACK information carried on the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) corresponding to the MAC CE signaling is sent on slot n, the terminal can start from the slot n and add the first slot or symbol after the first activation time as the first activation effective time.

[0092] For example, taking subframe or slot as the time unit, the first activation effective time can be the first slot after slot n+d*2 μ or .

[0093] For example, taking subframe or slot as the time unit, the first activation effective time is the first symbol after .

[0094] For example, taking subframe or slot as the time unit, the first activation effective time is the first symbol after .

[0095] Wherein, the aforementioned "d" represents the first activation time or the first deactivation time; "μ" represents the index value corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or the PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; represents the number of symbols in each slot corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or the PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; “x” represents the first symbol position or the last symbol position occupied by the PUCCH or PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling on slot n.

[0096] Corresponding to the first activation effective time described above, the terminal can determine the first time unit after the second time unit as the first deactivation effective time, wherein the second time unit is determined according to the first deactivation time and the feedback time corresponding to the target HARQ-ACK information.

[0097] For example, assuming that the target HARQ-ACK information carried on the PUCCH or PUSCH corresponding to the MAC CE signaling is sent on slot n, the terminal can take the slot n as the start and add the first slot or symbol after the first deactivation time as the first activation effective time.

[0098] For example, taking the time unit as subframe or slot, the first deactivation effective time is the first slot after slot n+d*2 μ or .

[0099] For another example, taking the time unit as subframe or slot, the first deactivation effective time is the first symbol after .

[0100] For another example, taking the time unit as subframe or slot, the first deactivation effective time is the first symbol after .

[0101] S330, the terminal determines a third activation effective time according to the first activation effective time and / or the second activation effective time.

[0102] The second activation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time are used to determine the effective time of the MAC CE signaling. In this embodiment, the second activation effective time can be determined according to the second activation time and the feedback time corresponding to the target HARQ-ACK information, and the second activation time is the activation time of the MAC CE signaling, and the target HARQ-ACK information is determined corresponding to the MAC CE signaling.

[0103] For example, if the target HARQ-ACK information carried on the PUCCH or PUSCH corresponding to the MAC CE signaling is transmitted on slot n, the terminal assumes that the activation of the MAC CE signaling command takes effect (i.e., the second activation taking effect time) from the first slot after , where u is the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH, is the second activation time.

[0104] Similarly to the second activation taking effect time, the second deactivation taking effect time is determined according to the second deactivation time and the feedback time of the target HARQ-ACK information, and the second deactivation time is the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

[0105] For example, if the target HARQ-ACK information carried on the PUCCH or PUSCH corresponding to the MAC CE signaling is transmitted on slot n, the terminal assumes that the deactivation of the MAC CE signaling command takes effect (i.e., the second deactivation taking effect time) from the first slot after , where u is the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH, is the second deactivation time.

[0106] The third activation taking effect time is the activation taking effect time corresponding to the target object, i.e., after the third activation taking effect time, the terminal can assume that the antenna switching activation is completed; correspondingly, the third deactivation taking effect time is the deactivation taking effect time corresponding to the target object, i.e., after the third deactivation taking effect time, the terminal can assume that the antenna switching deactivation is completed.

[0107] Based on this, in the present embodiment, as one possible implementation manner, the terminal can determine the third activation taking effect time according to at least one of the following (21)-(23).

[0108] (21) The first activation taking effect time is determined as the third activation taking effect time, i.e., the terminal assumes that the antenna switching activation is completed according to the first activation taking effect time.

[0109] (22) The second activation taking effect time is determined as the third activation taking effect time, i.e., the terminal assumes that the antenna switching activation is completed according to the second activation taking effect time.

[0110] (23) The maximum (or the farthest) or the minimum (or the nearest) activation taking effect time of the first activation taking effect time and the second activation taking effect time is determined as the third activation taking effect time.

[0111] That is, the terminal assumes that the antenna switching activation is completed according to max{the first activation effective time, the second activation effective time}, or the terminal assumes that the antenna switching activation is completed according to min{the first activation effective time, the second activation effective time}.

[0112] S340, the terminal determines a third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time.

[0113] Wherein, the second deactivation effective time and the third deactivation effective time can refer to the related description in the foregoing S330, and details are not described here again to avoid repetition.

[0114] Based on this, in the embodiment, as a possible implementation manner, the terminal can determine the third deactivation effective time according to at least one of the following (31)-(33).

[0115] (31) The first deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time, that is, the terminal assumes that the antenna switching deactivation is completed according to the first deactivation effective time.

[0116] (32) The second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time, that is, the terminal assumes that the antenna switching deactivation is completed according to the second deactivation effective time.

[0117] (33) The maximum or minimum of the first deactivation effective time and the second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time.

[0118] That is, the terminal assumes that the antenna switching deactivation is completed according to max{the first deactivation effective time, the second deactivation effective time}, or the terminal assumes that the antenna switching deactivation is completed according to min{the first deactivation effective time, the second deactivation effective time}.

[0119] In the embodiment, the terminal reports the first capability to the network side device, and further defines the effective time of the MAC CE signaling to clearly define the effective time of the antenna switching, which can effectively avoid misunderstanding between the network side device and the terminal.

[0120] In addition, since the antenna deactivation is generally faster, the deactivation effective time of the antenna switching can be accelerated, and the efficiency of the antenna switching can be improved.

[0121] As Figure 4Fig. 4 shows a flowchart of an exemplary method 400 for antenna switching, which can be performed by a terminal, but is not limited thereto, and can be performed by hardware and / or software installed in the terminal. In this embodiment, the method 400 can include the following steps.

[0122] S410, the terminal reports a first capability.

[0123] The first capability is the capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching.

[0124] It can be understood that the implementation process of S410 can refer to the related description of the method embodiments 200 and / or 300 described above, and details are not described herein again to avoid repetition.

[0125] S420, the terminal determines a third activation effective time according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time.

[0126] The second activation time is the activation time of the MAC CE signaling, the second deactivation time is the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation effective time is the activation effective time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation effective time is the deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

[0127] It can be understood that in addition to referring to the related description of the method embodiments 200 and / or 300 described above, as a possible implementation manner, the terminal can also determine the third activation effective time according to at least one of the following (41)-(42).

[0128] (41) determining the third activation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first activation time and the second activation time, and the second activation time is the activation time of the MAC CE signaling.

[0129] For example, the third activation effective time can be the first slot after slot n+max{first activation time, second activation time}*2 μ .

[0130] Or, the third activation effective time can be the first slot after slot n+max{first activation time, second activation time}* .

[0131] Or, the third activation effective time is slot n+min{first activation time, second activation time}*2μ the first slot after slot n.

[0132] or, the third activation effective time is slot n+min{first activation time, second activation time}* the first slot after slot n.

[0133] In the foregoing, "μ" represents an index value corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; represents the number of slots contained in a subframe corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling.

[0134] (42) determining the third activation effective time according to the sum of the first activation time and the second activation time.

[0135] Exemplarily, the third activation effective time is slot n+(first activation time+second activation time)*2 μ the first slot after slot n.

[0136] or, the third activation effective time is slot n+(first activation time+second activation time)* the first slot after slot n.

[0137] S430, the terminal determines a third deactivation effective time according to a first deactivation time and / or a second deactivation time.

[0138] Similar to the determination method of the third activation effective time in the foregoing S420, as a possible implementation manner, the terminal can also determine the third deactivation effective time according to at least one of (51)-(52) below.

[0139] (51) determining the third deactivation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time, the second deactivation time being the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

[0140] Exemplarily, the third deactivation effective time can be slot n+max{first deactivation time, second deactivation time}*2 μ the first slot after slot n.

[0141] or, the third deactivation effective time can be slot n+max{first deactivation time, second deactivation time}* the first slot after slot n.

[0142] Or, the third deactivation effective time is slot n+min{first deactivation time, second deactivation time} * 2 μ The first slot after.

[0143] Or, the third deactivation effective time is slot n+min{first deactivation time, second deactivation time} * 2 The first slot after.

[0144] In the foregoing, "μ" represents an index value corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; represents the number of slots contained in a subframe corresponding to the SCS of the PUCCH or PUSCH carrying the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling.

[0145] (52) determining the third deactivation effective time according to the sum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time.

[0146] For example, the third deactivation effective time is slot n+(first deactivation time+second deactivation time)*2 μ The first slot after.

[0147] Or, the third deactivation effective time is slot n+(first deactivation time+second deactivation time)* The first slot after.

[0148] In this embodiment, the effective time of the MAC CE signaling is further defined, the effective time of the antenna switching is clearly defined, and the misunderstanding between the network side device and the terminal can be effectively avoided.

[0149] It should be noted that the antenna switching method 200-400 provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by an antenna switching device or a control module in the antenna switching device for executing the antenna switching method 200-400. In the embodiments of the present application, the antenna switching device executes the antenna switching method 200-400 as an example to illustrate the antenna switching device provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0150] As shown in Figure 5 FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an antenna switching method 500 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application, which can be executed by a network side device, but is not limited to this, and can be executed by hardware and / or software installed in the network side device. In this embodiment, the method 500 can at least include the following steps.

[0151] S510, the network-side device receives the first capability reported by the terminal.

[0152] The first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, the first object including a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching.

[0153] Optionally, the first capability includes at least one of the following: a first activation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to activate at least one first object; and a first deactivation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to deactivate at least one first object.

[0154] Optionally, the first activation time includes any of the following: a first value, used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein the activation times of one or more first objects are the same; a plurality of second values, each of which is used to represent an activation time length required by the terminal to activate from a first quantity of first objects to a second quantity of first objects, the first quantity being less than the second quantity; and a plurality of third values, each of which is used to represent an activation time length required by the terminal to activate from a third quantity of first objects to a fourth quantity of first objects, the third quantity being less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity being the same.

[0155] Optionally, the first deactivation time includes any of the following: a fourth value, used to represent a deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation times of one or more first objects are the same; a fifth value, used to represent a deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation times of one or more first objects are the same; a sixth value, used to represent a deactivation time length required by the terminal to deactivate from a fifth quantity of first objects to a sixth quantity of first objects, the fifth quantity being greater than the sixth quantity; and a plurality of seventh values, each of which is used to represent a deactivation time length required by the terminal to deactivate from a seventh quantity of first objects to an eighth quantity of first objects, the seventh quantity being greater than the eighth quantity, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh quantity being the same.

[0156] It can be understood that the implementation processes of the foregoing implementation manners given in this embodiment can refer to the related descriptions in the method embodiments 200-400, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, they will not be described here again.

[0157] As Figure 6aAs shown, a structural diagram of an apparatus 600 for antenna switching is provided in an example embodiment of the present application, and the apparatus 600 can include a transmission module 610 configured to report a first capability, wherein the first capability is a capability of activating and / or deactivating at least one first object by the terminal, and the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set is used for antenna switching.

[0158] In an implementation manner, the apparatus 600 can further include a configuration module configured to configure the first capability for the terminal.

[0159] In an implementation manner, the first capability includes at least one of a first activation time and a first deactivation time, wherein the first activation time is used to indicate a time length required for activating at least one first object by the terminal, and the first deactivation time is used to indicate a time length required for deactivating at least one first object by the terminal.

[0160] In an implementation manner, the first activation time includes any one of a first value, a plurality of second values, and a plurality of third values, wherein the first value is used to represent an activation time of the first object, one or more first objects have the same activation time, each second value is used to represent an activation time length required for activating a first quantity of first objects to a second quantity of first objects, the first quantity is less than the second quantity, and each third value is used to represent an activation time length required for activating a third quantity of first objects to a fourth quantity of first objects, the third quantity is less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity are the same.

[0161] In an implementation manner, the first deactivation time includes any one of a fourth value, a cancellation of the first deactivation time, a fifth value, a plurality of sixth values, and a plurality of seventh values, wherein the fourth value is used to represent a deactivation time of the first object by default, one or more first objects have the same deactivation time, each fifth value is used to represent a deactivation time length required for activating a fifth quantity of first objects to a sixth quantity of first objects, the fifth quantity is greater than the sixth quantity, each sixth value is used to represent a deactivation time length required for activating a seventh quantity of first objects to an eighth quantity of first objects, the seventh quantity is greater than the eighth quantity, and the sixth values corresponding to the same seventh quantity are the same.

[0162] In an implementation manner, please refer to Figure 6bThe apparatus 600 further includes a first determining module 620, configured to determine a first activation validity time and / or a first deactivation validity time according to the first capability and received media access control control element (MAC CE) signaling, wherein the MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, and the target object belongs to at least one first object configured for the terminal.

[0163] In an implementation manner, the first determining module 620 determines the first activation validity time and / or the first deactivation validity time according to the first capability and the received MAC CE signaling, including any one of the following: determining a first time unit after a first time unit as the first activation validity time, wherein the first time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to target hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information of the first activation time, and the target HARQ-ACK information corresponds to the MAC CE signaling; and determining a first time unit after a second time unit as the first deactivation validity time, wherein the second time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information of the first deactivation time.

[0164] In an implementation manner, the first determining module 620 is further configured to perform at least one of the following: determining a third activation validity time according to the first activation validity time and / or a second activation validity time; and determining a third deactivation validity time according to the first deactivation validity time and / or a second deactivation validity time, wherein the second activation validity time and / or the second deactivation validity time are used to determine a validity time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation validity time is an activation validity time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation validity time is a deactivation validity time corresponding to the target object.

[0165] In an implementation manner, the first determining module 620 determines the third activation validity time according to the first activation validity time and / or the second activation validity time, including at least one of the following: determining the first activation validity time as the third activation validity time; determining the second activation validity time as the third activation validity time; and determining a maximum or minimum activation validity time of the first activation validity time and the second activation validity time as the third activation validity time.

[0166] In an implementation, the first determining module 620 determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time, including at least one of the following: determining the first deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time; determining the second deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time; determining the maximum or minimum deactivation effective time of the first deactivation effective time and the second deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time.

[0167] In an implementation, the second activation effective time is determined according to a second activation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, and the target HARQ-ACK information being determined corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; and the second deactivation effective time is determined according to a second deactivation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second deactivation time being a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

[0168] In an implementation, referring again to Figure 6b , the apparatus 600 further includes a second determining module 630 configured to at least one of the following: determine a third activation effective time according to a first activation time and / or a second activation time; and determine a third deactivation effective time according to a first deactivation time and / or a second deactivation time; wherein the second activation time is an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, the second deactivation time is a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation effective time is an activation effective time corresponding to a target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

[0169] In an implementation, the second determining module 630 determines the third activation effective time according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time, including: determining the third activation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first activation time and the second activation time, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling; and determining the third activation effective time according to a sum of the first activation time and the second activation time.

[0170] In an implementation manner, the second determining module 630 determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation time and / or the second deactivation time, including: determining the third deactivation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time, the second deactivation time being the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling; determining the third deactivation effective time according to the sum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time.

[0171] The apparatus for antenna switching in the embodiments of the present applicationapplicationbe an apparatus, an apparatus having an operating system, or an electronic device, andapplicationalso be a component in a terminal, an integrated circuit, or a chip. The apparatus or the electronic deviceapplicationbe a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminalapplicationinclude, but is not limited to, the types of the terminal 11 listed above, and the non-mobile terminalapplicationbe a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, and the like, without specific limitation in the embodiments of the present application.

[0172] The apparatus for antenna switching provided in the embodiments of the present applicationapplicationimplement the various processes of the method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects, and thus repeated description is omitted here. Figures 2 to 4 The apparatus for antenna switching provided in the embodiments of the present applicationapplicationimplement the various processes of the method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects, and thus repeated description is omitted here.

[0173] As shown in Figure 7 FIG. 7 is a structural schematic diagram of an apparatus 700 for antenna switching provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The apparatus 700applicationinclude a receiving module 710 configured to receive a first capability reported by a terminal, wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, the first object including a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching.

[0174] Optionally, the first capability includes at least one of the following: a first activation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to activate the at least one first object; and a first deactivation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to deactivate the at least one first object.

[0175] Optionally, the first activation time comprises any one of the following: a first value used to represent the activation time of the first object, wherein the activation time of one or more of the first objects is the same; a plurality of second values, each of which is used to represent the activation time required for activating from a first number of the first objects to a second number of the first objects, the first number being less than the second number; a plurality of third values, each of which is used to represent the activation time required for activating from a third number of the first objects to a fourth number of the first objects, the third number being less than the fourth number, and the third values corresponding to the same third number being the same.

[0176] Optionally, the first deactivation time comprises any one of the following: a fourth value as a default of the first deactivation time; canceling the setting of the first deactivation time; a fifth value used to represent the deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation time of one or more of the first objects is the same; a plurality of sixth values, each of which is used to represent the deactivation time required for deactivating from a fifth number of the first objects to a sixth number of the first objects, the fifth number being greater than the sixth number; a plurality of seventh values, each of which is used to represent the deactivation time required for deactivating from a seventh number of the first objects to an eighth number of the first objects, the seventh number being greater than the eighth number, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh number being the same.

[0177] The device 700 for antenna switching in the embodiments of the present application can be a device, a device with an operating system, or a network side device, and can also be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in the network side device, and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0178] The device for antenna switching provided in the embodiments of the present application can achieve Figure 5 The method embodiments shown achieve various processes and achieve the same technical effects, and to avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[0179] The embodiments of the present application also provide a terminal including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, the processor is used to run programs or instructions to realize the steps of the method as described in the method embodiments 200-400. The terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned terminal side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to the terminal embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, Figure 8 To realize the hardware structure of a terminal in the embodiments of the present application.

[0180] The terminal 800 includes, but is not limited to, at least part of components such as a radio frequency unit 801, a network module 802, an audio output unit 803, an input unit 804, a sensor 805, a display unit 806, a user input unit 807, an interface unit 808, a memory 809, and a processor 810.

[0181] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 800 can further include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component, and the power supply can be logically connected to the processor 810 through a power management system, so as to realize functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 8 The terminal structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the terminal, and the terminal can include more or fewer components than those shown, or combine certain components, or different component arrangements, which are not described here.

[0182] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 804 can include a graphics processor (GPU) 1041 and a microphone 8042, and the graphics processor 8041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 806 can include a display panel 8061, which can be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 807 includes a touch panel 8071 and other input devices 8072. The touch panel 8071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 8071 can include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 8072 can include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, on-off keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, joysticks, etc., which are not described here.

[0183] In the embodiments of the present application, the radio frequency unit 801 receives downlink data from a network side device and processes the data by the processor 810; in addition, the radio frequency unit 801 sends uplink data to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 801 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0184] The memory 809 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 809 can mainly include a storage program or instruction area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program or instruction area can store an operating system, application programs or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 809 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, which can be a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), or a flash memory. For example, at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state memory device.

[0185] The processor 810 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 810 can integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 810.

[0186] The radio frequency unit 801 is configured to report a first capability; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal activating and / or deactivating at least one first object, the first object including a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching.

[0187] In an implementation manner, the first capability includes at least one of the following: a first activation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to activate at least one first object; and a first deactivation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to deactivate at least one first object.

[0188] In an implementation manner, the first activation time includes any one of the following: a first value, used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein the activation times of one or more first objects are the same; a plurality of second values, each second value being used to represent an activation time length required by activating a first quantity of first objects to a second quantity of first objects, the first quantity being less than the second quantity; and a plurality of third values, each third value being used to represent an activation time length required by activating a third quantity of first objects to a fourth quantity of first objects, the third quantity being less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity being the same.

[0189] In an implementation, the first deactivation time includes any of the following: a fourth value, which is a default value of the first deactivation time; a cancellation of the setting of the first deactivation time; a fifth value, which is used to represent a deactivation time of the first objects, wherein the deactivation times of one or more of the first objects are the same; a plurality of sixth values, each of which is used to represent a deactivation time period required for activating a fifth number of the first objects to a sixth number of the first objects, wherein the fifth number is greater than the sixth number; and a plurality of seventh values, each of which is used to represent a deactivation time period required for activating a seventh number of the first objects to an eighth number of the first objects, wherein the seventh number is greater than the eighth number, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh number are the same.

[0190] In an implementation, the processor 810 is further configured to determine a first activation validity time and / or a first deactivation validity time according to the first capability and received MAC CE signaling, wherein the MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, and the target object belongs to at least one first object configured for the terminal.

[0191] In an implementation, the processor 810 determines the first activation validity time and / or the first deactivation validity time according to the first capability and the received MAC CE signaling, including any of the following: determining a first time unit after a first time unit as the first activation validity time, wherein the first time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to the first activation time and target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; and determining a first time unit after a second time unit as the first deactivation validity time, wherein the second time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to the first deactivation time and target HARQ-ACK information.

[0192] In an implementation, the processor 810 is further configured to at least one of the following: determine a third activation validity time according to the first activation validity time and / or a second activation validity time; and determine a third deactivation validity time according to the first deactivation validity time and / or a second deactivation validity time, wherein the second activation validity time and / or the second deactivation validity time are used to determine a validity time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation validity time is an activation validity time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation validity time is a deactivation validity time corresponding to the target object.

[0193] In an implementation, the processor 810 determines the third activation effective time according to the first activation effective time and / or the second activation effective time, including at least one of the following: determining the first activation effective time as the third activation effective time; determining the second activation effective time as the third activation effective time; determining the maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first activation effective time and the second activation effective time as the third activation effective time.

[0194] In an implementation, the processor 810 determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time, including at least one of the following: determining the first deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time; determining the second deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time; determining the maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first deactivation effective time and the second deactivation effective time as the third deactivation effective time.

[0195] In an implementation, the second activation effective time is determined according to a second activation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, and the target HARQ-ACK information being determined corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; and the second deactivation effective time is determined according to a second deactivation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second deactivation time being a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

[0196] In an implementation, the processor 810 is configured to at least one of the following: determine a third activation effective time according to a first activation time and / or a second activation time; determine a third deactivation effective time according to a first deactivation time and / or a second deactivation time; wherein the second activation time is an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, the second deactivation time is a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation effective time is an activation effective time corresponding to a target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

[0197] In an implementation, the processor 810 determines the third activation effective time according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time, including: determining the third activation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first activation time and the second activation time, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling; and determining the third activation effective time according to a sum of the first activation time and the second activation time.

[0198] In one implementation, the processor 810 determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation time and / or the second deactivation time, including: determining the third deactivation effective time according to the maximum or minimum activation time of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time, the second deactivation time being the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling; determining the third deactivation effective time according to the sum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time.

[0199] The terminal reports its capability of activating and / or deactivating the at least one first object to the network side device, avoiding misunderstanding between the terminal and the network side device about the capability of activating and / or deactivating the first object, ensuring that the network side device and the terminal have consistent understanding of the capability of the terminal activating and / or deactivating the at least one first object, and further improving the reliability of antenna switching.

[0200] In addition, the effective time of the MAC CE signaling is further defined, the effective time of the antenna switching is clearly defined, and misunderstanding between the network side device and the terminal can be effectively avoided.

[0201] The embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor are coupled, the processor is used to run programs or instructions to realize the steps of the method as described in the embodiment 500. The network side device embodiment is corresponding to the network side device method embodiment described above, each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment described above can be applied to the network side device embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0202] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device. As shown in the Figure 9 The network device 900 includes an antenna 901, a radio frequency device 902, and a baseband device 903. The antenna 901 is connected to the radio frequency device 902. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 902 receives information through the antenna 901 and sends the received information to the baseband device 903 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 903 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 902. The radio frequency device 902 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 901.

[0203] The above frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 903. The method executed by the network side device in the above embodiment can be implemented in the baseband device 903, which includes a processor 904 and a memory 905.

[0204] The baseband device 903 may, for example, include at least one baseband board on which a plurality of chips are arranged, such as Figure 9As shown, one of the chips, for example, the processor 904, is connected with the memory 905 to invoke the program in the memory 905 to perform the network device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0205] The baseband device 903 can further include a network interface 906 for interacting information with the radio frequency device 902, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0206] Specifically, the network side device of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored in the memory 905 and executable on the processor 904, and the processor 904 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 905 to perform the method shown by the modules and achieve the same technical effects, so as not to repeat here. Figure 7 The modules shown perform the method and achieve the same technical effects, so as not to repeat here.

[0207] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, and the readable storage medium stores programs or instructions, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to realize the processes of the above antenna switching method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects, so as not to repeat here.

[0208] The processor is the processor in the terminal in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM).

[0209] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, and the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used to run the network side device program or instructions to realize the processes of the above antenna switching method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects, so as not to repeat here.

[0210] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application can also be called a system chip, a chip system, a system on chip or a system on chip.

[0211] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program product, and the computer program product includes a processor, a memory and programs or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to realize the processes of the above antenna switching method embodiment and achieve the same technical effects, so as not to repeat here.

[0212] It should be noted that, in the present document, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the method and apparatus of the present application can be carried out by more than one process, method, article, or apparatus either simultaneously, concurrently, or with intervening action that are carried out at the same time, in any order, or in an overlapping manner. For example, the described method can be performed in a different order or simultaneously, and the various steps can be combined or omitted, or additional steps can be added, without departing from the scope of the described method. Also, features described with respect to certain examples can be combined in other examples.

[0213] From the above description of the embodiments, it is apparent that the above-described method can be implemented by means of software and the requisite universal hardware platform, of course, but in many cases the former is the preferred implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk), including a number of instructions for causing a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method described in the various embodiments of the present application.

[0214] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the scope protected by the claims.

Claims

1. A method of antenna switching, the method comprising: The method comprises: a terminal reporting a first capability; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal activating and / or deactivating at least one first object, the first object comprising a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching; the first capability comprising at least one of: a first activation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to activate at least one of the first objects; a first deactivation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to deactivate at least one of the first objects; the method further comprising: the terminal determining a first activation effective time and / or a first deactivation effective time according to the first capability and received MAC CE signaling, the first activation effective time being used to determine a time at which antenna activation is completed, and the first deactivation effective time being used to determine a time at which antenna deactivation is completed; wherein the MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, the target object belonging to at least one of the first objects configured for the terminal.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, the first activation time comprising any of: a first value, the first value being used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein activation times of one or more of the first objects are the same; a plurality of second values, each of the second values being used to represent an activation time length required to activate a first number of the first objects to a second number of the first objects, the first number being less than the second number; a plurality of third values, each of the third values being used to represent an activation time length required to activate a third number of the first objects to a fourth number of the first objects, the third number being less than the fourth number, and the third values corresponding to the same third number being the same.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first deactivation time comprising any of: a fourth value being used as a default first deactivation time; canceling a setting of the first deactivation time; a fifth value, the fifth value being used to represent a deactivation time of the first object, wherein deactivation times of one or more of the first objects are the same; a plurality of sixth values, each of the sixth values being used to represent a deactivation time length required to activate a fifth number of the first objects to a sixth number of the first objects, the fifth number being greater than the sixth number; a plurality of seventh values, each of the seventh values being used to represent a deactivation time length required to activate a seventh number of the first objects to an eighth number of the first objects, the seventh number being greater than the eighth number, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh number being the same.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the step of the terminal determining the first activation effective time and / or the first deactivation effective time according to the first capability and the received MAC CE signaling comprising any of: determining a first time unit located after a first time unit as the first activation effective time, wherein the first time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information and the first activation time, the target HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; The first time unit after the second time unit is determined as the first deactivation effective time, wherein the second time unit is determined according to the first deactivation time and feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises at least one of: The terminal determines a third activation effective time according to the first activation effective time and / or the second activation effective time; The terminal determines a third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time; The second activation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time are used to determine the effective time of the MAC CE signaling; The third activation effective time is an activation effective time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, The step of determining the third activation effective time by the terminal according to the first activation effective time and / or the second activation effective time comprises at least one of: The first activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time; The second activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time; The maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first activation effective time and the second activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, The step of determining the third deactivation effective time by the terminal according to the first deactivation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time comprises at least one of: The first deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time; The second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time; The maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first deactivation effective time and the second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein, The second activation effective time is determined according to a second activation time and feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, and the target HARQ-ACK information being determined corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; The second deactivation effective time is determined according to a second deactivation time and feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second deactivation time being a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

9. The method of any one of claims 1-3, wherein, The method further comprises: The terminal determines a third activation effective time according to a first activation time and / or a second activation time; The terminal determines a third deactivation effective time according to a first deactivation time and / or a second deactivation time; The second activation time is an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, the second deactivation time is a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation effective time is an activation effective time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The step of determining the third activation effective time by the terminal according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time comprises at least one of: The third activation effective time is determined according to the maximum or minimum of the first activation time and the second activation time, the second activation time being the activation time of the MAC CE signaling; The third activation effective time is determined according to the sum of the first activation time and the second activation time.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein, The step of determining the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation time and / or the second deactivation time comprises at least one of the following: The third deactivation effective time is determined according to the maximum or minimum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time, the second deactivation time being the deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling; The third deactivation effective time is determined according to the sum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time.

12. An apparatus for antenna switching, the apparatus comprising: The apparatus applied to a terminal comprises: A transmission module configured to report a first capability; The first capability is the capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, the first object comprising a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching; The first capability comprises at least one of the following: A first activation time, used to indicate the time length required by the terminal to activate at least one first object; A first deactivation time, used to indicate the time length required by the terminal to deactivate at least one first object; The apparatus further comprises: A first determination module configured to determine a first activation effective time and / or a first deactivation effective time according to the first capability and received MAC CE signaling, the first activation effective time being used to determine the time when antenna activation is completed, and the first deactivation effective time being used to determine the time when antenna deactivation is completed; The MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, the target object belonging to at least one first object configured for the terminal.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The first activation time comprises any of the following: A first value, used to represent the activation time of the first object, wherein the activation time of one or more first objects is the same; A plurality of second values, each second value being used to represent the activation time length required from activating a first number of first objects to activating a second number of first objects, the first number being less than the second number; A plurality of third values, each third value being used to represent the activation time length required from activating a third number of first objects to activating a fourth number of first objects, the third number being less than the fourth number, and the third values corresponding to the same third number being the same.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The first deactivation time comprises any of the following: The first deactivation time is a fourth value by default; The setting of the first deactivation time is cancelled; A fifth value, used to represent the deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation time of one or more first objects is the same. a plurality of sixth values, each of the sixth values being used to represent a deactivation time length required from activation of a fifth quantity of the first objects to a sixth quantity of the first objects, the fifth quantity being greater than the sixth quantity; a plurality of seventh values, each of the seventh values being used to represent a deactivation time length required from activation of a seventh quantity of the first objects to an eighth quantity of the first objects, the seventh quantity being greater than the eighth quantity, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh quantity being the same.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The first determining module determines the first activation effective time and / or the first deactivation effective time according to the first capability and the received MAC CE signaling, including any one of the following: a first time unit after a first time unit is determined as the first activation effective time, wherein the first time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to the first activation time and target hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information, and the target HARQ-ACK information corresponds to the MAC CE signaling; a first time unit after a second time unit is determined as the first deactivation effective time, wherein the second time unit is determined according to a feedback time corresponding to the first deactivation time and target HARQ-ACK information.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein, The first determining module is further used for at least one of the following: determining a third activation effective time according to the first activation effective time and / or a second activation effective time; determining a third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or a second deactivation effective time; The second activation effective time and / or the second deactivation effective time are used to determine the effective time of the MAC CE signaling. The third activation effective time is an activation effective time corresponding to the target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a deactivation effective time corresponding to the target object.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The first determining module determines the third activation effective time according to the first activation effective time and / or a second activation effective time, including at least one of the following: the first activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time; the second activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time; the maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first activation effective time and the second activation effective time is determined as the third activation effective time.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The first determining module determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation effective time and / or a second deactivation effective time, including at least one of the following: the first deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time; the second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time; the maximum or minimum activation effective time of the first deactivation effective time and the second deactivation effective time is determined as the third deactivation effective time.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein, The second activation effective time is determined according to a second activation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second activation time is an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, and the target HARQ-ACK information is determined corresponding to the MAC CE signaling; The second deactivation effective time is determined according to a second deactivation time and a feedback time corresponding to target HARQ-ACK information, the second deactivation time is a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling.

20. The apparatus of any one of claims 12-13, wherein, The apparatus further includes a second determining module configured to perform at least one of the following: determine a third activation effective time according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time; determine a third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation time and / or the second deactivation time; The second activation time is an activation time of the MAC CE signaling, the second deactivation time is a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling, the third activation effective time is a corresponding activation effective time of a target object, and the third deactivation effective time is a corresponding deactivation effective time of the target object.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The second determining module determines the third activation effective time according to the first activation time and / or the second activation time, and the step includes at least one of the following: determine the third activation effective time according to a maximum or minimum activation time in the first activation time and the second activation time, the second activation time being an activation time of the MAC CE signaling; determine the third activation effective time according to a sum of the first activation time and the second activation time.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein, The second determining module determines the third deactivation effective time according to the first deactivation time and / or the second deactivation time, and the step includes at least one of the following: determine the third deactivation effective time according to a maximum or minimum activation time in the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time, the second deactivation time being a deactivation time of the MAC CE signaling; determine the third deactivation effective time according to a sum of the first deactivation time and the second deactivation time.

23. A method of antenna switching, the method comprising: The method includes: a network side device receiving a first capability reported by a terminal; The first capability is a capability of the terminal activating and / or deactivating at least one first object, the first object includes a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, and the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set are used for antenna switching; The first capability includes at least one of the following: a first activation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to activate at least one first object; a first deactivation time, used to indicate a time length required by the terminal to deactivate at least one first object; The method further includes: the network side device sending a medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; The MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, and the target object belongs to the at least one first object.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein, The first activation time includes any of the following: a first value, the first value being used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein the activation time of one or more of the first objects is the same; a plurality of second values, each of the second values being used to represent an activation duration required from activation of a first quantity of the first objects to a second quantity of the first objects, the first quantity being less than the second quantity; a plurality of third values, each of the third values being used to represent an activation duration required from activation of a third quantity of the first objects to a fourth quantity of the first objects, the third quantity being less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity being the same.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein, The first deactivation time includes any of the following: The first deactivation time is a fourth value by default; The setting of the first deactivation time is cancelled; a fifth value, the fifth value being used to represent a deactivation time of the first object, wherein the deactivation time of one or more of the first objects is the same; a plurality of sixth values, each of the sixth values being used to represent a deactivation duration required from activation of a fifth quantity of the first objects to a sixth quantity of the first objects, the fifth quantity being greater than the sixth quantity; a plurality of seventh values, each of the seventh values being used to represent a deactivation duration required from activation of a seventh quantity of the first objects to an eighth quantity of the first objects, the seventh quantity being greater than the eighth quantity, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh quantity being the same.

26. An apparatus for antenna switching, the apparatus comprising: comprising: a receiving module, configured to receive a first capability reported by a terminal; wherein the first capability is a capability of the terminal to activate and / or deactivate at least one first object, the first object including a reference signal resource and / or a reference signal resource set, the reference signal resource and / or the reference signal resource set being used for antenna switching; The first capability includes at least one of the following: a first activation time, used to indicate a duration required by the terminal to activate at least one of the first objects; a first deactivation time, used to indicate a duration required by the terminal to deactivate at least one of the first objects; The apparatus further comprises: a sending module, configured to send a medium access control control element (MAC CE) signaling; wherein the MAC CE signaling is used to activate and / or deactivate a target object, the target object belonging to the at least one first object.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein, The first activation time includes any of the following: a first value, the first value being used to represent an activation time of the first object, wherein the activation time of one or more of the first objects is the same; a plurality of second values, each of the second values being used to represent an activation duration required from activation of a first quantity of the first objects to a second quantity of the first objects, the first quantity being less than the second quantity; a plurality of third values, each of the third values being used to represent an activation duration required from activation of a third quantity of the first objects to a fourth quantity of the first objects, the third quantity being less than the fourth quantity, and the third values corresponding to the same third quantity being the same.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein, The first deactivation time includes any of the following: The first deactivation time is a fourth value by default; The setting of the first deactivation time is cancelled; a fifth value for characterizing a deactivation time of the first objects, wherein the deactivation times of one or more of the first objects are the same; a plurality of sixth values, each of the sixth values for characterizing a deactivation time duration required from activating a fifth number of the first objects to activating a sixth number of the first objects, the fifth number being greater than the sixth number; a plurality of seventh values, each of the seventh values for characterizing a deactivation time duration required from activating a seventh number of the first objects to activating an eighth number of the first objects, the seventh number being greater than the eighth number, and the seventh values corresponding to the same seventh number being the same.

29. A terminal, characterized by A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions executable by a processor to perform the steps of the method of antenna switching according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or according to any one of claims 23 to 25.

30. A network-side device, comprising: A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions executable by a processor to perform the steps of the method of antenna switching according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or according to any one of claims 23 to 25.

31. A readable storage medium, characterized by, A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code or instructions executable by a processor to perform the steps of the method of antenna switching according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or according to any one of claims 23 to 25.

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