A frame structure configuration method and apparatus, a communication device, and a storage medium

Abstract

This invention discloses a frame structure configuration method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. The method includes: the communication device determining at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determining the sensing direction of the at least one sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of communication technology, and specifically to a frame structure configuration method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of communication technology, 6G systems will provide unprecedented functions and service capabilities. Sensing capabilities will be a key feature of 6G systems, serving not only as the foundation for intelligent network applications but also enhancing the communication system itself and improving system performance. Sensing capabilities will become an inherent capability of mobile communication systems, deeply integrated with communication capabilities. An integrated sensing and communication system refers to the integrated design of communication sensing functions through joint signal design or technologies such as hardware and spectrum sharing. This means that while transmitting information, it analyzes direct, reflected, and scattered radio wave signals to sense information such as the direction, distance, and speed of targets, or to detect, track, identify, and image target devices, events, or environments.

[0003] Currently, sensing is mainly applied in radar systems, and compared to communication, it is designed independently according to different functions and frequency bands. Radar is used for target detection and identification, while communication is used for information transmission between devices. With the development of radar and communication technologies, the differences between the two in operating frequency bands and system composition are becoming smaller, making integrated sensing and communication systems possible. However, how to implement sensing functions within a communication system currently lacks an effective solution. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the existing technical problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a frame structure configuration method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this invention is implemented as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a frame structure configuration method, the method comprising:

[0007] The communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information.

[0008] In the above scheme, the communication device is a terminal device or a network device.

[0009] In the above scheme, when the communication device is a terminal device, the communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, including: the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information.

[0010] In the above scheme, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information, including:

[0011] The terminal device receives the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical-layer signaling sent by the network device.

[0012] At least one flexible symbol is determined as a sensing symbol based on the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling, or at least one flexible symbol is determined as a sensing symbol based on the indication of the first physical layer signaling.

[0013] In the above scheme, when the communication device is a terminal device, determining the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol includes: the terminal device receiving second configuration information sent by the network device, and determining the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information.

[0014] In the above scheme, the terminal device receives second configuration information sent by the network device, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information, including:

[0015] The terminal device receives the second higher-layer signaling or the second physical-layer signaling sent by the network device;

[0016] The sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol is determined based on the parameters of the second higher-layer signaling, or the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol is determined based on the indication of the second physical layer signaling.

[0017] In the above scheme,

[0018] The priorities of the Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, the Slot Format Indicator (SFI), the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0019] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0020] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0021] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0022] In the above scheme, the system parameters of the sensing symbols are the same as the system parameters of the communication symbols in the frame structure. The system parameters include at least one of the following parameters: subcarrier spacing and number of symbols in the time slot.

[0023] In the above scheme, when the communication device is a network device, the communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, including:

[0024] The network device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling.

[0025] The method in the above scheme further includes:

[0026] The communication device sends a first signal, which is used for sensing functions;

[0027] The communication device receives a first response signal corresponding to the first signal, wherein the first response signal is the signal after the first signal is reflected or scattered by the target object;

[0028] The communication device obtains sensing information based on the first response signal;

[0029] The first signal is transmitted via a sensing symbol; the first response signal is received via a sensing symbol.

[0030] In the above scheme, the method further includes: the communication device receiving a second signal through the sensing symbol, the second signal being a sensing signal reflected or scattered by the target object, or a sensing signal emitted by other communication devices, the sensing signal being a signal used for sensing functions;

[0031] The communication device obtains sensing information based on the second signal.

[0032] Secondly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a frame structure configuration method, the method comprising:

[0033] The network device sends first configuration information and second configuration information to the terminal device. The first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol. The second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol. The sensing symbol is used to sense target objects or environmental information.

[0034] In the above scheme, before the network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal device, the method further includes: the network device receiving the sensing capability reporting result of the terminal device;

[0035] The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including:

[0036] If the network device determines that the terminal device has sensing capabilities based on the sensing capability reporting result, it configures sensing resources for the terminal device and sends the first configuration information to the terminal device.

[0037] In the above scheme, the network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including:

[0038] The network device sends a first higher-layer signaling or a first physical layer signaling to the terminal device; the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol, and the first physical layer signaling is used to indicate that at least one flexible symbol is a sensing symbol.

[0039] In the above scheme,

[0040] The priorities of the cell-specific RRC signaling, the Slot Format Indicator (SFI), the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0041] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0042] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0043] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0044] In the above scheme, the network device sends second configuration information to the terminal device, including:

[0045] The network device sends a second higher-layer signaling or a second physical-layer signaling to the terminal device. The parameters of the second higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, and the second physical-layer signaling is used to instruct the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol.

[0046] Thirdly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a frame structure configuration apparatus, the apparatus comprising a first determining unit and a second determining unit; wherein,

[0047] The first determining unit is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information;

[0048] The second determining unit is used to determine the perceptual direction of at least one perceptual symbol.

[0049] Fourthly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a frame structure configuration apparatus, the apparatus including a sending unit for sending first configuration information and second configuration information to a terminal device, wherein the first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol; the second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol; and the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information.

[0050] Fifthly, embodiments of the present invention also provide a communication device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the program to implement the steps of the method described in the first or second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0051] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first or second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0052] The frame structure configuration method, apparatus, communication device, and storage medium provided in this invention include: the communication device determining at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determining the sensing direction of the at least one sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information. By employing the technical solution of this invention, a sensing function can be implemented on the existing frame structure by configuring flexible symbols as sensing symbols without changing the existing frame structure configuration. Attached Figure Description

[0053] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating the frame structure configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0054] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating the frame structure configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0055] Figures 3a to 3c This is a schematic diagram of a frame structure in the frame structure configuration method of this invention.

[0056] Figures 4a to 4f This is a schematic diagram of a frame structure in the frame structure configuration method of this invention.

[0057] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of the frame structure configuration device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0058] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of the frame structure configuration device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0059] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of the frame structure configuration device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0060] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition structure of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0061] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0062] The technical solutions of this invention can be applied to various communication systems, such as GSM (Global System of Mobile communication), LTE (Long Term Evolution), or 5G systems. Optionally, a 5G system or 5G network can also be referred to as a New Radio (NR) system or NR network.

[0063] For example, the communication system used in this embodiment of the invention may include network devices and terminal devices (also referred to as terminals, communication terminals, etc.); the network device may be a device that communicates with the terminal device. The network device can provide communication coverage within a certain area and can communicate with terminals located within that area. Optionally, the network device may be a base station in various communication systems, such as an evolved Node B (eNB) in an LTE system, or a gNB in ​​a 5G or NR system.

[0064] It should be understood that devices with communication functions in the network / system of this application embodiment can be referred to as communication devices. Communication devices may include network devices and terminals with communication functions. Network devices and terminal devices can be the specific devices described above, which will not be repeated here. Communication devices may also include other devices in the communication system, such as network controllers, mobility management entities, and other network entities. This embodiment of the present invention does not limit these.

[0065] It should be understood that the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably in this document. The term "and / or" in this document merely describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, or B alone. Furthermore, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship.

[0066] This invention provides a frame structure configuration method. Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating the frame structure configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;like Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0067] Step 101: The communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information.

[0068] Currently, communication systems configure frame structures on a symbol-by-symbol basis, allowing for more flexible transmission direction configuration. For the 14 symbols in a time slot, there are three configuration methods: uplink transmission, downlink transmission, and flexible transmission. Based on this, this invention adds a new symbol, the sensing symbol, to achieve sensing functionality on the existing frame structure without altering the existing frame structure configuration.

[0069] For example, in this embodiment, the sensing or sensing function refers to the collection of direct, reflected, and scattered signals of radio waves (or signals, sensing signals, etc.), and the acquisition of attribute and state information of the target object or environment by detecting or processing the collected signals. Based on the sensed information, functions such as positioning, ranging, speed measurement, detection, and identification can then be performed. In practical applications, the specific sensing content may be related to the business application scenario.

[0070] In this embodiment, the communication device is a terminal device or a network device.

[0071] In some optional embodiments, when the communication device is a network device, the communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, including: the network device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through resource scheduling.

[0072] In this embodiment, when the network device is sensing, whether it is active sensing or passive sensing, the resources used for sensing do not need to be indicated to the terminals within its network coverage area. At least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is determined as a sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling. That is, flexible symbols not used for data transmission are reused as sensing symbols by means of resource scheduling, and the direction of sensing symbols is further specified (or agreed upon, defined) as uplink transmission or downlink transmission.

[0073] In this embodiment, uplink transmission corresponds to sending sensing symbols, and downlink transmission corresponds to receiving response signals of sensing signals or receiving communication signals reflected or scattered by the target object.

[0074] In some alternative embodiments, when the communication device is a terminal device, the communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, including: the terminal device receiving first configuration information sent by the network device, and determining at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information.

[0075] In this embodiment, when the terminal device performs sensing, the network device needs to configure sensing resources for it. Optionally, if the terminal device has sensing capabilities, the terminal device sends a sensing capability reporting result to the network device. After determining that the terminal device has sensing capabilities based on the terminal device's sensing capability reporting result, the network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device.

[0076] In this embodiment, to ensure that the sensing function does not interfere with or preempt normal communication resources, the network device configures flexible symbols not used for data transmission as sensing symbols through signaling configuration, that is, sends first configuration information to the terminal device through signaling. The signaling can be first higher-layer signaling or first physical-layer signaling; for example, the first higher-layer signaling can be RRC signaling, and the first physical-layer signaling can be downlink control information (DCI).

[0077] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information, including: the terminal device receives first higher-layer signaling or first physical-layer signaling sent by the network device; determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling, or determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the indication of the first physical-layer signaling.

[0078] In this embodiment, the terminal device can determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol through the parameters of the first higher layer signaling (specifically, RRC parameters, semi-static configuration method); optionally, if the terminal device fails to determine the sensing resource through the parameters of the first higher layer signaling, it can determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol through the dynamic indication of the first physical layer signaling, which can also be called dynamic configuration method.

[0079] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling, SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0080] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0081] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0082] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0083] In relevant technical solutions, the configuration methods for transmission resources include semi-static configuration via RRC signaling and dynamic configuration via physical layer signaling (such as DCI). RRC signaling includes cell-wide semi-static configuration and cell-specific semi-static configuration. The transmission mode of uplink and downlink symbols configured via cell-wide semi-static RRC signaling cannot be changed by other signaling. If cell-wide semi-static RRC signaling configures a symbol for flexible transmission, it can be dynamically configured as an uplink or downlink transmission symbol via cell-specific RRC signaling semi-static configuration or DCI. If a symbol is always configured as a flexible symbol, it is a reserved symbol, used neither for uplink nor downlink transmission.

[0084] In this embodiment, if the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical-layer signaling conflicts with the cell-specific RRC signaling used for semi-static configuration of communication symbols (such as uplink symbols and downlink symbols) and the SFI used for dynamic configuration of communication symbols, the priority of the cell-specific RRC signaling, the priority of the SFI, the priority of the first higher-layer signaling, and the priority order among the first physical-layer signaling satisfy any of the above priority orderings.

[0085] For example, the cell-specific RRC signaling in this embodiment may specifically be TDD-UL-DL-ConfigDedicated.

[0086] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, when the communication device is a terminal device, determining the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol includes: the terminal device receiving second configuration information sent by the network device, and determining the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information.

[0087] In this embodiment, in order to determine whether the sensing direction of the sensing symbol is uplink or downlink, the network device configures the sensing direction of the sensing symbol through signaling, that is, sends second configuration information through signaling.

[0088] In some optional embodiments, the terminal device receives second configuration information sent by the network device, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information, including: the terminal device receives second higher-layer signaling or second physical-layer signaling sent by the network device; determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the parameters of the second higher-layer signaling, or determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the indication of the second physical-layer signaling.

[0089] In this embodiment, the terminal device can determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the parameters of the second higher layer signaling (specifically, RRC parameters, semi-static configuration method); optionally, if the terminal device fails to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the parameters of the second higher layer signaling, it can determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the indication of the second physical layer signaling, which can also be called dynamic configuration method.

[0090] For example, the second higher-layer signaling may be RRC signaling, and the second physical layer signaling may be DCI.

[0091] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the system parameters of the sensing symbols are the same as the system parameters of the communication symbols in the frame structure, and the system parameters include at least one of the following parameters: subcarrier spacing and number of symbols in a time slot.

[0092] In this embodiment, the system parameters for sensing symbols are the same as those for transmitting data symbols. These system parameters include subcarrier spacing, the number of symbols in a time slot, and other parameters.

[0093] In some optional embodiments, the method may further include: the terminal device receiving third configuration information sent by the network device, the third configuration information including at least one of the following: transmission direction of communication symbols, time slot configuration period, number of uplink and downlink time slots, number of uplink and downlink symbols, number of uplink and downlink sensing symbols, etc.

[0094] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the communication device sending a first signal, the first signal being used for sensing functions; the communication device receiving a first response signal corresponding to the first signal, the first response signal being a signal after the first signal is reflected or scattered by a target object; the communication device obtaining sensing information based on the first response signal; the first signal being sent through a sensing symbol; and the first response signal being received through a sensing symbol.

[0095] This embodiment presents a technical solution for active sensing by a communication device. During active sensing, the communication device, acting as the active sensing party, sends signals for sensing functions, specifically a first signal for sensing functions via sensing symbols. For example, when the communication device is a terminal device, it can generate a sensing signal sequence (i.e., the first signal) according to the sensing signal configuration parameters configured by the network device, and send this first signal via sensing symbols used for uplink transmission. When the communication device is a network device, it can generate a sensing signal sequence (i.e., the first signal) according to specified (or agreed upon, defined) sensing signal configuration parameters, and send this first signal via sensing symbols used for uplink transmission. After the first signal is emitted, it is reflected or scattered by target objects in the environment and received by the communication device via sensing symbols used for downlink transmission as a first response signal.

[0096] For example, the terminal device sends the first signal through a sensing symbol used for uplink transmission, and the terminal device receives the first response signal through a sensing symbol used for downlink transmission, and / or the network device or other terminal device receives the first response signal through a sensing symbol used for downlink transmission, thereby obtaining sensing information (such as speed information, distance information, etc.).

[0097] In some alternative embodiments, the method further includes: the communication device receiving a second signal via the sensing symbol, the second signal being a sensing signal reflected or scattered by a target object, or a sensing signal emitted by other communication devices, the sensing signal being a signal used for sensing functions; and the communication device obtaining sensing information based on the second signal.

[0098] This embodiment is a technical solution for passive sensing in communication devices. In the passive sensing process, the communication devices (terminal devices and / or network devices) do not need to send signals for sensing functions, but instead receive a second signal in the sensing symbol used for downlink transmission. The second signal can be a sensing signal reflected or scattered by the target object, or a sensing signal emitted by other communication devices, etc.

[0099] Based on the foregoing embodiments, this invention also provides a frame structure configuration method. Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating the frame structure configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;like Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0100] Step 201: The network device sends first configuration information and second configuration information to the terminal device. The first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol. The second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol. The sensing symbol is used to sense target objects or environmental information.

[0101] This embodiment mainly addresses the solution of configuring sensing resources for the network device when the communication device in the aforementioned embodiments is a terminal device.

[0102] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, before the network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal device, the method further includes: the network device receiving the sensing capability reporting result of the terminal device;

[0103] The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including: when the network device determines that the terminal device has sensing capabilities based on the sensing capability reporting result, configuring sensing resources for the terminal device and sending the first configuration information to the terminal device.

[0104] In this embodiment, when the terminal device performs sensing, the network device needs to configure sensing resources for it. If the terminal device has sensing capabilities, it sends a sensing capability reporting result to the network device. Based on the terminal device's sensing capability reporting result, the network device determines that the terminal device has sensing capabilities and then sends first configuration information to the terminal device.

[0105] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including: the network device sending first higher-layer signaling or first physical layer signaling to the terminal device; the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol, and the first physical layer signaling is used to indicate that at least one flexible symbol is a sensing symbol.

[0106] In this embodiment, to ensure that the sensing function does not interfere with or preempt normal communication resources, the network device configures flexible symbols not used for data transmission as sensing symbols through signaling configuration, that is, sends first configuration information to the terminal device through signaling. The signaling can be first higher-layer signaling or first physical-layer signaling; for example, the first higher-layer signaling can be RRC signaling, and the first physical-layer signaling can be DCI.

[0107] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling, SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0108] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0109] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0110] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0111] In this embodiment, if the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical-layer signaling conflicts with the cell-specific RRC signaling used for semi-static configuration of communication symbols (such as uplink symbols and downlink symbols) and the SFI used for dynamic configuration of communication symbols, the priority of the cell-specific RRC signaling, the priority of the SFI, the priority of the first higher-layer signaling, and the priority order among the first physical-layer signaling satisfy any of the above priority orderings.

[0112] For example, the cell-specific RRC signaling in this embodiment may specifically be TDD-UL-DL-ConfigDedicated.

[0113] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the network device sends second configuration information to the terminal device, including: the network device sending second higher-layer signaling or second physical-layer signaling to the terminal device, wherein the parameters of the second higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, and the second physical-layer signaling is used to instruct the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol.

[0114] In this embodiment, to determine whether the sensing direction of the sensing symbol is uplink or downlink, the network device configures the sensing direction of the sensing symbol through signaling, that is, sends second configuration information through signaling. For example, the second higher-layer signaling can be RRC signaling, and the second physical layer signaling can be DCI.

[0115] In this embodiment, the terminal device can determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the parameters of the second higher layer signaling (specifically, RRC parameters, semi-static configuration method); optionally, if the terminal device fails to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the parameters of the second higher layer signaling, it can determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through the indication of the second physical layer signaling, which can also be called dynamic configuration method.

[0116] This invention, through the addition of a new symbol, the sensing symbol, enables the sensing function to be implemented on the existing frame structure without changing the existing frame structure configuration. This is achieved by configuring a flexible symbol as the sensing symbol, that is, reusing the flexible symbol in the frame structure as the sensing symbol. In addition, by specifying the signaling priority of the frame structure configuration, it is possible to ensure that the sensing function does not interfere with or preempt normal communication resources, thus realizing the flexible and dynamic configuration of the sensing and communication functions on demand.

[0117] The frame structure configuration method of this invention will be described below with specific examples.

[0118] Example 1

[0119] In this example, the transmission direction of each symbol in the frame structure is configured through the higher-layer signaling RRC parameter (TDD-UL-DL-ConfigCommon), such as... Figure 3a As shown, the first three symbols of the 14 symbols are downlink signals D, the last symbol is uplink signal U, and the remaining 10 symbols are flexible symbols F. Since neither the cell-specific RRC signaling (TDD-UL-DL-ConfigDedicated) nor the DCI (SFI) reconfigures the transmission direction of these 10 flexible symbols F, these symbols are not used for uplink or downlink transmission, i.e., they are reserved symbols, which can be selected and multiplexed as sensing symbols S through configuration.

[0120] In this example, six of the ten flexible symbols F are multiplexed into a sensing symbol S via the first physical layer signaling (i.e., DCI), such as... Figure 3b The perception symbol S with a background is shown in the image. Furthermore, the perception direction of the perception symbol S is indicated by the second physical layer signaling (i.e., DCI), as shown... Figure 3c As shown, three of the six sensing symbols S are configured as downlink sensing signals S. D Three sensing symbols are configured as uplink sensing signals S U .

[0121] Example 2

[0122] This example includes the following steps:

[0123] Step 1: Configure the transmission direction of each symbol in the frame structure using the higher-layer signaling RRC parameters (TDD-UL-DL-ConfigCommon), such as... Figure 4a As shown, the first three symbols of the 14 symbols are downlink signals D, the last symbol is uplink signal U, and the remaining 10 symbols are flexible symbols F.

[0124] Step 2: Configure a flexible symbol F (e.g., the last flexible symbol F) as the uplink signal U via cell-specific RRC signaling (TDD-UL-DL-ConfigDedicated), such as... Figure 4b As shown.

[0125] Step 3: Configure 6 of the remaining 9 flexible symbols F as sensing symbols S through the first higher-layer signaling RRC parameters, such as... Figure 4c The perceptual symbol S with a background is shown in the image.

[0126] Step 4: Dynamically configure two sensing symbols S as uplink symbols U via SFI. This means SFI can change the symbol transmission direction configured in the first higher-layer signaling, such as... Figure 4d As shown, there are currently four perception symbols S remaining.

[0127] Step 5: Configure the sensing direction of sensing symbol S through the second higher-layer signaling RRC parameters, such as... Figure 4e As shown, two of the four sensing symbols S are configured as downlink sensing signals S. D Two sensing signals S were not configured.

[0128] Step 6: Further configure the transmission direction of the sensing symbols through second physical layer signaling (such as DCI), such as... Figure 4f As shown, the two unconfigured sensing signals S are configured as uplink sensing signals S. U .

[0129] This invention also provides a frame structure configuration device. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of the frame structure configuration device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;like Figure 5 As shown, the device includes a first determining unit 31 and a second determining unit 32; wherein,

[0130] The first determining unit 31 is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information;

[0131] The second determining unit 32 is used to determine the perceptual direction of at least one perceptual symbol.

[0132] In this embodiment, the frame structure configuration device is applied to a terminal device or a network device.

[0133] In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 6 As shown, the frame structure configuration device is applied to a terminal device, and the device further includes a first communication unit 33 for receiving first configuration information sent by a network device;

[0134] The first determining unit 31 is used to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information.

[0135] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 33 is configured to receive first higher layer signaling or first physical layer signaling sent by a network device.

[0136] The first determining unit 31 is used to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the parameters of the first higher layer signaling, or to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the indication of the first physical layer signaling.

[0137] In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 6As shown, the frame structure configuration device is applied to a terminal device, and the device further includes a first communication unit 33 for receiving second configuration information sent by a network device;

[0138] The second determining unit 32 is used to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information.

[0139] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the first communication unit 33 is configured to receive second higher layer signaling or second physical layer signaling sent by a network device;

[0140] The second determining unit 32 is used to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the parameters of the second higher layer signaling, or to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the indication of the second physical layer signaling.

[0141] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the priority of cell-specific RRC signaling, the priority of slot format indication SFI, the priority of the first higher-layer signaling, and the priority of the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0142] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0143] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0144] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0145] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the system parameters of the sensing symbols are the same as the system parameters of the communication symbols in the frame structure, and the system parameters include at least one of the following parameters: subcarrier spacing and number of symbols in a time slot.

[0146] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the frame structure configuration device is applied to a network device, and the first determining unit 31 is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling;

[0147] The second determining unit 32 is used to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling.

[0148] In some alternative embodiments of the present invention, such as Figure 6 As shown, the device further includes a first communication unit 33 and a first processing unit 34; wherein,

[0149] The first communication unit 33 is configured to transmit a first signal, which is used for sensing functions; receive a first response signal corresponding to the first signal, which is a signal after the first signal is reflected or scattered by a target object; the first signal is transmitted through a sensing symbol; and the first response signal is received through a sensing symbol.

[0150] The first processing unit 34 is used to sense relevant information based on the first response signal.

[0151] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the device further includes a first communication unit 33 and a first processing unit 34; wherein,

[0152] The first communication unit 33 is used to receive a second signal through the sensing symbol. The second signal is a sensing signal reflected or scattered by the target object, or a sensing signal emitted by other communication devices. The sensing signal is a signal used for sensing functions.

[0153] The first processing unit 34 is used to obtain sensing information based on the second signal.

[0154] In this embodiment of the invention, the first determining unit 31, the second determining unit 32, and the first processing unit 34 in the device can all be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), a microcontroller unit (MCU), or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in practical applications; the first communication unit 33 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and a transceiver antenna in practical applications.

[0155] This invention also provides a frame structure configuration device. Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the composition of the frame structure configuration device according to an embodiment of the present invention; as shown in Figure 3. Figure 7 As shown, the device includes a sending unit 41, which is used to send first configuration information and second configuration information to a terminal device. The first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol. The second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol. The sensing symbol is used to sense target objects or environmental information.

[0156] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a receiving unit 42 and a second processing unit 43; wherein,

[0157] The receiving unit 42 is used to receive the sensing capability reporting result of the terminal device;

[0158] The second processing unit 43 is used to configure sensing resources for the terminal device and send the first configuration information to the terminal device through the sending unit 41 when it is determined that the terminal device has sensing capabilities based on the sensing capability reporting result.

[0159] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the sending unit 41 is used to send a first higher layer signaling or a first physical layer signaling to the terminal device; the parameters of the first higher layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol, and the first physical layer signaling is used to indicate that at least one flexible symbol is a sensing symbol.

[0160] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the priority of cell-specific RRC signaling, the priority of slot format indication SFI, the priority of the first higher-layer signaling, and the priority of the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0161] The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or,

[0162] The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling;

[0163] The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as communication symbols.

[0164] In some optional embodiments of the present invention, the sending unit 41 is used to send a second higher layer signaling or a second physical layer signaling to the terminal device. The parameters of the second higher layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, and the second physical layer signaling is used to instruct the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol.

[0165] In this embodiment of the invention, the frame structure configuration device is applied in a network device. The second processing unit 43 in the device can be implemented by a CPU, DSP, MCU, or FPGA in practical applications; the transmitting unit 41 and receiving unit 42 in the device can be implemented by a communication module (including: basic communication kit, operating system, communication module, standardized interface and protocol, etc.) and transceiver antennas in practical applications.

[0166] It should be noted that the frame structure configuration device provided in the above embodiments is only illustrated by the division of the above program modules when performing frame structure configuration. In practical applications, the above processing can be assigned to different program modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different program modules to complete all or part of the processing described above. In addition, the frame structure configuration device and the frame structure configuration method embodiments provided in the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and the specific implementation process can be found in the method embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0167] This invention also provides a communication device. Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the hardware composition structure of the communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as... Figure 8 As shown, the communication device includes a memory 52, a processor 51, and a computer program stored in the memory 52 and executable on the processor 51. When the processor 51 executes the program, it implements the steps of the frame structure configuration method for communication devices described in the embodiments of the present invention, or the processor 51 executes the program to implement the steps of the frame structure configuration method for network devices described in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0168] Optionally, the communication device may further include one or more network interfaces 53. It is understood that the various components in the communication device are coupled together via a bus system 54. It is understood that the bus system 54 is used to implement communication between these components. In addition to a data bus, the bus system 54 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity, in... Figure 8 The general labeled all buses as Bus System 54.

[0169] It is understood that memory 52 can be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or both. Non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic random access memory (FRAM), flash memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM); magnetic surface memory can be disk storage or magnetic tape storage. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example, but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (DDRSDRAM), Enhanced Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (ESDRAM), SyncLink Dynamic Random Access Memory (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus Random Access Memory (DRRAM).The memory 52 described in this embodiment of the invention is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0170] The methods disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention can be applied to processor 51, or implemented by processor 51. Processor 51 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method can be completed by the integrated logic circuit of the hardware in processor 51 or by instructions in the form of software. The processor 51 may be a general-purpose processor, DSP, or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. Processor 51 can implement or execute the methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the methods disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can be directly manifested as being executed by a hardware decoding processor, or being executed by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software modules may be located in a storage medium, which is located in memory 52. ​​Processor 51 reads the information in memory 52 and completes the steps of the aforementioned method in combination with its hardware.

[0171] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication device may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), DSPs, programmable logic devices (PLDs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), FPGAs, general-purpose processors, controllers, MCUs, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the aforementioned method.

[0172] In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, such as a memory 52 including a computer program, which can be executed by a processor 51 of a communication device to perform the steps described in the foregoing method. The computer-readable storage medium may be a memory such as FRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, magnetic surface memory, optical disc, or CD-ROM; or it may be various devices including one or any combination of the above-mentioned memories.

[0173] The computer-readable storage medium provided in the embodiments of the present invention stores a computer program thereon. When the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the frame structure configuration method for communication devices described in the embodiments of the present invention, or when the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the frame structure configuration method for network devices described in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0174] The methods disclosed in the several method embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments.

[0175] The features disclosed in the several product embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

[0176] The features disclosed in the several method or device embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method or device embodiments.

[0177] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of units is only a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as: multiple units or components can be combined, or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection between the various components shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units can be electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

[0178] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0179] In addition, in the various embodiments of the present invention, each functional unit can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can be a separate unit, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.

[0180] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above method embodiments can be implemented by hardware related to program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it performs the steps of the above method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media that can store program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0181] Alternatively, if the integrated units of this invention are implemented as software functional modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this invention, or the parts that contribute to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the methods described in the various embodiments of this invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as mobile storage devices, ROM, RAM, magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0182] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A frame structure configuration method, characterized in that, The method includes: The communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information; When the communication device is a terminal device, the communication device determines that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol, including: The terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information; wherein, the first configuration information is that the network device configures the flexible symbols not used for data transmission to be multiplexed as sensing symbols through signaling. When the communication device is a network device, the communication device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, including: The network device determines at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling. When the configuration signaling of the sensing symbol conflicts with the configuration signaling of the communication symbol, the following priority order applies: The priorities of the Cell-Specific Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, the Slot Format Indicator (SFI) signaling, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling; The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the communication symbols, and the first higher-layer signaling and the first physical-layer signaling are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the sensing symbols.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The communication device is a terminal device or a network device.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, and determines at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information, including: The terminal device receives the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical-layer signaling sent by the network device. At least one flexible symbol is determined as a sensing symbol based on the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling, or at least one flexible symbol is determined as a sensing symbol based on the indication of the first physical layer signaling.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, When the communication device is a terminal device, determining the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol includes: The terminal device receives second configuration information sent by the network device and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The terminal device receives second configuration information sent by the network device, and determines the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol based on the second configuration information, including: The terminal device receives the second higher-layer signaling or the second physical-layer signaling sent by the network device; The sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol is determined based on the parameters of the second higher-layer signaling, or the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol is determined based on the indication of the second physical layer signaling.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The system parameters of the sensing symbol are the same as the system parameters of the communication symbol in the frame structure. The system parameters include at least one of the following parameters: subcarrier spacing and number of symbols in the time slot.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: The communication device sends a first signal, which is used for sensing functions; The communication device receives a first response signal corresponding to the first signal, wherein the first response signal is the signal after the first signal is reflected or scattered by the target object; The communication device obtains sensing information based on the first response signal; The first signal is transmitted via a sensing symbol; the first response signal is received via a sensing symbol.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: The communication device receives a second signal through the sensing symbol. The second signal is a sensing signal reflected or scattered by the target object, or a sensing signal emitted by other communication devices. The sensing signal is a signal used for sensing functions. The communication device obtains sensing information based on the second signal.

9. A frame structure configuration method, characterized in that, The method includes: The network device sends first configuration information and second configuration information to the terminal device. The first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol. Specifically, the first configuration information is configured by the network device through signaling to multiplex flexible symbols not used for data transmission as the sensing symbols. The second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol. The sensing symbol is used to sense target objects or environmental information. Furthermore, the network device is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol and to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through resource scheduling. When the configuration signaling of the sensing symbol conflicts with the configuration signaling of the communication symbol, the following priority order applies: The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling, Slot Format Indicator (SFI), first higher-layer signaling, and first physical-layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling; The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the communication symbols, and the first higher-layer signaling and the first physical-layer signaling are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the sensing symbols.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, Before the network device sends the first configuration information to the terminal device, the method further includes: The network device receives the sensing capability reporting results from the terminal device; The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including: If the network device determines that the terminal device has sensing capabilities based on the sensing capability reporting result, it configures sensing resources for the terminal device and sends the first configuration information to the terminal device.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The network device sends first configuration information to the terminal device, including: The network device sends a first higher-layer signaling or a first physical layer signaling to the terminal device; the parameters of the first higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol, and the first physical layer signaling is used to indicate that at least one flexible symbol is a sensing symbol.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The network device sends second configuration information to the terminal device, including: The network device sends a second higher-layer signaling or a second physical-layer signaling to the terminal device. The parameters of the second higher-layer signaling are used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol, and the second physical-layer signaling is used to instruct the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol.

13. A frame structure configuration device, characterized in that, The device includes a first determining unit and a second determining unit; wherein... The first determining unit is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol; the sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information; The second determining unit is used to determine the perceptual direction of at least one perceptual symbol; The frame structure configuration device is applied to a terminal device. The device further includes a first communication unit for receiving first configuration information sent by a network device. The first configuration information is the sensing symbol that the network device configures to reuse flexible symbols not used for data transmission via signaling. The first determining unit is configured to determine at least one flexible symbol as a sensing symbol based on the first configuration information; The frame structure configuration device is applied to a network device, and the first determining unit is used to determine at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure as a sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling. The second determining unit is used to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol by means of resource scheduling; When the configuration signaling of the sensing symbol conflicts with the configuration signaling of the communication symbol, the following priority order applies: The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling, Slot Format Indicator (SFI), first higher-layer signaling, and first physical-layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling; The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the communication symbols, and the first higher-layer signaling and the first physical-layer signaling are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the sensing symbols.

14. A frame structure configuration device, characterized in that, The apparatus includes a transmitting unit for transmitting first configuration information and second configuration information to a terminal device. The first configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol. The first configuration information is also used by the network device to configure flexible symbols not used for data transmission to be multiplexed as sensing symbols via signaling. The second configuration information is used by the terminal device to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol. The sensing symbol is used to sense target object or environmental information. Furthermore, the apparatus is used to determine that at least one flexible symbol in the frame structure is a sensing symbol and to determine the sensing direction of at least one sensing symbol through resource scheduling. When the configuration signaling of the sensing symbol conflicts with the configuration signaling of the communication symbol, the following priority order applies: The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling, Slot Format Indicator (SFI), first higher-layer signaling, and first physical-layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priorities of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI, the first higher-layer signaling, and the first physical layer signaling gradually decrease; or, The priority of cell-specific RRC signaling or SFI is higher than the priority of the first higher-layer signaling or the first physical layer signaling; The cell-specific RRC signaling and the SFI are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the communication symbols, and the first higher-layer signaling and the first physical-layer signaling are used to configure the symbols in the frame structure as the sensing symbols.

15. A communication device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, When the processor executes the program, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8; or, when the processor executes the program, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8; or, when the program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12.

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